Is Vantaa safe? Finland travel risk
Is Vantaa safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Vantaa scores 18/100 on our travel risk index (Low). The US State Department rates Finland Level 1 (Exercise Normal Precautions, updated 13 Mar 2026); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise normal security precautions. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Vantaa scores 18/100 (Low). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Finland (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Vantaa: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (20/100) and natural hazards (24/100).
A score of 18 is higher than the scores of 4% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Finland travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Coordinates 60.2944° N, 25.0403° E place Vantaa within Uusimaa at an elevation of 18 meters. Heading to Helsinki: 14.9 km SSW.
Uusimaa
60.2944° N, 25.0403° E
18 m
Europe/Helsinki
248,199
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements in Finland
Climate by Month
Hottest: July (21 °C avg high); Wettest: August (77 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | -2° | -3° | 1° | 7° | 13° | 17° | 21° | 20° | 15° | 9° | 3° | -1° |
| Low °C | -5° | -8° | -4° | 1° | 6° | 11° | 14° | 14° | 10° | 5° | -1° | -4° |
| Rain mm | 58 | 41 | 41 | 39 | 49 | 63 | 76 | 77 | 69 | 67 | 60 | 53 |
Normals: Helsinki (14.9 km away).
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floods | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Vantaa happened in July (2 of 2 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Finland travel advice & laws.
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