Tourism in Oslo and Norway in Numbers
Tourists in Oslo
As the official tourist authority in Oslo, VisitOSLO gather, survey and distribute large amounts of data every year in cooperation with the travel industry, our cooperating partners, the Municipality of Oslo and Innovation Norway. Every year more than three million guest nights are spent in the hotels of Oslo, and our city is rapidly becoming a considerable, European tourist destination.
You may apply for such information by sending your request to our Marketing Department, or check out one of the links below.
Innovation Norway
Innovation Norway promotes nationwide industrial development profitable to both the business economy and Norways national economy, and helps release the potential of different districts and regions by contributing towards innovation, internationalisation and promotion.
As of 1 January 2004 the new state owned company Innovation Norway has replaced the following four organisations: The Norwegian Tourist Board, the Norwegian Trade Council, the The Norwegian Industrial and Regional Development Fund, SND and the Government Consultative Office for Inventors, SVO.
The new state owned company employs more than 700 people. Innovation Norway has offices in all the Norwegian counties and in more than 30 countries world wide. The head office is located in Oslo.
The Norwegian Centre for Transport Research
The main objectives of the Norwegian Centre for Transport Research are to carry out applied research on issues connected with transport and to promote the application of research results by advising the authorities, the transport industry and the public at large. Its sphere of activity includes most of the current major issues in road, rail, sea and air transport. The Institute is also involved in international cooperation within the transport sector.
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