To all of you who watch this video and then see the center of town, it is now called the old center and most of the houses have been emptied. They have put up fences around the houses and are going to start demolishing all the houses you see in the film. The church that is also in the video was being prepared to move from the place it now stands to a new location for the church. When you now visit Kiruna, a new center has been opened, as it has been said for a long time, the city of Kiruna would be moved and now it has been done. I was born in 1965 in Kiruna and have lived here all my life and many older Kiruna residents like me call new center the cramped and soulless new center, because there are no memories there when everything is new and you have packed everything into a pit. We also say that now you are killing the soul of Kiruna when you start tearing down the old center that you have grown up in with all its memories that are there. All tourists who have visited Kiruna over the years and returned several times, will think the same. So you who have made this film and visited Kiruna, you will also think it is strange if you now came to Kiruna. for the center you visited is now the ghost center, when everything gapes empty. You film maker thought it was a lot of snow and was 4 times your height, this was not a lot of snow. You should have been to Kiruna during the beginning of 2020, because during the winter of 2019-2020 Kiruna received a total of 3.25 meters of snow or 325 centimeters of snow. Then the snow piles were higher and you had to shovel the snow away.
This is a lovely series - Thank you - I never made it that far north and I think I missed out on so much of Sweden. I am surprised at how many automobiles are in this small town
Thank you so much for watching! Sweden really made me fall in love even more with winter! It was a great experience to be up north! I was also surprised with that
Nice video. Kiruna has been my hometown for more than 30 years. i'm originally from Buenos Aires and moved here to Kiruna in 1989. I hope you someday return and take a visit to the new Kiruna downtown that was built and inaugurated for about a month ago.
Wow! That is a long time and a great life story! You are so privileged and might have seen so many beautiful auroras! So the new downtown is already inaugurated, that sounds great! I am also looking forward to visint Kiruna again soon! Thank you so much for watching!
it's also this cold in much of alaska, but in those cold places, there's not much snow. the snow is deep in the southern and western coasts, but the interior is dry.
That is a great idea, thank you for the suggestion! There are some videos coming up for now, but after them I can make one with these details! In case you need any information on costs you can also write me on instagram, I will be glad to help!
It was so strange realising that when we got back to Stockholm from Abisko, it was the first time we would have seen the Sun in a week. I really can't wait to get back in 2025 what a place!
Crazy! How many days you stayed in Abisko? I stayed there for 5 days and couldn't get enough of watching the northern lights! Are you going in 2025 too? I think it will be an epic year for auroras! Looking forward to it so much!
@After 30 yeah we did five days in Abisko, two days in Kiruna and two in Stockholm before flying back. When we went it was Jan 2019, which ideally wasn't the best time due to the sun's activity being quite low. Solar Cycle 25 will be at its peak 2025-26 so definitely aiming to go then 100%. Your video's just made me want to go back like tomorrow though! 😅
When I was young, it was normal to have 1-2 weeks of -40 to -46 C and coldest I've been in was -52 C. That was in middle of Sweden, between Östersund-Sundsvall.
Oh wow this is so mind-blowing! I love cold so much, but I am not sure if I could stand such low temperature for so long! Thank you for bringing up your experience!
Hi ◡̈ lovely video! May I know how many days you would recommend staying in Kiruna? And which hotel would you recommend staying at? I will also be traveling with my dog! Are places pet friendly there? ◡̈
great video... Planning to go either Kiruna and Abisko OR Rovaniemi Finland this Dec.. Did you book any tour package there? How about internet connection, are there pocket wifi or sim card to be purchase? Thanks
I would definitely recommend Abisko if you seek for peace and less tourists around. I haven't booked tour packages, but I did book some activities like snowmobile tour and a sami dinner. It's pricey, have to say, but it was worth the experience. They have wifi at the guest house and you could buy a prepaid sim card in Kiruna. Hope this helps!
I used a Canon M50. But electronics in general don't survive long in the extreme cold, so you gotta have a couple extra batteries with you. Thanks for watching 😊
Hey! If you stay at the Abisko Guest House they are for free! But I guess you can rent them too since you can book all the sort of activities there 😊 thanks for watching and sorry for the late response. Its been a couple rough months 🙈 thanks for watching!
