Svalbard This day, 30 June
2025
Mine 7 closes
Mine 7 near Longyearbyen, the last Norwegian coal mine, was closed on 30 June 2025. Store Norske then turned to property, logistics and energy.
History Store norske leksikon
Monday 30 June 2025Before the Wire, which starts 26 October 2026Updated 23:59
Midnight sun, all 24 hours. The sun sets again 25 August.
Svalbard Wire starts on 26 October 2026. Pages before that date show the history of the island.
From the timeline, The present transition
2019
Homes are cleared from the slope
After avalanches in December 2015 and February 2017 it was clear that housing low in Longyeardalen is exposed. Building of a new housing area in Gruvedalen began in 2018, and in December 2019 the demolition of 140 homes in the exposed area started.
History Store norske leksikon
The timeline by era
- 1596Discovery and whaling, 3 entries
- 1715Hunting and expeditions, 4 entries
- 1905The coal town, 6 entries
- 1920The Svalbard Treaty, 4 entries
- 1941War and rebuilding, 4 entries
- 1975The modern town, 3 entries
- 2015The present transition, 6 entries