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Best Airbnb Markets in Northern Europe (2026)

Based on Airbtics data from September 2025 to August 2026, this page shows the top Airbnb locations to invest in Northern Europe with key statistics and information, like short-term rental regulations, number of listings, occupancy rate, average daily rate, and annual revenue. This allows you to discover the most profitable cities to invest in, buy, and own Airbnb rental properties in Northern Europe.

The Airbtics Market Score indicates how attractive a location is for investing in an Airbnb rental property. We determine this score based on the following criteria:

  1. Short-term rental yield: The ratio between annual revenue and property price, as a percentage. Locations with higher Airbnb rental yield score better.
  2. Short-term rental regulations: How STR-friendly the local Airbnb rules and laws are. Markets with more lenient regulations get a higher score.
  3. Market size: The number of Airbnb listings. Larger vacation rental markets get a higher score as it is easier for investors to buy and sell properties.
  4. Growth: How fast the market is becoming saturated. Priority is given to markets that are already developed but are not approaching saturation yet.
  5. Seasonality: To what degree Airbnb performance is affected by seasonality. Less seasonal impact is preferred as investors can enjoy a more stable short-term rental performance throughout the year.
Learn more about how we collect the data and accuracy

Last updated: 16th October, 2026

Northern Europe Short-Term Rental Market Overview (September 2025 to August 2026)

National averages across all Northern Europe markets
Average Occupancy Rate i
61.45%
Average Annual Revenue i
$40,423
Average Daily Rate (ADR) i
$174
YoY Supply Growth i
38.56%
YoY Revenue Change i
2.80%

