Oslo vs Stockholm

Stockholm leads Oslo by 5 points on the TRAIL Index, 85 to 80. Oslo grades better on 4 measures, Stockholm on 2; the same 37 measures from public sources for both.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• TRAIL Index: Oslo 80, Stockholm 85
• OECD: Oslo 78, Stockholm 82
• UN Tourism: Oslo 81, Stockholm 84
• UNDRR: Oslo 76, Stockholm 75

Theme by theme

• Demand and seasonality: Oslo 67, Stockholm 81
• Economy and jobs: Oslo 100, Stockholm 83
• Climate and hazards: Oslo 95, Stockholm 85
• Water and environment: Oslo 88, Stockholm 94
• Community and housing: Oslo 69, Stockholm 88
• Access and continuity: Oslo 71, Stockholm 67

Where Oslo is stronger

• Unemployment rate: 2.8 % of the labour force (NAV (Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration), August 2026). At or below 5: grade 4/4.
• Wildfire and storm hazard: low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 3/4.
• Country disaster risk: 2 INFORM Risk index, 0–10 (country figure) (INFORM Risk (European Commission JRC), INFORM Risk Mid 2026, 2026). At or below 2: grade 4/4.
• Travel advisory: 1 stricter of the US and Canadian government advisory for the country, 1 (normal precautions) to 4 (do not travel) (country figure) (US State Department and Government of Canada travel advisories, 2026-09-29). At or below 1: grade 4/4.

Where Stockholm is stronger

• Municipal waste per resident: 321 kg per resident per year (Miljöbarometern (Stockholms stad / Sekom via Avfall Sverige), 2025). At or below 350: grade 4/4.
• Short-let density: 0.2 short-term rental listings per 100 dwellings (region figure) (AirDNA & Länsstyrelsen i Stockholm (SCB), August 2026). At or below 0.5: grade 4/4.

Country context (World Economic Forum)

• Sweden: #18 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026

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