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Living with Dark Winters in Sweden Polar night
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[@KalleFlodin]

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[@iqramehmud4332]

Kalle I'm very impressed by your videos. You're making an amazing content. You're fan from South Asia.

[@KalleFlodin]

@@iqramehmud4332 thank you, that's sweet of you to say ❤️

[@iqramehmud4332]

Thanks to you.

[@loopylou]

Thanks Kalle!!!! Love Cecilia. Can't wait to listen 😃

[@shahambaloch7638]

Hats off to you man, I even cant imagine how much efforts you have to put for living there. Bravo. Love from pakistan

[@jessegreywolf]

Wonderful! You are so eloquent in sharing this perspective. I live in a bush cabin in Canada. No running water and wood heat. It is such a beautiful simple clear life and i am happy to be living it again for the past 5 years. It is so good for the soul. i plan to stay in the bush for the rest of my life. Many people have expressed concern to me because it is a hard life at times and i am getting older. For me that is the point i am completely connected to my own existance and to my relationship with the earth we live on. It makes me feel very lucky.

[@dakotalynn4773]

How old is old now?

[@dakotalynn4773]

I'm a 64 year old woman and work my 11 acre farm. I hike, mountain bike, kayak, etc. People think I should downsize. Why should I do that, I'm having fun here.

[@traceywilliams8395]

You should start a KZbin channel , I would love to see how you live 😊

[@josephr9551]

Jesse Greywolf! Love that name!

[@bauabh]

Wow. Hope I can live that life too someday

[@QuesttoFIRE]

Two more weeks… and I’m visiting Swedish Lapland. Coming from America to marry my Swedeheart❤. And I soooo hope I get to see the northern lights. It’s one of my big bucket list items.🥰

[@upnorthandpersonal]

Personally, I love winters and the darkness that comes with it. Greetings from Finland!

[@KalleFlodin]

Same here 🥰

[@mariarossi6719]

Finland is one of my favourite countries. So much beauty there. I have the fondest memories from years ago of being out on the rowing boat with friends when it was after midnight and it was still so light as if it was around 2pm in the afternoon. This was in the Summer of course when it's the land of the midnight sun!

[@Basheez]

Hell, yeah!

[@dianaray1470]

Absolutely! 💯

[@LEESPL]

No idea why, but I literally cried. The view of stars makes me feel so much deeper. Beautiful video Kalle!

[@go-healthy8132]

I’m also sitting here with goosebumps all over. What a magic. 👍

[@user-pz7uy6ip4f]

@@go-healthy8132 @LEESPL this is total silence due to moon dominancy ,moon is the only one which shows significant effect on mind , when its gaining or loosing its size we are more unstable, angry , depressed etc. why cant we use this energy in good way , definitely we can convert this energy to attain mental stability and long life. this climate and surrounding are favorable to mind ,body and for longevity .if all Swedish peoples starts focusing on meditation ,yoga and daily regimen and even seasonal regimen we can establish an example of Longevity and youthfulness like Japanese' use to say they live longer rather anyone in this world. but i think we Sweden is the great and have favorable climate to attain youthfulness and its totally practical. By meditation only we can control all the disease originated by our mind/Psychological disturbance which is indirectly interconnected with moon and darkness which i am explaining in my book-Darkness, Longevity and Rejuvenation. Thank you Dr Nitin kumar

[@lynetteclauser3551]

I do remember while growing up in the northern United States how quiet everything became when the snow fell, the glistening like glitter when the sun hit the virgin snow and the sound your footsteps make as you walk upon it. It is beautiful and magical. But I also remember being sick every winter. I’ll stick to visiting the magic.

[@neeshtomawisbinumbaran6362]

i think for me, living in the countryside is the best medicine. i am now studying far away from my province and the ambience is very different. i always find myself craving for the sound of trees and the birds and the soft rays of the sun in my province and the coldness in the early morning. nothing beats the air of nature. everything about it is just very nostalgic. and i always miss my home.

