This is the first time since Norway in 2011 introduced passport control on flights via the mainland that a dedicated ...

Svalbard is often described as a remote, frozen wasteland. For conspiracy theorists, early visits to the Global Seed Vault by billionaires such as Bill Gates and George Soros, and representatives from ...

This photo taken on June 3, 2025 shows the Svalbard Global Seed Vault in Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway. Fourteen gene banks ...

Crowds of passengers disembarked and outnumbered local residents in the centre of Longyearbyen on Saturday.   Not long after ...

Drug reform progress, train delays and cancellations west of Oslo and other news from Norway on Tuesday. The Norwegian ...

Soar over Longyearbyen, the world's northernmost town, nestled on the island of Spitsbergen in Norway's Svalbard archipelago.

Luxury yacht-style expedition cruise line Atlas Ocean Voyages is encouraging travelers to book back-to-back expeditions, ...

MOSCOW, June 2. /TASS/. The Professor Molchanov scientific research vessel departed from the Murmansk port heading for the Spitsbergen archipelago, press service of the Arktikugol Trust Company said.

A breathtaking European island is among the rare destinations where visitors can hike and kayak in peace, free from the ...

A REMOTE Arctic base which would have bolstered British strength in the region whilst fending off Putin years before he ...

Former minister Tobias Ellwood tells The i Paper he proposed buying land in the strategic Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard ...

The epic Arctic landscape of Svalbard has made its big screen debut this month. Action film star Tom Cruise has once again pushed the boundaries of filmmaking, venturing to the remote and breathtaking ...