 Though the glaciers of the Alps have received more attention from glaciologists than in other areas of Europe , research indicates that glaciers in northern Europe are also retreating . Since the end of World War II , <unk> in Sweden has undergone the longest continuous mass balance study in the world conducted from the <unk> research station . In the <unk> Mountains of northern Sweden , a study of 16 glaciers between 1990 and 2001 found that 14 glaciers were retreating , one was advancing and one was stable . In Norway , glacier studies have been performed since the early 19th century , with systematic surveys undertaken regularly since the 1990s . Inland glaciers have had a generally negative mass balance , whereby during the 1990s , maritime glaciers showed a positive mass balance and advanced . The maritime advances have been attributed to heavy snowfall in the period 1989 @-@ 1995 . However , reduced snowfall since has caused most Norwegian glaciers to retreat significantly . A survey of 31 Norwegian glaciers in 2010 indicated that 27 were in retreat , one had no change and three advanced . Similarly , in 2013 , of 33 Norwegian glaciers surveyed , 26 were retreating , four showed no change and three advanced . 
