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The Swedish Polar Research Secretariat participated in an evaluation of flight connections to and within Dronning Maud Land. Schedule January 2001

The expedition to Svalbard had two main objectives: conducting a detailed mapping of S.A. Andrée’s final camp at Kvitøya, and carrying out several cultural science projects in Nordaustlandet. Schedule August–September 2000

The expedition to northern Timan and the Kanin Peninsula was part of a research project studying plate tectonics in the northern polar regions. Research leader: David G. Gee, Uppsala University Schedule July 2000

Late quaternary glaciation history of Jameson Land, East Greenland. Research leader: Lena Adrielsson, Lund University Schedule July–August 2000

During the 2000 Arctic season Swedish researchers participated in the NorthGRIP (NGRIP) ice core drilling programme in Greenland. Research leader: Margareta Hansson, Stockholm University Schedule 16 May–16 August 2000

Tundra Northwest 1999 (TNW 99) was a ship based research expedition to the Canadian Arctic archipelago and Alaska. The research was performed within five thematic groups. Theme A dealt with interactions between plants, herbivores, and predators....

Tundra Northwest 1999 (TNW 99) was a ship based research expedition to the Canadian Arctic archipelago and Alaska. The research was performed within five thematic groups. Theme C dealt with migratory birds in the Arctic environment. Schedule...

The expedition was primarily focused on glaciological research related to climate change, but research in geodesy, meteorology and environment were also conducted. Research projects Glaciological studies in Dronning Maud Land Research leader: Per...

During the 1999/2000 season an expansion of the neutrino telescope AMANDA at the South Pole was carried out. Seven new holes were drilled and approximately 300 new light detectors were lowered into the ice. Five physicists from Sweden traveled...

Expedition to Alexander Island, Antarctica, to study glaciation history. Research leader: Christian Hjort, Lund University Schedule January–February 2000

Tundra Northwest 1999 (TNW 99) was a ship based research expedition to the Canadian Arctic archipelago and Alaska. The research was performed within five thematic groups. Theme D dealt with freshwater ecosystems in the high Arctic. Schedule...

Tundra Northwest 1999 (TNW 99) was a ship based research expedition to the Canadian Arctic archipelago and Alaska. The research was performed within five thematic groups. Theme E dealt with climate change and pollution in the Arctic tundra....

Tundra Northwest 1999 (TNW 99) was a ship based research expedition to the Canadian Arctic archipelago and Alaska. Researchers from the Swedish Museum of Natural History investigated the aquatic environment by collecting fish samples for analyses...

Tundra Northwest 1999 (TNW 99) was a ship based research expedition to the Canadian Arctic archipelago and Alaska. Schedule June–September 1999

Two different, international research projects was included in the geological expedition to the Taymyr Peninsula in 1999. Research projects The tectonic development of Taymyr Research leader: David Gee, Uppsala University Glacial geology and...

During the 1999 season researchers from Stockholm University participated in the U.S. research programme Scientific Ice Experiment (SCICEX) to collect marine geophysical data from a submarine platform. Research leaders: Jan Backman and Martin...

A team of mining historians and archaeologists from the Swedish Programme for Social Science Research in the Polar Regions undertook fieldwork in order to study remains and traces of early coal mining on Spitsbergen. Research leader: Urban...

During the 1998/99 season, three physicists and two technicians worked with upgrades and calibration of the AMANDA telescope at the South Pole. Research leader: Per Olof Hulth, Stockholm University Schedule November 1998–February 1999

A geological research expedition to the Yugorsky Peninsula in the Russian Arctic to study glaciation and climate development in the eastern part of the Kara Sea region. Research leader: Ólafur Ingólfsson, University of Gothenburg Schedule...

A geological research project with the aim to reconstruct mountain formation in Svalbard. Research leader: David Gee, Uppsala University Schedule July–August 1998