Peat - one of the primary plant origin resources, appropriate for preparation of different classes of organic compounds in North-Arctic region. Among other things, peat extractive components could serve for biologically active substances preparation for application in medicine, beauty therapy, food industry etc. At the same time, Russia’s northern territory peat resource potential is estimated only in the context of power consumption. This paper represents Russian Arctic and Subarctic regions peat extractive substances content, group and component composition experimental data.