Struggles of Polar Night & the Future of this Channel︱Svalbard

Living in the complete darkness of polar night comes with its own set of struggles, and as each polar night feels different I sit down to debrief how this one has gone and the challenges of it. I also talk about things like my favourite books and the future of this channel ✨ Thank you so much for being here, I appreciate each and every one of you! Love y'all! ✨
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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!

[@purseypurslane]

I agree with other viewers, NO NEED TO CHANGE THE CHANNEL -- why always think it has to be snazzier, more exciting, etc. We watch for the relaxing SAMENESS, the predictable mood of quiet and dark and cozy, there is too much frenzy and excitment out there in the world, we need this type of channel for calming sanity! You have a lot of subscribers now and it's because they all enjoy your content THE WAY IT IS. Hugs! Thank you for being yourself!

[@CeciliaBlomdahl]

I love this!! Thank youuuu 🧡🧡🧡

[@LindaKayHolevas]

Yes! This! I agree. This is my “safe place” channel. I love the calmness, beauty, & adventures once in awhile (hikes, cabins, etc).

[@welawisdom]

EXACTLY!!! I instantly (selfishly) thought "aww, man - there goes another content creator changing what's working" simply because of what @purseypurslane stated - we are here because we know the feeling we will have while watching and post video. I literally make a cup of tea and sit with a cozy blanket to watch your videos. Yes, it's your channel so evolve as you wish/need but please KNOW this subscriber LOVES & Appreciates your channel as it is. oxoxoxoxoxo @@CeciliaBlomdahl

[@mar_tina]

couldn't have said it better myself !

[@a.l.s.i.4601]

I couldn’t agree more!

[@caramella4220]

Just repeating what others have already written: Don't change a thing! I so much enjoy the soothing repetitiveness of life on Svalbard, the quiet, slow pace, the long seasons. We can find travelogues all over KZbin, but nowhere else can we settle into day-to-day life near the north pole. I come here for what you've been offering up to now. I'm never bored and I don't miss a thing.

[@carried9130]

Exactly!

[@michellen1125]

Yes……I agree!

[@14judita]

Exactly my sentiment ❤

[@micahweiss]

I completely disagree. You just want her to stay the same and never grow ??? How fuckn boring

[@Motherhubbard170]

your language is foul, it shows your personality@@micahweiss

[@fraserreal8496]

Don't underestimate the power of your personality, Cecilia. People love the northern lights, the hikes, the headlamp illuminating the snowflakes, the glittering village surrounded by the dark, the cozy minimalist cabin etc., but we also love you. You're so comfortable in your own skin, upbeat and loving, and yet down-to-earth. Btw, I read Stoner because of you. Thank-you. That ending!

[@nancyneyedly4587]

This is so true, after awhile people tune in to their favorite channels not because of the "content" because they just want to hang out with this person, like Cecilia, Christoffer and Grim.

[@jtekholm]

@@nancyneyedly4587 YES! This is exactly how I feel. It's like Svalbard is my home away from home and every sunday I'm waiting with anticipation to get to that comforting space with three of my favourite people in the world!

[@Cubbies13579]

Yes this is how I feel too!!

[@doreenhorigan1531]

Agree whole heartedly, but wouldn’t have been able to find the right words. Cecelia, dont change a thing!

[@mommamooney]

The simple “Come with me as I live life” and your unbridled enthusiasm for the simple, everyday things is what brought me here. I need this bit of calm in the midst of the chaos of life ❤

[@patriciabailey743]

I’m a 77 year old homemaker who loves to travel via my iPad and I so enjoy your channel seeing the beauty of everything Svalbard. You give me such joy to see places far away that I will never get to see myself. I look forward to you taking us with you on future trips wherever you go. It’s been very frigid here in Northern Illinois but I have been getting closets and drawers organized while staying indoors in the warm. You help me see the beauty in winter, the snow and cozy times of reading and reflection. Thank you!!

[@Audrey.17]

It’s so cold here! I think about Cecelia with this crazy cold. I am near Chicago.

[@Komponents]

I’m 72 living in Wisconsin and I agree with you. Cecelia will probably notice, as I have, the older I get the faster the days fly by.

[@Ashlee1985]

Stay warm!

[@robynord5763]

Hi Cecelia, I love your chanel. I live in Australia and it's summer here, the day starts at 4am with birds waking you up. I love seeing your chanel it is so different to where I live. I would love to see adventurers in Norway. We went there on a cruise in 2014 and would love to see more of the country.

[@StashaA.]

We are literally here for "repetitiveness" lol. I'm pretty sure you changed the way majority of us feel about winter and we are enjoying this time of year more because of you. Your beautiful energy is enough to keep me here. You don't need to change anything. I would listen to you no matter where you are and what you do because you put so much love into everything you do. 🌟Svalbard doesn't need daylight or sunshine. You are there for that. 💖

[@ctuero]

Yes! Cecilia changed my whole mindset on winter which has helped me immensely

[@elyssiacook6913]

Definitely agree! I’ve struggled with winter for years- depression & illness every January/ February (in the U.K. so it’s understandable!!) no matter how I’ve approached it - but seeing the polar night really puts it in perspective but also Cecilia’s sense of wonder at it and ways of coping with & enjoying it, have really helped me.

