We're taking the Scandinavia tour in June, and are aware that Denmark, Sweden and Norway each have their own currency. How much money should we bring for each country? We'll be using our credit cards mostly, but usually there's some need for local currency for something...operating a washer and dryer in a launderette? And there's my second question: has anyone found a launderette near one of the hotels or do any of the hotels offer a laundry service? I know Rick's advice involves washing in the sink, but my hubby prefers heavier polos, and they don't dry easily.
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I think you'll find that most of us haven't used cash in these countries in a long while.
We were in Norway in 2023 for 2 ½ weeks. Laundromats seem to be scarce, as most Norwegians have washing machines in there homes, so I'm told. I ended up doing laundry on our Hurtigruten ship which is, also, the only place I needed cash the entire trip, about 10nok.
We stayed in several Thon hotels in Norway and they all offered laundry service.
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Just got back from 18 days in Norway. On the third day I got $70 worth of Kroner. I didn't need any but felt I should have some in hand as we were heading to remote fijord locations. Totally unecessary...I had about $50 worth of Kroner left with 1.5 days left. Paying cash required the merchant to dig out his cash box to make change. So to answer your question.. cash...not much.