Longyearbyen · 78.22 N 15.63 E

Svalbard Wire

Est. 2026

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Monday 9 November 2026No. 15The sources

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The Governor of Svalbard (Sysselmesteren)

31 pages. Website

  1. Experienced guides can seek Svalbard guide exemptionReport
  2. Office of the Governor closed to public on FridayReport
  3. Helicopter survey maps glacier hazards on SvalbardReport
  4. Governor lifts traffic ban on Road 300Report
  5. Yellow rain warning for Longyearbyen on SaturdayReport
  6. Traffic ban on Road 300In full
  7. Hotellneset power plant: streets dug up from 2028, plant ready in 2031Report
  8. Governor sets arctic fox trapping deadline 22 October for residentsReport
  9. New study: polar bears survive bird flu in GreenlandReport
  10. Court hears dispute over seized ship Professor MolchanovReport
  11. Application for temporary installations for the 2026-2027 winter seasonIn full
  12. Environment agency wants shorter snowmobile season on SvalbardReport
  13. The Governor conducts firearm inspections in LongyearbyenIn full
  14. Government appoints Jens Olav Vestgøte Sæther Governor of SvalbardIn full
  15. The Governor plans large exercise in Longyearbyen on 10 SeptemberIn full
  16. Russian passengers back in RussiaIn full
  17. Russian ship seized in SvalbardIn full
  18. The Governor marks the death of King Harald VIn full
  19. Fined for flying a drone in a national park in SvalbardIn full
  20. Veterinary Institute detects bird flu in polar bear on SpitsbergenIn full
  21. Fined for disturbing a polar bearIn full
  22. All dogs must be on a leashIn full
  23. Two fined for illegal drone flightIn full
  24. Veterinary Institute finds bird flu in polar bear and walrusIn full
  25. Governor reminds that snowmobiles are prohibited on bare groundIn full
  26. Fined for failure to report passengersIn full
  27. Repeals fine for breaking fast iceIn full
  28. Missing skier found deadIn full
  29. Governor ends rescue operation and searches for presumed deceasedIn full
  30. Fined for illegal fishingIn full
  31. Governor holds field safety meeting that can be followed onlineIn full