[@kaitc]

This channel is like a warm cup of hot chocolate and warm fuzzy blanket on a cold day. It’s a hug.

[@CeciliaBlomdahl]

🧡🧡🧡🧡

[@sadmr.sharky56]

I agree! It is so cozy

[@DishaLeeKnow]

I agree totally . There is no escape once u started watching her and her videos. Its amazing . ❤❤

[@m.mccolgan2250]

Long-time listener, first-time caller: I consider your videos to be in the genre, “Slow Living”. This is my third Polar Nite with you, Christofer and Grimm. Some of the topics of videos have remained the same, and some things have changed, from year to year. Not only do I find this interesting, I find it calming and reassuring in an overly dynamic world. My personal life is filled with more joy when I slow down, find the cycles of my own experience, and observe the inevitable differences from year to year. I’m reassured of my path when I can see and observe others reveling in their slower pace, when I am frequently told I should be having it all. An uncomplicated life can be a life richly and deeply enjoyed. I like the idea of seeing some of The Cabins available on mainland Norway👍

[@tanyasains6500]

Your comment is everything!❤ Agree so much on the moving slower, and taking in every ounce of joy the slow moments bring!

[@EricaGamet]

100% agree with all of this! Slow living, hygge in the winter, watching the calmness in the dark on Svalbard... it brings peace to my soul. Would also love to see anything on mainland Norway. I've been to Oslo many times and need to get my behind up further north (or south to Cecilia haha).

[@stacywestly64]

Well said!!!

[@melanytodd2929]

🎯🎯🎯❣

[@agnesskibicka]

​@@stacywestly64greetings from Poland 🇵🇱 and mindful life by Agnes 😀 (channel) and countryside!

[@SMTahmid]

Your channel doesn't need any change at all. A slice of life from a land that's literally "far, far away" from where I live is why I am subbed. I make sure to watch every video and every short. In all likelyhood I'll never travel anywhere near Svalbard, your videos help me personally to see what life is like in a very different land.

[@williamwilliam5242]

Your channel is amazing. Amazing. Please don't let the feelings of repetition eat you up. If anyone else filmed their life and put it on you tube they would also get comments of ....this is just repeating... Your channel is amazing. You have brought over 700 thousand people to Svalbard. I love your channel. ❤❤❤ Repetitiveness is a way of life. Thankyou for this chat. From Scotland UK with love... William

[@noelani555]

I wish I could give this comment a thousand likes. So true, "repetitiveness is a way of life." I hope Cecilia sees your comment

[@carmenberman420]

Love your videos. You live in a place out of the norm that will never bore me. Keep them coming.

[@amandaspear3373]

I’m so happy you’re staying around! Do you realize that you give us a connection to check what life is like in another part of the world, especially those of us who can’t travel! I so enjoy your channel, I get a kick out of you…you always make me smile and laugh! Such an education I get from you so THANK YOU! 😉

[@jamesw4895]

You get to see a great night sky

[@carried9130]

Exactly William!

[@amadoujallow6994]

Cecilia, it may very well be polar night,but your personality absolutely shines through. You have a gift of being able to just chat and make it so interesting,even though you are alone. Every video is full of life on your small piece of paradise. Such a unique lifestyle and one that most people would envy. Just being yourself is enough for your followers to keep us all hooked. Thank you for sharing and caring.

[@kathyrau9551]

I agree, I look forward to your video's ALL the time. They are so calming and relaxing. You obviously love what you are doing so don't change anything , keep up your work.

[@agnesskibicka]

​@@kathyrau9551hello 👋 from Poland and mindful life by Agnes (channel 😊) and countryside 🏡!

[@jennifer6833]

I’ve always liked your channel. You, Christoffer and Grim are like a hug through the screen for Sunday cozies. 💖❄️✨

[@stoobphoobnooboob]

Hello from North Dakota! I agree you have definitely made me have a different outlook on winter. I now tell my kids “Svalbard says (they call you Svalbard not Cecilia 😂) there’s no bad weather only bad clothing”)

[@cheryllockard5400]

Cecilia don’t change a thing! My daughter started watching your channel & told me about it. She would call me & say hi I’m Cecilia from Svalbard lol That was 5 yrs ago. I had a TIA aka mini stroke & I was so tired/weak. She had me watch you on my iPad as I was recovering & I looked forward to watching you. The music, photography, Grim, Christoffer, you & your adventures touch my soul. Your channel still touches me every time I watch it ❤ So from NW Ohio near Great Lake Erie US…..we love you all ❤❤

[@donnab9015]

Same with my mom and me 😊😊 from SB, CA

[@nicksterp2805]

😂😂 so cute

[@shawni321]

