Tourist tax rate Oslo

Oslo is Norway's capital and its busiest arrival point, with most international visitors passing through on their way to the fjords or the north. It has a large hotel stock and a substantial short term rental market, which keeps the visitor levy question on the council agenda.

Is Oslo introducing a tourist tax?

Not for now. Oslo charges no tourist tax and the city government has decided against introducing one. Oslo has submitted no spending plan to the Ministry of Trade, Fisheries and Food, which is the first formal step towards a levy.

That can still change. Norway's visitor contribution law entered into force on 1 July 2026 and remains open to any municipality that can document a particularly heavy burden from tourism. If Oslo revisits the decision, the rate would be 3% of the accommodation price excluding VAT, because that is fixed nationally. The city would first need an approved spending plan and then a published local regulation, so an Oslo levy would be public knowledge well before the first night is charged.

Tromsø shows what that route looks like. It decided in June 2026 and is aiming at 1 January 2027, with ministry approval still pending. This page is updated as soon as anything changes in Oslo.

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.

Explore Trippz for Platforms

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.