Arctic adventure to the Russia border! (Norway & Sweden)

Join me for a travel adventure to the Arctic as I visit: Bodø, Kirkenes, Riksgränsen and Jukkasjärvi (plus some other transit points around northern Norway and Sweden). Including a very interesting (and kinda creepy) visit to the Norway-Russia border. I recorded the behind-the-scenes of my travels around the region while doing a number of other projects, most notably a series of flying videos with Widerøe for Flightradar24, plus a couple of articles about the hotels in Sweden. The result is a travelogue that I hope will give you some insight into what it's like to travel around Arctic Scandinavia, and show you some of what goes into my Flightradar24 videos too. There's lots of gorgeous snowy views. Plus just some good old-fashioned fun cruising around on buses, trains and planes. Oh and a pre-production electric snowmobile! Stay tuned until the end for that.
What you'll see:
-Stockholm
-Stockholm Arlanda Airport
-Oslo Gardermoen Airport
-3x SAS A320s
-Bodø Airport
-The Quality Hotel Ramsalt, Bodø
-Widerøe Dash 8's
-Kirkenes, Norway
-The Russian border outside Kirkenes
-The Surf N Turf Restaurant, Kirkenes
-Views of Andøya and Harstad from the air
-Evenes Airport
-Norwegian buses
-Narvik
-Riksgränsen, Sweden
-Niehku Mountain Villa
-Ski touring
-Icehotel
-Vidde Alfa electric snowmobile
-The Kiruna iron ore mine
-Kiruna Airport
Watch the Flightradar24 videos from this trip:
Exclusive visit at Widerøe HQ in Arctic Norway: • Exclusive visit at Wid...
Milk run to the Russian border: • Milk run to the Russia...
Russia jammed our GPS! (Arctic Norway Flying Adventure): • Russia jammed our GPS!...
Disclosure: Niehku Mountain Villa comped my stay and ski touring activity. Icehotel comped my stay there as well. They had no requirements or say in the contents of this video (which is lucky because the ice room was terrible! 😅)
Typical nightly rate in February at Niehku: $400
Typical nightly rate in February at Icehotel: $741 (ice room) / $384 (warm room)
Check out the snowmobile here: viddemobility.com
Niehku Mountain Villa: niehku.com
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Shot on: Sony FX3 | iPhone 15 Pro Max | DJI Action 2
Music: Epidemic Sound
#arctic #norway #sweden

[@stuartjgarland]

Excellent video Gabe and thanks for bringing us along

[@airedition]

Thank you for watching and for the kind words!

Said it already I'm sure but well worth repeating, amazing content and one of the most enjoyable channels on KZbin for anyone interested in aviation and/or travelling and adventures. Was in Ålesund in Norway a few weeks ago for work, beautiful country and friendly people 👍

[@airedition]

I really appreciate that Richard, thank you! And please tell all your friends because this video is not getting enough views 😅

[@patrickburns4607]

This is awesome. Thanks for sharing it

[@airedition]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@andrewhuggett3018]

Love the style of your videos. Thanks for sharing!

[@airedition]

Thanks for watching!

[@oluwafemiadelusi2529]

Great video editing loved the music

[@airedition]

Thanks a lot!

[@jamessmitka8066]

I have been to Norway once (for a fjords cruise) & considering its beauty I need to get back to Scandinavia period. BTW, You thought you needed to be in better shape. Give yourself some credit you are NON STOP! Thanks -Jim

[@airedition]

Hehe thanks. And yes you should come back!

[@johnellington7970]

Loved this video as always. That snowmobile ride looked really fun. I don't blame you for only getting 3 hours of sleep in the ice room. I would probably have slept the same if not less especially with that demonic ice creature in the other room. That was scary. 😱

[@airedition]

Thank you! Yeah and can you believe they charge $700+ per night for those ice rooms? I’d be there demanding a refund at 2am 😂

[@johnellington7970]

@airedition Dang, $700?! Didn't know it was that pricy. I definitely would be trying to get a refund. 😂

[@JoannaNoelle-se3sq]

Here sweating in 35’C, I envy the cold air and northern sights now more than ever 😅

[@Oduck22]

33:37 my favorite thing about Electric Vehicles isn’t the acceleration advantages, but it is the most fun part 🙃 I like the silence allowing for you to hear other aspects on a variety of Electric Vehicles. The sound of the snowmobile tracks in snow❄️, the sound of ATV sand tires in dunes🏍, a boat on top of the water🚤, and of course the sound of a propeller on a plane🛫🚁 only possible from being Electric🔋Truly the sound of silence🎶🤫🔇😅

[@airedition]

Really good point!

[@os4908]

Thank you

[@airedition]

Welcome!

[@Oduck22]

33:11 I actually love the smell of ICE ATV’s but you’re right about having your hair smell like fumes. Being electric and used for mainly transportation, it’s good for emissions and there’s the benefit of instant acceleration 👍

[@airedition]

Hehe yeah.

[@kaicostiuc6482]

get this guy in a US presidential debate

[@airedition]

Ready for it.

[@davido2012]

#waiting for new video

[@edpyle5429]

"But...Jesus!" 😆

[@airedition]

😂

[@niklasgermann]

Wow, amazing, thanks again for this view on your adventures. Guys, 100 likes and only 1000 views for such a good video - that can be done better. Nevertheless, don’t lose your fun in making these videos :)

[@airedition]

These videos require tons of work so if they keep getting only 1000 views I won’t be able to keep them up, but I’ll try at least a few more times. Thanks for watching and commenting!

[@niklasgermann]

@@airedition yeah, that’s very unfortunate, the least I can do (or we as the viewers can do) is sharing the video and spreading the words. But still, it’s totally understandable that this workload you have doesn’t correspond to the viewer count. But also, mostly, when your about to give up and stop, the breakthrough comes :)

[@airedition]

@@niklasgermannyeah good point! It could just be that travel plus flight reviews don’t work on the same channel. We’ll see. Thanks for watching and sharing!

[@vladyslavvasin8077]

Thanks for the video, Gabe! I think the Norway-Russia borders are closed now. With just a tourist visa u cannot cross the border i guess. (But maybe things have changed) And I understand this feeling at Norway-Russia border. When you come to Russia, even if you are Russian citizen, the border staff/passport control staff are very unfriendly and rude.

[@airedition]

Yeah interesting. What about cargo, trucks, that kind of thing - seems like maybe that kind of traffic might pass through? I noticed it seemed active with staff (though I didn't see anyone actively cross).

[@vladyslavvasin8077]

@@airedition I doubled checked the info. So u can actually cross the border but it´s only allowed for people with a Working visa or Student visa etc. I didn´t find any useful information about Cargo trucks. A lot of things are sanctioned on both sides, so I don't think there's a lot of cargo transport in this region. Now the main hubs for Russian cargo and air travel are Istanbul and Dubai. I just can't imagine how much money Turkish Airlines makes from the VKO-IST route. 😅

[@airedition]

@@vladyslavvasin8077oof yeah, printing money no doubt! Thanks for the info that’s interesting to know

[@williamfraser27]

How would your water sleep in a cold bed or you got some covered but boy looks it looks creepy