The Svalbard Office

The Norwegian Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries owns and administers the state’s real property in Svalbard. The Ministry has an office in Longyearbyen.

The Norwegian state owns 98.75 per cent of all land in Svalbard. Through its ownership in Kings Bay AS and Bjørnøen AS, the state indirectly owns a further 0.75 per cent of land in the archipelago.

The Norwegian Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries owns and administers the state’s real property in Svalbard in line with the objectives of the Svalbard policy.