Which cities in Norway have the best nightlife and culture?

The most vibrant cities in Norway are ranked above by lifestyle amenity scores covering cafes, coworking spaces, bars, restaurants, and parks.

How is the vibrancy score calculated?

The vibrancy score is a composite of scores for cafes, coworking spaces, bars, restaurants, and parks availability within each city.

How are vibrancy scores calculated?

Vibrancy scores are calculated from venue and amenity data including cafes, coworking spaces, bars, restaurants, and parks availability.

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Vibrant Cities

Norway

Overview

Top 100 cities ranked by lifestyle amenities including cafes, coworking spaces, nightlife, restaurants, and parks.

Rankings

Rank	City	Score	Cafes	Coworking	Bars	Restaurants	Parks
#1	Oslo	557	212	8	232	490	105
#2	Bergen	228	81	6	94	162	47
#3	Trondheim	206	80	7	41	113	78
#4	Stavanger	169	28	0	52	79	89
#5	Drammen	88	19	0	16	53	53
#6	Tromsø	75	27	0	26	64	22
#7	Kristiansand	61	37	0	10	43	14
#8	Sjølyststranda	60	29	0	3	43	28
#9	Fredrikstad	50	15	0	11	36	24
#10	Moss	49	12	0	10	23	27
#11	Skien	48	12	0	7	19	29
#12	Lillestrøm	47	18	0	8	32	21
#13	Hamar	47	10	0	12	21	25
#14	Lillehammer	44	25	0	11	16	8
#15	Sandnes	39	5	0	3	27	31
#16	Halden	34	5	0	7	22	22
#17	Gjøvik	31	12	0	3	15	16
#18	Ålesund	31	10	0	14	17	7
#19	Os	31	2	0	0	6	29
#20	Narvik	31	8	0	8	10	15
#21	Ås	29	5	0	2	3	22
#22	Haugesund	27	3	0	12	15	12
#23	Sandefjord	27	12	0	3	12	12
#24	Larvik	26	7	0	6	14	13
#25	Kristiansund	25	5	0	5	18	15
#26	Lysaker	25	10	0	0	12	15
#27	Bærum	24	4	0	5	15	15
#28	Porsgrunn	24	4	0	3	17	17
#29	Kongsberg	23	9	0	5	17	9
#30	Ringsaker	22	2	0	4	9	16
#31	Vefsn	22	6	0	5	8	11
#32	Brumunddal	22	2	0	4	9	16
#33	Mandal	22	7	0	5	8	10
#34	Kongsvinger	22	5	0	2	8	15
#35	Elverum	21	3	0	5	5	13
#36	Mosjøen	21	6	0	5	8	10
#37	Kragerø	21	7	0	3	17	11
#38	Lørenskog	20	2	0	1	14	17
#39	Stord	20	7	0	4	13	9
#40	Leirvik	20	7	0	4	13	9
#41	Sarpsborg	19	3	0	5	14	11
#42	Hommersåk	18	0	0	2	1	16
#43	Orkdal	18	2	0	0	7	16
#44	Harstad	17	4	0	9	13	4
#45	Jessheim	16	1	0	2	7	13
#46	Holmestrand	16	2	0	3	11	11
#47	Ullensaker	16	1	0	2	6	13
#48	Horten	15	7	0	4	22	4
#49	Askim	15	2	0	1	10	12
#50	Ringerike	14	3	0	5	13	6
#51	Stjørdalshalsen	14	9	0	1	12	4
#52	Asker	13	3	0	2	10	8
#53	Ski	12	8	0	1	14	3
#54	Røros	12	5	0	2	10	5
#55	Ytrebygda	12	0	0	0	5	12
#56	Nedre Eiker	12	4	0	1	6	7
#57	Mo i Rana	11	3	0	1	7	7
#58	Farsund	11	4	1	3	2	3
#59	Egersund	11	2	0	0	2	9
#60	Gjesdal	11	1	0	0	5	10
#61	Notodden	11	3	0	2	7	6
#62	Rana	11	3	0	1	7	7
#63	Eigersund	11	2	0	0	2	9
#64	Voss	11	4	0	2	14	5
#65	Florø	10	3	1	1	5	5
#66	Brønnøysund	10	0	0	1	6	9
#67	Rjukan	10	4	0	1	0	5
#68	Alta	10	4	0	6	8	0
#69	Mysen	10	1	0	1	3	8
#70	Fagernes	10	5	0	2	7	3
#71	Flora	10	3	1	1	5	5
#72	Lakselv	10	2	0	3	4	5
#73	Bryne	10	1	0	3	6	6
#74	Melbu	10	2	0	0	0	8
#75	Åndalsnes	10	1	0	1	7	8
#76	Vigrestad	10	3	0	0	0	7
#77	Porsanger	10	2	0	3	4	5
#78	Nord-Aurdal	10	5	0	2	7	3
#79	Melsomvik	10	1	0	0	0	9
#80	Rauma	10	1	0	1	7	8
#81	Eidsberg	10	1	0	1	3	8
#82	Vågan	9	4	0	3	11	2
#83	Brønnøy	9	0	0	1	6	8
#84	Svolvær	9	4	0	3	11	2
#85	Svelvik	9	4	0	0	3	5
#86	Geilo	9	7	0	1	6	1
#87	Råde	9	2	0	1	1	6
#88	Lenvik	9	5	0	2	3	2
#89	Karlshus	9	2	0	1	1	6
#90	Flekkefjord	8	3	0	0	4	5
#91	Førde	8	4	0	1	8	3
#92	Sør-Varanger	8	3	0	2	4	3
#93	Hadsel	8	0	0	1	1	7
#94	Skoger	8	0	0	0	0	8
#95	Sørumsand	8	2	0	0	1	6
#96	Stokmarknes	8	0	0	1	1	7
#97	Hommelvik	8	1	0	0	1	7
#98	Kirkenes	8	3	0	2	4	3
#99	Gravdal	8	3	0	1	0	4
#100	Årøysund	8	0	0	0	0	8

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Sources: City Amenity Data · Last updated: 2025

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