We bought a NEW CABIN ︱ Svalbard
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We bought a new cabin! This is truly a dream come true and the beginning of an exciting new adventure on Svalbard! Today, we’re heading out to pick up the keys and spend our very first night in our new home. 😊 Thank you so much for your patience this month as I upload every other week instead of weekly 🙏🏻. I can’t wait to share this experience with you-I hope you enjoy the video and join us for the start of this incredible journey! ✨
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About Cecilia:
Cecilia Blomdahl is originally from Sweden and moved to Svalbard 8 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!
I don't think I've ever seen Christopher so giddy on your videos. This made me really happy knowing that his dream has been realized!
He has been like a kid at Christmas every day, I'm so happy for him! And so happy for us! A wonderful new adventure! 😍
Exactly!
I know! So cute how genuinely proud and happy Chris looks!
Seeing you both so happy makes my heart smile! Congratulations Christopher on living your dream 😊 Watching this video I feel like I am with you both enjoying those beautiful views 🥰
haha omg "happy time!" what a cutie!
The smile on Christopher's face when he said, "We walk up now" was worth all that you paid for the cabin.
Agreed! I came to make the exact same comment. The smile on his face was everything! 😊😊😊
I'm so pleased for Christopher, the man moved to Svalbard, worked his butt off, met an amazing woman who shares his passion for the life they're building and now gets to fulfill a longheld dream of owning an offgrid cabin. Life is good for him right now.
Yeah to be honest I’m a *little*jealous of the life they live. They just both seem so happy and fulfilled living a life of contentment and adventure on Svalbard and I wish I could have that in my own way. Cecilia definitely inspires me to live a more fulfilling life for myself.
Yeah for real!!! Smiles from Christopher are precious and this is his person for sure. Making his dream come true and then doing it together is priceless
Better than for Cecelia, who wanted a second home elsewhere like Portugal ...
@@jackmiller-s5y Who's to say they won't do that too
Coles Bay couldn't be more different from touristy Algarve 😂
That’s my class where you drew the mushrooms! Your mushrooms came out great, I’m so happy to hear you enjoyed it and thank you for featuring my class!
Yaaaay! I loved it! 🙌🏻🩵 So well explained and I loooove the cute drawing we made! 😊
As a hotel worker, might I say that you are literally living my dream Cecilia! Here's to 1 million subs in 2025!!!
I don't think I've ever seen Christoffer as happy as he was in this video.
haha he has been like this every day since we got it - PURE joy - it's a true dream come true for him!
😅So heartwarming. Two people living their dreams together. You two are exquisite. And Grimm! Look forward to your videos. @CeciliaBlomdahl
So thrilled for you both and it couldn’t happen more for two of the kindest souls ❤ Watching other content creator’s spend millions on a second home & seeing this makes me tear up.🙏🙏🙏Blessing’s
So happy for you both ! Can’t wait to see what you do with it. Look forward to your videos. 😊
It’s like a kid with a new toy 😊 love this for you guys!! ❤
"I have 100 kilos of food here, so I will go home next year." hahaha Chirstopher is hilarious! 🤣It's good to see him so happy! CONGRATS on the new cabin!!
That is all it takes to make you laugh? Oof
Was wondering if he had his eyes pm a polar bear or two?
The couple who sold them the cabin will get to enjoy continuing to see it through these videos. ❤
ohhhh this is such a lovely thought!
Oh, true! It must have been so emotional for them after 30 years! And departing Svalbard too.
Maybe they will get to return occasionally for a weekend.
@@penguinwithwifi You are so right 💕 I love this perspective
True! Didn't even think of that. A nice thought for all
Note to self: must watch more of your videos to remind self that life needn’t be unnecessarily complicated.
Everyone's talking about your partner looking so happy but I'd also like to mention how beautiful & happy Cecilia looks, too! I wish you both decades & decades more of such happiness & peace
AWWW. It isn't that Christoffer isn't usually happy. He's a lot like my best friend's husband, who keeps things close to his chest. But to see Christoffer get to see a dream fulfilled and just look like a kid who got ALL the presents they wanted for Christmas is seriously a level of joy I didn't realize I needed this morning. ❤
Congratulations
love this comment!