Perfect the way it is, the way you are. My dear friend and I traveled to Svalbard Oct 16-24 2023. We just missed you and Christoffer, I think you were on an ocean trip. We came because of your vlog and the way you presented the unique environment. We did our homework. Went on the Berg for 3 hr cruise in 9 foot swells(just after that storm that rolled thru Longyearbyen), hit Huskies Cafe, went to the museum with the sealskins room and expedition exhibits, ate reindeer stew from the Bistro in the Radisson, ate breakfast while watching people walk to school at UNIS, oh Cecilia, we had the best time. It was icy, magical. Oct 21 we saw the Northern Lights from the water aboard the Berg, the hydrofoil catamaran. Listen we are not rich. We are two retired nurses who worked hard, raised families, and this was our bucket list. Mine anyway. Svalbard is a very special place and you do a great job of showing us all why. Please keep it up, but at a pace that doesn't consume you. Work-life balance, as they say. I feel as though I know you but that is due to your skill as a vlogger. I appreciate your very natural, upbeat and matter-of-fact personality. A wonderful complement to Christoffer's calm and "Zen Master-like" approach to living. It's a joy to watch your channel, and thank you for introducing this retired nurse from California, USA, to the beauty of Svalbard, Norway. I will never forget it.

[@jackieo2403]

What a beautiful comment- I got a little misty!

[@lorianncostello531]

What a great trip you had! How exciting you followed your dream to visit.

[@carolespinoza3446]

I love your comment. Polar night in Svalbard is on my bucket list. We are not big outdoor people, but I’d love to experience polar night, eat good food, visit the huskie cafe…and see the northern lights of course. Thank you for sharing your experience ♥️

[@pepryan2183]

That's amazing! When you say you just missed them, did you walk up to their house and realise they weren't there?! Or someone in the town told you?

[@shawni321]

​@@pepryan2183I caught her post when she got back from her trip. No, we are respectful and did not seek contact. That is her home, after all.

[@cgoodson2010]

I like your channel bc it's the way it is NOW. Peaceful. Calm. Unhurried. I find comfort in watching you and listening to your voice and seeing Grimm and Christopher. Please don't change!!! ❤

[@Mello765]

Not me panicking because I thought you were ending the channel due to the thumbnail 😢😂❤

[@briannalastson8373]

Omg same I was like nooooo I have watched every holiday with yall and since the beginning I love watching and grim is super cute !! Love you guys and grim sooooo much I will always be here to support!!!!!!

[@staceydavis7721]

I was freaking out as well - my old heart can’t handle the possibility 😢 love to you guys and Grim ❤

[@ChristinaHuckabee]

Same!!!

[@carolmauer-koster1389]

Me too 😢that would make me so sad

[@C.Chandler_May]

A bit of click bait.

[@LobsterLover530]

Original Cecilia/ Svalbard viewer here. I’ve been watching you for years and I’ve enjoyed every😊 moment. I love the idea of darkness all day long. It looks cozy, comforting, relaxing. It’s a cuppa hot chocolate and a good book. Thank you for bringing this to us. From Florida!

[@thepandaknows]

Hi Cecilia, your videos have absolutely changed how I experience winter. From adding more cozy lights and candles in my home, to embracing "hibernating" as well as getting outside even in terrible weather. This is the second polar night I've been following you and hearing you speak about how winter is a time of rest & recharge is always a great reminder. Thank you! 🙏🏻❄️

[@NataliaLialina]

You are so fun and lively, completely natural, adventurous, intelligent and humorous. I can’t imagine not being absolutely enchanted with your videos. Thank you for your work!

[@Chronicmom68]

This channel keeps people coming back because of exactly how it is now! It's so calming and just ..... peaceful.

[@SamVanderWielen]

I, for one, love the repetition here! I love seeing your day to day and how you thrive there. I loved the videos you used to do on cabin reset days, day / life in the week, what you eat etc. I’d love to hear more about you how prioritize fitness and movement. It’s so inspiring to see you go to the gym, no matter the weather. I’d say do whatever is fun for you to create - and we’ll all be here to watch ❤️

[@CeciliaBlomdahl]

Yaaay! I was planning to incorporating more of my fitness and hiking etc this year since it’s such a big part of my life 😍

[@catherinekalev5983]

My Cecilia wish list for the year: 1. More videos of mainland Norway 2. More videos including traditional Norwegian restaurants and bakeries 3. Video of your home town in Sweden 4. Video collab with Jonna Jinton 5. Svalbard calendar with local nature and wildlife 6. More interviews with Svalbard locals 7. A trip to the Svalbard library Have a great week! Love from SoCal 🌞

[@CeciliaBlomdahl]

Haha I love this list and 100% second nr 4! Jonna Jinton collab would be amazing! 😍

[@sugarsnap1000]

Yes please for a calendar 🗓️ 😊

[@joesawyer6511]

Like so many others, I agree that your videos are popular for a reason. I never understood how my wife could watch people on KZbin and just follow their lives, I didn't see what she saw in it, until I stumbled across your channel. Honestly, the calmness and simplicity, mixed in with some adventure, laughs, trips out, weather...all that stuff is why people are here, and somehow it never gets old!

