Officers from six police districts train on Svalbard

Politiforum reported on 31 October, carrying a story from the news agency NTB, that officers from six mainland police districts had trained on Svalbard for the first time in nearly 30 years. Staff from national emergency response teams also took part.

In the view of the police, such training could cut the time it takes to send aid to the archipelago.

Trond Kristiansen, a section head at Politidirektoratet, the national directorate in charge of the force, said that the security situation had changed. For that reason, he said, the service had looked at how districts could better support each other. He said that the aim was to make officers more able to assist Svalbard when needed.

Coverage: Politiforum