Cabin rentals popular among foreigners

Recent figures from the statistics of intermediaries of cabins shows that in 2018, there were 232 000 guest nights from Norwegian residents, and 747 000 from foreign residents. Most of the foreign guest nights are from Denmark, Germany and Sweden.

It was by far more guest nights from foreign residents than Norwegian ones in intermediaries of cabins. This is in contrast to results in the accommodation statistics that covers hotels and camping sites. However, looking at figures for holiday dwellings, this is also dominated by foreign guest nights. See table.

Hedmark dominates

In 2018, there were 401 000 guest nights intermediated in Hedmark. This is 41 per cent of the total guest nights. Skiing destinations dominated the guest nights at intermediaries of cabins. Buskerud was a the second most popular destination with 143 000 guest nights. 

Small share of guest nights in 2018 at intermediaries of cabins

Intermediaries of cabins contributed 2.8 per cent of total guest nights in 2018. Here, Norwegian and Foreign ones stood for 1 and 6.9 per cent respectively.