Is Sogndal safe? Norway travel risk
Is Sogndal safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Sogndal scores 17/100 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.
Sogndal scores 17/100 (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 Sogndal: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (15/100) and health and medical access (22/100).
A score of 17 is higher than the scores of 4% 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 61.2315° N, 7.1027° E in Vestland, Sogndal features an altitude of 1 m. The settlement is located 246.8 km SE from Oslo.
Vestland
61.2315° N, 7.1027° E
1 m
Europe/Oslo
12,198
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 Sogndal happened in November (1 of 1 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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