Life in the DARKEST PLACE on earth (24/7 darkness)︱Svalbard, an island close to the North Pole

The darkest days of polar night are here! Day and night have blended into one and there is now no difference in light during the day. It's pitch black, 24/7... I LOVE IT! 🌙 Join us for a full day in the darkness, where I document just how dark it is living on Svalbard, during the polar night!🫶🏻 Thank you so much for being here, I appreciate each and every one of you! Love y'all!✨

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15:58 9pm

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!

[miriam]

I love how Christopher confirms that it's very cold out while calmly standing outside in his t-shirt. 😆

[PatrickForrest-pvwv]

The positives is that it’s so peacefully quiet. Staying there during polar night would be ideal for someone wanting to focus on writing a book, creating music, art, etc.

[CecilliaDB]

“This is something we get to experience, not just endure” I so appreciate your perspectives and enjoyment of life and the time of life/year/season you’re in. So well said and proves every experience is worth while when we choose the right view.

[Shabssaif]

The Sun is so important to our life. It shifts a little and that causes change in season and in someplaces its complete darkness for months. I live in a tropical country and its hot almost 10 months of the year and hate is sometimes but enjoy winters however I cant imagine living in a world wirhout Sun. A few days out and it gets cold, dark

[flourishwithzel]

Videos like these make me thankful for youtube and creators like you, and internet. (Not a book reader) I would never learn that there's such a place like this on Earth. I'm from a very tropical country and I wish to experience this. On a lighter note, I can't imagine how much sunscreen I get to save during polar nights. 😂❤

[JenniferCamche]

Your videos have helped me to start appreciating our Canadian winter. It gets dark around 4:30 PM, but that is nothing compared to your polar night! I used to dread winter...but seeing your love of the snow, the Arctic, and the cold...has made me try to reframe my view and I think this will be my best winter ever. Thank you so much for your videos and happy personality.

[DeviousWeaselUK]

I would love to experience this. The absolute peace and quiet because of the dark and snow is utter perfection.

[aycaaltay]

Cecilia, your joy of life is contagious and you made me love winter and dark. I run cold and used to hate anything cold, wet, and dark. Watching Svalbard and you, I find peace and warmth in my winters. I even enjoy that winter is getting colder and I’m enjoying the coziness I’m feeling, thanks to you.

[nampa]

People who have worked through 365 days, 17 hours a day, 6 days a week really do need this two polar months in their life.

[juliasmith]

I could not live there. I would get depressed and die.

[HarryCopperPot]

I appreciate the clip of the globe spinning to show how polar night happens!

[laurensanford]

I don't know if you'll ever see this I hope you do but, I struggle with bipolar disorder and having discovered your channel fairly recently about six or seven months ago and watching your perspective on the darkness and how to handle each season has completely changed my outlook on you know winter cuz where I live it gets starts getting dark about 3:00 4:00 and instead of getting depressed and getting stoned you know I actually am starting to get excited from watching your videos and learning to have a different mindset going into it so I just wanted to say thank you i really do❤ with love from Lauren in Michigan

[raelinjanis]

You find the brightest souls in the darkest places
I love your attitude
Be the light 😊❤

[ShalynLilOleMe]

I live in the USA, Tennessee. My grandmother moved here from Norway when she was a little girl. I never got to meet her, as she passed away right before I was born;however, I have ALWAYS wanted to go to Norway or Sweden and want to learn the language. I'm just in love. It's breathtaking there. Thank you for posting. I feel a little closer to learning about some of my heritage when I watch your videos, and I thank you. Truly ❤

[Veronica.A.]

I would love to live there. Peaceful and quiet, just the way I want it to be.

[theemiriiii]

Polar night videos always help me deal with seasonal depression. Seeing Svalbard embrace the darkness gives me inspiration to make the most of the light that we do still get in the winter and to stay active in the early darkness as well. Thank you, Cecilia!

[greekchickie]

Grim booking flights to Finland had me rolling!!!

Can't wait to go thru another polar night virtually thru your videos! :) This makes #4 for me!

Marianna

[rebeccawellington-bakst]

I love that Cecilia, choosing to have the perspective of experiencing something rather than “enduring it”. We could all apply that to many things in life.

[LaHandleAbhi]

I want to come here and sleep for two weeks straight.

Love from India

[studiedelegance]

It's cute how childlike Cecilia gets when she shows us around and informs us of all the interesting facts, haha! Love from India.