[@sarahinscotland]

Those night timelapse’s are so gorgeous 😍 I rarely go out at night for long so it just feels like an entirely different world

[@KalleFlodin]

You Should go out more often! 😊

[@sarahinscotland]

@@KalleFlodin I should! We have long nights here in Scotland too (not as long as yours). Sometimes we get auroras too. I am still haven’t seen one and I’m determined to this winter

[@lidiawitkiewicz7704]

Hi Kalle..just would like to share this with you before I' ll change my mind ... your videos or perhaps your energy resonates with me so much. its like you speak my soul out for me.. it has a powerful effect on me. I feel profundly the silence & stillness you are presenting.... I've been watching Jonnas videos for years and it was a breath taking experience but meeting you its has been very inspiring . Thank you for your work.... PS. I am double your age so please take it as a compliment

[@agirlnamedsaskia]

Kalle, I loved this video. So much of what you said rings true for me as a Canadian. I embrace winter with open arms! Our landscape changes in so many beautiful ways, especially when the snow starts falling. What you said about the quiet it brings,, the moonlight reflecting on the snow, the coziness.. it truly is relaxing. I love it. I think many people don’t understand how we as Canadians (and others who live in northern countries) deal with cold winter temperatures. It’s like it’s their worst nightmare? To me it’s magical, and you have explained that magic perfectly here! ❄️💖❄️

[@agirlnamedsaskia]

ps I’m a huge Cecilia fan! Can’t wait to hear the podcast 😀!

[@astridcyanistescaeruleus4126]

Yeah but don't say that loud or we'll have to say goodbye to peace 😂. I live in Sweden too and I was also thinking to move to North West Canada years ago.

[@agirlnamedsaskia]

@@astridcyanistescaeruleus4126 me and my big mouth.. I take back what I said 🙊😂. 🤫🤫🤫

[@astridcyanistescaeruleus4126]

@@agirlnamedsaskia 🤣

[@fairyintothewild8443]

Yes, I always feel like being hugged by the dark, it can be so comforting. Here in Värmland, the contrast is not as dramatic and I actually prefer having a bit of day in winter and a bit of a night in summer, but I would certainly love to see the northern lights someday. We do see glimpses here, but nothing compared to your footage. Even though I live in the forest, similar to you, I also spend more time looking into a screen than I would like, but I make it a ritual to go out into the dark for either a short walk or at least some playtime in the garden before going to bed, and my two cats and my dog know when I'm ready to go out and always join me for a stroll. One thing I discovered this winter is blowing soap bubbles by moonlight or with a headlamp on. It is magical... 🌃

[@Kay-xb9cp]

This is one of the best videos you've made, so relaxing and so calming. Thank you so much for sharing your dark winter days with us.

[@KalleFlodin]

Wow, really? 🥰 Thank you so much ❤️

[@christianjacquesbennett]

That's exactly what I thought, it was amazing wasn't it 🙂

[@Kay-xb9cp]

@@christianjacquesbennett Beautiful, so calming!

[@Fat2Fit5k]

I have to agree this is so calm and soothing to the body

[@Kay-xb9cp]

@@Fat2Fit5k Just what I needed, beautiful scenery, calm, thoughtful words and peace on a very meaningful level.

[@TmHudsonArt]

Definitely relate to the gentle lighting. I also prefer small lights in corners and such....hate big lights (How we refer to them here in Yorkshire lol) on after dark. Just totally takes away that cosy feeling. I also know what you mean about snow brightening things up. It does really make a difference. Here in the UK, we don't get much now so our short winter days feel so much darker and gloomier. When it does snow, even in the countryside, it is so light.

[@RhymesWithSpark]

Kalle, your footage is always so beautiful and moving. Thank you for sharing it with us.🤍

[@KalleFlodin]

Thank you for saying that 🥰❤

[@Basheez]

You captured my thoughts perfectly on polar winters. I always hype Lapland to people from Central Europe or America, and since they have never experienced it, they don't fully understand it, so it's hard to explain. You, however, explain it perfectly. Polar nights + snow = heaven.

