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Where can you wash clothes in Norway?

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Yes, there are self-service laundromats — but only in a few cities. In Oslo, Bergen and Tromsø a wash costs about 79 kr and a dry the same, detergent is included and you pay by card or app. Everywhere else you use the machine at your hotel, hostel or campsite, or hand your clothes to a laundry that washes by the kilo.

Updated 26 September 2026 · Checked against the laundromats’ own pages, Visit Tromsø and our own catalogue · By Ksenia

Key facts

  • Self-service in Oslo, Bergen and Tromsø: Clean Cocos (Clean Kokos) charges 79 kr per wash cycle and 79 kr per drying cycle. Detergent is included and is fragrance-free; there is no fabric softener. Source: cleancocos.com, checked 26 September 2026.
  • Opening hours: every day, including public holidays, 06:00–22:00.
  • Payment: contactless card or phone, or the AppWash by Miele app. You do not need a Norwegian payment app.
  • Where they are: Oslo — Frogner, Sagene, Tøyen and Grünerløkka; Bergen — Domkirkegaten 3 in the centre; Tromsø — Grønnegata 3B in the centre.
  • Other cities: we found no self-service laundromat in Stavanger or Trondheim. The laundries there take your clothes and wash them for you, usually by the kilo and ready the next day.
  • Hotels, hostels and campsites: most hostels and campsites have machines, hotels usually do not. The machines cost money and you normally pay at reception — ask before you book if laundry matters to you.

Self-service laundromats

A laundromat is the cheapest way to wash a full load in Norway. You bring your clothes, choose a machine, start it from the payment terminal or the app and wait: a wash takes about an hour, drying about the same. There is seating and free Wi-Fi, so a wash and a dry is a two-hour stop.

Clean Cocos is the only chain of this kind in Norway. In Bergen it sits at Domkirkegaten 3, a short walk from Bryggen and the fish market — you can find it in our catalogue with the map and opening hours: Clean Kokos in Bergen. In Oslo the four laundromats are in residential districts rather than in the centre: Frogner, Sagene, Tøyen and Grünerløkka. In Tromsø it is Grønnegata 3B, in the middle of town.

If there is no laundromat nearby

  • A laundry or dry-cleaner. Almost every Norwegian town has one, and many of them also wash ordinary clothes by the kilo. You hand the bag in and collect it a day or two later. Our catalogue lists them city by city — see the links at the end.
  • Your hostel or campsite. Machines are usually in a separate room, cost money and are paid at reception. Bring or buy detergent: it is rarely included.
  • Your hotel. Hotel laundry is a per-item service and the most expensive option. It makes sense for one shirt before a meeting, not for a week of travel clothes.
  • The sink. For a few items this still works best. Wash in the evening, roll the clothes in a towel to press the water out, and hang them up. Wool and synthetic travel fabrics dry overnight; cotton usually does not.

What it costs

At Clean Cocos a wash is 79 kr and drying is 79 kr, so a full load washed and dried is about 160 kr. Detergent is in the price.

Laundries that wash for you charge per kilo and are more expensive — ask for the price when you hand the bag in, and check when it will be ready. Hostels and campsites set their own prices for the machines; there is no common rate, so ask at reception.

How to find one near you

Our catalogue has a laundry and dry-cleaner section in 28 Norwegian towns. Open the one for your city and use the address, the map and the opening hours on each card: Oslo, Bergen, Trondheim, Stavanger, Tromsø.

Quick answers

How much is a wash? About 79 kr, and the same for drying, at the self-service laundromats in Oslo, Bergen and Tromsø.

Is detergent included? Yes, at Clean Cocos. At hostels and campsites, usually not.

Can I pay with a foreign card? Yes — the terminals take contactless cards, so you do not need Vipps.

Is there a self-service laundromat in Stavanger? Not that we could find. Use a laundry that washes by the kilo, or the machine where you are staying.

Can I wash on a Sunday? Yes. The self-service laundromats are open every day, 06:00–22:00, including public holidays.

How long does it take? About an hour to wash and an hour to dry. See also: motorhome parking, power and waste. See also: do you need an umbrella in Norway.

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Sources (checked 26 September 2026)

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