Nobody Can be Born on This Remote Arctic Island | Svalbard Facts & Myths
ฝัง
- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 14 ส.ค. 2024
- ♡ Go to NordVPN.com/ce... to get a 2-year plan plus 1 additional month with a huge discount. It’s risk free with Nord’s 30 day money-back guarantee! ♡
Nobody can give birth here in Longyearbyen, the main village on the remote arctic island Svalbard. Why is that you may ask? I explain it all in the video! This is a new type of video for my channel, where I take Svalbard facts and myths and explain them to you guys. There are many things that are unusual up here in the arctic, like the fact that you can't give birth, our alcohol allowance is rationed monthly, you cannot be buried etc. So let me know if you like this kind of video and if you want me to make more of them! :) Thank you for being here!
0:00 Introduction
0:30 Who am I?
0:51 A lot of weird things about Svalbard
03:21 Introduction to Longyearbyen
04:00 Is it forbidden to give birth?
04:20 Hospital history
04:56 Our current hospital
05:26 Pregnant mothers
06:02 Birthright Citizenship
07:20 Outro
𝄞 All music is from Epidemic Sound, affiliate link below:
www.epidemicso...
↠ SUBSCRIBE for new videos every week! / ceciliablomdahl
↠ Instagram: / sejsejlija
↠ Tiktok: vm.tiktok.com/...
♡ How you can support us!
↠ PATREON / ceciliablomdahl
↠ Amazon Storefront: www.amazon.com...
↠ MERCH: cecilia-blomda...
bonfire.com/st...
♡ Camera gear:
↠ Sony a7iii + Tamron lens
↠ Sony a7c + Tamron lens
↠ DJI Mavic 3 Cine
About Cecilia:
Cecilia Blomdahl is originally from Sweden and moved to Svalbard 6 years ago. She works as a photographer and videographer in Longyearbyen, and with her social media channels. Check her out on tiktok and instagram! 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!
I love these info videos 😊 The practice of moving pregnant moms is also what happens in Northern Canada. Most rural and remote areas are not able to have specialized equipment to handle obstetrical problems. Even in rural Saskatchewan, Canada (where I live), most pregnant women will have to drive 80 km++ one way for ob/gyn appointments and for birth. I've heard people say that women have been birthing babies out of hospitals since beginning of time and should continue (I had one hospital birth, one emergency at home birth and 2 planned at home births), but often forget that maternal and newborn deaths and injuries were horrifically high. I'm glad your community cares for its pregnant people.
Here in northern parts of Norway where I am trapped it is 190km to drive to doctors appointment, if you miss a doctors appointment it you get 150 US$ in fine because the people in power here think that EVERYONE in Norway is filthy rich millionaires just like them (fact is 75% earn less then the average income Norwegians like to brag about to show how rich we are, also all public costs and such you HAVE to pay is horrible expensive as the filthy rich assholes that run the country assume everyone is millionaires that can afford to overpay for everything ).
Even when doing home births, women today can have immediate access to the best care that has ever existed for mothers and babies. So that whole, "You can give birth at home because that's how it was always done before doctors," isn't a good excuse to send yourself back to the stone age. A home birth doesn't have to preclude a licensed midwife or having 911 on speed dial.
I live in northern Alberta and I just gave birth to twins. Because my cervix was so thin by the end, even with a cerclage, at 29 weeks I had to go 4 1/2 hours away to Edmonton to live until I at least hit 33 weeks, or the babies were born, which ever happened first. So, indeed!
In Northern Ontario, in James Bay, there is an Island with a Hospital called Moose Factory. When i was there as a student RN way long ago, all the inuit women from Huds9ns Bay were flown down from month 8 on if not earlier for increased nutrition, and then delivery. The inuit babies were adorable. Now in 2014 i went back to work there for 2 years, and with Nunavit being developed, no more inuit babies! Some hudson Bay inuit also had been picked up by Quebec for healthcare.
I thought this was the town.. that people aren’t allowed to die in. Or maybe that was somewhere else… Cause burying them is dangerous with the Arctic glacier melt and ancient diseases will come up from the ground or something. It’s fascinating
I'm just fascinated by your culture and how your community thrives in such challenging conditions. Your videos are wonderful Cecilia. THANK YOU 😊
😃🙏🙏🙏
They don’t thrive lol. They broke….
Repent to Jesus Christ
“We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to our own way; and the Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all.”
Isaiah 53:6 NIV
J
Me too. I am very interested but wouldn't want to live there. I do not like cold weather.
Those are the types who will be colonizing the moon etc
This is what it's like in rural Australia too, when my mum was pregnant with my youngest sister we lived out on Abington Downs station, women out in remote areas aren't allowed to be there past 6 months pregnancy, the hospital in Georgetown qld was only one room, and only open for half of the day on a Friday.
Even where we live now on the Atherton Tablelands women like myself with medical issues aren't allowed to give birth up here on the Tablelands - we have to go down to the City.
