Overview
Newland Expeditions is a small Norwegian polar expedition company, focused on delivering the skills and tips learned from leading adults and young people on more than 100 expeditions and fieldwork studies in the polar regions over the last 20 years.
These include the North and South Poles, Svalbard, Greenland, and Iceland Icecap crossings. The also provides winter polar training at all levels in Norway.
Mission and approach
Newland Expeditions is distinguished by its unique and exciting tours, that they guide themselves. Their vision is to 'deliver and have fun'.
They have a high percentage of repeat clients coming back each year on new tours or extending their experience to fulfil their greater polar and mountaineering goals. Humour on tour is very important and makes the trip fun for everyone.
Their main focus will always be on safety and high quality, employing some of the most highly skilled guides in the business, involving excellent local contacts, and utilizing well-proven equipment, all combined to make amazingly memorable once-in-a-lifetime experiences.
Only the best is good enough for you as their customer. They are always looking to improve, making the details a little bit better, but most of all, to deliver more than expected.
What they do
They provide training in the skills necessary to live and travel in ‘relative comfort’ even if the temperature drops to -40C or colder.
Learn to cross country ski efficiently whilst pulling a pulk/sledge carrying everything you need, learn the basics of navigating in winter environments, understand the tips that are relevant to camping in winter polar conditions, and gain an insight into many aspects of polar planning and preparation. This includes communications, risk assessment, emergency procedures, permit applications and logistics.
Newland Expeditions work with individuals and small groups (usually four to six people maximum), on a range of trip itineraries, bespoke tailor-made schedules, and logistics support and advice, especially within Norway and Svalbard.
They strive to create a personal touch, and participants often describe the 'Newland family feel' when joining their trips and expeditions.
Newland is distinguished by its entirely new, unique and exciting tours, that they guide ourselves. Their destinations and tours are well proven, and their local partners are among the best in its field.
Newland Expeditions are currently the market leader in areas such as the North Pole and Greenland, and with regards polar training programmes and logistics planning based in Norway - with innovative equipment solutions, teaching techniques, and expedition food plans from the Nobel prize winner in Nutrition.
Expedition and participation opportunities
Newland Expeditions offers a variety of different expedition and participation opportunities, spanning a selection of different polar and arctic environments.
They particularly specialise in polar cross country ski expeditions and training in the Arctic, sub-Arctic and Antarctic. Some of these destinations include:
- Norway
- Svalbard
- North Pole
- Greenland
- South Pole
- Iceland
Last updated: January 2026.