Is Arendal safe? Norway travel risk
Is Arendal safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Arendal scores 20/100 on our travel risk index (Low). The US State Department rates Norway Level 1 (Exercise Normal Precautions, updated 6 Jul 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.
Arendal scores 20/100 (Low). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Norway (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Arendal: nearest emergency and transport facilities.
Driven by: health and medical access (41/100) and security (15/100).
A score of 20 is higher than the scores of 7% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Norway travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Geographically located in Agder (58.4617° N, 8.7721° E), Arendal sits 196.5 km NNE from Oslo at 19 m elevation.
Agder
58.4617° N, 8.7721° E
19 m
Europe/Oslo
45,891
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements in Norway
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Norway travel advice & laws.
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