Tourist tax rate Lofoten

Lofoten is an archipelago in northern Norway made up of several municipalities, with Svolvær, Henningsvær and Reine among its best known villages. Visitor numbers are high compared to the number of residents, which is why the islands are early to act on Norway's accommodation levy.

Is Lofoten introducing a tourist tax?

Yes, that is the plan, with 1 January 2027 as the target date. Norway's accommodation levy law took effect on 1 July 2026, and each municipality decides for itself whether to introduce it. The municipalities in Lofoten are preparing to do so. Vågan, which covers Svolvær and Henningsvær, held a public consultation on its local regulation that closed on 10 August 2026, and the outcome has not been published yet.

The rate is set nationally at 3% of the accommodation price excluding VAT, so no municipality sets its own rate. It applies to paid overnight stays, including short term rentals booked through platforms.

Nothing can be charged until a municipality publishes its own regulation, so the start date can differ across the islands. This page is updated as soon as anything is confirmed.

Trippz: the authority on tourist tax

Tourist tax is set locally and rates change without warning. Trippz tracks every change and keeps the data current, which is why travel platforms and property software, including Airbnb, Booking.com and Expedia, rely on Trippz to calculate tourist tax and register guests in every market they serve.

How Trippz stays current

Trippz checks tax rules jurisdiction by jurisdiction against official municipal and national sources. When a rate or rule changes, the update happens automatically rather than on a periodic review cycle. This is the same monitoring that travel platforms and software vendors depend on to stay accurate everywhere they operate.

One tax engine, every market

Send a location, get the applicable rate, instantly and correctly calculated. Travel platforms and property software embed this calculation directly into their own product, so every booking is taxed correctly without building or maintaining a rate engine in house. It is the same logic behind every rate on this page.

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Frequently asked questions about the use of Trippz

• How can platforms and software vendors use Trippz?

  Trippz provides tourist tax content and a ready made calculation engine through one API. Platforms and software vendors add accurate tax calculation to their product without maintaining a rate database in house. Guest registration and authority connections are available as a separate capability for those who need it.

• How does Trippz keep tourist tax rates current?

  Trippz checks the jurisdictions it covers against official sources and updates rates automatically when a city or country changes them.

  
  

• Which countries and cities does Trippz cover?

  Trippz maintains tourist tax data across a wide range of countries and cities. See the full overview in our tourist tax guides.

• Is Trippz's data and infrastructure secure?

  Yes. Trippz is SOC1 Type 2 and SOC2 Type 2 certified and GDPR compliant, so platforms and software vendors can embed tourist tax calculation without adding security or compliance risk of their own.

• Who uses Trippz for tourist tax?

  Trippz provides tourist tax data and calculation to travel platforms and property software across Europe, including Airbnb, Booking.com and Expedia. The same infrastructure that powers stays booked through the biggest platforms in travel is available to any platform or software vendor through the API.