# Is Estonia safe in 2026?

> Estonia scores 88.7/100 on the live safety index — very safe. The main pressure on the score comes from military conflict, crime. The 24-hour AI forecast calls the trend stable (projected 89.5/100).

**Safety index:** 88.7 / 100 (higher is safer)
**Verdict band:** very safe
**Active combat confirmed in the last 24h:** no
**Canonical:** https://safemap.ai/country/estonia
**Generated:** 2026-09-01T04:09:29Z
**License:** CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — reuse with attribution to safemap.ai and the timestamp of the numbers.
**Contact:** contact@safemap.ai

## Threat breakdown

| Category | Current | Cap |
|---|---|---|
| Military conflict | 7.3 | 30 |
| Crime | 1.7 | 15 |
| Economy | 0.6 | 8 |
| Political instability | 0.9 | 15 |
| Ecology | 0.1 | 1 |
| Internet freedom | 0.3 | 7 |
| Natural disasters | 0.2 | 5 |
| Public health | 0.1 | 3 |
| Nuclear risk | 0.3 | 12 |
| Sanctions | 0.0 | 4 |

## 30-day trend

Estonia's score rose by +1.5 over the last 30 days (87.1 → 88.7).

Aug 3 · 87.1 → Sep 1 · 88.7

## Official travel advisory

**Level 1 — Exercise Normal Precautions.** The U.S. State Department places Estonia at Level 1 — Exercise Normal Precautions. Our live index reads 88.7/100. That advisory was last revised Mar 31, 2026, 154 days ago; the index above is recomputed continuously from current reporting.

Source: U.S. Department of State (https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/traveladvisories/traveladvisories/estonia-travel-advisory.html), revised Mar 31, 2026. Levels run 1 (normal precautions) to 4 (do not travel). This is not travel advice.

## Latest recorded events

- 2026-09-01T02:50:45Z — Air threat alerts issued across eastern and southern Estonia — military, severity 2/10 — ERR News (English) — https://news.err.ee/1610124754/air-threat-alerts-issued-across-eastern-and-southern-estonia
- 2026-08-31T05:21:48Z — Emails sent to Estonia's state institutions from Russian servers will be quarantined — censorship, severity 2/10 — ERR News (English) — https://news.err.ee/1610123764/emails-sent-to-estonia-s-state-institutions-from-russian-servers-will-be-quarantined
- 2026-08-28T08:22:25Z — Lack of job opportunities forces thousands of older Estonians into early retirement — economy, severity 2/10 — ERR News (English) — https://news.err.ee/1610122045/lack-of-job-opportunities-forces-thousands-of-older-estonians-into-early-retirement
- 2026-08-26T09:14:50Z — Estonia's pig farmers appeal for state support as EU market saturated — economy, severity 2/10 — ERR News (English) — https://news.err.ee/1610119450/estonia-s-pig-farmers-appeal-for-state-support-as-eu-market-saturated
- 2026-08-25T14:21:45Z — Saue municipality E. coli water contamination source still unknown — health, severity 2/10 — ERR News (English) — https://news.err.ee/1610118892/saue-municipality-e-coli-water-contamination-source-still-unknown
- 2026-08-19T07:02:09Z — Forest report warns Estonia is cutting trees faster than they can regrow — ecology, severity 3/10 — ERR News (English) — https://news.err.ee/1610114026/forest-report-warns-estonia-is-cutting-trees-faster-than-they-can-regrow

## 24-hour forecast

Trend **stable**, projected score 89.5/100, generated 2026-08-31T23:01:13Z.

Cybersecurity, environmental, and health concerns are persistent but lack acute escalation.

## Compared with nearby countries

| Country | Score | vs Estonia |
|---|---|---|
| Estonia (this country) | 88.7 | — |
| Latvia | 88.1 | −0.6 |
| Aland Islands | 97.0 | +8.3 |
| Finland | 92.0 | +3.4 |
| Lithuania | 89.8 | +1.1 |
| Sweden | 91.3 | +2.6 |

## How this number is computed

https://safemap.ai/methodology.md

## Citation

Global Safety Map, safemap.ai — safety index 88.7/100 for Estonia, as of 2026-09-01T04:09:29Z.

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