14 Dec 2023 Wasa is open for the season

12 Dec 2023 Time for a new Swedish Antarctic expedition

During this year's Antarctic expedition DML 2023/24, which the Swedish Polar Research Secretariat organises, a project is participating where the researchers seek to answer how Antarctica will develop in a future with a warmer climate. Part of the answer lies in the bedrock and erratics deposited by the ice sheet.

06 Dec 2023 Housed in tents pending better flying conditions

06 Dec 2023 Unique data from the start of the melt season in the Arctic

An expedition that was characterized by excellent cooperation, curious polar bears, tough ice conditions and extensive collection of valuable data. Chief Scientist Michael Tjernström sums up the Oden expedition ARTofMELT, carried out in the Arctic Ocean during May and June this year.

30 Nov 2023 Training in steep terrain

After the first field course held in Abisko in March 2023, it was time for a follow-up. This time, the training took place in the Stockholm area. Over three days in October, participants practised, among other things, safety in steep terrain.

16 Jun 2023 H.R.H. The Crown Princess and the Minister for Climate and the Environment visited Svalbard

When the icebreaker Oden arrived in Longyearbyen on Svalbard on June 14, it also marked the end of this year's Arctic expedition ARTofMELT 2023. In connection with this, H.R.H. the Crown Princess and the Minister for Climate and the Environment, Romina Pourmokhtari, visited Svalbard to meet researchers who participated in the expedition.

07 Jun 2023 One month since the start!

06 Jun 2023 A greeting on Sweden's National Day!"

29 May 2023 Test flight of a drone

23 May 2023 Polar bear visited the researchers' ice floe

10 May 2023 The research expedition has reached the ice edge in the Arctic Ocean

09 May 2023 The research expedition is underway

03 Apr 2023 Field course for Antarctic expedition 2023/24

Creating team spirit and preparing participants for the environment in Antarctica are important aspects of the field courses organized by the Swedish Polar Research Secretariat. In March 2023, the participants had the opportunity to practice outdoor living in a cold environment by collectively setting up a field camp and spending the night outdoors in tents and arks.

20 Mar 2023 Expedition controlled by the weather

During this year's Arctic expedition with the icebreaker Oden, the researchers want to document the transition between winter and summer. This goal requires flexible planning and, based on weather forecasts, being able to move Oden to places where warm air enters the Arctic.

13 Feb 2023 "In my art, I build my own worlds and realities where I can investigate the unknown"

The artist Ida Rödén will participate in this year's research expedition with the icebreaker Oden. Along for the ride is Jonas Falck, a fictional scientist who considered himself one of Carl von Linné's apostles ‒ but was never accepted by Linné. Ida Rödén has explored the world with Jonas Falck since 2014. She has sometimes thought that the work with the scientist is over. But every time she has set a point and shifted focus, something new has begun to loom. The exploration continues, and this time, the two companions will visit the Arctic Ocean.