# Is Finland safe in 2026?

> Finland scores 92.0/100 on the live safety index — very safe. The main pressure on the score comes from military conflict. The score has been stable for 12 days. The 24-hour AI forecast calls the trend stable (projected 91.8/100).

**Safety index:** 92.0 / 100 (higher is safer)
**Verdict band:** very safe
**Active combat confirmed in the last 24h:** no
**Stable for:** 12 days
**Canonical:** https://safemap.ai/country/finland
**Generated:** 2026-09-01T04:10:30Z
**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 | 5.3 | 30 |
| Economy | 0.6 | 8 |
| Crime | 1.0 | 15 |
| Ecology | 0.1 | 1 |
| Natural disasters | 0.2 | 5 |
| Political instability | 0.4 | 15 |
| Nuclear risk | 0.3 | 12 |
| Public health | 0.1 | 3 |
| Internet freedom | 0.1 | 7 |
| Sanctions | 0.0 | 4 |

## 30-day trend

Finland's score changed by +0.5 over the last 30 days (91.6 → 92.0) — within normal day-to-day noise. No single event moved the index.

Aug 3 · 91.6 → Sep 1 · 92.0

## Official travel advisory

**Level 1 — Exercise Normal Precautions.** The U.S. State Department places Finland at Level 1 — Exercise Normal Precautions. Our live index reads 92.0/100. That advisory was last revised Mar 13, 2026, 172 days ago; the index above is recomputed continuously from current reporting.

Source: U.S. Department of State (https://travel.state.gov/content/tsg_aem/us/en/home/international-travel/travel-advisories/destination.fin.html), revised Mar 13, 2026. Levels run 1 (normal precautions) to 4 (do not travel). This is not travel advice.

## Latest recorded events

- 2026-08-31T13:03:41Z — Finland sees late-summer spike in average fuel prices — economy, severity 3/10 — Yle News (English) — https://yle.fi/a/74-20243831?origin=rss
- 2026-08-21T09:40:14Z — Finland set for a damp weekend — disaster, severity 3/10 — Yle News (English) — https://yle.fi/a/74-20242243?origin=rss
- 2026-08-20T19:50:01Z — Finland suspects Russian plane of violating its airspace, defence ministry says — military, severity 2/10 — Euronews — My Europe — http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/08/20/finland-suspects-russian-plane-of-violating-its-airspace-defence-ministry-says
- 2026-08-19T12:57:06Z — China bans Finnish pork imports over swine fever - Finland confirmed its first case at the end of July. — economy, severity 2/10 — Yle News (English) — https://yle.fi/a/74-20241893?origin=rss
- 2026-08-14T04:19:14Z — NATO shoots down drone over Latvia, Finland restricts airspace — military, severity 2/10 — Index.hr — Vijesti — https://www.index.hr/vijesti/clanak/nato-srusio-dron-iznad-latvije-finska-ogranicila-zracni-promet/2823592.aspx
- 2026-07-29T12:20:03Z — Finland will stop servicing communication line poles with Russia; internet cables are suspended on them — political, severity 3/10 — Meduza — https://meduza.io/news/2026/07/29/finlyandiya-prekratit-obsluzhivat-opory-liniy-svyazi-s-rossiey-na-nih-podvesheny-internet-kabeli

## 24-hour forecast

Trend **stable**, projected score 91.8/100, generated 2026-08-31T23:01:13Z.

Repeated drone and airspace concerns sustain elevated regional security risk.

## Compared with nearby countries

| Country | Score | vs Finland |
|---|---|---|
| Finland (this country) | 92.0 | — |
| Aland Islands | 97.0 | +4.9 |
| Estonia | 88.7 | −3.4 |
| Sweden | 91.3 | −0.8 |
| Latvia | 88.1 | −3.9 |
| Lithuania | 89.8 | −2.3 |

## How this number is computed

https://safemap.ai/methodology.md

## Citation

Global Safety Map, safemap.ai — safety index 92.0/100 for Finland, as of 2026-09-01T04:10:30Z.

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