Is Svolvær safe? Norway travel risk
Is Svolvær safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Svolvær 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.
Svolvær 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 Svolvær: nearest emergency and transport facilities.
Driven by: health and medical access (29/100) and security (15/100).
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.
Location & Spatial Data
Positioned at 68.2333° N, 14.5667° E in Nordland. The settlement is located 943.2 km SSW from Oslo.
Nordland
68.2333° N, 14.5667° E
Lowland
Europe/Oslo
4,686
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (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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