About Us

We are a small family company, owned by Tommy Jordbrudal and Janne Søreide, located 10 km outside Longyearbyen, in Bolterdalen. Here we have lived since 2007, and what started with 20 huskies has now become to 2 children and 50 huskies.

We have a strong passion for nature, outdoor life and sled dogs – a genuine interest we like to share with our guests. The pristine and sometimes harsh Arctic environment, evolve both respect and love for nature, and remind us to live modest and sustainably. Svalbard is one of the best protected wilderness area in the world, regulated under the strict Svalbard Environmental Protection Act, and we aim to minimize our environmental footprint to ensure that also the coming generations can experience the untouched Arctic.

We engage in education. Two days a week we teach young adults at the local folk college about animal care, dog mushing and Arctic outdoor life. The exam is a 7 days dogsledding expedition to the East Coast. Further, we offer summer and winter internships for Arctic nature guide students at the local Guide school in Longyearbyen and in Muonio, Finland.

Arctic Husky Travellers is member of “Visit Svalbard” the official tourism board for Svalbard and Longyearbyen. All members of Visit Svalbard have been quality assured by the Board of the Svalbard Tourism Council and are safe, responsible suppliers of products and services that are familiar with the local conditions. Visit Svalbard has achieved the prestigious “Sustainable destination label” in 2019, which was renewed again in 2022.

Our Guides

Tommy Jordbrudal (Guide and owner) has more than 30 years of Arctic experience with longer dogsledding expeditions in Northern Norway, Svalbard, Alaska and even to the North Pole. He has completed the longest sled dog race in the world (Iditarod, Alaska) and in Europe (Finmarkslopet, Norway). Tommy is part of the glacier rescue team in Longyearbyen.

Janne Søreide (owner) started with Inuit dogs in Svalbard in the mid-nineties, guiding longer expeditions. Later she started with Alaska huskies and has run Europe’s longest sled dog race Finmarksløpet . Her plan was to become a vet, but her passion for Svalbard made her chose marine biology. Today she work full time as a professor at the University Centre in Svalbard studying impacts of climate change on marine biota. In her free time she is helping with guiding and paper work.

Håkon Hvistendahl (Guide) has spent a lot of time in the Norwegian mountains, traversing glaciers in the summer and done longer ski and pulka trips with his dog in winter. Håkon worked as preschool teacher and educator before he started to work for Arctic Husky Travellers in summer 2024.

Our dogs

2008-2023

Mom: Vind (Harald Tunheim)
Dad: Rumba (Mats Petterson)

Suggen

2010-2023

Mom: Kira (Mats Petterson)
Dad: Rumba (Mats Petterson)

Foxi

2013

Mom: Yukon (True North Experience) Dad: Idun (Harald Tunheim)

Viddas

2014-2024

Mom: Sally (Stefan Claes) Dad: Creek (John Baker) Now moved to mainland Norway for retirement!

Ruby

2014

Mom: (Arne Karlstrøm) Dad: Creek

Joker

2014

Mom: Shingles

Pippi

2014

Mom: Shingles Dad: Bolter

Isa

2015

Mom: Isa Dad: Prikken

Panda

2023

Mom: Svala Dad: Suggen

Ayer

2023

Mom: Svala Dad: Suggen