History

1. 1596Discovery and whalingBarentsz finds SpitsbergenStore norske leksikon
2. 1607Discovery and whalingHudson shows the way for whalersStore norske leksikon
3. 1610Discovery and whalingCoal is seen in KongsfjordenStore norske leksikon
4. 1715Hunting and expeditionsRussian trappers stay the winterStore norske leksikon
5. 1795Hunting and expeditionsFirst Norwegian winteringStore norske leksikon
6. 1827Hunting and expeditionsFirst Norwegian science expeditionStore norske leksikon
7. 1926Hunting and expeditionsAirship Norge leaves Ny-ÅlesundStore norske leksikon
8. 1905The coal townLongyear City is foundedStore norske leksikon
9. 1916The coal townStore Norske takes overStore norske leksikon
10. 1920The coal townThe Mine 1 accidentStore norske leksikon
11. 1962The coal townExplosion in the Ny-Ålesund mineStore norske leksikon
12. 1973The coal townThe polar bear agreement is signed in OsloStore norske leksikon
13. 1989The coal townThe company town endsStore norske leksikon
14. 1920The Svalbard TreatyThe treaty is signedStore norske leksikon
15. 1925The Svalbard TreatyNorway takes overStore norske leksikon
16. 1932The Svalbard TreatyA Soviet steamer runs aground on the way to BarentsburgStore norske leksikon
17. 1935The Svalbard TreatyThe Soviet Union joinsStore norske leksikon
18. 1941War and rebuildingThe mines stop and people leaveStore norske leksikon
19. 1942War and rebuildingShipwrecked crews land at Kapp Linné and HopenStore norske leksikon
20. 1943War and rebuildingThe September raidStore norske leksikon
21. 1946War and rebuildingRebuilt and back in productionStore norske leksikon
22. 1975The modern townThe airport opensStore norske leksikon
23. 1993The modern townUNIS is foundedStore norske leksikon
24. 2002The modern townThe local council beginsStore norske leksikon
25. 2015The present transitionAvalanche in LongyearbyenStore norske leksikon
26. 2019The present transitionHomes are cleared from the slopeStore norske leksikon
27. 2020The present transitionSvea Nord closesStore norske leksikon
28. 2023The present transitionPower plant leaves coalStore norske leksikon
29. 2025The present transitionMine 7 closesStore norske leksikon
30. 2017The present transitionHelicopter crash off BarentsburgStore norske leksikon

Longyearbyen places, 14Store Norske bodies, 13Spitsbergen places, 12Mining subjects, 10Coal subjects, 9Isfjorden places, 6Exploration subjects, 5The Government bodies, 5Accidents subjects, 4Barentsburg places, 4