Frida Schatvet
Frida first set foot on Svalbard in 2016 and something about the Arctic never stopped calling her back. The winter of 2026 marks her 10th winter season on the island, and fittingly, her 10th year with the same company where she first began guiding. Some places simply stay with you.
She describes Svalbard as a place that continually pulls her toward becoming “a better guide, a better adventurer, better at reading nature.” There is always a valley she hasn’t explored yet, a glacier waiting in a different light, or a weather shift that turns the familiar into something entirely new. The unknown is part of the attraction, a magnetic pull she still struggles to put fully into words.
When Frida looks back on her years in the Arctic, it’s the ever-changing nature that stands out most. The joy of rediscovering Svalbard each year. Watching the glaciers, snowfields and mountains shift in subtle ways that make the landscape feel alive. It’s this constant transformation that ensures she never grows tired of the Arctic and why she continues to guide with curiosity, humility and a deep respect for the wilderness.
With nearly a decade of Arctic experience, Frida brings guests into the heart of Svalbard the same way she experiences it herself: with wonder, attentiveness, and a readiness for whatever the Arctic reveals next.