The video was shot last December 2021. The next video (Abisko National Park) shows exactly how I layered my clothes 😊you need to use merino synthetic and fleece as underlayers. Cotton keeps the moisture on your body and cools your temperature, so not recommended! And boots, get or rent good ones cause even with good ones,depending on the temperature,you gonna still feel cold 🥶
Very cool video! I've got a friend that has travelled to Kiruna in 2017 and by his stories I also tought it was more remote. Funny how our perspectives change after seeing a video like this. Great video!
Thank you so much for bringing your point of view! I also had this abstract idea about places with extreme conditions. This is definitely the first thing we think about since such temperatures can affect deeply our lifestyle. This trip just showed me a whole new perspective about it and I am really glad I got to share it here 😊
Im sorry I saw your comment late!Maybe you already there right? If this still helps, I packed many underlayers (synthetic, merino, fleece, also some in cotton which is not recommended) and the overall I got for free from the Guesthouse
@@after3011 We're here in Kiruna right now and staying about 15 minutes northeast of the new city center. We just bought our own boots and cold weather clothing. We were set to go to the Hotel Bishops Arms today but found out the bus that comes here doesn't operate on the weekend so we're going Monday.
Dear Mari, you can be so proud. Putting yourself out there, while going through a challenging time in your life. You will look back at this trip with a lot of gratitude 🥰 Aww I am so happy for you. Lapland is truly a magical place, I was in the arctic circle in Levi, Finland. The nature is absolutely raw in Lapland. I love the snow. The landscape, cant wait to visit again. Now continuing watching your video 🤗 And yes the cold, we had -40 , boots are essential, mines were supposed to be protected against -20, but still my feet were cold. What helps is many thin layers of natural fabrics such as wool. Looking forward to your next video. Much love, Lena.
Dear Lena, thank you so, so much for you words ❤️ I really needed that. Travelling is since always one of my biggest passions and I knew it would help meto sort things out. In the end it worked for me for the best. Thank you for being here! Lapland is definitely magical! I am editing the final part of this trip and will post it soon! By the way I will show in my next video what I was wearing during my time there. It will be fun! Thank you for your support and kind words ❤️ With love, Mari 🤗
Only the U.S. uses the weird Fahrenheit scale (well, also some minor island nations too) - 99 % of the countries worldwide uses the more sensible Celsius scale.
To all of you who watch this video and then see the center of town, it is now called the old center and most of the houses have been emptied. They have put up fences around the houses and are going to start demolishing all the houses you see in the film. The church that is also in the video was being prepared to move from the place it now stands to a new location for the church. When you now visit Kiruna, a new center has been opened, as it has been said for a long time, the city of Kiruna would be moved and now it has been done. I was born in 1965 in Kiruna and have lived here all my life and many older Kiruna residents like me call new center the cramped and soulless new center, because there are no memories there when everything is new and you have packed everything into a pit. We also say that now you are killing the soul of Kiruna when you start tearing down the old center that you have grown up in with all its memories that are there. All tourists who have visited Kiruna over the years and returned several times, will think the same.
So you who have made this film and visited Kiruna, you will also think it is strange if you now came to Kiruna. for the center you visited is now the ghost center, when everything gapes empty.
You film maker thought it was a lot of snow and was 4 times your height, this was not a lot of snow. You should have been to Kiruna during the beginning of 2020, because during the winter of 2019-2020 Kiruna received a total of 3.25 meters of snow or 325 centimeters of snow. Then the snow piles were higher and you had to shovel the snow away.
Thank you for making this! I'll be heading to Kiruna in three weeks myself and this got my even more hyped up!
i live there in kiruna, and its always so fun to be able to point out the location in alot of these videos
So pretty thanks for sharing
This is a lovely series - Thank you - I never made it that far north and I think I missed out on so much of Sweden. I am surprised at how many automobiles are in this small town
Thank you so much for watching! Sweden really made me fall in love even more with winter! It was a great experience to be up north! I was also surprised with that
It's very nice to see more tourists in my hometown once again.
