
Stockholms Auktionsverk presents The Vega Collection – a polar expedition that made world history5.2.2026 08:45:00 CET | Stockholms Auktionsverk (ENG) | Press Release
Dominance over the Arctic has once again moved to the forefront of global politics. At the same time, a collection is now coming under the hammer that reveals how it all began. As the private archive of Captain Louis Palander af Vega (1842–1920) is offered for sale at Stockholms Auktionsverk, the legendary Vega Expedition reclaims its rightful place in history – one of Sweden’s greatest, yet long overlooked, feats of exploration, which opened the Northeast Passage to the world.

