[@secret0fsecrets739]

Hello Kalle! Göterborgare here and I just want to say that watching you highlight the north of our wonderfull country I have made up my mind to move up north to Sollefteå, I never would have thought about moving north however after watching you're video on the town and doing my own research on the surrounding I cannot say no to it. It will be a blast coming up north in a couple of years but I'm hopefull that it will be worth it. Keep up the good work my friend and make sure the dogs are well!

[@Aethuviel]

I am down in the fjords of Norway, roughly the same latitude as Hudiksvall, and I am very tired of the darkness (even though I've spent over twenty years in the same area you're in). 😀 Winter can be cozy, and I longed for this darkness during summer, but now it feels like the day is just gone. All light hours is spent at work.

[@marie-eveparent7057]

So beautiful! Love this time of year and the light!

[@fiona8452]

Absolutely Magical ❤ Thank you Kalle, happy new year,hope you have a wonderful year ✌🏼💚

[@cherylperron8938]

Happy New Year to you both. Thank you for sharing so very much of your blessings. Truly blessed. Watching from Michigan.

[@annettec8555]

Amazing dialog to the winter snow forest!!!❤

[@bethmollet4956]

Thank you, Kalle for sharing such loveliness of the winter where you reside

[@debramorris7646]

Beautiful and sooooo peaceful!

[@lindabarr7246]

I love all your videos and podcasts but this video was really special. Thank you for such insight and poetry on the winter in Sweden!

[@lorimoss8762]

Thank you for this beautiful video! It may be my favorite of yours. I can feel the magic!🌲❄️

[@AlyneDominguez]

Awesome Kalle! You rocked! You put on words, some of my feelings! ❤

[@Summer_21446]

My favorite video of yours thus far. This brought me so much joy & inner peace.

[@MellyNicky]

Hi Kalle, I had a feeling you would say "the darkness surround me like a blanket." I think I heard Cecilia say it in one of her videos. I'm a sun lover myself, so I can't imagine living in place with that much dark ness. But I have a lot of appreciation for people who do enjoy it. It's like a different world, a different perspective, change of lens. enjoy the darkness but please be safe!!! Be careful for bears and wild animals and such.

[@alisoncarey9546]

Another excellent video kaile. Love watching

[@connyschulz6752]

Thank you so much for this amazing video. Everything you say speaks right to my heart! Warm greetings from Austria 🥰

[@aroseisarose7713]

Hello Kalle, I have just found your videos and love the beauty and calmness they bring. Northern Sweden seems so magical. Thank you for sharing your world and it's beauty.

[@lieuwina]

Beautiful video Kalle!

[@yvonnebirch6026]

I just love your cabin with all the cosy soft lit corners !! You live in a magical world Kalle ! 💕🌷

[@EG-bz1ig]

This video was extra special, thank you for sharing it with us.

[@tomtombird2329]

Heartwarming pics and words - I get emotional watching your profound and honest video. Thanks a lot for such moments. Best wishes to you & Christine - good Start in 2023.

[@foxglove8836]

That was Awesome !!! Loved every second of your VL. Thank you for sharing. Take care.

[@barbaracarlson1331]

What a view of the Northern Lights!! Wonderful!

[@paulathompson8470]

Your cabin is stunning! Love it all

[@billayers2190]

Happy New Year! Envy your life, Sweden is so beautiful.

[@Jeanetteselvig]

What a beautiful video 🙌🏻 I also love the Dark northern Winther months here in Danmark, where everything seems to be more quiet 🥰

[@user-fk8rb8ue5h]

Just what I needed on Blue Monday thank you very much for sharing.

[@sanjacotting6921]

Wonderful description of the different aspects of darkness! So full of inner experience.

