 The station facilities are owned by the Government of Norway through the Norwegian Directorate of Public Construction and Property . Operation of the facility is done by another government agency , the Norwegian Polar Institute . The facilities consist of a module @-@ built new section that is 300 square meters ( 3 @,@ 200 sq ft ) , and the old section that is 100 square meters ( 1 @,@ 100 sq ft ) . The new section consists of eight bedrooms , a gym , a sauna , a kitchen , a communication center and office space . In addition , there are several smaller buildings which are used as laboratories , provision stores , generators and garages . The old station is used partially for storage and partially as a summer station . The facility also features an emergency facility for eight people , located at a safe distance from the main base , in case of fire or other accidents . The station is dimensioned to tolerate temperatures down to − 60 ° C ( − 76 ° F ) and wind speeds of 60 meters per second ( 200 ft / s ) . 
