the polar night SNOW STORMS are here | Svalbard

The polar night snow storms have arrived in full force on Svalbard! There is always something extra wild about high winds and snowfall, when there is no daylight. We do our best to prepare the cabin, but still wake up to freezing temperatures! Thank you so much for being here and I hope you enjoy the video! Merry Christmas 🌟☕️

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About Cecilia:
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!

[TravelsWithKy]

I love how you were like “I don’t think we want to go out” and Grim was just like “I heard ‘go out’” 😂😂

[ishitalohani]

That analysis of It Ends With Us made it for me. I really gave out a chuckle when you were like 'it is top three'.... 'probably top three' and then you said 'worst book ever'. I did not think that was coming.

[bettymaines]

I am totally amazed at how you not only survive but thrive in this “ hostile environment “. Totally amazing.

[bnso]

I especially ppreciate the Coleen Hover teardown in the one :D

[patrickl.]

Dear Cecilia. Thank you for sharing. One of my ancestors, Theodor Lerner, was actually a journalist and polar Explorer. He let various expeditions to Svalbard. He spent the polar Night of 1907 in a small wooden Cabin at Cap Boheman with Hjalmar Johansen who had participated a few years earlier in the famous North Pole Expedition of Nansen. Unfortunately, I have still not managed to Visit. Greetings from Germany!

[GoldenTV]

20:36 This shot honestly looks like something out of a 60's sci-fi novel of a base on some cold planet in the far reaches of the universe.

[stephaniethesoprano]

I love Grim so so much but there's just something so adorably cheeky and goofy about Fenris that sets him apart! And when they're together they're just unstoppable ahah

[garyjarvis]

Longyearbyen is pure magic with the lights of the town against the dark emptiness all around. It is truly an island of life in a void of nothingness. The gingerbread houses were all wonderful and especially so since we rarely see this done in the US. Your videography is stunning and captures more than even the eye can see. Thanks for sharing.

[jessicaroessel]

You inspired my New Year's resolution for 2023. Go outside and embrace the weather each day no matter what it is. I spend way too much time indoors.

[stinkygraykitty]

Fenris is cool walking across the floors while Grim yells "lava!!!!".

[pablodelsegundo]

"I think it's shit to be honest" - I'd have a small treasure if I had a dollar for every book that ever made me feel that way. And your honesty is always in demand! 😂😂

[yamil.]

How she struggles with “aclimate “ is soo cute 😅

[Shernks]

Just watching this video in 2025, and I totally agree with you about the Book, "It Ends With Us" it's completely unrealistic how they depict handling abusive relationships, and was written so poorly. Also, you must miss Finris so much, you can tell the bond between you two was very special. 😔 ❤

[susansmith]

the three of you — Christopher, Grim and you Cecilia make the world a better place

[Kristinedelaney_art]

Best part of the day is getting a notification that Cecilia uploaded a new video 🥰❄️

[michellesmith]

Nobody will see this but I have to. "Grim brought some snacks" had me howling 🤣 I'm seeing hims standing upright at the kitchen counter thoughtfully putting together three sets of snacks. 😆

[katief]

THIS is what I imagine when I think of living in Svalbard… harsh conditions. Obviously you deal with it for a small part of the year but I’m so grateful your content has shown me the other 90% of your realistic life there. Before I would’ve just thought this is all that you experience. Now I know how beautiful it truly is for a majority of your time there (not saying snowstorms aren’t beautiful but let’s be real, they’re not ideal lol) and I definitely understand having to tough out these conditions for the reward you’ll get in late winter/spring. Thanks so much for sharing your life with us Cecilia. It means the world to me as someone from Los Angeles that has no grasp on how to survive in the conditions you do, that you share your content with us and just want others to experience the joy and happiness you feel being there. I feel it, and I love it. Thanks again, Cecilia!

[julie]

Really loved this vlog.just watched it in January/2025. You excell at your videography. Your enthusiasm for your life/ lifestyle with Chris and Grimm is truly inspiring.

[leeoconnor]

I don't know what I love most about your video's, your straight forward, no nonsense book reviews, your exquisite gingerbread house competitions or your windy cold hikes..oh and your picking up the lovely brown doggy to show us close up...I loved it all..best video ever. Thank you. I even love your adverts for products...so much knowledge I have gained.

[badgerpa]

Fenris is so adorable nothing like his namesake.