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thumb|250px|The [[Geirangerfjord in Møre og Romsdal, since 2005 on UNESCO's list of World Heritage Sites.]]

thumb|250px|The historical quarter of [[Bryggen in Bergen.]]

As of 2019, Norway ranks 22nd in the World Economic Forum's Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Report. Tourism in Norway contributed 4.2% of the gross domestic product as reported in 2018. Every seven in a hundred people throughout the country work in the tourism industry. Away from the coast, winters are colder, with more snow, and summers are mild with little to no humidity.

Transport

The Norwegian highway system covers more than 90,000 kilometres, of which about 67,000 are paved. The highway system includes ferry transit across waterways, numerous bridges and tunnels, and several mountain passes. Some of these mountain passes are closed during the winter months, and some may close during winter storms. With the opening of the Oresund Bridge and the Great Belt Fixed Link, Norway is connected to the European continent by a continuous highway connection through Sweden and Denmark.

The 4,058 kilometres long rail network connects most of the major cities south of Bodø. The Norwegian rail network is also connected to the Swedish network. Oslo Airport, Gardermoen is the most important airport in Norway, with 24 million passengers in 2014. Most cities and towns have nearby airports, and some of the largest also have international flights. The cruise ferry Hurtigruten connects the cities on the coast between Bergen and Kirkenes. In the summer, the coastal cities are visited by numerous foreign cruise ships, Bergen being the main cruise port.

Statistics

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In 2015, 8,828,771 foreign tourists visited Norway, an 8.3% increase over the previous year's figure of 8,154,436.

The top ten countries of origin of tourists visiting Norway were:

{| class="wikitable"

! Rank

! Country

! 2014

! 2015

|-

|1|||| 1,388,978 || 1,459,908

|-

|2|||| 1,040,168 || 1,097,231

|-

|3|||| 741,241 || 749,517

|-

|4|| || 614,876 || 704,508

|-

|5|| || 539,733 || 567,343

|-

|6|| || 397,801 || 425,295

|-

|7|| || 301,889 || 326,866

|-

|8|| || 176,767 || 287,153

|-

|9|| || 200,441 || 253,590

|-

|10|| || 191,390 || 196,785

|-

! colspan=2| Total international visitors || 8,154,436 || 8,828,771

|}

Most visited tourist attractions

thumb|The [[Holmenkollen ski jump in Oslo]]

thumb|Ruins of the [[Tønsberg Fortress in Tønsberg with the famous in the background]]

thumb|Tourist observes reindeer next to [[Besseggen trail in Jotunheimen National Park.]]

thumb|250px|Norwegian trail marking, [[Trollheimen]]

Innovation Norway, a state-owned promotion company which is also in charge of tourism affairs, publishes annual reports on the country's most visited tourist attractions, both cultural and natural. The 2007 report lists 50 cultural and 20 natural attractions.

{| class="wikitable"

|+Cultural attractions

! Rank

! Attraction

! Type

! Location

! Visitors, 2007

|-

| 1

| Fløibanen

| Railway

| Bergen

| 1,131,707

|-

| 2

| Holmenkollbakken and Ski Museum

| Ski jumping hill

| Oslo

| 686,857

|-

| 3

| Bryggen

| Heritage wharf

| Bergen

| 583,510

|-

| 4

| Kristiansand Zoo and Amusement Park

| Amusement park

| Kristiansand

| 532,044

|-

| 5

| Tusenfryd

| Amusement park

| Ås

| 501,235

|-

| 6

| Flåm Line

| Railway

| Flåm

| 457,545

|-

| 7

| Hadeland Glassverk

| Glass works

| Jevnaker

| 431,400

|-

| 8

| Fredrikstad Fortress, Old Town of Fredrikstad

| Heritage fortress and town

| Fredrikstad

| 372,360

|-

| 9

| Viking Ship Museum

| Museum

| Oslo

| 314,560

|-

| 10

| Hunderfossen Familiepark

| Amusement park

| Øyer Municipality - Lillehammer Municipality

| 270,500

|}

{| class="wikitable"

|+Natural attractions

! Rank

! Attraction

! Type

! Location

! Visitors, 2006

|-

| 1

| Vøringsfossen

| Waterfall

| Eidfjord

| 655,000

|-

| 2

| Trollstigen

| Road

| Åndalsnes

| 563,331

|-

| 3

| Kjosfossen

| Waterfall

| Flåm

| 457,400

|-

| 4

| Geirangerfjorden

| Fjord

| Geiranger

| 423,643

|-

| 5

| Låtefossen

| Waterfall

| Odda, Hardanger

| 420,000

|-

| 6

| Steinsdalsfossen

| Waterfall

| Norheimsund, Hardanger

| 300,000

|-

| 7

| Nærøyfjorden

| Fjord

| Aurland

| 297,038

|-

| 8

| Briksdalsbreen

| Glacier

| Olden, Stryn

| 280,000

|-

| 9

| Sognefjellsvegen

| Road

| Lom and Luster

| 253,953

|-

| 10

| Atlantic Ocean Road

| Road

|

|

|-

|}

{| class="wikitable"

|+Cruise ports in Norway

!Rank

!Port

!Visitors, 2025

!Calls, 2025

|-

|1

|Bergen

|683,718

|346

|-

|2

|Stavanger

|638,751

|244

|-

|3

|Ålesund

|594,510

|281

|-

|4

|Kristiansand

|426,355

|163

|-

|5

|Geiranger

|408,665

|149

|-

|6

|Oslo

|401,669

|173

|-

|7

|Haugesund

|401,377

|130

|-

|8

|Flåm

|345,510

|114

|-

|9

|Olden

|295,911

|116

|-

|10

|Nordfjordeid

|228,747

|80

|}

Tourism exhibitions

In January 2009, the National Building Museum presented the exhibition Detour: Architecture and Design along 18 National Tourist Routes in Norway. The exhibition, which was created in collaboration with the Norwegian Embassy, was available for view until May 2009.

See also

  • National Tourist Routes in Norway
  • World Heritage Sites in Norway
  • Norwegian Mountain Touring Association
  • List of museums in Norway
  • Scandinavian Mountains Airport
  • The Official Tourist Board for Northern Norway
  • Tourism in Denmark
  • Tourism in Finland
  • Tourism in Sweden
  • Tourism in Iceland

References

  • VisitNorway.com