Is Sandnes safe? Norway travel risk
Is Sandnes safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Sandnes scores 15/100 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.
Sandnes scores 15/100 (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 Sandnes: 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 15 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.
Territorial & Position Context
Positioned at 58.8500° N, 5.7333° E in Rogaland, Sandnes features an altitude of 8 m. The settlement is located 307.1 km ENE from Oslo.
Rogaland
58.8500° N, 5.7333° E
8 m
Europe/Oslo
58,694
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities in 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 Sandnes happened in December (1 of 1 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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