Russian coal production in Svalbard will be reduced by two-thirds to 40,000 tonnes per year by 2032 (Photo: Arktikugol) After acquiring the rights to mine coal on Spitsbergen more than a century ago, Russia says it will reduce coal production to the minimum needed to...
The title of the most popular university town in 2023 goes to Longyearbyen and the University in Svalbard UNIS (pictured). Thus, once again this year, a small place prevails over the big cities. Image: Bjørn Christian Tørrissen Norway is considered an expensive but...
The 2,400 inhabitants of Longyearbyen and the thousands of tourists depend on regular flights to get to the Norwegian mainland quickly. But for a week now, almost nothing has been possible due to a pilots’ strike at SAS. Image: Michael Wenger Svalbard has in...
A team of five from Taiwan together with Polish scientists opened the new station “TaiArctic” in Longyearbyen. Photo: National Academy of Marine Research Since June 25, 2022, the Taiwanese flag is also flying in Longyearbyen on Spitsbergen: The island...
This glaucous gull suffered from bird flu. Never before has the virus been detected so far north. (Photo: Governor of Svalbard) Bird flu has been detected on Svalbard for the first time. According to Knut Madslien, head of the Wildlife Health Department at the...