[@jonnajinton]

Älskar, älskar, ÄLSKAR din kanal och dina underbara videos ❤ Spelar som ingen roll vad dom handlar om, bara att få hänga med dig en stund är alltid så himla mysigt! Ser fram emot allt vackert du kommer dela med dig av under detta år. Puss och kram skumbanan 😘

[@patc1871]

❤

[@ANGELIQUE-1977]

Helt enig, jeg ser også hendes videoer for at opleve stemningen, og Cecilia fungerer som en beroligende pille på mig. Elsker alt hun lægger op, for så føler jeg, at jeg er sammen med dem en stund. Tak for jer begge to Cecilia og Cristoffer.

[@cheche2181]

Your channel also does this for me Jonna, as well as Cecilia’s 🥰🥰🥰

[@renealbrechtsen9743]

Hej Jonna ❤

[@nataliejmatson]

Love both of your channels! They are such a comfort 🤍

[@kennethtape3362]

It's our regular dose of goodness, thank you guys ❤️

[@CeciliaBlomdahl]

Glad you enjoy it! ✨

[@melanytodd2929]

Yes❣

[@sirrex-ug3ug]

First I want to say that I really like you as a person and have seen many (years back) of your fine videos on my old account, but I think they are running in (cozy life) circles now and becoming more the same with polar night, polar bear, northern lights, night all day, close to the North Pole (1316 km!) thumb nails likeness and alot of cozy. So nice to hear you have new adventures planning and challenge yourself more, like with the real Svalbard roughness trips. All the best and bless you Cecilia.

[@samanthahammond7312]

Not going to lie, if you uploaded your day every single day I'd be hooked still ❤

[@CeciliaBlomdahl]

You're the best! 🧡

[@KayleighManning144]

You absolutely have helped me endure winter with a different mindset. I live in Minnesota in the U.S. and we get pretty cold, miserable winters that never seem to end. Since watching you I have started to look at it more of a time to be cozy and slow down and enjoy things. I still don't enjoy going out in the cold, but I can appreciate to cozy side of winter now. I've been doing lots of knitting, reading, lighting candles, and drinking cups of warm coffee and tea. Thank you for sharing your beautiful outlook on life with us all. You help more than you know. 🩷

[@squidswillbe]

I feel the same! I have a completely different attitude towards winter and short days now.

[@mybedcavour8104]

It’really cold in Minnesota. Here in Utah maiby it’s worse.

[@hanaeyoshida5163]

Me too! I moved to New England recently, and Cecilia has taught me so much about how to enjoy winter❤

[@sarahdeeb4852]

Same!

[@shetaz905]

Minnesota here! I agree, she has helped me get through the winter. Take good care, and stay warm.

[@x1achilles99]

I'm visiting Singapore right now at 1°N. Every single day of the year the sun rises at 06:04 and sets at 18:04. Never a variation. And there is no dusk or twilight. The sun rises straight up , perpendicular to the horizon, and sets the same in reverse. It goes from pitch black to broad daylight in 4 minutes! So it's wild to see your version of winter. I'm really enjoying it. And yes, do some hiking in Senja in Trøms fylke. I've not been there but I'm dying to go.

[@CrazyCuteLuv]

I love the "repetitive" (i dont think they are) videos they are so calming and I often rewatch older videos of just hanging out in svalbard or cabin trips :)

[@metalyn]

I'm 73 years old and to listen to people on KZbin from all over the world never ever gets old. Love listening to your book choices. At this age, if I read I fall asleep, so I tend to listen to audibles while driving. I'm intrigued with the book that you stated you still think about and will try that one (I have to look back for the title). After these last 3 crazy years in America and all around the world, you are a breath of really fresh air. Keep it up. Love to you and your human and fur family. I'll never get to the North Pole, but now I have at least experienced it. Stay healthy and enjoy life as it goes by too fast!

[@TheGaredbug]

same here. 73 and follow people al around the world. it is so fun!!!! (I wish we had our own group!) Love this channel. I have learned so much.

[@debracubitt6191]

The calming relaxing nature of the channel is most appreciated

[@aliciareichel3131]

Sundays with you three are like a weekly coffee date with friends! Every video makes me laugh, tear up, and take a moment to appreciate my own surroundings. You are teaching us about the beauty of our world and how much serenity and comfort comes from some repetition. We love you guys! ❤

[@sandyleppanen1799]

There is something in my Nordic core that responds to the beauty and the comfort of nature, water, sky, SILENCE, monitoring the light, monitoring the dark, smells of baked goods, the acceleration of a boat motor or snowmobile, FIRE, a warm drink, crispness, REFLECTION, savoring simplicity (less can be more), chillin' in warm coziness, exploration with exhilaration, COFFEE, coffee with friends!, fresh air, X-Country skiing, a cold beer, holiday rituals, common sense, ice, snow, wind, grilled fish, and so on. Keep it coming. It is heaven on earth for me to see and experience through your five senses. Thank you. I very rarely COMMENT on a KZbin video, but just have to respond today that I'm curious if other viewers who have Nordic roots find an innate contentment and familiarity that they didn't even expect by immersing in your content. In the late 19th century, all four of my grandparents came from Finland to northern Minnesota in the U.S. -- where I grew up not far from the Canadian border. I've spent most of my adult life in the Twin Cities (Minneapolis/St. Paul) with some longer summer and some shorter winter days.