Top 96 Northern Europe Cities for Airbnb in 2026

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Position Market Grade Market Name Regulation No of Listings Avg. Occupancy Rate Avg. Daily Rate Revenue Short-term Rental Yield Rent Gap
1CLondon
Lenient
46,56871%$206$54,33012.3%34.5%
2CCornwall
Lenient
12,66260%$192$42,99312.3%34.5%
3C+Copenhagen
Lenient
9,27981% 🚀$222$66,21412.3%34.5%
4COslo
Lenient
6,31669%$156$39,88712.3%34.5%
5CStockholm
Lenient
5,90566%$162$39,87112.3%34.5%
6C+Scottish highlands
Lenient
5,89772%$203$54,29812.3%34.5%
7B+City of edinburgh
Lenient
4,67982% 🚀$245$74,77712.3%34.5%
8E+Dorset
Lenient
3,94659%$194$42,91812.3%34.5%
9C+Gwynedd
Lenient
3,64659%$190$42,00012.3%34.5%
10BDublin
Lenient
3,64576%$186$52,56812.3%34.5%
11C+Sunnmøre og nordmøre
Lenient
3,42650%$171$32,11812.3%34.5%
12CPembrokeshire
Lenient
3,22661%$181$41,26912.3%34.5%
13C+South lakeland
Lenient
3,18961%$225$51,41912.3%34.5%
14CNorthumberland
Lenient
2,92266%$185$45,51612.3%34.5%
15BFyn
Lenient
2,74556%$147$30,95712.3%34.5%
16D+Brighton and hove
Lenient
2,74461%$180$41,33112.3%34.5%
17C+Liverpool
Lenient
2,67550%$145$27,73812.3%34.5%
18DHelsinki
Lenient
2,64272%$105$28,22112.3%34.5%
19C+Riga
Lenient
2,54267%$76$19,20712.3%34.5%
20D+Scarborough
Lenient
2,53557%$187$40,22812.3%34.5%
21C+Bergen
Lenient
2,46272%$172$45,84612.3%34.5%
22CBirmingham
Lenient
2,42555%$141$29,01012.3%34.5%
23D+Manchester
Lenient
2,39658%$155$34,12412.3%34.5%
24DEast suffolk
Lenient
2,35758%$214$46,61512.3%34.5%
25BPowys
Lenient
2,33360%$178$39,89412.3%34.5%
26D+North norfolk
Lenient
2,23662%$219$50,58612.3%34.5%
27CTallinn
Lenient
2,17366%$88$21,93512.3%34.5%
28B+Tromso
Lenient
2,15068%$219$54,95412.3%34.5%
29DBournemouth
Lenient
2,11059%$178$39,46612.3%34.5%
30C+Wiltshire
Lenient
2,09061%$170$38,80012.3%34.5%
31ACotswold
Lenient
2,01863%$288$67,73812.3%34.5%
32D+North devon
Lenient
1,97957%$214$45,59412.3%34.5%
33D+Bristol
Lenient
1,97466%$152$37,69512.3%34.5%
34D+Swedish lapland
Lenient
1,94550%$126$23,65312.3%34.5%
35BArgyll and bute
Lenient
1,91767%$199$49,66512.3%34.5%
36AReykjavik
Lenient
1,88977%$252$71,73512.3%34.5%
37BShropshire
Lenient
1,81760%$164$37,01612.3%34.5%
38C+York
Lenient
1,81365%$192$47,26212.3%34.5%
39CSouth hams
Lenient
1,79656%$208$43,52312.3%34.5%
40BRovaniemi
Lenient
1,78667%$231$57,19312.3%34.5%
41B+Vilnius
Lenient
1,76767%$81$20,48412.3%34.5%
42D+Isle of wight
Lenient
1,74655%$197$40,49312.3%34.5%
43D+Cardiff
Lenient
1,73553%$162$32,43912.3%34.5%
44BBath and north east somerset
Lenient
1,71168%$206$52,60812.3%34.5%
45CDerbyshire dales
Lenient
1,69665%$193$47,03912.3%34.5%
46BFife
Lenient
1,69562%$212$49,39612.3%34.5%
47CEast riding of yorkshire
Lenient
1,67355%$169$34,97712.3%34.5%
48C+Leeds
Lenient
1,65457%$136$29,01712.3%34.5%
49C+Causeway coast and glens
Lenient
1,65353%$195$38,79412.3%34.5%
50D+East lindsey
Lenient
1,64359%$141$31,11212.3%34.5%
51C+Conwy
Lenient
1,63961%$176$40,30812.3%34.5%
52B+Belfast
Lenient
1,54866%$164$40,82812.3%34.5%
53C+Chichester
Lenient
1,51856%$208$43,71212.3%34.5%
54B+Lofoten
Lenient
1,51563%$235$55,60212.3%34.5%
55C+Herefordshire
Lenient
1,45557%$167$35,65612.3%34.5%
56AGlasgow
Lenient
1,42971%$187$49,66112.3%34.5%
57CIsle of anglesey
Lenient
1,42453%$214$42,40612.3%34.5%
58D+East devon
Lenient
1,39360%$178$39,88212.3%34.5%
59C+Ceredigion
Lenient
1,38857%$169$36,11012.3%34.5%
60C+New forest
Lenient
1,37164%$203$48,57112.3%34.5%
61CSouth cambridgeshire
Lenient
1,37168%$144$36,74112.3%34.5%
62C+Perth and kinross
Lenient
1,36866%$208$51,27312.3%34.5%
63C+Kings lynn and west norfolk
Lenient
1,28559%$202$44,76112.3%34.5%
64C+Oxford
Lenient
1,27269%$165$42,63812.3%34.5%
65C+Swansea
Lenient
1,25860%$168$38,05212.3%34.5%
66C+Allerdale
Lenient
1,24868%$199$50,39212.3%34.5%
67B+Dumfries and galloway
Lenient
1,23961%$170$38,85012.3%34.5%
68C+West northamptonshire
Lenient
1,20855%$152$31,19812.3%34.5%
69DTorridge
Lenient
1,20457%$185$39,40112.3%34.5%
70CHarrogate
Lenient
1,20364%$181$43,23212.3%34.5%
71BCarmarthenshire
Lenient
1,18156%$155$32,56212.3%34.5%
72CMendip
Lenient
1,17061%$167$38,15112.3%34.5%
73BEden
Lenient
1,14261%$182$41,57212.3%34.5%
74DBuckinghamshire
Lenient
1,13156%$158$33,08712.3%34.5%
75CCounty durham
Lenient
1,12057%$147$31,41912.3%34.5%
76C+Sheffield
Lenient
1,11655%$125$25,96812.3%34.5%
77D+Torbay
Lenient
1,11154%$170$34,51512.3%34.5%
78CNottingham
Lenient
1,11054%$127$25,98212.3%34.5%
79D+Öland
Lenient
1,05454%$147$29,62412.3%34.5%
80D+Stavanger
Lenient
1,04159%$157$34,45412.3%34.5%
81C+Salford
Lenient
1,03158%$144$31,45412.3%34.5%
82D+Rother
Lenient
1,02957%$202$43,14812.3%34.5%
83C+Cheshire west and chester
Lenient
1,01363%$177$41,90112.3%34.5%
84C+Newquay
Lenient
99762%$208$48,19512.3%34.5%
85CBlackpool
Lenient
99444%$132$22,39612.3%34.5%
86E+Palanga
Lenient
99044%$106$17,28812.3%34.5%
87BAarhus
Lenient
98775%$151$41,85212.3%34.5%
88DCambridge
Lenient
88270%$152$39,78612.3%34.5%
89BNewcastle upon tyne
Lenient
82856%$149$31,63412.3%34.5%
90CGothenburg
Lenient
80162%$148$34,15012.3%34.5%
91B+Kaunas
Lenient
75163%$75$17,84012.3%34.5%
92D+Kristiansand
Lenient
74159%$183$40,11312.3%34.5%
93AKittila
Lenient
71357%$257$55,14612.3%34.5%
94BSogndal
Lenient
68359%$190$41,95212.3%34.5%
95BPlymouth
Lenient
57663%$141$33,52312.3%34.5%
96B+Norwich
Lenient
54968%$145$37,13912.3%34.5%

