Preparing for a long POLAR NIGHT | Winter is coming to Svalbard
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- Опубліковано 10 чер 2024
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WINTER IS COMING! The polar night is just around the corner with its 4 months of darkness! We have lots of preparations to do. We have to prepare the cabin, our boat, Grim etc etc, so many things to do! I hope you enjoy this video! 🧡☕️
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Cecilia Blomdahl is originally from Sweden and moved to Svalbard 7 years ago. She works as a photographer and videographer in Longyearbyen, and with her social media channels. Check her out on tiktok and instagram under her handle @sejsejlija! Here on youtube she posts videos about her daily life in her cabin with her boyfriend Christoffer and her dog Grim, living just outside of Longyearbyen. Subscribe for videos about her daily life as well as adventures on an island close to the North Pole. They have polar bears there!
If Cecilia made an hour long (or more!) video with all of her aurora footage backed with the calming music, I would watch it every day or even have it on while going to sleep - it’s calming, mesmerizing and so very beautiful!
Yes!! Like Jonna Jinton did with the ice sounds. I fall asleep to that all the time.
I pretty much said the same thing before I saw your comment. !!! 👍🏿
I so concur about the Aurora footage! Even when we've driven to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, we didn't get to see it. I love it so much.
I do find her content kinda like my own ASMR.
Theres 10 mins worth here:- ua-cam.com/video/YvHg_YiZqyE/v-deo.html
Watching your footage of the aurora actually made me tear up! I’m not sure why, but the idea that we live along such phenomena was really moving-thank you so much for sharing! ❤
Saw the aurora all the time while growing up in northern Wisconsin in the 1950s.
Heavenly.
Me too
Love your videos, relaxing.I am ready to see Norway
Me too, not sure why I have tears 😊
Most of us can only dream of seeing the Northern Lights, you guys are so lucky 🙏🏻. Enjoy Polar Nights and keep warm and safe 🤗
@Me Sook and you for help. A very sad person.
This channel is the most soothing, peaceful and beautiful channels on UA-cam. ❤❤ whenever I can’t sleep at night or I feel anxious I pull up a grim and Cecilia video and It’s just so soothing. Your cabin is the most gorgeous home I’ve ever seen😊
Your choice of music for the Aurora scenes was brilliant. It all was stunning! Your home is sooooo cozy in the winter!
I 100% agree - so lovely!
Yessss magical!!
How do you get used to it I need sun!
@@kamanama3671 I lived in Norway for years, Stavanger, and yes, it is an adjustment. However, it really is very cozy between September and March🇺🇲🇧🇻👍
The aurora music is here ua-cam.com/video/ynGvFZzv1fY/v-deo.html
Sunday with Cecilia, Cristoffer, and Grim is something I look forward to every week. Can't wait for polar night content!
Yeah I'm used to sunlight and nighttime can't wait.
One of my bucket list of things to experience is the Aurora. So beautiful, calming and I honestly didn’t realize how much I needed the end of this video!
I've seen them many times in Montana. Not half as awesome as this though 😁
ME TOOOOOOOOO!
18:05 A satellite travelling directly through the eye of a blooming aurora...that brought a tear to my eye. SURREAL
Also, there is one at 18:35 to the end of the shot.❤
- "Grim can sleep in -30 degrees outside, no problem."
Next scene: Grim cuddles up on a bed with a down comforter. 😁
And all of that hair on the bed no thanks!
smart boi :)
@@lutomson3496 And the poop from their butts smearing all over the blankets, no, no thanks.
@@lutomson3496 you don’t deserve dogs
Didn't realise how much I needed to see Aurora lights with some calming music this morning. Oh this was beautiful
🧡🧡🧡
@@CeciliaBlomdahl Ha, you live in Skyrim :) So beautiful.
7/6/23 23.33pm United Kingdom- your life is so relaxing and i find you truly inspiring . Currently home in the uk with my husband and 2 children wishing we didn’t participate in what local society believes is the right way to live ! I want a cabin surrounded by polar night too how amazing
Ooooh the separate duvets are genius! Winter requires each person to have their own! Love this!
Julie how are you
I believe it’s a cultural thing 😊
At one point the aurora looked like an angel. God bless you all. Stay warm.
It did!! Ethereal!
It also looked like an eye at another point. The eye of God 🙏🏼
I thought the same thing - a celestial being appeared!