Seeing The Internet's Favorite Bear so happy and in his element is really heartwarming to see.
He IS THE INTERNETS FAV BEAR omg ! 😂😊😊😊
It must have helped so much the previous owners to let it go knowing they are passing the cabin on to a young couple who will appreciate and love it SO much ❤
As a current Floridian, I find these Norwegian Cabin vlogs to be a total vibe. 😅
The smile on Christoffer's face is priceless! I've never seen him smile so much and so big. He looks truly happy. So excited for you guys! Congratulations!
I haven't seen Christoffer so openly happy in all the time I've been watching this channel - by his laid-back standard, he seems almost uncontrollably ecstatic 😀
I’m here thinking the same thing! I’m so happy for you both!
Christoffer used the word “happy” multiple times, this is a milestone day 🎉. Many happy, quiet, peaceful days there to you!
I love that living eight miles from a small village, which is itself in the middle of nowhere, wasn't enough for them!
I could never😂
Saying goodbye to a home you've lived and cherished and made memories for 30 years cannot be easy
I know so bittersweet. If I were the owners I’d feel happy handing off to a couple like Cecilia and Christoffer who are going to put so much care into it
I sold my home to a young woman who totally got it. I felt it was in better hands than mine lol.
It is not a home. It is a holiday cabin away from home, a summer/winter cabin you go on vacation to, only for a week or two at a time.
@@EspenX I don’t know what’s worse. If you’re being sarcastic or if you really think other adults don’t know/have never heard of a vacation home 🙃
@@EspenXis talking about the couple that sold the cabin, they were libing there for 30 years
Why did the part where the former owners are helped on the boat by Christopher and he gently pushes them off and they were all waving.....hit so emotional? What a stunningly tender and beautiful moment. It made me cry a litte bit. Congratulations on your beautiful new Cabin💜💫
It reminded me of how we all must accept the changing seasons of our lives. Painful sometimes, a relief other times, and joy in equal measure.
@@sharondoan1447 Yes ⭐️
The people who sold it looked equally happy to wish Cecelia and Christoffer well too as they pushed off!!!! Good for them ❤
Very well said!!@@sharondoan1447
I'm a USA Minnesotan of Scandinavian descent. My grandparents, city dwelling university professors, built a small off-grid cabin in the north woods on a remote beautiful lake which has become a family retreat for now 5 generations. So all of this makes perfect sense to me.😊
And there are many trees in the North Country for making fires, unlike the Svalbard
I’m also originally from Minnesota and have Swedish ancestry 💙💛
It's amazing how much driftwood a place without trees and so far from the mainland has.
I know! I was thinking the same and what good fortune to have it free and also being able to put it to good use.
Grimm has made himself comfortable. He’s smiling with Christopher. Congratulations on fulfilling another dream. Looking forward to enjoying the changing landscape.
There’s something so touching seeing the previous owners hand off the keys and wave goodbye. They clearly took great love and care of the cabin. Now you and Christoffer can enjoy it for the next 30 years ❤
So excited for all the cabin plans updates! We want to see it all!
Watching Christoffer look for Grim and Grim being just around the corner was like a cartoon! 😂❤ 23:21
A true Viking is always happiest when in the wilderness, Christopher is a true one!😄💪
Congrats both of you!
Lovely to see Christoffer smiling so much 😊 I wish you guys and Grim many years of adventures in the new cabin!
Thanks so much! Can't wait to share it all here! 😊
I've never seen Christopher smile so much in your videos. He's like a little boy in a toy store for the first time. Congratulations on your new purchase.
He’s excited! I’ve never heard him talk so much!
Christopher so happy
It is so evident how well the previous owners took care of their home!
Christoffer's enthusiasm is beautiful and contagious.
Christoffer saying "HAPPY TIME" just made my day. Congrats y'all! 🥰
Walking to the outhouse in the middle of the night in a storm with a rifle expecting a killer polar bear is not my dream life!