What about home births (no one special asking, I'm in Melbourne) Surely in the 'good old days' women had babies in the outback with out going into the cities? I would expect that home birthing might be similar?
@@ValeriePallaoro homebirthing isn't a safe option for everyone - my children and I would have died horrific deaths had I tried to home birth.
And no, even in "the good old days" = which weren't good days for maternal and infant birthing mortality rates no - even then women had to go to the city at 6 months pregnant, something my late Granny complained about right up until the week she died. She was the oldest girl in a family of 9 kids, so every time her mother got pregnant that left my Granny, as a little girl in charge of all the household duties, and all her siblings - they lived very remotely and without power.
These properties have driveways that are extremely corregated and many hours long = very uncomfortable and unsafe during the later parts of pregnancy anyway.
Back "in the good old days" when the maternal death rate was around 1 in 30, and higher.
How do you think women coped giving birth living in remote areas (though it would not be practical to live in these areas during these times)?
@@Colleens-Corner women do still live in these area's, and because of the often tragic outcomes is *why* these rules are in place - it is far too remote in the event of something going wrong, there are legal reasons why every station owner enforces these regulations - they would be held liable for not enforcing it, besides the fact that being heavily pregnant and driving 3.5++ hours down a dirt corregated road is extremely uncomfortable - it's dangerous, it can lead to early labour's = out in the middle of nowhere. It puts women and their unborn babies in the same precarious situation that the poor women in remote Africa are in - where 1 in 11 women die during labour, and far more babies do = unfortunately pregnancy and birthing remain the leading cause of death for women aged 12 to 25 globally.
@@tuathadesidhe1530 I was referring to women back in the old days (before there was all the modern technology hospitals have these days). They probably had to get a midwife or someone like that. Even then, it would have been risky.
And I read something like that a while back, about women in Africa who are expectant mothers.
I like the Svalbard info videos but love the Lifestyle Videos even more. Part of the reason I fell in love with Svalbard is because of your lifestyle videos, where you include little Svalbard facts. Just watching you and Christoffer enjoying shopping, fishing, enjoying trips to the cabins, cooking and walking/hiking is like taking a mini-break from my life in the concrete jungle heat in Texas. I also love hearing how much you enjoy little things in life and you and Grim are so filled with Joy. I think you attract people to Svalbard because you found so much joy there and we see it through your eyes. Facts are good, a joy-filled life is better. Big Hugs & Kisses from Texas 🌼❤️
Love the informational videos! At my work, someone different on our team runs our morning tier meeting everyday for the week. We started this new thing where we give a fun fact each day. I decided to do Svalbard fun facts for my week coming up soon! This will be a cool fact! I have to find your one video I watched awhile ago about the seed vault because that was super interesting too! Then have to come up with a couple more. 😋 thanks for the great videos! Love ya girl!!!
Ohhh I love that!! 😍
I've known about Svalbard for a long time BECAUSE of the seed vault, but I thought the island was for official use only. I had no idea there were villages and hotels and residences and the like until I found these videos! And now I'm obsessed!
Thanks for this content, Cecilia - always a wonderful combination of creative and informative. I have been wondering about something: with Longyearbyen residents from over 50 nations there, how has this melting pot impacted the cuisine over time? When your videos visit restaurants and cafes locally, it's fascinating to get a glimpse of breads, pastries, soups, sandwiches, salads on the menus and behind the display cases. Would you be interested, at some point, in going into some depth on the blend of Norwegian food traditions (I imagine none of us out here know what those are) with the village's accommodation of diverse local residents as well as tourists? It would be so cool to get a closer look at what's in those cases! Thank you again for your channel - best to C & G.
With so few people I would be surprised if that many cafes even exist.
Heck yes! More vids like this for sure. I'd also love to see a video about energy production, sewage treatment, garbage disposal, who sweeps the sidewalks?
I lived in Northern NH and I had to fly home to Ann Arbor to deliver as I was having a c-section due to high risk pregnancy. I was fortunate my OB accepted me after another doctor did all the prenatal care. I remember flying back home with our two year old and newborn. There was this sweet African American retired couple that doted on us the entire flight. She will always be remembered for her loving kindness directed to my new family.
Very interesting video. I wasn't even aware that there was an island with 2,000+ people on it at that location. Thanks for posting this! I look forward to more videos.
I just discovered your TH-cam channel and am very much enjoying your videos. Once upon a time the plan was for my daughter and I to move to Svalbard when she turned 10 but when she started having uncontrollable seizures plans had to change. I truly envy you living there it is so incredibly beautiful! Thank you for bringing a little bit of Svalbard to our home in Oklahoma USA.
Great video, please make more. I'd be interested about the logistics for the town, such as food, fuel, mail, etc. Can you order stuff from Amazon, how often and what mode of transport does stuff arrive, things like that. I remember a brief view of the warehouse, does most everything pass through there?
