Is Finland Safe for Women? Crime Rate in Finland
Safety rating
Women living in Finland consider the safety level to be very high, with an overall safety rating of 4.5 out of 5.
Crime rating
Women living in Finland consider the crime rate to be very low, with an overall crime rating of 1.4 out of 5.
Violence rating
On average 13.2% percentage of women in Finland have experienced physical and/or sexual violence from an intimate partner at some time in their life, according to OECD Data.
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Crime & Safety Statistics
Based on 116 experiences
Safety rating: | 4.5/5 | Very Safe |
Safety walking alone after dark: | 4.2/5 | Safe |
Safety using public transport: | 4.8/5 | Very Safe |
Crime rate: | 1.4/5 | Very Low |
Worries of being sexually harassed: | 1.4/5 | Not at all worried |
Worries of being sexually assaulted or raped: | 1.1/5 | Not at all worried |
Worries of being physically attacked: | 1.1/5 | Not at all worried |
Worries of home broken and things stolen: | 1/5 | Not at all worried |
Worries of being mugged or robbed: | 1.1/5 | Not at all worried |
Worries of being kidnapped or murdered: | 1/5 | Not at all worried |
How safe is Finland?
Ava
Vantaa
Its finland so i would say i have never feared personally. I have been born here and lived all my 21years here and walked in many towns after 12pm at night and actually never been scared.
Posted: February 21, 2025Lahti
Lahti is actually known as one of the unsafest cities in Finland. But living here for 6 months and i hadn’t got any bad situation on my mind. People here are rather quite and home lovers so there is a really low chance to meet someone in the streets☺️
Posted: February 20, 2025Finland
I think every person experience can be different and is different, for me Finland haven’t been the safest in the past but it also depends very much of who you have around you. Overall Finland can be very safe and people are mostly polite and respect you by giving you your space and not talking to you even in the public.
Posted: February 19, 2025
Minea
Finland
I would say really safe but ofcourse there is always a change something happens cause people are unpredictable. So maybe avoid walking alone at night in quiet suburbs. But never experienced any kind of harrasment in Finland, at least not that I know of.
Posted: February 18, 2025Alavus
Really safe 💫 There is kind and cool people helping each other. it is a small city so there doesn’t happen anything serious crimes etc. Safe to walk during the day and also alone at night as there is not much traffic. On Fridays and Saturdays there may be people spending the evening in the hotel nightclub and the town bar so it can be crowded and noisy.
Posted: February 17, 2025
Maria
Myllykoski
I have not lived here yet long, just few months but Myllykoski is like small village in Kouvola, 15km away from centre so I describe it's very safe. I have lived also near centre before moved in Myllykoski. I felt safe also there when I lived near to centre.
Posted: February 16, 2025
Veera
Kuopio
Kuopio is really safe city, because it’s in Finland and it’s not as big place. I feel safe walking back home, even during the night. Of course it’s still good to be awere that something can happen.
Posted: February 13, 2025Helsinki
Helsinki is safe and people are very kind. Tho quite reserved. You are safe to travel in the city either daytime or at night. Finnish people are very honest and crimes are low. Ofc common sense is important
Posted: February 13, 2025Lappeenranta
Lappeenranta is safe small city. If you are being respectful nothing and nobody will do anything. Just like most of the non Helsinki area Finland it’s safe and quiet. I’ve never felt unsafe here in my city.
Posted: February 11, 2025Oulu
Overall, it’s a safe city. Nothing bad ever happened to me, and I’ve lived here around four years now. I’m not afraid of walking alone or using public transport at night. There are quite a lot of junkies in city centre (Valkea and some parks) but I’ve never faced any problems with them.
Posted: February 4, 2025Is Finland worth visiting?
Travel rating
based on 28 experiences from female travelers
Finland, Group travel
Finland was a serene and beautiful nature experience. I was in the northern part. Perhaps a little cold in August, but what else could you expect from one of the most Northern countries on earth? Felt very safe throughout the day and night, camping was good as well.
Posted: February 11, 2025Experienced: July, 2024
Peace
Nigeria
Finland, Family travel
I felt very safe in Finland. I stayed at an Airbnb in Vaasa. You can visit the Vaasa Museum, it was really great. I used the train. From Helsinki to Vaasa had a sandwich. It was quite expensive for my budget
Posted: January 27, 2025Meet locals in Finland
Ida
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Hi! I'm Ida, 22 years old and live in Finland 🇫🇮 I'm a traveler and not a vacationer 🫡. I love seeing all the different cultures and having a full on schedule everyday when I travel 😌.
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Safety in Finland
Helsinki
Vaala
Kouvola
Rovaniemi
Joensuu
Savonlinna
Oulu
Kuopio
Jyvaskyla
Kokkola
Lappeenranta
Lahti
Porvoo
Tampere
Vantaa
Espoo
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