Is Bømlo safe? Norway travel risk
Is Bømlo safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Bømlo scores 16/100 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.
Bømlo scores 16/100 (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 Bømlo: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (15/100) and natural hazards (22/100).
A score of 16 is higher than the scores of 2% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Norway travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
Geographically located in Vestland (59.6000° N, 5.2167° E), Bømlo sits 311.1 km E from Oslo at lowland elevation.
Vestland
59.6000° N, 5.2167° E
Lowland
UTC
12,132
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (Norway)
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Most flood events within 100 km of Bømlo happened in December (1 of 1 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 Norway travel advice & laws.
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