Travel and Tourism

Travel and Tourism in Svalbard

Travel alerts, currency, climate, transit, health, and safety information for visitors to Svalbard.

Practical Information

Travel alert status, currency, climate, and transit details.

Time Difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Currency: Norwegian krone (NOK)
Climate: arctic, tempered by warm North Atlantic Current; cool summers, cold winters; North Atlantic Current flows along west and north coasts of Spitsbergen, keeping water open and navigable most of the year
Language(s) Spoken: Norgwegian
Ethnic Groups: Norwegian 55.4%, Russian and Ukrainian 44.3%, other 0.3%
National Holiday: NA
Geographic Coordinates: 78 00 N, 20 00 E
Location: Northern Europe, islands between the Arctic Ocean, Barents Sea, Greenland Sea, and Norwegian Sea, north of Norway
Airports: 4