Is Harstad safe? Norway travel risk
Is Harstad safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Harstad scores 13/100 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.
Harstad scores 13/100 (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 Harstad: nearest emergency and transport facilities.
Driven by: security (15/100) and crime and scams (13/100).
A score of 13 is higher than the scores of 0% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Norway travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
Coordinates 68.7989° N, 16.5314° E place Harstad within Troms og Finnmark at an elevation of 1 meters. Heading to Oslo: 1,025.5 km SSW.
Troms og Finnmark
68.7989° N, 16.5314° E
1 m
Europe/Oslo
25,148
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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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