[@lizamcgovern3220]

I live in Canada 🇨🇦 with the snow and below freezing temperature and darkness during winter…and I love this channel!

[@dianedixon6199]

I have become mesmerized with your life on Svalbard, I came across one of your videos on Ticktock and started looking for more of them and I am truly hooked. I am a 79 yr old woman who lives in Florida. I am intrigued by the way other people live their lives and their locations. When I view your videos I feel like you have become my family. I find warmth and such a friendly, optimistic view on life.&ou and Christopher are doing a marvelous job. Please stay the same!

[@polarbearseverywheres]

Was so scared based on the title of this video! I love the “repetitiveness” of this channel. I love this channel for its cozy vibes and the feeling of catching up with a friend. People making those comments are missing the point of your videos. You can’t appease everyone. Your channel is the only one I routinely watch every Sunday. Xoxo

[@DoodleBug84]

Oh my goodness, I was absolutely terrified when I read it, too!!!

[@Leahdanielleeeee]

I love the “repetitive!” It’s beautiful and makes me feel so warm and happy. Please don’t change ❤

[@pattyburge655]

Both meeting the locals and seeing the cabins in Norway sound awesome, as does the boat trip. I however simply enjoy it all, including what you call repetitive vlogs, because nothing seems repetitive to me. It all allows me to escape to this awesome place I dream of. Then there's Grim!!🤗💞 I look forward to seeing him in each vlog and love him so very much. Thank you to the both you and Christopher (and Grim, too) for this wonderful channel.

[@danielleshay1972]

Hi. It's -41 C at 7:35am in my small village in the Yukon. Not quite as dark but many hours of darkness and I love it. When it's this cold, it's nice to cuddle up under the duvets and watch youtube. I need to start reading again. I miss it but can't seem to concentrate enough. Cuddles to gorgeous Grim. Much love.

[@deborahwheeler4668]

I love the comfort and joy in your enjoying your everyday life and celebrating the little things. It helps me remember to do the same in my life. You do you!

[@itsaboutalexa]

I loved the „A day in my life“ videos. Like fron getting up, cooking, working etc :)

[@itsaboutalexa]

Would love to see more day to day ❤

[@Fiftynine414]

I’m Irish, born and raised in CA. I have always loved winter. I love dark days, stormy weather, and cold. I get depressed in the summer - the constant sun and heat is very, very hard on me. By September I’m very blue, but now that I’m retired, I flee the sun and spend a month up in the mountains of NC. I lived a decade in MN and loved the four seasons. Winter never bothered me; I found much of it magical. I think I’d like Svalbard in the Polar Night.

[@zuzuspetals9281]

Same story only more Viking/Celtic-from CA to NC and love cool dark mountains while hate the light and heat, sleep more during the day and up at night. I’d love being where you are and watching you gives me the winters I need when I’m too tied here to ever move. Thank you Cecilia, and Hey, @Fiftynine414 from another California Girl on the north side of Guilford County. We can be miserable all April thru September together waiting for October and know we’re not alone. Here’s to one good snow this year!

[@SurvivalBetty]

I love that you are looking at small, yet authentic ways to expand the scope of the channel. As a content producer, burnout is just as prevalent as any other "job". This keeps you feeling excited, allows us to see more and get a deeper feel for the world around you. I especially love the idea of meeting the locals, what folks do there, their favorite foods maybe.. hint, hint. Love it! Keep up the great content!!

[@lruck988]

I love relaxing with Cecillia, Kristopher and Grim in the evening after a long day of work. Your life is interesting and inspiring. Thank you for sharing your lives with us! 😊. Polar nights are the best!

[@Kellman9]

I love your channel and content. I don’t think your content is repetitive at all. I love experiencing life on Svalbard through your lense. Also you are your channel in my eyes. No matter what you do or add content wise I will be there, your style and zest for life is what keeps me watching. So happy you and Christopher are going away! Enjoy your trip and can’t wait to see what is next! Ty for sharing so much of your life with us, and thank you for creating! Here is to 1,000,000 subscribers and beyond! ❤

[@hrefnak]

I'm relatively new here but I really like the slow pace and honest videos about daily life on this channel. It has easily become my favourite channel. And honestly, for some reason I just love seeing people grocery shop and do normal things. I feel like so many channels on here emphasize constantly having something new happening every 10 seconds and it just feels exhausting to watch. That's why this channel is like a breath of fresh air to me. Sending love from Iceland ❄️

[@joiab11]

I completely agree! I really enjoy seeing normal life - it's so different from mine

[@kubrakurucu5636]

Ignore the people criticising anything about this channel! I love how calming your channel is, I love the way you video scenery and everything along with the music, that alone is so peaceful. Just be you, this channel is amazing, peaceful and so different to what’s out there. Keep it going! ❤

[@CeciliaBlomdahl]

Thank you so much! 🧡🙌🏻

[@osrs_scrublord2039]

I love the quietness of winter. The coziness, I crochet and relax and sip hot cocoa. I enjoy your channel you have such a relaxing vibe.