Cosmic visions. Truth.
Yes and I believe it is an Angel :)
My favourite UA-camr
Absolutely!!❤
Me too!!
I agree, love watching her!!
Yup!
Same here!
The aurora footage literally brought me to tears. That must be absolutely incredible in person.
Wasn't expecting the ending and when I first saw the auroras, and the music, I teared up and got chills. Wish I could see them in person some day but I'm poor (and about to be 50) so it's a dream that will have to stay as such, unfortunately
But this was beautiful and I thank you for this. 💜
Me too. Tears up. I am from South East Asia but always dream of living in Aurora places.
Don’t let your dreams stay dreams
@@erictheil1640 That is a nice idea, but not realistic for way too many people.
By the way, the music from the aurora part is from the game Dysmantle
Grim is such a good helper, pointing out the dangerous cracks in the dock and letting you know which car is yours, well done Grim!
He's just the cutest ❤
I'm crazy about this pup.
@@outdoorhannah I'm the cutest too outdoor Hannah
Auroras are my most favourite thing of this whole world, and I cannot thank you enough for sharing this wonderful footage of the first aurora of the season! ❤
💯
I love how you explain to all that Grimm is a dog that should stay in that climate. I am Australian and we have colds down too in winter maybe 8degrees or lower, if that. BUT alot of people here love husky's and malamutes that should be kept in places like svalbard and snow areas, not here where I live. People also walk them during the day in the heat....Makes me angy. Love your work guys'
I have NEVER seen anything as beautiful as the lights shown at the end of your video! I had a little tear in my eye. Just unbelievable.
as an American from the south, I am not sure that I could ever adjust to the cold, but your vlog makes me wish that I could! You create a romanticism about it all. That is your gift! Thank you,I so enjoy it all.
I’m from the south too and wanted to plan a trip to Svalbard in the spring to see the Aurora. Then, we had our first cold front and that dream died very fast 😅I hate the cold and it was only 50°.
Yeah I’m with you folks ima remain down here in Cajun Country. Born, raised and lived all my life down here in Southern Louisiana. Ain’t NO WAY I could adapt to this kind of weather….
The aurora footage brought me to tears! Thank you for sharing this with us 💜💙💚💜💙💚
That ending shot of the Aurora lights was so beautiful!!
Wow the aurora footage brought tears to my eyes, I would do anything to see this, you are truly blessed to be living in such a magical place.
Mary how are you visit the seychelles island and you gonna love it
Such a beautiful and unique place to live.
I have a really hard time with the lack of sunlight where I live in the winter (since I work until 5pm and it’s completely dark by the time I’m done), but your videos always bring me a sense of peace. Trying to adjust my mindset this year. Thank you!!
Same, my SAD has returned with a vengeance this year!
Male sure you take extra vitamin D and get a SAD light, helped me immensely when I worked 6-5
On your break may e step outside in the sun for a bit if you can.
at minute 17:30 of the video, I swear that aurora was like a winged angel across the sky! 💖💕
visiting Svalbard and seeing the aurora are both on my bucket list, hopefully achieving both in one go. Thank you, Sejsilija for showing us the beauty of your island xx
got a video-comedy ..for those depressed by thev long nights.......ua-cam.com/video/Cvt65WBPmOs/v-deo.html......Carol Burnett's
Yes, I saw that too!
I felt like I got hypnotized while seeing the Aurora part, it seems like such an emotional experience, i can"t even imagine how amazing it would be to see it!
The Aurora part is a highly processed clip. You won't see the same thing with your own eyes.
Don't forget that there is also the Aurora Australis...
Don't forget that there is also the Aurora Australis
Just as stunningly beautiful x
Just beautiful, you’re an excellent ambassador for Svalbard. Showing so much respect for nature and sharing it with all us ❤❤❤
We're getting ready for summer down here in Australia, building fire breaks, clearing underbrush and debris, and laying in emergency supplies before the arid 40°C summer days arrive and bushfire season starts. I'm always so grateful to have your videos to watch during this time of year. It's getting hotter and dryer every year, and you give me a much needed escape from the heat. 🥵🙏💕
And one or two cyclons
Dryer? it's been raining for few days now....hopefully it will stop soon so I can get out of the house....I moved back in January and I'm told it can get really hot here...not looking forward to that...gonna miss my sea breezes
It's the opposite in Melbourne. We we used to have hot, dry summers but they've been getting cooler and more humid over the last decade.
