There is a good reason for that: It is an ideal location for downlinking data from satellites in polar orbit. https://www.regjeringen.no/en/dokumenter/meld.-st.

There is a good reason for that: It is an ideal location for downlinking data from satellites in polar orbit. https://www.regjeringen.no/en/dokumenter/meld.-st.-32-20152016/id2499962/sec9#kap9-4-4 https://www.regjeringen.no/en/dokumenter/meld.-st.-32-201520... (Edit: But the article points that out.)