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Regions of Sweden (NUTS 2) by nights spent in tourist accommodation by non-residents (foreign guests)

Stockholm had the highest nights spent in tourist accommodation by non-residents (foreign guests) of 8 regions in 2016, at 4.68 million. Mellersta Norrland had the lowest, at 614,958. The median was 1.16 million and the figure for Sweden was 14 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest4,684,817Stockholm
Lowest614,958Mellersta Norrland
Median1,159,4788 regions
Sweden13,997,265History

All regions, 2016

Stockholm: 4,684,817 countStockholm4,684,817Västsverige: 3,079,361 countVästsverige3,079,361Sydsverige: 1,436,924 countSydsverige1,436,924Norra Mellansverige: 1,271,315 countNorra Mellansverige1,271,315Övre Norrland: 1,047,640 countÖvre Norrland1,047,640Småland med öarna: 985,857 countSmåland med öarna985,857Östra Mellansverige: 876,393 countÖstra Mellansverige876,393Mellersta Norrland: 614,958 countMellersta Norrland614,958Stockholm: 4,684,817 countStockholm4,684,817Västsverige: 3,079,361 countVästsverige3,079,361Sydsverige: 1,436,924 countSydsverige1,436,924Norra Mellansverige: 1,271,315 countNorra Mellansverige1,271,315Övre Norrland: 1,047,640 countÖvre Norrland1,047,640Småland med öarna: 985,857 countSmåland med öarna985,857Östra Mellansverige: 876,393 countÖstra Mellansverige876,393Mellersta Norrland: 614,958 countMellersta Norrland614,958
count. Source: Eurostat, Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by NUTS 3 region, non-residents (foreign country of residence), hotels, holiday accommodation and campsites (tour_occ_nin2). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankRegions2016
count		Change on 2015
1Stockholm4,684,817+4.4%
2Västsverige3,079,361+3.5%
3Sydsverige1,436,924+9.9%
4Norra Mellansverige1,271,315-3.8%
5Övre Norrland1,047,640-2.4%
6Småland med öarna985,857-0.2%
7Östra Mellansverige876,393+1.8%
8Mellersta Norrland614,958+2.3%

Other periods

About this ranking

Nights spent in the year by guests whose usual residence is outside the country, at hotels and similar accommodation, holiday and other short-stay accommodation, and campsites (NACE Rev. 2 groups 55.1 to 55.3) (Eurostat).

Guests are classed by country of residence, not nationality: a Spanish citizen living in France counts as non-resident in Spain. Nights by residents and non-residents together are tourist_nights. From the EU survey of occupancy in tourist accommodation establishments. Countries may leave out establishments with fewer than 10 bed places (20 in countries with under 1% of EU nights), and private rentals booked through online platforms are partly outside the survey: see short_stay_platform_guest_nights.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the regions are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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Eurostat. Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by NUTS 3 region, non-residents (foreign country of residence), hotels, holiday accommodation and campsites (tour_occ_nin2). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/tour_occ_nin2/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by NUTS 3 region, non-residents (foreign country of residence), hotels, holiday accommodation and campsites (tour_occ_nin2) (Regions of Sweden (NUTS 2) by nights spent in tourist accommodation by non-residents (foreign guests), 2016) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/tour_occ_nin2/default/table

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Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by NUTS 3 region, non-residents (foreign country of residence), hotels, holiday accommodation and campsites (tour_occ_nin2), Regions of Sweden (NUTS 2) by nights spent in tourist accommodation by non-residents (foreign guests), 2016. Eurostat, European Commission, 9 Oct. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/tour_occ_nin2/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/tourist-nights-non-residents/sweden-regions?period=2016. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by NUTS 3 region, non-residents (foreign country of residence), hotels, holiday accommodation and campsites (tour_occ_nin2). Regions of Sweden (NUTS 2) by nights spent in tourist accommodation by non-residents (foreign guests), 2016. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/tour_occ_nin2/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/tourist-nights-non-residents/sweden-regions?period=2016.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by NUTS 3 region, non-residents (foreign country of residence), hotels, holiday accommodation and campsites (tour_occ_nin2), Regions of Sweden (NUTS 2) by nights spent in tourist accommodation by non-residents (foreign guests), 2016 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/tour_occ_nin2/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/tourist-nights-non-residents/sweden-regions?period=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which region has the highest nights spent in tourist accommodation by non-residents (foreign guests)?

Stockholm, with 4.68 million in 2016, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest nights spent in tourist accommodation by non-residents (foreign guests)?

Mellersta Norrland, with 614,958 in 2016.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by NUTS 3 region, non-residents (foreign country of residence), hotels, holiday accommodation and campsites (tour_occ_nin2). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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