https://jeltsch.org/en/tags/safety/Recent content in Safety on Michael’s DomainHugoen-usCopyright © 2002 - 2026 Michael Jeltsch.Fri, 24 Jul 2026 00:18:18 +0300https://jeltsch.org/en/finland_still_safest_country_for_travellers/Tue, 18 Apr 2017 00:00:00 +0000https://jeltsch.org/en/finland_still_safest_country_for_travellers/<p>In the <a href="http://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_TTCR_2017_web_0401.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">2017 Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Index&nbsp; <svg class="svg-inline--fa fas fa-up-right-from-square fa-2xs" fill="currentColor" aria-hidden="true" role="img" viewBox="0 0 512 512" overflow="visible"><use href="#fas-up-right-from-square"></use></svg></a> , Finnland scored in the global comparison rank 33 (11 places lower than <a href="http://www3.weforum.org/docs/TT15/WEF_Global_Travel&amp;Tourism_Report_2015.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">two years ago&nbsp; <svg class="svg-inline--fa fas fa-up-right-from-square fa-2xs" fill="currentColor" aria-hidden="true" role="img" viewBox="0 0 512 512" overflow="visible"><use href="#fas-up-right-from-square"></use></svg></a> ). However, Finland managed to keep its top position in the safety and security category. When looking at the raw numbers, the reason for the drop in competitiveness is not so much a worsening of the Finnish performance, but the improved performance of other countries, including Sweden and many non-European countries like Mexico, Malaysia or the United Arabic Emirates. Spain, France and Germany placed 1st, 2nd and 3rd, respectively, in both the 2015 and 2017 comparisons.</p>