I had a great time there! And for sure I am coming back!
I m also coming to kiruna this winter, would u consider the mine worth visiting? 😊
@@travelchimps6637 I'd say it's worth it but I'd reccoment visiting Abisko as well if you have the time.
Nice video. Kiruna has been my hometown for more than 30 years. i'm originally from Buenos Aires and moved here to Kiruna in 1989.
I hope you someday return and take a visit to the new Kiruna downtown that was built and inaugurated for about a month ago.
Wow! That is a long time and a great life story! You are so privileged and might have seen so many beautiful auroras! So the new downtown is already inaugurated, that sounds great! I am also looking forward to visint Kiruna again soon! Thank you so much for watching!
How did you end up here?
The number of inhabitants in Kiruna town is around 18,000 - not 2,000. Quite a difference.
Thank you for the correction! Even on the video I correct it with a little note. I misspelled it :(
Wonderful ❤🎉experiences
it's also this cold in much of alaska, but in those cold places, there's not much snow. the snow is deep in the southern and western coasts, but the interior is dry.
This is where my Swedish side comes from the Lofgrens. I’d love to visit at some point
Nice video I really enjoyed watching it but it will be nice if you make another video with cost and etc
That is a great idea, thank you for the suggestion! There are some videos coming up for now, but after them I can make one with these details! In case you need any information on costs you can also write me on instagram, I will be glad to help!
@@after3011 no insta sorry but I will wait for your video with that info and I'll bet it will be enough 😉
It was so strange realising that when we got back to Stockholm from Abisko, it was the first time we would have seen the Sun in a week. I really can't wait to get back in 2025 what a place!
Crazy! How many days you stayed in Abisko? I stayed there for 5 days and couldn't get enough of watching the northern lights! Are you going in 2025 too? I think it will be an epic year for auroras! Looking forward to it so much!
@After 30 yeah we did five days in Abisko, two days in Kiruna and two in Stockholm before flying back. When we went it was Jan 2019, which ideally wasn't the best time due to the sun's activity being quite low. Solar Cycle 25 will be at its peak 2025-26 so definitely aiming to go then 100%. Your video's just made me want to go back like tomorrow though! 😅
I'm really invested in this now. Where is the next episode?! :)
Hey thank you so much! It's coming! And seems like I will have to cut it in two parts cause it is a very long story to tell in only one video :D
I grew up in Kiruna, but now im a little bit more older.
When I was young, it was normal to have 1-2 weeks of -40 to -46 C and coldest I've been in was -52 C.
That was in middle of Sweden, between Östersund-Sundsvall.
Köldrekordet i Sverige är -52.6c, i Vuoggatjålme.. men visst, det har säkert varit -52 i Sundsvall också.
Oh wow this is so mind-blowing! I love cold so much, but I am not sure if I could stand such low temperature for so long! Thank you for bringing up your experience!
-40 to -46 for two weeks was never normal in middle Sweden. Maybe one winter was like that.
winters have become a lot warmer and shorter, that's for sure, but this is an exaggeration
Hi ◡̈ lovely video! May I know how many days you would recommend staying in Kiruna? And which hotel would you recommend staying at? I will also be traveling with my dog! Are places pet friendly there? ◡̈
I was there last year. Spent there a bit more than month. Nice memories🤗
great video... Planning to go either Kiruna and Abisko OR Rovaniemi Finland this Dec.. Did you book any tour package there? How about internet connection, are there pocket wifi or sim card to be purchase? Thanks
I would definitely recommend Abisko if you seek for peace and less tourists around. I haven't booked tour packages, but I did book some activities like snowmobile tour and a sami dinner. It's pricey, have to say, but it was worth the experience. They have wifi at the guest house and you could buy a prepaid sim card in Kiruna. Hope this helps!
Wonderful video. I need to make a trip. What camera did your use to film in this freezing weather? You mentioned you had issue earlier
I used a Canon M50. But electronics in general don't survive long in the extreme cold, so you gotta have a couple extra batteries with you. Thanks for watching 😊
Bishops Arms is a gastro-pub franschice. They are as common in Sweden as Mcdonals is and they all look basicly the same.
