Svalbard and Jan Mayen, officially Svalbard og Jan Mayen, is a country in Northern Europe, Its capital is Longyearbyen, its country calling code is +47, and its ISO 3166 codes are SJ (alpha-2) and SJM (alpha-3). The official currency is Norwegian krone (NOK) kr.
Svalbard and Jan Mayen country code: +47
The country calling code for Svalbard and Jan Mayen is +47. Country calling codes identify the destination country when placing an international call. The international access prefix used to leave your originating country varies by telephone network. On mobile phones, the + symbol is generally used instead. After the country code, dial the local Svalbard and Jan Mayen number, dropping any leading zero used for domestic dialling.
Svalbard and Jan Mayen ISO codes: SJ and SJM
Svalbard and Jan Mayen is assigned SJ as its ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code and SJM as its alpha-3 code. Alpha-2 codes are the two-letter codes used in web addresses, currency pairs and shipping forms. Alpha-3 codes are the three-letter codes used in banking, aviation and international standards work. The internet country code top-level domain for Svalbard and Jan Mayen is .sj. ISO country codes are standardized identifiers, but they can change when countries or territories undergo changes in international status or classification.
Currency in Svalbard and Jan Mayen: the Norwegian krone
The official currency of Svalbard and Jan Mayen is the Norwegian krone, with the ISO 4217 code NOK and the symbol kr. Prices, salaries and official accounts inside Svalbard and Jan Mayen are quoted in NOK. Exchange rates move daily, so check a live rate before converting rather than relying on a figure you saw last week.
Time zone in Svalbard and Jan Mayen
The primary time zone for Svalbard and Jan Mayen is +01:00, currently UTC+01:00. The clock reads from your own device, so it follows daylight saving rather than showing a fixed offset.
Capital and geography of Svalbard and Jan Mayen
The capital of Svalbard and Jan Mayen is Longyearbyen. Svalbard and Jan Mayen sits in Europe, specifically the Northern Europe subregion. Its approximate centre point is 78.00000000, 20.00000000. Languages recorded for Svalbard and Jan Mayen: Norwegian.
Which countries border Svalbard and Jan Mayen?
No land borders are recorded for Svalbard and Jan Mayen in this dataset, which is typical of island states and territories. The nearby page still ranks the closest countries by straight-line distance.
Public holidays 2026
12 recorded. Regional holidays apply only in the listed subdivisions.
| Date | Holiday | Applies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan 2026 | New Year's Day | National |
| 2 Apr 2026 | Maundy Thursday | National |
| 3 Apr 2026 | Good Friday | National |
| 5 Apr 2026 | Easter Sunday | National |
| 6 Apr 2026 | Easter Monday | National |
| 1 May 2026 | May Day | National |
| 14 May 2026 | Ascension Day | National |
| 17 May 2026 | Constitution Day | National |
| 24 May 2026 | Pentecost | National |
| 25 May 2026 | Whit Monday | National |
| 25 Dec 2026 | Christmas Day | National |
| 26 Dec 2026 | Second day of Christmas | National |
Where Svalbard and Jan Mayen is
Centre point 78.00000000, 20.00000000.
