Longyearbyen, Norway – The World’s Northernmost City In The Arctic Region
Posted on June 15, 2026 by Harriet Whitmore
Most people haven’t heard of Longyearbyen until they stumble across it online and think – wait, people actually live there? Yes, they do. Around 2,512 of them, from over 60 countries, at 78 degrees north, on the island of Spitsbergen in Svalbard, Norway. That’s roughly 800 miles from the North Pole. There are schools, cafes, […]