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Pre-departure information

SOS helps you to prepare for your journey. We provide information and advice about everything you need to know before and during your stay abroad..

With SOS Pre-departure information, travellers can take the necessary precautions and thus significantly reduce the risk of falling ill or being hurt on the trip.

Medical advice

What vaccinations are necessary? What diseases are prevalent in the area – and how do I avoid them? Where can I find the best treatment, if the worst happens? These are examples of questions that can come up before travelling abroad. SOS Pre-departure gives the answers.

SOS has a large team of doctors who specialise in fields including travel medicine. This puts us in the strongest position to give the best possible pre-departure advice. Naturally, our medical advice is based on the travel destination and the traveller’s medical profile.

Security assessments

If your journey takes you into what is known as a risk zone, you should take special precautions. Your destination need not be particularly exotic for there to be a considerably greater risk of kidnapping, assault and crime than there is here in the Nordic region.

SOS offers security assessments and advises on how to increase security during your travels. Factors we take into account include the risk of war, terrorism, unrest and natural disasters. We also provide information on levels of corruption and crime, and how best to avoid becoming a victim.

SOS collaborates with organisations including the internationally respected security and advisory firm Riskline, which monitors conditions in more than 200 countries on a daily basis. This guarantees our information is both realistic and completely up to date.

General information about a country

Even if you are travelling to a safe country, there may be many matters that need to be clarified prior to departure. Such matters can include visa regulations, culture, religion, local customs and special laws. Here, too, SOS Pre-departure provides valuable, targeted advice.