[@emjay934]

Hej Cecilia! Your videos make my sunday vibe complete. Have a wonderful week x

[@sarahlepper]

I discovered your channel a few weeks ago and have been binge watching. When I need to “wind down” from the day I find a new video of yours and relax in bed watching. Your videos give such peace, humor and just all around good energy. It is such a joy to watch your videos.

[@wonglind9]

You have made a difference in how I get through the Chicago winters. Don’t love the bitter cold, but you have reminded me of some of the things I can appreciate, the coziness, the slower pace, the quiet and reflection. Thank you for what you do!

[@sandyj1952]

It’s 7 degrees here and I’m in the USA, I’m 80, love your channel and I’m sitting here saying I’m freezing you would sweat. So why do I watch your channel, for the beauty you have shown, the fantasy of being you and the joy in where you live. Life can be a routine for many, your routine is far from many of us and that’s the beauty of watching you. ❤

[@parkerspearson]

Your channel has helped me completely change my perspective on the dark of winter. I now embrace it. Make good use of the time to nest and recover. Rebuild my energy. Plan for the new year. Work on my home. Nurture my needs. All while having this little window into a cabin life where I get to experience things that I love: snow, a crackling fireplace, northern lights, happy people just enjoying life together, a little cooking. I don’t need to know how much things cost or feel like I need more-bigger-better. I see too much of that. The very best of your videos for me are understated, quiet, soothing and I get to learn a new recipe, think about a new book I might have never tried, or look at beautiful nature photos. If you pivot back that way, I’d go back to being part of the Patreon subscribers. Whatever you do, just be you.

[@thomasfriedmann8522]

Nice to be along the journey. Take care of yourself. I enjoy seeing the world around us. Life is repetitive, the joy comes from how we explore it.

[@SarahBring-l1h]

I would LOVE to see more of mainland Norway!!! Thank you for sharing your life with us!

[@markainsley231]

I watch your channel and another young couple making a life in Alaska. Nothing flashy, just honest content about your lives. That’s why I watch your channel. It’s really good as it is. No need for change

[@K_R_W]

You mentioned a comment about your channel being repetitive, which I can understand during the Polar night season, but not during the midnight sun. Luv the channel and I am not one to find your channel repetitive.

[@dvquentin]

Thanks for the video Cecilia! I really loved your comments on repetitiveness. People are just sooo eager for novelty and replacing anything they've already seen. I really appreciate the simplicity and purity of your work. In the end, this channel is yours to shape, and we are only spectators. You are the channel, and people get the opportunity to see you evolve and to are free to like the evolution or not.

[@Michelle88elle]

Your videos are not repetitive AT ALL! Even the similar ones are so different and always show different things or perspectives. I love seeing all things Svalbard!

[@heathermunoz6282]

Don't let the ever changing, everyone trying to one up each other social media make you think you have to evolve in some way or push you to change something that is already perfect. This is you and we love it ❤

[@lenak.2041]

Well, it's not a Sunday without your Sunday video! And we would like to see Christopher and you cook together more frequently !

[@DoodleBug84]

I was thinking the same! Even a Silent ASMR cooking with Christoffer series would be super chill and lovely!!

[@itsAriJustAri]

Yes I lived for seeing them baking together

[@messageinabottle110]

I love the quiet and repetitive lifestyle of a unique place like Svalbard! The images are just fantabulous! The quality of your cameras are amazing! And what a good taste!❤Lots of trips and different places and tourism and crowds of people are boring and even disturbing! They're all over the internet...we really enjoy videos like yours!Don't change a thing and God bless you, Cecilia and family!🥰

[@jody-annesullivan4547]

Oh, thank goodness you are not going anywhere! I have actually delayed watching this vid based on the part of the ‘future of this channel’ title! There have been a few of my favourites closing / restructuring their channels after several years lately, due to burnout of constant creation and my heart gave a squeeze of sadness at the thought of your doing the same. I love your content, your enthusiasm for life and your ability to bring us into your days. It’s not repetitive to me, you bring in enough interesting ‘outside’ stuff, I can watch you do a cabin reset day quite happily - and am often then motivated to do something on my own. Will be more than happy to watch whatever you feel inclined to do - meet the locals, like the sweet family with the little girls & your friend Lyn, cabins, real Arctic, cruises etc, but only if that’s where your creative passion takes you, not because you think we are bored. I’m not sure if I’ve ever commented here before (maybe Christmas in the village vid as it made me quite emotional), but you alway get a like 👍. Also, I love watching cold climate vids while I stew in my own juices in hot Western Australia, lol! Happy 2024, xx