[@terryevans5476]

Interesting to listen to your thoughts on winter in Northern Sweden. Thank you for sharing Kalle. Love from Cornwall England ♥️

[@LadyoftheFarm]

The winter there is truly magical, I love the fire and when you let us hear the silence for those few moments …just beautiful! The cabin just MUST be cozy! so yes the warm light in all the different places makes it so beautiful! Love the warm blanket of the night there, and the dogs singing you guys to wake up is sweet! Hugs to you all! 🤍

[@I_XIMD]

Oh how I would love to see that sky! Thank you for sharing with us. ❤

[@mariettehamel12358]

Thank you for this lovely video... You really gave us a good feeling about this reality and makes us sense why you chose to move there! 🥰

[@AnnaKa1302]

You've finally found what I've been waiting for in your videos for so long. I love it❤ Now its my true North too❤

[@normamccafferty3053]

I enjoy Cecilia’s channel- and yours. And Christina’s. 😊 Interesting perspective about the winter darkness. Thank you.

[@netflixcharlesmurphymurphy2783]

Love your videos! And I totally agree with everything u said about the darkness , lights, candles ect.....It's so awesome and cozy! So happy to know soneone else enjoys the same atmosphere. 😊

[@allaboutperspective650]

I live in Jokkmokk and I love the sparkling reflection of the snow when it's a full moon, it's like a Disney cartoon but then in reality. Talked with a friend of mine (67) about the light days and the dark days and he still has the feeling that it's still night or already late because of the lack of light and in the summer the opposite.

[@maureenshaw737]

This is SO beautiful Kalle. I love your connection with sound: how in what we might dismiss as silent space, with deep listening we hear the subtle sound of the being of a place. Very best wishes to you and Kristina, from Scotland.

[@hack2it]

Thank you for sharing with us your life Kale

[@andreia6488]

Happy New Year! Very calming video (as always). I wish you a very good year and stay safe!

[@KimberlieOtt]

Stunning video! Thank you for the view of the Northern Sky, it is beyond beautiful!!! I can only imagine that type of silence

[@louisemerriman1079]

Beautiful. Thankyou for sharing , its looks beautiful there

[@lorettabray1483]

Such a beautiful video. Thank you Kalle!

[@lorettabray1483]

Hello from Niagara Falls, NY!

[@loopylou]

Found this video particularly interesting. Thank you for showing and sharing with us what winter is like up there. 💖🌲

[@jasminagarcia]

Thank you for sharing your expericence of the winter darkness! Beautiful skies! And the calm... I'm gonna go to listen to the podcast on nebula!

[@tonystrange7224]

Happy New Year Kalle. Wonderful images of the night sky and what you can see when there is absolutely no light pollution. Here’s to 2023 and more great videos from you.

[@KalleFlodin]

Happy new year Tony ❤

[@jewel2022now]

Wow, that is beauriful. Thank you for sharing

[@stevefranks1711]

Beautiful, moving video Kalle. Thank you! I am 100% with you about using small, warm cozy lights and candles and a fire in the fireplace. They too, make me happy. Thank you for your lovely, thoughtful videos. BEST for 2023.

[@fern.and.forest]

The timelapses are so beautiful! ✨ And I also really like the thumbnail. 🕯️ I hope I can experience northern lights and the Scandinavian winter one day. 🌲💚

[@elizabethharrell8707]

what gorgeous night sky, the northern lighs are so spectacular, no pollution, THE STARS!! I remember as a little girl looking at the sky and looking at stars, there were so many, can't see hardly any now where I live. Happy New Year Kalle

[@TalesOfTheForest]

Oh I love this video of yours! I've experienced the polar night and its loooong sunsrises and sunsets a couple of times, even with some northern lights and it was sheer beauty 💙 So beautifully captured and explained. I'm happy to watch this on a rainy night and plus degrees 😄 thank you, dear Kalle!