The greatest people ever live there. Mercy we've got to save our beautiful planet... it's parching. Extra angels to Down Under.
Uhh summer in October November what!?
The aurora is just breathtaking, I didn’t realise they were this beautiful.
Straight up jaw dropping!
Unfortunately, visible like this just on photos and videos…
@@freedominsteadof1984 Yes, I should know this because I enjoy visual astronomy but the stunning images we see are from long exposures. 🙂
Its nothing compared to how it is actually seeing it. I remember the first time I expereinced huge amounts of northern lights. I was 11 years old walking hoome in the darkness, and suddenly everything started turning green. It frightened me at the time, as it seemed so out of the world.
Sooooooo beautiful!!! My God, this green light in 3D 😍😍😍
The Aurora is so beautiful I’m crying 💚💙💜
I also have tears watching the aurora, why is that ?
Same here!
I have never in my life seen anything so beautiful as the northern light with your video, I am in tears how gorgeous our earth is. Thank you for a glimpse of something so spectacular that I will probably never get to see in real life. Wow. Keep up your great work, stay happy and healthy all of you
16:52 the found footage style editing and shot selection for the aurora images was simply _brilliant_ ... I honestly was moved and for a moment I forgot everything and was transfixed just watching those moving lights. Again, simply brilliant.
Cecilia! You've become my favourite UA-camr! Love all your videos and must I say about Grim ❤
You could tell Grimm was saying ‘MOM!’ When you were brushing him. He’s the cutest!
That lens was absolutely worth it. Awesome imagery Cecilia! 💖📷🌠
That's what a real, fulfilling life looks like. Congratulations guys.
wow just found your channel ..love this video I also find the polar nights magical just as you explained oh and WOW the northern lights at the end !!
I don't know why, but the footage of the aurora with the stars shining made me want to cry......it is so beautiful and magical.
The Lord is so beautiful he created it all
@@sheag6200 lol, you mean your magical sky daddy. Just as real as Lord of the Rings mythology.
@@bellona6356 Space is the dream of the creator.
My dog just perks right up whenever he sees Grim. We love your videos! Thank you so much for showing us what it's like there, it's wildly interesting.
that aurora footage brought tears to my eyes. an unexpected joy. thank you.
I'm definitely a summer/ spring person BUT I love to see and feel your passion for the darker period - so cosy and lovely. Thank you for sharing your life with us!
I'm watching from Australia and I love watching how different your way of life is to ours. Thanks for the videos!
Greetings from Perth
I'm from the South Coast of the USA, and I fully agree!!! I grew up on the beach lol this stuff is pure magic to watch!!
Thanks Cecilia for getting the right lens to show us the amazing greens and purples with the stars twinkling through. It was so immediate and like you are right underneath it. Very well captured.
This ep is so beautiful that my heart hurts. I am in tears watching it. Feel overwhelmed with nostalgia and joy.
Grim looks just like my Corgi… a massive, tall, polar corgi! He’s beautiful
I really enjoy these simpler videos where you show your daily life on Svalbard and the way it changes with the seasons. Those aurora shots were stunning - they look like dancing angels 😇
Oh my goodness, that aurora footage was nothing short of SPECTACULAR!!!💚💜 I AM SO ENVIOUS!!!!🤣😍🤣 And equally as excited for polar night, I hope we'll get some more baking with Christoffer this year.
Grim is such a handsome boy, if only he knew how famous and adored he is❤️🐶❤️
Wow! What a beautiful place to live! Thank you for this video!
Hi from Southern Wisconsin, USA 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸. Our weather starts dipping down to 30 degrees F. In October. We have six months of winter, Lots of snow, terrible winds, and very cold, it gets to minus 40 degrees F. in February. We live in a very rural area on eight acres of land with wonderful wild animals running around. Have lived in Wisconsin all my life and I like you love the winter. ❤❤
Grim is so adorable. I especially love Fenris though, because he's so calm.
I'm adorable too Melissa
I think grim has qualities that make him the sweetest and cutest ever❤ and the best companion for hiking etc❤
Good morning Cecilia! I’m looking forward to seeing the aurora this season 🌈
Good morning! 🧡
That aurora was incredible! Wow! Thank you!
i always knew how beautiful the auroras are but this video just opened my eyes to how much I've been missing my entire 23 years of life. I cannot fathom anymore the emotions one would feel experiencing the northern lights standing under an ocean of crystal clear twinkling stars like that and it just makes me want to work hard and one day be lucky enough to witness that with my own eyes.
