From January till December 2025, there were 40.6 million guest nights at the Norwegian commercial accommodation establishments, according to the new figures from the accommodation statistics. This is the first time the accommodation statistics record more than 40 million Notice the difference between “guest nights” and “guest”. One guest may have several guest nights. for a given year.
There were 14.2 million guest nights by foreign visitors in 2025, representing an increase of 14 per cent compared with the previous year.
– Never before have we registered more foreign guest nights in the statistics than in 2025. Favourable exchange rates combined with marketing efforts promoting Norway as a destination for unique natural attractions, may explain the increase in tourists from abroad, says senior advisor Kristin Aasestad at Statistics Norway (SSB).
Norwegian residents accounted for 26.4 million guest nights at the The numbers refer to hotels, short-term holiday dwellings, camping sites, and youth hostels in 2025, an increase of about 1 per cent from the previous year. This is approximately 100 000 more guest nights than the previous record set during the pandemic in 2022.
3 in 4 foreign guests nights were from Europe
In 2025, around 75 per cent of the foreign guest nights were from European countries. Germany accounted for the largest share, with almost 2.6 million guest nights, followed by Sweden with 1.3 million guest nights. Netherlands, United Kingdom and Denmark accounted for 985 000, 977 000 and 896 000 guest nights respectively.
There was a substantial increase in the number of guest nights from these countries compared to 2024.
Additionally, the commercial accommodation establishments reported 1.2 million guest nights from Asia in 2025. That represents an increase of 30 per cent compared to last year.
Hotels accounted for the largest increase
The number of guest nights at the Norwegian commercial establishments increased by approximately 2 million from 2024 to 2025. The hotels contributed the most to this increase, with an increase from 1.4 million guest nights compared to last year. There was a total of 28 million hotel guest nights in 2025.
At camping sites, there were a total of 8.4 million guest nights, an increase of 456 000 from 2024, while the holiday dwellings and youth hostels reported 4 million guest nights in 2025.
Increase in Norwegian and foreign guest nights in December 2025
In December 2025, the Norwegian commercial accommodation establishments reported 2 million guest nights. This represents an increase of 5.1 per cent compared to same month last year.
There were approximately 1.3 million Norwegian guest nights in December, an increase of 3.7 per cent. Meanwhile, the number of foreign guest nights was approximately 700 000, an increase of 8 per cent compared to December last year.