[@Patricia-Wafoes]

Thank you Kalle, for another beautiful, honest and cozy video! Love to see you are so one with nature and enjoying it! I struggle in the concrete noisy jungle of Holland and I find it hard. My dogs and I are longing for a true home in nature. To start for a good night sleep 😊

[@carriann3725]

Thank you. I used your link with code to get Curiosity. Enjoying it now. So much to see and I’m learning a lot. Also thank you for your video. Learning alto from you and I enjoy all your scenery and your cabin life. 💖🎄❄️☃️😀

[@ArtWytch]

I love how you explain and paint the picture of this time, Kalle. Would love to experience this some time. I feel like we miss so much of our true human experience when we dont know of nature like this.

[@MadeUpLikeADoll]

Oh my wow!! The scenic views are spectacular

[@meyertee8515]

Looks so cozy from the inside and gorgeous from the outside

[@edwardlondon565]

Happy New Year Kalle. I have wondered what wild life is around you? I love going in the forest to just sit and listen to the trees speak. The wind speaking through and with the trees, the snow gently falling from them and even when branches snap. Thank you for sharing and inspiring me with your journey.

[@gwencrosswhite9329]

Enjoyed very much your comments on deep listening in nature, something I practice as well. Happy to find you and look forward to watching more. I am a big fan of Cecelia.

[@ronnieahman6958]

Tack för en fin och mycket lugnande film.

[@sherriepiechowski4556]

Interesting! I live in Minnesota USA and our winter is long and at times very cold. We don’t have a full day of darkness but right now our daylight is short to me. Around Sunrise 7:30AM Sunset 4:30-5 PM In the Summer it stays light about 14 or more hours. Our winter lasts about five months. Southern states have shorter winters and longer daylight. Darkness and cold are not my favorite but my family surrounds me so that is where my heart is. The Northern lights are so beautiful 💙💚 You brave the cold like no other with cold bathing etc. I enjoy following you and Christina and your beautiful 🐕 dogs.

[@mialindvall]

Lovely beyond words, Kalle 🌠

[@patrickl.2076]

Thank you for sharing your thoughts

[@IanTransue]

Thank you so much for this one! I have been above the Arctic Circle a few times during winter and love the atmosphere during this time. Good to see it again through your eys. And I myself am rebuilding an old cabin in a small village in Czech Republic, so I see a lot of similarities between the work we are going through ... good to see thaty struggle and the beauty of it. Good luck to you and yours this New Year! Oh ... and I COMPLETELY agree about the lamps! Every time my wife turns on a normal overhead light, it drives me crazy :)

[@beverlyfowler5420]

Your voice sort of lulls you into a very calm relaxing mood. I really believe if ur vlog was longer I could easy drift away to sleep land. So thank you.

[@incomeharvester]

Hi Kalle - awesome videos, pictures and description. As a kid, I spent a number of years in northern Canada and your reflections really brought back memories of tranquility and peace. Keep posting!

[@aaronjackson117]

loved this video! i am no where near this far north, but the short days of winter definitely get me, especially with my schedule starting and ending in the dark. i went for a dark, winter run after watching this, and it was something special. the trees and dark sky just had something special about them compared to in the summer. night is to be appreciated.

[@joycekepic8947]

Winter snow is the best time of the year for me. Hello from New York watching your video you have a wonderful quality of being able to connect with people. This was one of the prettiest videos I have ever seen. Thank you.😀

[@adrianaregueiro]

I loved the podast! I follow you both and it was very interesting having together despite your differences. And I understand what you say about the sky, the different seasons and rhythms of nature during the year. I lived 10 years in the countryside and miss that so much. Wish you and Christine a very good week!

[@childofnature-norway]

I love winter! The silence, even the darkness. I need this time of the year to relax and to have more focus innside that outside. oh yes, it´s really nice to go for a walk in the darkness with a headlamp! I love EVERY season, I really appreciate we have so much contrast in every season in Norway. Even in the south. Very very nice video, Kalle!! ✨Greetings from Norway

[@Tinachimneycreekfarm]

Beautiful imagery. The stars in the night sky are amazing! I love the fire and candle light, so much nicer than bright lights. I love the stillness and silence. I love the change of seasons too!

