West of Norway on a rise

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In June, there was a record at Norwegian accommodation establishments, compared to the year before. In a month with a lot of variance between regions, the west of Norway contributed most to the record.

Written by: Jarle Kvile

The accommodation statistics registered almost 4.3 million guest nights in June. Norwegian guest nights at accommodation establishments increased by 1.7 per cent compared to June the year before, while foreign ones increased by 3.4 per cent. Guest nights from USA and Germany contributed most to the increase.

Figure 1. Change in guest nights from June 2018 - June 2019. In per cent by county

ØSTFOLD -3.5
AKERSHUS 2.6
OSLO -3.7
HEDMARK -10.5
OPPLAND 1.7
BUSKERUD 5.8
VESTFOLD -1.9
TELEMARK -1.0
AUST-AGDER -10.7
VEST-AGDER -10.2
ROGALAND 12.2
HORDALAND 10.3
SOGN OG FJORDANE 9.3
MØRE OG ROMSDAL 9.1
TRØNDELAG 3.5
NORDLAND 1.5
TROMS 5.2
FINNMARK 6.8
SVALBARD -4.2
Figure 1. Change in guest nights from June 2018 - June 2019. In per cent by county
ØSTFOLD -3.5
AKERSHUS 2.6
OSLO -3.7
HEDMARK -10.5
OPPLAND 1.7
BUSKERUD 5.8
VESTFOLD -1.9
TELEMARK -1.0
AUST-AGDER -10.7
VEST-AGDER -10.2
ROGALAND 12.2
HORDALAND 10.3
SOGN OG FJORDANE 9.3
MØRE OG ROMSDAL 9.1
TRØNDELAG 3.5
NORDLAND 1.5
TROMS 5.2
FINNMARK 6.8
SVALBARD -4.2

The west increased – Agder and Hedmark declined

The four counties in the west of Norway, Rogaland, Hordaland, Sogn og Fjordane, and Møre og Romsdal had a combined 115 000 more guest nights in June this year compared to June 2018. In Rogaland and Hordaland the increase was mainly due to more Norwegian guest nights, while in Sogn og Fjordane, there were the foreign ones. It was mainly guests from China, Sweden and Germany that contributed to this increase.

The counties Hedmark, Vest-Agder, and Aust-Agder had a combined decline of 41 000 guest nights.

Increase at hotels

During June, there were 2.7 million guest nights at Norwegian hotels, an increase of 4.5 per cent from last year. Both the foreign guest nights and the Norwegian increased. The counties Oslo, Rogaland, and Hordaland were the main contributors to this increase.

Figure 2. Hotel accomodation. Guest nights, by country of residence

June 2018 June 2019
Total 2597846 2713591
Norway 1685551 1759993
Foreign countries 912295 953598

Decline at Svalbard

It has been a steady increase in guest nights at Svalbard in June in every year from 2013 until 2018. This year it was a decline in guest nights of 4.2 per cent compared to the previous June. Since 2013, there has not been registered fewer guest nights from Norway in June at Svalbard.

Figure 3. Guest nights in Svalbard in June

2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Total 12048 12561 13484 15378 16143 16922 16216
Foreign 2747 3749 5586 7923 8048 9493 9575
Norway 9301 8812 7898 7455 8095 7429 6641

Decrease at holiday dwellings

  • 246 000 guest nights in June 2019
  • 1.7 per cent increase since June 2018
  • Norwegian guest nights decreased by 2.1 per cent
  • Foreign guest nights decreased by 1.4 per cent 

Decrease at camping sites

  • 1.3 million guest nights in June 2019
  • 1.1 per cent decline since June 2018
  • Norwegian guest nights decreased 3 per cent
  • Foreign guest nights rose by 2.8 per cent

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