Absolutely breathtaking footage of the Aurora lights at the end! Wow!
Tracee how are you
Another wonderful video. Your voice is so calm and you describe your life there so well that you make us want to live in Svalbard. Keep up the good work and please don't stop showing us the unique life there.
Thank you so so much! 🙏
What an amazing northern lights scene-it absolutely took my breath away how beautiful that was!! Thank you so much for capturing this!!!
I enjoyed watching the satellite pass through the green and purple aurora ..great shot!!
Aurora is gorgeous but OMG I have never seen so many stars on the sky 😍😍😍
Thank you for sharing the first aurora. I shed a few tears!! It's my dream to see them in person one day
Grim is awesome. Such a lovely pup.
I just stumbled across your short video about why you love living where you do, and my heart leapt. I TOTALLY get it - I’ve always loved autumn and winter, when everyone around me loves long summer days. I’m always greeted with almost horror when I say how much I love dark nights and winter. I live in London so we don’t get anything like the darkness you have there over winter. I do get to Sweden and Iceland from time to time and just love it in winter. Honestly my heart just lifts when the nights start to draw in and I can start to get cosy at home. You’re my new favourite channel and I shall be catching up on all your videos. ❤
Just found your channel and I just have to say you have a new fan in Australia! Those Aurora scenes are National Geographic worthy. I now have a 12 week winter stay in Svalbard on my bucket list. An absolute job well done, bravo!
I found your channel last year just as you were watching the last sunset before the long polar night. Then all through the dark winter and through the endless daylight of summer. And here we are again getting ready for winter. I can't believe how fast a year has gone by.
I live in the opposite environment- tropical all year round pretty much. 70 degrees is sweatshirt weather here.
That being said, seeing the auroras in person is one of the top things I’d like to do one day. Sharing the first aurora of the season brought tears to my eyes. I will see with my own eyes one day! I love how excited you got. Pretty great first solar storm for the season too!
Polar night seems pretty special.
Your dog is funny! And obviously completely adorable! I have a husky and the personalities seem a bit similar. Definitely similar vibes when you mentioned he absolutely knew what you were asking him to do but chose not too…. I love it. People often ask why would I have a husky where I live? Well, she is a rescue and found us…if they only knew her air conditioned pampered life and the fact that she sunbathes daily. The magic of a double coated breed. Does Grim sunbathe during your warmer months?
I’m new here- and appreciate you sharing your way of life with us.
I think I might like to experience the polar night myself one day….
Stay warm. ❄️🪵
Oh my goodness, the aurora looked like an angel! All the stars, how beautiful!!! Made me cry, so peaceful!❤ 🌠
I swear when you first took the footage of the Aurora it looked like an angel!! So stunning! Thank you Cecilia for sharing this beautiful life that you live!
DEFINITELY AN ANGEL !!! ::))
The Aurora scenes were stunning. What a beautiful world you live in, Cecilia!
So I'm originally from the Caribbean and now live in sunny Florida after spending years living up north in Pennsylvania and New York (which for us is cold). I have always been a total wuss when it comes to cold and snow. Everyone who knows me knows that once it drops below 60° F, I turn on the heat in my home, lol. I would however, in a heartbeat, put on my big girl panties and full winter gear just to be able to see the aurora borealis and the night sky lit up like a Celestial Garden with my own two eyes. How amazing that must be to witness! It's something I definitely desire to experience before I pass on from this body.
I love that you kept the dog indoors to enjoy the cozy atmosphere with you guys in the cabin.
If I ever get to see the lights in person, I will just cry. I do it watching it on video, it just looks so incredible !!!!!!
Your videos make a rainy sunday afternoon a lot more enjoyable! Thank you for letting us experience your incredible life with you ❤
I love how you celebrate and embrace all the changes of the seasons grim is precious what a wonderful couple and a great team you are it inspires me happy 🎃 halloween
Absolutely gorgeous auroras and the first Northern Lights of the Polar Night 🎉. So cozy at your home, great movie screen and Olivia is a star cook and friend!! Film quality is outstanding, great investment and thanks for sharing it all with us. Big hugs and a paw to Grim ❤
*The Aurora's literally brought me to tears and something about them warmed my heart ❤️ - 😲 Wow!!!*
The aurora footage is beautiful. My eyes teared up a little. I’m sure when I see them in person someday (saying when, not if - got to make it happen) I will really cry. So magical…
Mine too
That footage of the Aurora was stunning. I rewatched a few times. Where I live, I never actually see stars twinkle like that! Thank you so much for sharing! ❤😯✨
You're family is truly blessed. I will only see this through a screen, while you live it!!!
