This multi-event space-industry programme builds on earlier Arctic Space Week editions and is hosted by Norwegian Space Cluster with Innovation Norway, ESA BIC Norway, Nordland County and partner Space Norway. Its site visit, seminar and investment programme cover launch infrastructure, satellite services, Arctic monitoring, ocean security and company growth for space businesses, public authorities, researchers, founders and investors.
About Arctic Space Week
Arctic Space Week is a three-day industry programme showing how launch infrastructure, satellite services, investment and public-sector needs connect in the Norwegian High North. The 2026 edition moves between Bodø and Andøya rather than operating as a conventional single-site conference. Its opening site visit covers Andøya Spaceport, Andøya Space, Isar Aerospace and NewSpace North; the second day centres on a seminar in Bodø; the final day is built around Tech Tour Space.
The regional setting is central to the content. Northern Norway contains launch and ground-segment assets, while Arctic waters create strong demand for Earth observation, communications, navigation and security services. The programme uses those conditions to connect infrastructure with operational use cases. A networking evening at the Norwegian Aviation Museum links the seminar to the investor event, where selected European space companies pitch to investors and industry experts. The result is part site-based learning, part sector seminar and part investment forum, with direct exposure to facilities as well as service and financing questions.
Event history and organisers
Norwegian Space Cluster states that Arctic Space Week 2026 builds on successful previous years, making this a continuing regional programme rather than a one-off conference. The cluster hosts the edition together with Innovation Norway, ESA Business Incubation Centre Norway and Nordland County, and names Space Norway as a partner. Those relationships should be kept distinct from the organisations visited during the programme: Andøya Spaceport, Andøya Space, Isar Aerospace and NewSpace North are part of the site-visit itinerary, not automatically organisers of the full week. The format has evolved around the High North’s growing space role, including Andøya’s orbital launch infrastructure, SvalSat ground-station capability and demand for monitoring Arctic seas. In 2026, the addition of Tech Tour Space gives the week a defined investment route alongside its infrastructure and policy discussions, connecting regional capability with companies seeking capital and strategic partnerships.
Topics and themes
The week’s themes come from the practical relationship between space infrastructure, Arctic conditions and the organisations that need reliable services in the High North.
- Launch, testing and sovereign access: the Andøya visit shows how spaceport, test and innovation environments support Norwegian and partner launch capability.
- Earth observation for Arctic waters: satellite data helps organisations monitor large maritime areas where access, weather and safety create operational challenges.
- Communications and space services: northern infrastructure supports connectivity and data delivery for public, commercial and security users across remote regions.
- Arctic, ocean and security use cases: the Bodø seminar covers civilian and military perspectives on present and future space-enabled operations.
- Space investment and company growth: Tech Tour Space connects selected start-ups and scale-ups with investors, experts and potential strategic partners.
- Regional collaboration: the multi-event format links national agencies, local authorities, companies and European space networks around High North priorities.
Who should attend?
Arctic Space Week is most relevant to satellite operators, launch and ground-segment companies, Earth-observation providers and organisations serving Arctic maritime or security users. Norwegian and European public-sector teams can use the seminar to compare civilian and defence use cases, while regional-development and research groups can examine how infrastructure supports northern growth. Founders and growth companies seeking investment should focus on the Tech Tour Space application or registration route; investors and corporate partners have a corresponding reason to attend. The Andøya visit suits people who need direct infrastructure context, but its cost, limited capacity and security review make it a deliberate professional visit rather than casual tourism. Participants can attend selected components instead of assuming one pass covers everything.
View Arctic Space Week informationPractical information
The programme uses several locations in Bodø and Andøya. The seminar is at Radisson Blu Bodø, the reception is at the Norwegian Aviation Museum, and the site visit includes organised air travel.
Book each component separately and wait for any required approval. Confirm timings, identity-document requirements, included transport and the Tech Tour Space access route before travelling.
Frequently asked questions
When and where is Arctic Space Week 2026?
It runs from 9 to 11 September 2026 across Bodø and Andøya in northern Norway, with different venues, registration conditions and activities on each day.
What format does Arctic Space Week use?
It combines an Andøya space-industry site visit, a Bodø seminar, a networking reception and Tech Tour Space, a separate investment and company-pitching event.
Which subjects does the week cover?
The programme focuses on launch and test infrastructure, satellite services, Arctic and ocean monitoring, civilian and military security use cases, regional collaboration and space-company investment.
Who should attend?
The main audiences are space companies, satellite, launch and ground-segment teams, Arctic service users, public authorities, researchers, investors, founders and regional innovation organisations.
Can anyone join the Andøya visit?
Places are limited. Registrants provide passport and nationality details, and the host reviews the attendee list before final approval, so a paid booking alone is not confirmation.
Does one ticket cover the full week?
Do not assume so. The site visit, seminar, reception and Tech Tour activities have distinct registration, pricing, transport inclusion, eligibility or selection conditions that should be checked individually on their live booking pages.