Streaming from the information meeting on May 7 Welcome to Longyearbyen

The Longyearbyen Local Council (LL) invited new residents to an informational meeting at Kulturhuset on May 7. The recording is now available with English subtitles.

The goal of these informational meetings is to make the transition to life in the Arctic a little easier—whether you’re coming here for the first time or just need a refresher.

Information meetings

Here you’ll find a recording of the information session on May 7:

https://vimeo.com/event/5899946 External link.

 Next information meeting:

• Tuesday, September 30 at 6:00 PM

The meetings will be held at Kulturhuset.

Here you’ll get an introduction to the local community, a useful overview of services—and the chance to ask questions.

During the meeting, the Local Council will provide information about our services in town, as well as information on everything from various public agencies to safety in the field. The meeting will last approximately one hour and will be streamed. A recording of the stream will be published on lokalstyre.no with English subtitles.

The Longyearbyen Local Council hopes many will be able to attend the information meetings—and welcomes all new residents to Longyearbyen.

Information for Newcomers

To make the transition to everyday life in Svalbard as easy as possible, useful and practical information has now been compiled on the website New to Longyearbyen, which you can find via this link.

As a resident of Longyearbyen, you can also access a wealth of information through a dedicated app.

This can be downloaded from both the App Store and Google Play (search for “Inbygger Longyearbyen”) or by using the QR code further down the page.

Not only does the app feature an updated calendar of events, but you’ll also receive relevant news from LL, the Governor, flight schedules, avalanche warnings, and everything you need to know whether you’re planning to move to or have already moved to Longyearbyen.

It’s a good idea to enable notifications when you download the app, as you’ll receive useful information as a resident.

We also send out regular newsletters where we highlight current issues. Click here to sign up External link.

👉 Scan the QR code below to go directly to the download page for the resident app.

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