Svalbard Housing
Homes in Longyearbyen, who builds them, who may rent them out, and the housing cap.
Where it stands
Store Norske (the state-owned mining company) resumed work on new family homes in Nedre Gruvedalen in October. It had waited for a reply from Sysselmesteren (the Governor of Svalbard) on the housing cap.
In September 2025, High North News reported that 70 homes in Nybyen would leave the rental market that December because of avalanche risk. They were about 5% of the town's homes.
Longyearbyen lokalstyre (the local council) says a home often rented out short-term may need a change-of-use permit.
Reports
September 2025
- Summary24 September 202570 Homes Will Be Removed From the Market in SvalbardHigh North News
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