| Type: | commune |
| County: | Iași |
| Population Total: | auto |
| Scânteia | |
| Coordinates: | 46.9167°N 61°W |
Scânteia is a commune in Iași County, Western Moldavia, Romania. It is composed of seven villages: Bodești, Boroșești, Ciocârlești, Lunca Rateș, Rediu, Scânteia and Tufeștii de Sus.
See main article: 2009 Romanian bus-train collision. In 2009, Romania's deadliest road accident for fifteen years, a bus and train collision, killed at least 13 people in Scânteia.