Please don't take everything that you have for granted .Most of us don't even dare to dream to have half of what you & Christopher have. Live the moment happy &be thankful .
Christoffer is downright giddy. I've never seen him so excited. It's lovely. Congrats!
I didn't realize I could get so excited about people I don't know personally, moving into a new cabin on Svalbard. However, watching your videos brings such a feeling of JOY to my heart so thank you both. Oh, and Grim too! I can only 'imagine' what it must feel like to live so close to Nature. You help bring it to my doorstep so thank you, again.
I have never seen Christopher so happy and smiling from ear to ear. Congratulations on your new cabin.
I've never felt the urge to be young again until I started watching you and Christopher...Svalbard is my dream location to live....so beautiful...thank you.
Two people and their dog who live about as remotely as most of us can begin to imagine, buy a cabin even more remote! Very exciting. It's so good that the previous owners left everything so that you can spend time there immediately. It's a very cute cabin and very cozy. Without electricity though, how will you light it, especially in the Polar Night? You need enough light to not have your bodies hibernate and to be able to read or play games. Candles look lovely but are no good for reading.
Congratulations to you both for realising Christopher's dream.
Maybe we will see Cristoffer learn about Solar, batteries and installing electrical lights and power points. Cheers, Frank.
So here’s an idea with cooking with Christopher! Do a video/recipe in your current house. And then compare that to a recipe in the cabin. So the same recipe, but just in different locations with different resources. How do you adapt fancy chef type recipes to off grid Living? I think that would be an interesting actually really interesting series.
I would strongly recommend bringing an ozone generator out there at some point (with a power source). That will do wonders for removing any smoke smell that remains even after you change linens. Set it up and let it run while you aren't there and make sure you let the ozone dissipate before you go back in.
You can’t slap that smile off Christopher’s face. He’s so excited and we are so happy for yall!!!
Christopher is so chatty today, he is in his comfort zone and he looks so happy 😂🎉❤
I'm sure their transition to the mainland is made easier knowing that you're the new loving caretakers. 🙏🕊️
I’m not a one to run to the comments when watching a video…but Christopher’s pure joy of “finally owning a cabin in the field” made my day! His joy carried me through the day! I am so happy for you two! What an exciting momentous occasion!!! ❤
Grimm is happy as long as he’s with you! So sweet.
Oh my gosh you guys!!! I started tearing up when I saw the joy in Christoffer's face and I literally said out loud at the exact same time as you that it is so beautiful. AND a molting arctic fox?1!? I'm dead. Congratulations, I'm thrilled for you!!! Much love from Chicago!💕💕💕💕
Thank you so much! 🩵
Its beautiful ❤
How can I tell Christopher is excited about the cabin? He talked so much more than I have ever seen him talk. Glad he is happy.
It is absolutely a right place people could make creative work or life here, like writing, thinking, making music...
I'm curious as to how did you buy the cabin? Do you transfer ownership through the government of Norway? Does the government know who owns these private cabins? Does radio work for emergencies? Are there other remote cabins in the area? Can other people hike through or snowmobile through your remote cabin area? Thank you for your great content and for answering any of the questions 😊
I've never seen Christopher smile as much as he has in this video. It's good to see him so happy.
Cecilia makes me fall a bit more in love with Svalbard each vlog. And Grim😂 The new cabin is gorgeous and the view...spectacular!!! And it's also so lovely to see Christoffer's joy and how much more relaxed he is on camera now. Thank you so, so much for sharing it all with us❤
Christoffer is a gem. When he said it's time for a happy life and shows us the family cabin wearing a huge smile. 😄 Congratulations to Christoffer, Cecelia and Grim. I look forward to witnessING your new adventures! Have a blast.🥳😁🎉
I could listen to Christoffer talk all day! He should do sleep stories
Christopher looks SO happy! He will take few day /week-long trips unloading unwanted furniture/items, installing & building new furniture...He will likely spend his older days in the cabin. Just as he had envisioned! (As I understand.) He seems to have aspired to acquire quiet, remote, in nature, space. The simple life.