I just got the recommendation from a local, but had no clue this was a franchising system. It is a prettycool one though! Thanks for watching 😊
@@after3011 No problem. Have you been to Scania/Skåne yet? If not, let me know if you stop by Hässleholm.
Thanks for this Vlog - Question In preparation of my trip to Kiruna this XMas:
Where can I rent those Boots and Thermo-Overalls??
Hey! If you stay at the Abisko Guest House they are for free! But I guess you can rent them too since you can book all the sort of activities there 😊 thanks for watching and sorry for the late response. Its been a couple rough months 🙈 thanks for watching!
Hey, when was this video shot? How did you layer your outfit? Especially for your legs? Going there next month, just want to be prepared! 😅😅
The video was shot last December 2021. The next video (Abisko National Park) shows exactly how I layered my clothes 😊you need to use merino synthetic and fleece as underlayers. Cotton keeps the moisture on your body and cools your temperature, so not recommended! And boots, get or rent good ones cause even with good ones,depending on the temperature,you gonna still feel cold 🥶
Beutiful video
Thank you ❤️
what’s like there when October?
Hello, where and how much did you rent your snow boots please ?
Hello Soukaina! I rented my boots at the Tourist Station for 5 euros. I am just not sure if the price is still the same :)
Very cool video! I've got a friend that has travelled to Kiruna in 2017 and by his stories I also tought it was more remote. Funny how our perspectives change after seeing a video like this. Great video!
Thank you so much for bringing your point of view! I also had this abstract idea about places with extreme conditions. This is definitely the first thing we think about since such temperatures can affect deeply our lifestyle. This trip just showed me a whole new perspective about it and I am really glad I got to share it here 😊
Nice girl,nice video,
How do you move around when u were in Kiruna? Walking?
Bus connections are kinda limited, but most of the city you can do by foot 😊
@@after3011 that was very very cold freezing!!!
I'm excited to be visiting Kiruna in December but, I'm not sure how to pack for the flight. Any recommendations? Where should I go to rent clothes?
Im sorry I saw your comment late!Maybe you already there right? If this still helps, I packed many underlayers (synthetic, merino, fleece, also some in cotton which is not recommended) and the overall I got for free from the Guesthouse
You can rent clothes, boots with the tour companies or at the Tourist Station, I even got my boots there! Hope it still helps!
@@after3011 We're here in Kiruna right now and staying about 15 minutes northeast of the new city center. We just bought our own boots and cold weather clothing. We were set to go to the Hotel Bishops Arms today but found out the bus that comes here doesn't operate on the weekend so we're going Monday.
Dear Mari, you can be so proud. Putting yourself out there, while going through a challenging time in your life. You will look back at this trip with a lot of gratitude 🥰
Aww I am so happy for you. Lapland is truly a magical place, I was in the arctic circle in Levi, Finland. The nature is absolutely raw in Lapland. I love the snow. The landscape, cant wait to visit again. Now continuing watching your video 🤗
And yes the cold, we had -40 , boots are essential, mines were supposed to be protected against -20, but still my feet were cold. What helps is many thin layers of natural fabrics such as wool.
Looking forward to your next video.
Much love,
Lena.
Dear Lena, thank you so, so much for you words ❤️ I really needed that. Travelling is since always one of my biggest passions and I knew it would help meto sort things out. In the end it worked for me for the best.
Thank you for being here! Lapland is definitely magical! I am editing the final part of this trip and will post it soon!
By the way I will show in my next video what I was wearing during my time there. It will be fun! Thank you for your support and kind words ❤️
With love, Mari 🤗
I always wonder why people don't understand that it's cold xD
Is the minus 30 degrees centigrade or Fahrenheit?
-30 Celsius!
@@after3011 it was even -40 once!
Only the U.S. uses the weird Fahrenheit scale (well, also some minor island nations too) - 99 % of the countries worldwide uses the more sensible Celsius scale.
Kiruna was once one of the biggest cities in the world. In size that is. In population it's not that huge. Lol
It is KIruna, not KiRUna