Back from the Arctic: Oden brings new data for Polar Connect
⛴️ The Swedish icebreaker Oden has returned to Svalbard after a six-week Arctic expedition, bringing back valuable seabed survey data in support of the Polar Connect initiative. Departing on 9 August and returning on 19 September, Oden carried out extensive seabed surveys in the Arctic Ocean, focusing on the Lomonosov Ridge and two key gaps […]
Polar Connect in Focus at Round-table Discussion in Korea
On 4–5 September 2025, representatives from the Swedish Research Council and the Ministry of Education visited South Korea to participate in the 4th Sweden–Korea Joint Committee Meeting on Science and Technology, held in collaboration with the Ministry of Science and ICT of the Republic of Korea. While the visit primarily served to deepen bilateral cooperation […]
Polar Connect Workshop: Fibre Sensing and Arctic Operations
Earlier this month, the Polar Connect initiative hosted a highly technical workshop, bringing together subsea cable experts, fibre sensing specialists, and key stakeholders. The meeting provided an in-depth forum for exploring the unique challenges and opportunities of deploying and operating a submarine fibre cable across the Arctic Ocean. Discussions focused on advanced fibre sensing technologies, […]
PC1 and NPF project meetings in Helsingborg
This week in Helsingborg, Sweden, project partners in the North Pole Fiber and Polar Connect Step 1 projects came together for a focused two-day workshop, generously hosted by the Swedish Polar Research Secretariat. Participants included representatives from NORDUnet, SUNET, DeiC, GlobalConnect, DTU – Technical University of Denmark, and the European Commission’s European Health and Digital […]
High-level Polar Connect meeting on board the Oden Icebreaker
On 17 June 2025, a high-level meeting was held aboard the Swedish icebreaker Oden in Helsingborg, attended by Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden, Swedish Minister of Education Johan Pehrson, representatives from the Swedish Arctic Embassy, NORDUnet, the Swedish Polar Research Secretariat, and the European Commission. The overarching objective for the meeting was […]
North Pole Fiber Presented at EGU 2025
From April 27 to May 2, 2025, Julia Muchowski from the Swedish Polar Research Secretariat participated in the EGU General Assembly 2025 in Vienna, Austria. During the event, Julia Muchowski presented Polar Connect and the North Pole Fiber project at a well-attended poster session, helping to raise awareness of the initiative among a broad audience. Her presentation […]
Polar Connect Presented at Arctic Science Summit Week 2025
The Polar Connect team participated in the Arctic Science Summit Week (ASSW) in Boulder, US, from 20–28 March 2025. The International Arctic Science Committee (IASC) organises the yearly conference to provide opportunities for coordination, cooperation and collaboration between the various scientific organisations involved in Arctic research. This year’s summit was particularly important, as it included the […]
The Polar Connect Initiative: A Key Topic at the PTC25 Conference
On January 19th–22nd, the Polar Connect team, in collaboration with NORDUnet, attended the Pacific Telecommunications Council’s (PTC) annual conference in Honolulu, Hawai‘i. This conference focuses on advancements in global communications infrastructure, bringing together industry leaders to explore innovations in undersea cable networks, regional connectivity, and the future of global communications infrastructure. One notable session was […]
Strengthening Arctic Collaboration at Arctic Partnership Week in Korea
On December 12, the Polar Connect team represented by Lisa Olsson (VR/Sunet), Per Nihlén (VR/Sunet) and Valter Nordh (NORDUnet), participated in the Arctic Partnership Week in Busan, Korea, together with Thomas Neidenmark (Government Offices of Sweden). This annual event, organized by the Korea Maritime Institute and the Arctic Economic Council (among others) since 2016, serves […]
Polar Connect represented at the first Forum for the Arctic and Antarctic in Kiruna
On November 6-7, researchers, authorities and actors from civil society gathered in Kiruna for the Forum for the Arctic and Antarctic. In the session News from the Swedish platforms for Polar Science, Julia Muchowski gave a presentation on Polar Connect and the North Pole Fiber. She also had a booth outside the main hall where […]
