Plugs and voltage
Svalbard uses Types C and F sockets. Mains supply is 230 V at 50 Hz.
At 230 V, devices made only for 100–127 V (many American and Japanese hair dryers, curling irons and some shavers) will be damaged without a step-down converter. Chargers labelled “100–240V” work fine with just a plug adapter.
Money
kr Norwegian Krone NOK
| 1 USD | 9.23 NOK |
|---|---|
| 1 EUR | 10.31 NOK |
| 1 GBP | 12.37 NOK |
| 1 JPY | 0.05870 NOK |
Language
- Norwegian Bokmålofficial51%
Bars show the share of the population that speaks each language (CLDR estimates).
Time
Svalbard is on UTC+1 (standard time; clocks change for daylight saving).
Driving
Traffic in Svalbard drives on the right, so the steering wheel is on the left.
Public holidays in the next 12 months
12 national public holidays from 2 November 2026. Banks, offices and many shops close; regional holidays are not shown. Dates marked “estimated” follow a lunar calendar and can move by a day.
December 2026
- Christmas Day
- Second Day of Christmas
January 2027
- New Year's Day
March 2027
- Maundy Thursday
- Good Friday
- Easter Sunday
- Easter Monday
May 2027
- Labor Day
- Ascension Day
- Pentecost
- Constitution Day
- Pentecost Monday
Travel advisories
United States · State Department
No separate advisory; covered by the advisory for Norway: Level 1 Exercise normal precautions.
Read it. Checked 2026-11-02.
United Kingdom · FCDO
No warnings The FCDO does not advise against travel to Norway.
Covered by the FCDO's advice for Norway.
Updated 2026-08-25. Read the full advice. Checked 2026-11-02.
Advisories are written for each government's own citizens and change without notice: read the original before you travel.
Other practical facts
- Calling code
- +47 79
- Internet domain
- .sj
- Measurement
- Metric
- Paper size
- A4
- Week starts on
- Monday
- Read more
- Wikipedia
More in Northern Europe
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