The Swedish Polar Research Secretariat's yearbook contains information about the Secretariat's activities, annual accounts and cruise reports from the research projects.
The history of the Abisko Scientific Research Station dates back to 1903 when the first field station was established in the Torneträsk area. The station is situated at Abisko (68°21'N,18°49'E), about 200 km north of the Arctic Circle and approximately 385 m above sea level, on the south shore of Lake Torneträsk. The area has a varied topography, geomorphology, geology and climate, as well as flora and fauna.
The objective of the station is to provide Swedish and foreign visiting scientists with the opportunity of conducting scientific work based on the specific conditions of the environment surrounding the station and also to conduct such research with its own personnel.
The Station hosts the Climate Impacts Research Centre, the MAB Lake Torne Biosphere Reserve project office and SCANTRAN secritariat. The station is also used for teaching, symposia and other scientific meetings.
Abisko Scientific Research Station. Photo: P. Theuring
The Wasa Research Station was built at Vestfjella in Dronning Maud Land during the 1988/89 Antarctic Expedition. The station is located at 73°03'S, 13°25'W at the Basen nunatak. Nearby is the Finnish Aboa Research Station that, together with Wasa, constitutes the Nordenskiold Base.
The main building is 17.5 × 7.6 m, made of wood, and rests on 1.5-m high poles in order to avoid the accumulation of blowing snow. The station house consists of four bedrooms, a large kitchen, and a common room. There is also a sauna, shower, and laundry room. The station accommodates 12–16 people.
Near the main building is the 7.5 × 6-m generator house, which contains generators, the water supply system, and a workshop. Twenty-foot containers are used for storage.
The Wasa Research Station.
The Svea Research Station was built during the 1987/88 Antarctic Expedition, and was the first Swedish research station in Antarctica built since the Maudheim Station in 1949 and the Snow Hill Station in 1901. Svea is located in the Heimefront Range about 40 metric miles from the coast in the Scharffenbergbotnen niche valley at 74°35'S, 11°13'W.
The station, comprising two joined fibreglass modules, is about 12 m² and has four beds and one pantry.
Svea is used periodically during the field season and was the main base for the 1992/93 expedition when its capacity was expanded by adding a living module, workshop, and storage container.
The Svea Research Station.
The Swedish Polar Research Secretariat's yearbook contains information about the Secretariat's activities, annual accounts and cruise reports from the research projects.
The Swedish Polar Research Secretariat and Swedish Research Council have established a shared roadmap for support to research projects in polar regions outside Sweden.
