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Bjørnøen

Logo: Source: http://eierberetningen.no/index.gan?id=13589&subid=0, Non-free logo, via Wikipedia3

Norwegian government enterprise

Bjørnøen AS is a Norwegian government enterprise that owns all land and some heritage buildings on the uninhabited overseas territory of Bjørnøya (Bear Island). The company was founded as I/S Bjørnøen Kulkompani on June 3, 1918 to perform coal mining on Bjørnøya (the Bjørnøen spelling is the Danish-based 19th century Norwegian spelling of Bjørnøya). It was nationalized in 1932 and became a subsidiary of Kings Bay in 1967.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Jun 3, 1918Founded1
  • HeadquartersNy-Ålesund1
  • Legal formaksjeselskap1

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Bjørnøen AS is a Norwegian government enterprise that owns all land and some heritage buildings on the uninhabited overseas territory of Bjørnøya (Bear Island).2

Corporate structure

Bjørnøen is part of a group headed by Kings Bay. 3 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Kings Bay Leinøy, Norway
    • Bjørnøen Ny-Ålesund
      • Bear Island Owned · Svalbard, Norway
    • Ny-Ålesund Town and Mine Museum Subsidiary · Ny-Ålesund, Norway

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

What it owns

What Bjørnøen reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.

Stakes and holdings (Wikidata)

  • Bear Island

Things Wikidata records the company as owning, with the share when stated.1

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

Owners

  • Ministry of Trade and Industry

Also owns

  • Bear Island

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. Jun 3, 1918Founded Founded1

Sources

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