[@11kathleenanne]

Good morning, Cecilia! I love our Sunday morning coffee chats❤ Thank you

[@gabyof7]

Please don't change the channel. It's a whole new world for me. I look forward every week to your videos. I would love to see your adventures. Especially about Norway and Sweden. Being of Swedish background I am fascinated with the culture. Thank you for putting time into the videos.😀

[@ethan2bart]

I'm a teacher in rural WV. I start my mornings either with a book and some hot tea, or if you posted I start with with a hot tea and your video 😊. They're always so relaxing and calming! Love the current format but will support you no matter what and love whatever content you come up with!

[@tammyrlee]

I love this channel! I’ll never see Svalbard in person but love Svalbard life. The scenery. The relaxed environment you present. It’s great to slow down with you. We don’t slow down enough. I followed this channel because of all the above. You may want/need variety. The comments suggest people come for the slower pace. It was an interesting addition when you spent the day with the family with children. Showing us life in a town that offers us the opportunity to learn about Norwegian “habits”, such as babies sleeping outside some, airing out your duvet in the cold air. The boat trip was great. Your channel is great the way it is and you will share with us new things that may be entertaining but certainly expose us to something we most likely won’t know first hand. Thanks for sharing your life!

[@kristyp711]

I've been here for a while and agree with everyone that your daily life is interesting to us and comforting. I like the culture aspects, seeing the cool places you go on hikes, Grimm's tales of course, and just enjoy watching the daily life. I likely will never live in a place like Svalbard but your videos allow me to dream of it for a little while. Your joy in the everyday reminds us to find the joy in our everyday and that is beautiful!

[@Carriel5547]

I’m moving back to Canada after 25 years of no winters! You are helping me with this move more than you think! You know what I noticed? I feel we sleep more in winter, almost like hibernating lol. Love you!! ❤

[@JC-qb2qj]

Yikes

[@Sarah-hs7oq]

Recently, I did change the way I look at winter and at the lack of light. I force myself to consider it as relaxing and not depressing (like I have been doing for years). My brain responds well to that new message 🙂. Starting in October, I slow down and take a break from the sometime "too much" energy that summer brings. Thank you for sharing your northern life !

[@cherylladuca1075]

I listened to Stoner based on one of your vids / recommendations and i listened to it over 36 hours. I couldn’t stop!! It easily spectacularly mundane and i will never forget that story.

[@EvieVermont]

I sleep around 9 hours. And I do the same. Calculate hours. Stay up late get up late. You do you, Cecelia! ❤ Also, part of the reason we love your channel is the calmness that you bring to our lives. We don't need more drama. We need calm! And "rediscovery" is a smart idea in travel. Love from us in a cold region of the US: New England!

[@shannonhime927]

I am a winter girl through and through. Alaska and watching your Chanel brings out what I have always been all of my life. I think it is really important to be in an environment that brings out the real you. We may be multi-faceted, but live where you thrive. I love winter, cold, nature, and coziness! 😊

[@jacquelinehaberl4257]

I really enjoyed the one on one video, I can remember watching your posts and you would end really really quickly with 'bye' and that to me was a real person, and I donot think you have lost that at all...I think that is the success of your channel with Kristopher and Grim, you are a very normal person, relatable and we don't need those bells and whistles, just day to day stuff around your lives on Svalbard. One thing I really enjoy is when you show yourself catching up with a friend and going out and all together going out with friends, and sleep overs! Thank you for allowing me to get to know Svalbard at 56, and yes it's on my bucket list from Melbourne Australia!

[@SharmanSomerset]

30 minutes off your half marathon time is quite an undertaking, good luck- if anyone can do, it’s you! Hope you and the Bear have had a great holiday, give Grim a hug from me x

[@paulaniclinseach8672]

Your personality shines through Cecilia, which is why your videos are so popular, I love watching them, and I find Svalbard and your life with Christofer & Grimm so interesting. Your videos really capture the beauty of Svalbard. It won't be long before you reach 1million, I came across you when you had 70k subscribers and my goodness how your chanel has grown since then!🎉

[@ellenswartz7203]

Your ideas for your channel sound wonderful. I don’t blame you for wanting to enrich your life and thereby your channel. I look forward to it all. I will definitely continue to pick up what you’re putting down. 😁

[@Kimonwatersedge]

It’s not broken Cecelia so no need to fix it !!! you and Chris and your videos are wonderful. ❤️🤓🇬🇧

[@CeciliaBlomdahl]

Oh thank you! 🧡🧡🧡

[@carolfugaban2071]

Got my coffee and laundry going and my favorite channel ☕ love from Michigan 🖐️♥️

[@dianes3260]

😁 Same, also in Michigan 👋🏼 It's the best way to start my Sunday.

