Norway Tourism Gets Boost From Foreigners on Krone
- June overnight stays by foreign visitors hit record for month
- Norway’s krone has been one of weakest G-10 currencies in 2023
A hybrid tourist boat in the Svalbard Archipelago, northern Norway.
Photographer: Jonathan Nackstrand/AFP/Getty Images
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Norwegian tourism is thriving after a weaker krone made the famously expensive Nordic country cheaper to visit and a heat wave in southern Europe increased the allure of a cooler climate.
Overnight stays in the Nordic nation by foreigners in June reached a high for that month with 1.62 million visitors from abroad, after a similar record was registered in May, according to data by Statistics Norway on Friday. The total number of overnight stays including domestic visitors was also the highest ever recorded for June, the office said.