Women living in Helsinki consider the safety level to be very high, with an overall safety rating of 4.6 out of 5.
Women living in Helsinki consider the crime rate to be very low, with an overall crime rating of 1.3 out of 5.
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.
Based on 58 experiences
Safety rating: | 4.6/5 | Very Safe |
Safety walking alone after dark: | 4.2/5 | Safe |
Safety using public transport: | 4.7/5 | Very Safe |
Crime rate: | 1.3/5 | Very Low |
Worries of being sexually harassed: | 1.5/5 | A bit worried |
Worries of being sexually assaulted or raped: | 1.2/5 | 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: | 1/5 | Not at all worried |
Worries of being kidnapped or murdered: | 1/5 | Not at all worried |
Helsinki is in general quite safe, I feel comfortable walking home alone at night. The streets are well-lit in the evening so it's not an issue. Being on public transport is also safe. People are polite and respect personal distance.
Posted: September 7, 2025Laura
I would say my home town Helsinki is very safe. The only situations I am worried is paasing by the train stations very late at night time. There is very little pickpocketing or scams in the streets. Of course I recommend to take good care of your stuff at restaurants and public transportation.
Posted: August 25, 2025In general Helsinki is super safe! But as always, you should be wary of your surroundings :-) Walking alone in the night time is usually very safe. But as a female unfortunately you always have to pay extra attencion.
Posted: August 25, 2025Sonja
Im 29 years old so not so much harrassing anymore, when I was younger it happened a lot more. But to woman at this age I wouldn't worry that much, even tho it still happeness. Usually nothing gets stolen but sometimes it happeness. Ecpecially bikes get stolen :D
Posted: July 30, 2025Very safe, even to walk home tipsy at night after a night out (but it is always recommended to have some company!). I have never experienced crime, maybe sometimes some racist comments from non-natives, but the city is in general very safe and friendly
Posted: July 11, 2025based on 20 experiences from female travelers
100% safe. people get drunk at the evening but they aren't dangerous. they only stinks. super cold in winter. weather nice on summer, you can easily have a swim. food is expensive but affordable, have fun
Posted: August 25, 2025