My dream destination. To see the aurora for once in my lifetime. Amen. This video is pure love
Keep those aurora videos coming! They are so ethereal and beautiful. Just too perfect for this world.
You can make Grim pillows with all the fur. 😊
Your polar night videos are my favorite!! They're so calming and cozy - can't wait to spend another season with you!
When u showed the aroura. It took my breath away. I really hope I get to see this one day. It actually made me cry at how beautiful it’s in the video. I wonder how breathtaking it is in real❤
Heya! I'm a new follower from Singapore where it's summer all year round and our version of "winter" is just thunderstorms and more humidity that ensues. Love that I can live vicariously through your videos and "experience" true winter with you and your lovely dog Grim
Wow! The new lense is super! The aurora is spectacular! ☺️
And those lights are all in one night? I have never seen actual footage of the lights like that. Amazing. No wonder you get so excited! That’s how I feel when the fireflies first show in June in SE Tennessee. Natures miracle light shows. Never gets old.
11:24 - man = some bags, lady = lots of bags. Your home is beautiful and Grim so cute. Wishing you all a lovely cozy winter 😊
The Aurora at the end was beautiful! Such vibrant colors in the sky! And I also enjoy seeing Grimm your adorable dog!
Thank you and Christoffer for sharing your incredible lives with us! You both are inspirations to us all!
Camera picks up the stars so clearly. The northern lights are really impressive.
Thank You Nature for these Auroras, tak Kristofer for spotting them & tx to Cecilia for always welcoming and sharing them with delight.
Thank you for the footage of the aurora! I was brought to tears, it is so beautiful. I know that sounds cliche but it's been a rough month and that was just what I needed. I hope one day to see the Northern Lights with my own eyes!
I'm in northern Minnesota and we are fastly approaching winter here and I always struggle with this change... Shorter days, freezing cold, long below zero periods of time... A couple of years ago I decided to start preparing the house for it and to cozy up the house and try really hard to look at the good and the beauty of winter. It helps a lot! I also think I'm going to get one of those sun lights too this winter. Winter is tough for me but watching you prepare your home and mentally get ready is so peaceful and calming. Btw our winter is from about mid October/ November -March/April .... Sometimes longer..... Can get down to -45f wind-chill....
Days are long there. They don’t drop that much compared to higher places like the Uk and higher
The aurora is just pure magic. Thank you for sharing it with us.
As a dog groomer, thank you so much for maintaining Grims coat properly. In such an extreme environment he needs his coat in good shape. If there's too much excess undercoat there's not as much insulating value. Most insulation works by trapping a layer of warmed air. If the coat is too dense there's no air space.
Also, when a dog or cat has built up, unshed undercoat it can matt terribly. Dealing with heavy matting is no fun for your dog or their groomer.
Lovely boi. 💚
I had the same thoughts watching (dog groomer for EU)
The boat is now tucked in for a long winters nap. Hopefully we see some decent snow this winter in NJ. I enjoy watching people freak out😂. I will be enjoying your Aurora pictures & videos immensely Cecilia!!💚💚💚
Grim is just so cute!!! This was just so cosy thankyou Cecilia x
I’m so glad I subbed to you a few months back. I have such a desire to live the life you do. I feel like it’s what’s meant for me. I literally cried watching the aurora vids. Thank you so much for sharing.
It's beautiful. As a Spaniard we live the opposite, but it would a dream come true looking at this wonder with my own eyes. Great video.
OMG Aurora Borealis is looking so spectacular! I swear, if I ever see it in real life, I will cry!
I didn't realize you had to empty out your entire boat for the winter season! That's quite the task!
Marianna
I have seen the Aurora in real life a few times, once when I visited Yellowknife and a couple of times here in Nova Scotia. It really is so amazing to see, but especially in Yellowknife. That was my first time seeing it and I almost cried, it was a very moving experience. I would love to go back one day to get some amazing photos now that my photography has improved since then. Lol.