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2025 short-term rental report for Northern Europe

Trends, supply, and year-over-year changes for Northern Europe.

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Why Invest in Airbnb Northern Europe in 2026?

The short-term rental markets we track in Northern Europe include City of edinburgh, Reykjavik and Cotswold. The tables on this page list occupancy, average daily rate, and annual revenue for each city.

Property prices and rental rules differ by city. The budget sections below group markets by purchase price.

Market Rankboard: Northern Europe

Each dot is a vacation rental market in Northern Europe, plotted by occupancy rate (x-axis) and average daily rate (ADR) (y-axis). Dashed lines mark the national median.

Northern Europe Airbnb markets rankboard scatter chart showing occupancy rate versus average daily rate (ADR)

Compare property prices, short-term rental yield, rent gap, annual revenue, and supply growth in the Airbtics Market Explorer watchlist.

Top 3 Premium Airbnb Markets: $500,000-$1,000,000

Property prices in these markets are $500,000 to $1,000,000.

  1. Brighton and hove
    • Property price: $500,000
    • STR revenue: $41,331/year
    • Yield: 11.1%
  2. Dublin
    • Property price: $550,000
    • STR revenue: $52,568/year
    • Yield: 16.4%
  3. Oxford
    • Property price: $550,000
    • STR revenue: $42,638/year
    • Yield: 11.3%

Top 3 Best Places for Airbnb Arbitrage in Northern Europe

  1. Rovaniemi
    • STR revenue: $57,193/year
    • Rent gap: $6,606
  2. City of edinburgh
    • STR revenue: $74,777/year
    • Rent gap: $5,830
  3. Kittila
    • STR revenue: $55,146/year
    • Rent gap: $5,774

Northern Europe Airbnb market FAQs

  • What are the best Airbnb markets in Northern Europe?

    Airbtics ranks short-term rental markets in Northern Europe using revenue, occupancy, regulation, yield, and growth. The top market in our latest dataset is London. The main table on this page lists the highest-scoring markets; use the Market Explorer to filter by budget, regulations, and more.

  • How many Airbnb markets does Airbtics track in Northern Europe?

    We currently analyze 96 active short-term rental markets in Northern Europe with listing supply, median occupancy, ADR, and revenue estimates.

  • What is the average Airbnb occupancy rate in Northern Europe?

    The national average occupancy rate across tracked markets is 61.45% (LTM). Rates differ by city. Use the rankboard on this page, or open a market page for that city's numbers.

  • How do I compare Airbnb markets in Northern Europe?

    Use the occupancy vs ADR rankboard on this page for a quick view, or open the Market Explorer to compare markets side by side, change chart axes, export to Excel, and save markets to a watchlist.

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