When Cecilia is given the keys, Christoffer is off to the left with a huge smile on his face!! I have never seen him so happy. Congratulations to you both for making his dream finally come true!!
I rewatched to find it 😊❤ 5:41
Cristoffer has never smiled so broadly as he did when walking to the cabin. Even his eyes twinkled
Christopher is all smiles in this video! I can understand, I bought my dream vacation house last year. I hope you have the most wonderful memories!
Aww congrats!! Such a milestone! 😍
That's most beautiful smile of pure joy that I have ever seen on his gentle face. I'm so happy for you both ❤🎉
Like a lot of other people noted… Christopher is in his glory! He was so much fun to watch in this video!!
Christoffer is making us all smile really big I think. haha. He said "happy time!" LOL. I love this for him.
Congratulations! I’m so happy Christopher gets to realise this long held dream and you get to live this new chapter together. Dreams do come true ❤❤
The smile that Christopher has is pure joy.❤ made me smile!
You make me happy guys that you're so happy ! Enjoy
I came here to comment on Christoffer’s happiness…but…apparently that was everyone’s comment! Congratulations! 🎈 how amazing!
Cecilia, how do you dispose of the furniture or any other trash? I don’t think you get pick ups for anything for both your main house and this cabin. Where and how do you take them? Can you do a video on trash disposal on Svalbard?
Yes, would love to see more videos of these “boring” daily things on Svalbard!
I would love to see that too. As far as I know, you have to bring your trash to a certain place where it gets packed and transported to the mainland.
Maybe they can burn it
Congratulations! You’ve worked so hard over the years to bring us a slice of your amazing life. So nice to see Christoffer so happy.
9:37 This is SO much bigger than it looks from the outside. Wow!!!
Christopher is adorable and hilarious in this video, this is the funniest I’ve seen him being and he’s like a lovable goofball 🤣
Realizing a dream this early in life is so wonderful. I’m very happy for Christopher (which is odd since we are strangers).
Who else cried when the old owners left on the last trip ever to the cabin 😢
Not me
Me neither. 😅 I mean, I didn't know them. If it was the other way around, Cecilia leaving a place, maybe I would. Also, if I personally recently left a place, maybe the fresh feelings would make me weep.
I cried! 😊
I did. Transitions are hard. But thanks to modern technology, they can visit as often as they like.
House is gorgeous but I could not live where there are no trees. I love trees so much and love to visit the redwood forests. It certainly does give afeeling of expansion.Very happy for you guys! 🩵🩵🩵
You two have an amazing life. Thank you for letting us live vicariously through yours.
Christoffer seems sooo happy about the cabin! His excitement really got him chatting! So happy for you guys!
the scariest thing about polar bears is they eat slow and their priority isn't killing you because the longer you are alive the longer you are warm and easier to eat. maybe its just a folks tale but someone told me once and it made sense and is pretty damn scary
Wow, even a 1/% chance there would be unsettling.
The same with a lot of bears, they just hold you down and tear bites off.
I love the landscape, the solitude the dark nights and beautiful stars, and would enjoy being off grid but bears absolutely terrify me. I wouldn't be able to sleep and would be ill from anxiety.
@@nicolatoomey4882 SAME! It's neat to have an adventurous spirit, but I'd find it cumbersome to constantly carry a gun on my back whenever you step out the door.
I wouldn't be able to go to sleep ! Fear would drive me crazy. I admire your courage😅
The 2 of you are soooo lucky to have found each other- you are both adventurers together! You both seem so very happy in your lives together. ❤❤I love that you share it with us!!
The new cabin is very exciting and I can’t wait to see what you do with it!!!🎉
If you like this channel for their adventures, I recommend you look into the Simple Living Alaska channel too.
I can’t wait to see the progressing of the cabin changes and what it ends up looking like. I bet it will be stunning ✨😊🤍
We are so excited about getting some new decor! Will be so much fun!
