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The Svalbard Office

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Remarks: * = If a date is denoted with an asterisk (*), this implies that the date is not confirmed.

2024-01-01 00:00:00.0 * Regular founding

Name
The Svalbard Office

Short name
Svalbardkontoret - grunnforvaltning

Affiliations
Ministry

Hierarchical level
Quasi section

Superior body
Economic Policy Department

Located
2100 Svalbard

Tasks:
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.
Source: regjeringen.no, 2024