Support for polar research

The Swedish Polar Research Secretariat co-ordinate and promote Swedish polar research.

Read more

Kristineberg Marine Research Station

Kristineberg is one of the oldest marine stations in the world with a longstanding reputation of pioneering research.

Read more

Abisko Scientific Research Station

A research station in a subarctic environment with varied nature attracting scientists from all over the world. 

Read more

Research stations in Antarctica

The research stations Wasa and Svea in Antarctica are suitable for research in many disciplines. 

Read more

Icebreaker Oden

Oden is one of the world’s most powerful icebreakers and a premier platform for research in polar oceans.

Read more
Kristineberg Marine Research Station – now part of the Polar Research Secretariat!

Kristineberg Marine Research Station – now part of the Polar Research Secretariat!

Kristineberg Marine Research Station is one of the world's oldest marine research stations, offering infrastructure and services for researchers, education, companies and entrepreneurs. It has test environments, ships, laboratories, meeting rooms and, not least, the rich marine environments of the Gullmarsfjord, which provide fantastic conditions for research, education and innovation.

Read more on the station's website.
Polar Researchers in Sweden

Polar Researchers in Sweden

Search our network of Swedish polar researchers. You can register via the page if you are a polar researcher and have not yet joined.

Polar Researchers in Sweden

News

IceCube – a giant neutrino telescope in Antarctica

26 Jan 2026 IceCube – a giant neutrino telescope in Antarctica

IceCube is a giant neutrino telescope located deep in the glacial ice near Amundsen–Scott Base at the South Pole. Now, 15 years after the facility was completed, a comprehensive upgrade is underway during the Antarctic summer of 2025/26. Sweden is contributing, among other things, with cables and the development of new equipment, and the Swedish Polar Research Secretariat has supported the work through logistical support and personnel on site at the South Pole.

iQ2300 to reduce uncertainty about the future of the East Antarctic ice sheet

18 Dec 2025 iQ2300 to reduce uncertainty about the future of the East Antarctic ice sheet

One of the most serious impacts of climate change is global sea level rise. When glaciers and ice sheets in Greenland and Antarctica melt, sea levels rise. To calculate how sea levels may develop in the future, researchers need better knowledge of the rate at which ice mass is being reduced – especially in East Antarctica, where large knowledge gaps persist due to its inaccessible location.

Show all news

Research infrastructure

Kristineberg Marine Research Station

Kristineberg Marine Research Station

Kristineberg Marine Research Station, one of the world’s oldest, became part of the Swedish Polar Research Secretariat on 1 January 2026.
Abisko Scientific Research Station

Abisko Scientific Research Station

Abisko Scientific Research Station is a central part of our infrastructure, here researchers can work in a subarctic environment with varied nature – both in terms of topography and geology, as well as in climate.
Wasa and Svea in Antarctica

Wasa and Svea in Antarctica

The Swedish Polar Research Secretariat operates two research stations in Dronning Maud Land in Antarctica: Wasa and Svea. The locations of both Wasa and Svea are suitable for research in many disciplines.
Icebreaker Oden

Icebreaker Oden