Longyearbyen · 78.22 N 15.63 E

Svalbard Wire

Est. 2026

Everything said about Svalbard, in one place

Monday 9 November 2026No. 15FindBack to the front page

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Sections

  1. NewsEvery report from the Wire's sources in Svalbard, Norway and the Arctic.
  2. In depthEvery In depth piece of the Wire, newest first, each with its graphic.
  3. Svalbard in the worldEvery report from abroad on Svalbard.
  4. In townMeetings, lectures, concerts and festivals in Longyearbyen.
  5. Services and deadlinesEvery public service notice and deadline, and the notices of Sysselmesteren (the Governor of Svalbard).
  6. ToursTours and activities in Svalbard, by type, with their operators.
  7. HistoryThe history of Svalbard by era.

Sources

Pages from each source
  1. Discovery and whaling1596 to 18503 entries
  2. Hunting and expeditions1715 to 19264 entries
  3. The coal town1905 to 19896 entries
  4. The Svalbard Treaty1920 to 19354 entries
  5. War and rebuilding1941 to 19464 entries
  6. The modern town1975 to 20023 entries
  7. The present transition2015 to 20256 entries

Tours by type

Active tours of each type

Operators, A to Z

29 operators

AArctic FootstepsArctic Husky Travellers

BBackyard SvalbardBasecamp Explorer SpitsbergenBasecamp SpitsbergenBetter Moments

FFrostbite Expeditions

GGreen Dog Svalbard

HHenningsen Transport & GuidingHurtigruten SvalbardHusky Sailing

LLongyearbyen Guiding

MMy Arctic

PPolar CharterPoli Arctici

RRana Itinerans 'The Travelling Frog'

SSee & ExploreSnowfox TravelSpitzbergen AdventuresStore Norske Gruve 3 ASSvalBadSvalbard AdventuresSvalbard BryggeriSvalbard Buss og TaxiSvalbard HuskySvalbard MuseumSvalbard PhotographySvalbard VillmarkssenterSvalbard Wildlife Expeditions