Tag: Svalbard
The government takes action on property on Svalbard – uses the security law – news Troms and Finnmark
The case in summary: The government is using the Security Act to stop a possible sale of the Søre Fagerfjord property in Svalbard. This for fear of damaging effects on…
The government tightens the environmental rules on Svalbard – news Troms and Finnmark
The case in summary: The government has adopted several changes to the environmental regulations on Svalbard to take better care of the wilderness area and reduce the burden on nature…
SAS launches clip cards on flights to and from Svalbard – news Troms and Finnmark
The case in summary SAS is launching a trial project with short-ticket flights to and from Longyearbyen on Svalbard. The cutting card should give a discount on flights. The trial…
Atle Husby died in an avalanche on Svalbard in 2015 – Troms and Finnmark
Atle Husby, the father of three, always made sure that the children had fun with him in the yellow pointed house on Svalbard. If there were northern lights in one…
Spanish extreme sports athlete paddles down a 20 meter high waterfall on Svalbard – news Troms and Finnmark
In a kayak, Aniol Serrasolses from Catalonia in Spain sails several kilometers through a glacial river in Austfonna on Svalbard. In places the water has buried itself and the glacier…
The whole of Norway is freezing – but Svalbard has summer temperatures – news Troms and Finnmark
It is record cold in several places in Norway this week. Yesterday Mo i Rana broke a new November record for cold with minus 26.4 degrees in Røssvoll, and on…
FRP will extend Norwegian coal mining on Svalbard – news Troms and Finnmark
Store Norske Spitsbergen Kulkompani has operated a total of 15 mines on Svalbard since 1916. But now over 100 years of Norwegian mining on Svalbard is coming to an end.…
Svalbard switches from coal to diesel to cut climate emissions – news Troms and Finnmark
– This is a special day. Kol has been the backbone of Longyearbyen since its inception. That’s what Guttorm Nygård, head of Svalbard Energi, says on a daily basis. Since…
Election result Svalbard – news Troms and Finnmark
When the votes were counted, it was clear: Venstre received 363 votes and won the election. The Labor Party got 136 votes, the Socialist Left got 120 and the Conservatives…
Quiz about Svalbard and the election in Longyearbyen – news Troms and Finnmark
1/10 Elections Photo: Rune Nordgård Andreassen / news These days there are elections in Svalbard. What should be chosen? Governor President Local government 2/10 Population Photo: Ida Louise Rostad /…