
About Kings Bay AS
Kings Bay AS is a company owned by the Norwegian Ministry of Climate and Environment since 1 January 2017.
The company owns and operates the town of Ny-Ålesund as well as the surrounding area. The property, comprising 295 km2, includes Brøggerhalvøya and a coastal strip on the east and north sides of Kongsfjorden.
The company purpose is to work towards the development and management of the Ny-Ålesund Research Station with a sustainable use of resources and ecosystem services in accordance with the enviromental law priciples of the Svalbard Environmental Protection Act and its own articles of association.
As the owner, Kings Bay has a special responsibility for management, protection, maintenance and the active use of 29 protected buildings erected between 1916 and 1945. These are half of the buildings in Ny-Ålesund and Svalbard’s largest collection of automatically protected buildings. In addition, the company is responsible as the owner of a large number of protected technical monuments and sites from the mining and polar history of Ny-Ålesund.
Kings Bay promotes and supports research and research activities performed by research institutions from other countries and contributes to the development of Ny-Ålesund as the most important research station in the Arctic.
Kings Bay is a company where the state seeks the most efficient possible attainment of public policy goals. The state ownership contributes to maintaining Norwegian communities in the archipelago in accordance with overarching Svalbard policy.

KINGS BAY AS
Reception
08:00–12:00 | 13:00–16:00
(Mon–Thu)
08:00–12:00 | 13:00–15:00
(Fri)
Phone: +47 79 02 72 00
reception@kingsbay.no
post@kingsbay.no
Director
Adviser
Ingrid Rekkavik
+47 79 02 72 83
adviser@kingsbay.no
Nurse
Research adviser
Julie Trømborg
+47 79 02 72 52
research@kingsbay.no
ADMINISTRATION
Office manager
Accountant
Higher executive officer / procurement
Reception / Booking
Christer Amundsen Signe Maria Brunk
+47 79 02 72 00
booking@kingsbay.no
Housekeeping
Helga Bogey Birgisdóttir Kathea Paalsdatter Aakerhus +47 79 02 72 29
housekeeper@kingsbay.no
Operations
Technical Manager
Roar Blomstrand
+47 79 02 72 81
technical@kingsbay.no
Departemental Engineer
Marine Ilg
+47 79 02 72 70
engineer@kingsbay.no
Operation Manager
Espen Blix
+47 79 02 72 45
operations@kingsbay.no
Carpenter
Morten Østlund
+47 79 02 72 48
carpenter@kingsbay.no
Electrician
Ida Kristoffersen
+47 79 02 72 44
electrician@kingsbay.no
Harbourmaster
Erlend Havenstrøm
+47 79 02 72 40
harbour@kingsbay.no
Mec. Workshop
Ole Kristian Moland Larsen
+47 79 02 72 41
mechanic@kingsbay.no
Plumber
Jakob Weiset
+47 79 02 72 43
plumber@kingsbay.no
Power Station
Tormod Eknes
+47 79 02 72 42
powerstation@kingsbay.no
AFIS/Airport Manager
Stian Jacobsen
Vegard Sand
+47 79 02 72 20
Kitchen
Chef`s Office
Kristian Andre Nilsen
+47 79 02 72 31
chef@kingsbay.no
Kitchen
Anne Karine Røe
+47 79 02 72 30
kitchen@kingsbay.no
Kitchen
Jens Johan Eriksen
+47 79 02 72 30
kitchen@kingsbay.no
Kitchen
Marin Havnås
+47 79 02 72 30
kitchen@kingsbay.no
Kitchen
Espen Ulvenes
+47 79 02 72 30
kitchen@kingsbay.no
Chairman
Tor Instanes
Managing director at GC Rieber Eiendom AS – a commercial real estate company in Bergen, Norway.
Deputy Chairman
Widar Salbuvik
Norwegian Businessman and member of several Board of Directors in Norwegian companies and Corporate Assemblies e.g. Telenor Corporate Assembly.
Board member
Harald Høgseth
Associate Professor Department of Teacher Education at NTNU and Professor in Craft Science at the Departent of Conservation, University of Gothenburg.
Board member
Ellen Langeggen
Managment director at KLP Eiendom – a Norwegian real estate management company owned by Kommunal Landspensjonskasse.
Board member
Elin Bang Tverfjeld
Campus Manager Finnmark at Samskipnaden – The Arctic Student Welfare Organisation.