Community Resources

An active list of quiet sustainability initiatives in Longyearbyen

Physical spaces of quiet sustainability

  • Bruktikken (free secondhand clothing, homeware also host a secondhand market)

  • Longyearbyen public library (not only books but also tools to borrow, free workshops, Makerspace)

  • Spitsbergen Kunstnersenter (free workshops)

  • Artica Svalbard (free workshops, meeting place)

  • Miljøstasjon (recycle and waste centre)

  • Student equipment storage at UNIS 

  • Storage of outdoor equipment for pupils of Longyearbyen school

Groups (providing free knowledge, socialising and experience)

  • Aktiv i friluft / Active Outdoors (for residents of Longyearbyen only)

  • Strikkecafé / Knitting club

  • Fotoklubben / Photography club (with equipment hire)

  • Norsk Folkehjelp Svalbard / Norwegian language class and cafe

  • Svalbard Guide Association

Small local businesses

  • Systua i Nord (repairs clothing, equipment and made to order) 

  • Alt i 3 (Longyearbyen based woodwork and craft) 

  • Svalbard Bryggeri (Longyearbyen based brewery) 

  • LPO Arkitekter (Rett Plass Rett Form)

  • Local soap, arts, craft makers (sold in many locations in the city)

  • Silvia Galli’s production of candles (made with recycled wax)

Other

  • Local business (e.g. Svalbard Bygg) giving away (or selling for low price) materials for further use

  • COOP Svalbard reducing use of plastic

Online spaces of quiet sustainability