About Us

The Swedish Polar Research Secretariat is a government authority under the Ministry of Education and Research.

Methane bubble in sea ice. Photo: Martin Wik

The Swedish Polar Research Secretariat's yearbook contains information about the Secretariat's activities, annual accounts and cruise reports from the research projects.

Photo: Adam Jeppesen

The Swedish Polar Research Secretariat and Swedish Research Council have established a shared roadmap for support to research projects in polar regions outside Sweden.