LONGYEARBYEN, Norway — For anyone in the market for a majestic waterfront property with easy access to the North Pole, Ole Einar Gjerde has a deal. "We will throw in the polar bears for free," said Mr ...

Norway’s government ordered that any negotiations or agreements on the sale of a parcel of private land on the Arctic islands of Svalbard have to be cleared by the state in advance. The current owners ...

The last piece of privately owned land in the strategic Svalbard archipelago in the Arctic is up for grabs, a property likely to entice China but which Norway does not intend to let go without a fight ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Norway has blocked the sale of the last privately owned property on Svalbard, invoking national security ...

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Norway said on Monday it had demanded the owner of a private property on the Arctic Svalbard islands obtain the government's consent before selling the property, over concerns ...