[@agnesskibicka]

​@@dianes3260greetings from Poland 🇵🇱 and mindful life by Agnes 😀 (my channel)

[@dmfergusonRN2008]

Hello from a fellow Michigander! 😊

[@wl2h8fan]

Hello! Another Michigander that loves Sunday in Svalbard with Cecilia!🤗

[@dalebogucki]

Videos of the trips around the islands are some of my favorites. As a snow lover I started watching you because the views of Svalbard. I missed snow, and your channel was a lifeline. I have since moved from North Carolina to Upstate New York, and have had a lovely amount of snow this winter. Thank you soooo much for the great photography. Other than snow I really enjoy the drone footage of the walruses, and other sea mammals. I think the in town videos are always fun. I think as others have said, your charming, and healthy positivity always have me excited for Sundays.

[@gabriellagirardi4741]

I've loved your channel since the first time I watched it as it is wonderful and never boring. You, Christoffer and Grim are just fantastic! Thank you for sharing ❤⭐️❤️.

[@Maryb-j5k]

Cecilia, I think you are so strong! I live in canada and when it’s cloudy for 1 full month and it’s not raining/ snowing, I start going crazy… I need the sunshine for my mental health. It’s so amazing how you see polar nights positively. Maybe you get used to it I think❤ I wish I were as strong as you are ❤

[@plainandsimple2576]

You channel is a calm and cozy part of my day, I look forward to the time, change nothing!!❤

[@hiyaitsemmi]

Me and my boyfriend LOVE your channel just the way it is. We need more channel's like yours that appreciate daily life and make the most of where you live. SO many people nowadays are always trying to portray a glamorous life with no imperfections creating an incredible amount of people never feeling like they are enough and that they are lacking in something. Your channel makes us (me and my boyfriend) feel like we are enough and to appreciate the place we live and to just be at peace with each and every day. THANK YOU for everything you do, keep being you!!!

[@livingintheforest3963]

PLEASE Always continue this wonderful channel because it is so unique and different than pretty much anything else on KZbin. People here are so appreciative to you for being here and giving them the fantasy world that you live in because so many people just work day-to-day and cities and don’t have an opportunity to even ever live like this so at least being able to watch it is so, enjoyable and wonderful.❤❤❤

[@wendyjeanne4473]

I highly recommend the "Inspector Gamache" series, written by Louise Penny, who is a Canadian author. They are kind of cozy mysteries. And I love and appreciate all of your content whether it be at home in front of the fire talking or going on adventures with Christoffer and the dashing Grim. ❤❤😊

[@parisaroohipour]

My favorite series!

[@joni1]

Mine too

[@nilofarbawa2377]

Please change nothing! We love Svalbard and your wonderful family! Returning to Longyearbyen again next month, looking forward running into you all. Thank you for sharing your journey with us. Have a good night from the Alps. 🤍

[@dmfergusonRN2008]

I stumbled upon your channel on KZbin and am hooked! Love learning all about your life on Svalbard. I love everything from learning about daily life, adventures out in the field, cooking videos, etc. ❤

[@lisaarmstrong8752]

I love your channel Cecelia I don’t think you need to change anything . Just you being you and sharing where you and Christopher and Grim live ! And just sharing your world in a place that most of us will never get to see .

[@FrancineParrocha]

Me and my BF have been binge watching your videos since last week. Since we are LDR and both busy during the day (we’re both sleepyheads), we decided that at the end of our days (for weekdays), we would spend our night together watching RELAXING/CALMING/INTERESTING TYPE OF VIDEOS until we fall asleep. We do this on call and one of us would sharesceen. Actually, I just wanted to say that there’s no need for you to change your channel. We are here for the uniqueness and relaxation that your channel has.

[@a_voice_of_reason_]

❤ Hope everyone is doing well!

[@billieewart3971]

Don’t change a thing! I enjoy watching you, Christoffer and Grim loving life and taking adventures. Your videos are relaxing and I so enjoy being able to see these wonderful places ❤

[@TheVanillebluete]

Every sunday in the evening, when my hubby and I are getting sundsy dread we sit down and watch your weekly video to get out minds relaxed

[@queenofdramatech]

I love waking up on my sunday to your videos!!!❤

[@35057]

I’ve been in a KZbin slump lately and I just binged three of your videos. The travel home to Svalbard, the cabin trips and now this. I love to see how life is up there and I just find this so fascinating. Hoping I can talk the wife into flying up with me someday just to cross it off the list after another trip to Europe.

[@chaluun2587]

I visit your channel when I need some calmness, serenity, and comfort. Snow, coldness make me feel cozy and secluded, and that's what I love to feel from yours. Love a and support from Canada!

[@jenniferwright771]

I usually watch on my boyfriends KZbin channel but I wanted to pop in and say that I sooooo enjoy your channel. It's perfect! I have always loved the northern lights and hope to see them in person one day. I truly enjoy all of your videos🤗Thank you Cecelia and Christopher!

[@tabitha8892]

Listen I would watch an 18 hour Grim sleep cam! I love your channel, it’s so comforting.