Longyearbyen Community Council

The Longyearbyen Community Council is the local government authority for Longyearbyen, the largest settlement in Svalbard, Norway. It manages local services such as schools, healthcare, transportation, and infrastructure, and oversees community planning and regulations. The council operates within a framework where the Norwegian government retains ultimate authority over Svalbard, but the council handles day-to-day governance to meet the needs of its residents and support sustainable development in the Arctic environment.