The council asks residents to register on Varslemeg.no

Residents can get important information about water, sewage and roads.

Longyearbyen lokalstyre (the local council) has started using Varslemeg.no to send out important information about water, sewage and road services. This can be messages about planned maintenance, operational disruptions or other incidents that affect residents of Longyearbyen.

Notification can also be used in other situations where it is important to reach the population quickly with information.

Many people in Longyearbyen live in rented housing. If a resident is not registered on Varslemeg.no, notifications may be sent to the property owner instead.

The council says everyone who wants to receive notifications about their address should register on Varslemeg.no.

Several addresses can also be registered for those who want notifications for more than one place.

Notifications are sent as:

SMS to registered mobile numbers

E-mail to registered e-mail addresses

Automatic voice message to contact persons who only have a landline registered

The notification system uses information from Folkeregisteret (the National Population Register), the telecom operators and the property register.

Children under 16 are not registered in the address database and therefore do not receive notifications.

On Varslemeg.no, users can:

check their information

register

change phone number and e-mail address

add more addresses

When registering, Svalbard must be chosen as the municipality. Longyearbyen must not be chosen.

Addresses where the person is not registered in the population register can also be registered, for example a holiday home, student housing or other property from which notifications are wanted.

If a phone number is registered to the employer, it must be added to the user's own profile in order to receive notifications linked to the home address.

Secret phone numbers can also be registered in the system.

Businesses can also receive notifications. Contact information is retrieved from Enhetsregisteret (the Register of Business Enterprises).

To ensure that the right person receives the notifications, the council recommends that businesses check and update their contact information on Varslemeg.no. It is possible to add several contact persons and phone numbers.

Businesses and people with special needs can be registered as vulnerable subscribers. These will be prioritised in notifications about disruptions to the water supply.

This can for example apply to:

health and care services

dental services

food businesses

hotels

restaurants and catering establishments

schools and kindergartens

laundries and dry cleaners

veterinary offices

other businesses with a critical need for water supply