Swedish camping heading for a new record as bookings increase

In 2025, 17.3 million guest nights were recorded at Swedish campsites, around 520,000 more than the previous year. This corresponds to an increase of 2.8 per cent and set a new record. This is according to a press release from Svensk Camping.

Now, much points to the record being broken again.

In a survey among Svensk Camping's member companies, 69 per cent said that bookings for 2026 are better than or on a par with the same time last year. This is a clear improvement compared with the equivalent survey in 2025, when the figure was 55 per cent.

46 per cent say that bookings are better than last year, while 23 per cent are at roughly the same level.

The industry's current forecast is for the number of guest nights to increase by 3–5 per cent over the full year 2026.

Germans and Dutch drive growth

Demand is strong from both Swedish and foreign guests. In the longer term, however, it is primarily international tourism that has driven the growth of camping since the pandemic.

In 2025, the number of guest nights from Germany and the Netherlands increased, among others. German guests accounted for 1.50 million guest nights, an increase of 3.1 per cent, while Dutch guest nights rose by 7.2 per cent to 417,000.

Several smaller markets are also growing rapidly. The number of guest nights from Belgium increased by 36.9 per cent and from Austria by 17.3 per cent. Those from the United Kingdom increased by 18.8 per cent.

Norway remains the largest foreign market for Swedish camping, with 1.79 million guest nights in 2025. Germany follows with 1.50 million, and the Netherlands with 417,000.