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Norway plans to introduce military police on remote Arctic island

By Elisabeth Gosselin-Malo

 Dec 17, 2025

A picture taken on Sept. 23, 2009, shows the meteorological station on the Norwegian island of Jan Mayen in the Arctic Sea. (Heiko Junge/AFP via Getty Images)

MILAN — The Norwegian Ministry of Defense has presented a draft proposal for regulations on the possible expansion of military police authority on the remote Norwegian Arctic island of Jan Mayen.

The motion, which is open to stakeholder input until next month, would extend the geographical scope of Norway’s existing military police law to include Jan Mayen.

According to the Norwegian authorities, the change is necessary due to an uncertain security landscape facing the country, combined with the possibility of a future increase in Norwegian and allied presence in the area.

The uninhabited Norwegian volcanic island, located in the Arctic Ocean, is roughly 300 miles (500 kilometers) east of Greenland. It serves as a combined meteorological and military outpost, with a small, rotating presence of Norwegian armed forces personnel.

MILAN — The Norwegian Ministry of Defense has presented a draft proposal for regulations on the possible expansion of military police authority on the remote Norwegian Arctic island of Jan Mayen.

The motion, which is open to stakeholder input until next month, would extend the geographical scope of Norway’s existing military police law to include Jan Mayen.

According to the Norwegian authorities, the change is necessary due to an uncertain security landscape facing the country, combined with the possibility of a future increase in Norwegian and allied presence in the area.

The uninhabited Norwegian volcanic island, located in the Arctic Ocean, is roughly 300 miles (500 kilometers) east of Greenland. It serves as a combined meteorological and military outpost, with a small, rotating presence of Norwegian armed forces personnel.