Congrats you two! I can see the joy in you both, but Christopher is so stoked he's a whole vibe. Can't wait to see the coming vids from your excursions to this cabin. Thx for sharing a little piece of your lives and a lot of scientific and social knowledge about the area you live, laugh and love in. ✌ & 💙 from the Appalachian Mtns. of East Tennessee, U.S.
Oh gosh! Christoffer is so thrilled! How wonderful! Congratulations to you both ❤
Christophers happiness could be felt from the other side of the world. So happy for you both. It's really a beautiful cabin and spotlessly clean.
I certainly felt it in the USA!!!❤
I am mesmerized by the difference in mindset - yours vs. mine - when it comes to physical challenges and safety concerns. I'm always in pursuit of comfort and the absence of worry. 😁
Lol same 😆
Yes my questions are immediately, and what if something happens? And where do you charge your phone? And and…but it is amazing to watch it!
Yes, and how do they get help?
@@josie4peace yes I have so many question! Would be so great if they would do Q&A. Like for example if some serious injury happens I guess a ER helicopter would come, but you also need to inform them, and the battery on the phone or any other device does not work wihout electricity etc…
For making content they need devices that need to be charged as well. But still I find it amazing.
@@liviasari Maybe they will get into some detail about these things in a later video. Maybe they'll just take with them some of those portable chargers with super long life?
I am over the moon for the two of you!! Christopher looks so deeply happy and I am happy for him because I know he has wanted this for a long time. And spending the first night in a new place is just the best, isn't it? How wonderful that the previous owners left all of their stuff behind that you could use since it takes a while to get everything to that cabin. Bless the two of you and thank you for bringing a piece of your life to me whose life is slower now that I'm older and you have no idea how much joy you bring to so many of us by just living this life and sharing it with us so thank you so very much!
I was fortunate to visit Svalbard in August. It was incredibly muddy and wet, yet the landscape was unworldly. The day I was in Ny-Ålesund, my spirit was full. I’ll definitely be back to spend more time there and explore. I completely understand how you feel looking across the landscape and taking in the views. Congratulations on your new cabin. I’m sure it’ll bring you much joy.
So apart from their personal belongings they have left everything seen has sold. We'll sounds like a good buy. Hope you'll be happy there.
I think it's great that you two love this remote cabin. I can't see myself living without electricity and running water. It will certainly make your new content interesting.
Christoffer's smile in this video is so genuine!! It made me smile. Bravo to the two of you!
Happy for you both, but especially for Christopher! He gets to realize his dream, and that’s a beautiful thing to see.
CONGRATULATIONS CHRISTOPHER & CECELIA !!!
Christopher’s smile says everything ❤
Christopher has a permanent smile on is face lol
I’ve never seen him smile so much and a lot more talking . Congratulations guys so happy for you.😊
Cecilia is in her new cabin era 💅
New cabin? Whaaat? I immediately clicked.
Me too 😂
SURPRIIIISEEEEE!
@@CeciliaBlomdahl eeeeee I’m halfway through and it’s a gem! A cathedral of wood and cozy vibes!! And those teal cabinets? Stunning 🎉
Excuse my ignorance, but is this a permanent move? Or are you just living in your new cabin part of the year. I was just a bit confused.
Your new cabin is gorgeous✨
Christoffer’s joy made my whole day. Congrats to you both!
Christopher is sooooo happy! 😭🥹 Wishing you all the happiness in the world!
How fabulous for you both! And to have folks that truly cared for their cabin, leaving it in tip top condition for move in....wow! Finally, SHOPPING!!!🎉🎉👏👏
Christoffer's huge grin is very infectious, and Grim looks like he was born to hang out at that (absolutely precious) cabin. So excited for you guys!
Christopher smiling like a kid on Christmas morning! Love it.
Literally the cutest to see Christoffer so happy. You’re gonna have a hard time keeping him away! Beyond happy for you two!
The smile on Christopher’s face, so full of pride and of joy! So happy for you both!
It’s so incredibly heartwarming to see the smile on Christopher’s face and his excitement in this video 🥹 can’t wait to follow this new chapter ♥️