[@sherelynwhite4130]

I find absolutely nothing strange about what you are sharing with us in this video. I, like you, crave the dark and the cold and the extreme changes of Seasons. I believe that the human body and psyche also needs and functions much more holistically when in tune with the natural rhythms of Nature's Cycles. I totally envy you and your lifestyle and dream of such a life. Thank you for sharing with us out here and allowing me to live a bit vicariously through these wonderful videos. I have been following Cecilia for over a year now! Between you and her and Joona Jinton I find much solace and satisfaction as best as possible while living in the very sunny year-round tropics.☹

[@tommysoderberg1977]

Thank you so much Kalle! 🙏✨ I always enjoy your videos. I see them as healing. Silence and stillness is important for us humans and most of us have forgotten about it. I love how you see the changing of the seasons and how we can apply it in our lives. Winter is a time for resting and reflecting, I agree ❄️💙. Love your work! 🙏 Thank you for inspiering us who look at your videos! Take care 🙏. Much love from Skåne.

[@carollovinalaska8620]

I never get tired of seeing the Northern Lights …. She is such a beauty! And we have some of the most beautiful sunrises and sunsets! Thanks for sharing. 🦋

[@OllyJelleyWildlife]

Nice one Kalle! Just moved up to near Storlien with my wife, from the UK. Looking forward to a lot of what you're talking about! Hope things are good out East!

[@heidihughes8806]

A beautiful, meaningful video. Thank you💗☺️

[@kathrynmoll86]

I watch this and think of how blessed you are to live in such a magical and pure environment. It is no wonder that you are successful at everything you task yourself with. Thanks for sharing your beautiful experience with those of us who never know what it is to live under a northern sky and its polar nights!

[@andrearenee7845]

Kalle, you ALWAYS inspire me.

[@pabloperezdors2878]

Beautiful. You’re an EXCELLENT communicator.

[@lunalucid]

This looks so beautiful and magical! Thank you for sharing. It makes me sad how we can't even see the night sky anymore in most places. I haven't been to Sweden yet but I totally understand what you said about the silence and the nature sounds. One of the things I miss most about living in a rural area is the deep silence. The constant static noise in the city is something I just can't get used to, I find it exhausting. I hope to be living in such a beautiful place too some day. Wishing you and Christine all the best for 2023!

[@oakchurchranch]

Darkness in the forest, silence, the scent of nature... I really started to appreciate and understand all of this when I moved to the mountains. The full moon in the woods is magic... Unfortunately here in Italy at 1000 meters above sea level the snow is hardly seen anymore... (Sorry for my bad English).

[@JR-kz2xn]

I do the very same thing with my lighting. It too brings me a feeling of peace and contentment.

[@Tonygarry78]

This sounds beautiful. I need this for reasons .

[@marajade4403]

Happy New Year Kalle. It is one of my favourite videos of yours 😀

[@wendybauman4074]

Love love LOVE this video! Love your descriptions and accompanying footage, such as full moon brightness. Love that you appreciate darkness. Love that you love “silence”, which is’t silent at all… and so much more. This is one of my favourites of your videos. Thank you! ❤️(🇨🇦). PS I think you would like the book called Wintering by Katherine May… on Audible 😉

[@rouveforbes7165]

I lost my vision three years ago . I want to thank you for you ; I enjoy the narrative; descriptions and emotions. Thank you Kallie

[@carrolbrown7671]

Love the scenery

[@julienelson8162]

I treasure your sharing these experiences. I love winters, and I have always found the darkness of winter nights to be oddly safe, and most comforting. I envy your seeing the Northern lights, but am grateful to see the images you include. Though I’m “old” (73), I learn from you in every video . . . Still learning how to simplify, appreciate, and be more at peace with myself (and my doggies). Thank you!!