# Can I fly a drone in Espoo, Finland?

No published drone zone covers the exact centre of Espoo, but 11 restricted zones fall within 12 km of it, the nearest 2 km away. Check your exact take-off point before you fly.

## Key facts
- Restricted zones within 12 km of the centre: **11**
  - Requires authorisation: 10
  - Prohibited: 1
- Zones covering the city centre: **none**
- No zone over the centre states a height at which its restriction stops; the EU open-category limit of 120 m applies
- Published by: Traficom / Fintraffic ANS (Finland)
- Official source: https://www.droneinfo.fi/
- Measured within 12 km of 60.2052, 24.6522

## Zones nearest the centre of Espoo

| Zone | Restriction | Distance from centre | Restricted up to |
|---|---|---|---|
| UAS-ilmatilavyöhyke Jorvin sairaala | Requires authorisation | 2 km | not stated |
| Hiidenkallion tietunneli UAS | Requires authorisation | 5 km | 120 m AGL |
| Länsi-Uudenmaan poliisilaitos UAS | Requires authorisation | 6 km | 200 m AGL |
| UAS-ilmatilavyöhyke D Helsinki-Vantaa | Requires authorisation | 7 km | not stated |
| Suomenojan voimalaitosalue UAS | Requires authorisation | 7 km | 150 m AGL |
| Mestarin tietunneli E UAS | Requires authorisation | 9 km | 120 m AGL |
| Mestarin tietunneli P UAS | Requires authorisation | 10 km | 120 m AGL |
| Poliisin digitalo UAS | Requires authorisation | 10 km | 200 m AGL |
| Keilaniemen tietunneli P UAS | Requires authorisation | 10 km | 120 m AGL |
| Keilaniemen tietunneli E UAS | Requires authorisation | 10 km | 120 m AGL |
| Helsinki pelastuslaitos UAS 5 | Prohibited | 12 km | 150 m AGL |

## Who to ask for permission

- **Traficom** (11 zones near Espoo)

## Frequently asked questions

### Can I fly a drone in Espoo?
No published drone zone covers the exact centre of Espoo, but 11 restricted zones fall within 12 km of it, the nearest 2 km away. Check your exact take-off point before you fly. Espoo is in Finland, where the UAS geographical zones are published by Traficom / Fintraffic ANS (Finland) under Regulation (EU) 2019/947, Article 15. Always confirm against the official source before a flight.

### Where can't I fly a drone in Espoo?
Inside Espoo's UAS geographical zones. Within 12 km of the centre canfly? tracks 11 restricted zones: 10 requiring authorisation, 1 prohibited. They are published by Traficom / Fintraffic ANS (Finland) and shown on the map at https://canfly.io/map.

### How high can I fly a drone in Espoo?
The EU open category caps you at 120 m above ground across Finland, and lower where a zone says so. No zone over the centre of Espoo publishes a height at which its restriction stops, so treat 120 m as the limit and check the zones nearby before you launch.

### Who do I ask for permission to fly a drone in Espoo?
Traficom / Fintraffic ANS (Finland), which publishes Finland's UAS geographical zones under Regulation (EU) 2019/947, Article 15. Its official source is https://www.droneinfo.fi/.

## How this was worked out

A zone counts if any part of it falls within 12 km of 60.2052, 24.6522 - Espoo's centre as recorded by GeoNames. That radius scales with population and is NOT the administrative city boundary, so a zone just outside the city limits still appears. Population 323,910 (GeoNames record updated 2025-11-19).

City names, coordinates and populations from GeoNames (https://www.geonames.org/), licensed CC BY 4.0. Zone data is the official national dataset, unmodified except for normalisation to ED-269.

Full country picture: https://canfly.io/drone-zones/finland
Interactive map: https://canfly.io/map?country=FIN&lat=60.2052&lon=24.6522&radius=12000

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**Citing this page:** canfly?, “Can I fly a drone in Espoo?”, https://canfly.io/drone-zones/finland/espoo (data as of 2026-07-31).
canfly? aggregates the official UAS geographical zones that EU and EEA states publish under
Regulation (EU) 2019/947, Article 15. It is not an air-traffic or flight-authorisation service;
critical flights must be confirmed against the national authority.