Coolcations have become a popular way to travel, and Norway is seeing a tourism boom. Trondheim was once an overlooked destination, but it is now experiencing a sharp rise in visitor numbers. We visited the city to examine what this trend could mean for the Nordic region as a tourist destination in the years ahead.
The student cap stands out among the other tourists, who on a late-June morning are out in force in the square in front of the famed cathedral in the central Norwegian city of Trondheim.
It belongs to 19-year-old Sebastian Wulff from Lille Skensved, on eastern Zealand. Together with his family, he is in Norway to enjoy the outdoors. But the trip also has another, very clear agenda.
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