Mirror-calm fjord with snowy peaks reflected

About

Built for explorers, not for regular tourism.

Most agencies would offer you the usual visit to Svalbard. We'd rather tailor the plan to your individual needs and let the Arctic take it from there.

Svalbardway exists because planning an Arctic trip is harder than it sounds. Nobody tells you some important information that could help you plan your trip to the hour. We built this agency for you to find: all possible trip according to your needs, any time of the year according to temperature and light hours, any activity you’d like to experience. When something can't be guaranteed (e.g wildlife, aurora, weather) we will be clear about it and let you know regarding this in advance.

The team

The people behind Svalbardway

Christian Jørgensen, Founder & CEO at Svalbardway

Christian Jørgensen

Founder & CEO

Grew up on the coast of northern Norway and has spent the last years guiding and outfitting trips across the Arctic, from polar-night snowmobile routes to summer ship expeditions along the pack ice.

Founded Svalbardway to replace the brochure runaround with one plan: real Arctic experience and an itinerary adjusted to your needs rather than a fixed catalogue.

Ingrid Solberg, Backoffice at Svalbardway

Ingrid Solberg

Backoffice

Keeps Svalbardway running behind the scenes: the coordination and follow-through that hold everything together day to day.

Whatever needs to happen for things to run smoothly, she’s the one quietly making sure it does.

Henrik Dahl, Marketing & Customer Support at Svalbardway

Henrik Dahl

Marketing & Customer Support

Looks after travelers of Svalbardway, and is the one who picks up your questions, from a first enquiry to the small details before you travel.

His aim is simple: clear answers and information, and no doubts left before any trip.

Maren Eriksen, Technical Services at Svalbardway

Maren Eriksen

Technical Services

Looks after everything technical at Svalbardway: the systems, website and setups.

When something needs building, fixing or keeping online behind the scenes, that’s her.

The far north, in numbers

78° N

The northernmost airport on earth sits at Longyearbyen

4 months

Of unbroken polar night, late October to mid-February

3,000

Polar bears across the Svalbard and Barents Sea region

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No people are allowed to be born on the island

From the archipelago

What 78° North actually looks like

Polar bear on the sea ice
Polar bear on the pack ice
Longyearbyen street under festive lights in the polar night
The town, lit through the polar night
Glacier and peaks reflected in calm water
A glacier front under the midnight sun
Blue iceberg before snowy peaks
Blue ice adrift off the coast
Alpenglow on peaks above Longyearbyen
Alpenglow over the valley
Mirror-calm fjord with reflected peaks
A fjord gone mirror-calm

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