Omg yes can you shop online?! Great series, please do more!
Repent to Jesus Christ
“We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to our own way; and the Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all.”
Isaiah 53:6 NIV
K
Planes come in I believe every day. I got a flight in from Oslo. Anyone can work and live there WITHOUT a visa too; it's a weird visa-free area so they have to check your passport even when going from Oslo to Longyearbyen.
Off subject@@seekhimwithallyourheartand3358
@@margepaz no, always ON subject..
I'm a peadiatrician in french Guyana, and we have the same system in place for the remote village and communities in the Amazonian forest: the pregnant women is fly in Cayenne approx a month before due date, that way most of the birth is in our 3 level hospital. But when there is early labour, they give birth in the dispensary and the helicopter come to take the baby as quickly as possible (but it can take more than 1 day if there is a weather condition!) and the nurses midwife and doctor in the dispensary have to take care of a premature baby with not much experience and equipment, and we assist as much as we can via phone. That's really stressful when it happened but we only had positive outcome so far :)
This series is a great idea. Please continue. My hubby started watching with me and he said he would totally enjoy more videos like this one.
I just watched this video that popped up while I was browsing TH-cam and I love this type of lifestyle. I CAN'T WAIT to watch more, especially those of Christmas and in the cold winter darkness. Best to you!
Awesome! Thank you! 😍
Knowing that parents and newborn child(ren) are flown separately if they are born on Svalbard would have me thinking twice about remaining on the Island so close to delivery. I'd probably want to go to the mainland at 7 months along.
Also interesting to learn that babies don't have automatic citizenship in Norway. I think in the United States babies become automatic citizens if they are born here.
As a mom it broke my heart the thouht of being two days away of my baby, not to speak to the fact that you won’t be able to breastfeed them. I think this was done with a good intention but it could have been done better. I hope all of them are ok now ☺️
@@celiagisbert9493 I'm sure it was a difficult decision but for twins it would've meant 2 incubator and all the staff needed so probably no room for parents too. The Mum could have started pumping breastmilk I guess.
@@sallyannc3176 unfortunately you can’t pump before baby/babies are born in order for those babies to receive mom’s life saving colostrum and milk (especially for preemies). You can only pump colostrum the first three days or so after babies are born until your milk comes in. Pumping colostrum can be very difficult and sometimes impossible. The suckling of an infant is sometimes needed to get colostrum. The preemies desperately need colostrum those first few days of life.. Mom can pump after babies are born to keep up her milk supply and store it for later. unfortunately those babies do not get her milk until she can get to them. Hopefully they have breastmilk banks in Norway to give the newborns until Mom can get to them. It’s not an ideal situation. As a retired healthcare worker I believe it is crucial to the babies health that mother be kept with her babies. I definitely don’t agree with the decision to not have her along.
@@alys4570 Uh Huh Alys - I know all this but these babies had been born so the Mother could start pumping (with all the issues you mention). I expect there was a priority that had to be made about transporting 2 very small babies with the incubators and staff neded for each one. Yes, in an ideal world Mum would've been with them but the important thing is they're still alive and as it's often said, a baby needs to simply be 'fed' whether breast milk or otherwise.
I did breast feed both my children but know friends who couldn't for various reasons and their kids are doing just fine.
@@sallyannc3176 I’m not demeaning mothers who can’t breast-feed. I was responding to The comment you made that there was no room and she could just pump. In my opinion, I feel the dr. made the wrong call by not making room for the mother to be with the preemies. Having mother’s colostrum and breastmilk increases their chances of overall good health. Preemies have a much harder time digesting/breaking down formula than full-term babies because of their immature digestive systems. Not all babies do just fine on formula. The mother’s colostrum and breastmilk can often be just as important as other medical devices used to help increase the chances of better health for the babies.
I would love for you continue with these blogs! Specifically continue with the next stages… are there daycares, primary schools etc? Are there even many children that live there? I’m a preschool teacher and lives of young children worldwide fascinate me. I love your channel! Thank you for sharing your life with us!
It's vlogs not blogs..
@@bambi7563 does it matter?
@@bambi7563 wow, bothered much?
The story of the hospitals reminded me of Monty Python. "The first castle... sank into the swamp. The second castle also sank into the swamp." 😂
I would be interested in knowing more about polar bears and the steps taken to mitigate contact with them. Do residents use bear repellant sprays? In Colorado (U.S.), residents are careful not to allow bears to become habituated to humans. E.g., leftover food must be frozen and "sealed" if place in garbage containers (so bears can't smell it). Etc. Thanks.
It must be unbearable.
Excited for this series! Often I have questions and remember you talking about it briefly in a video or a live stream but can’t remember the answer. These will be easy to find! ❤️
Yes please more videos like this! I’m recovering from a serious illness very slowly, stuck at home most of the time and channels like yours are a breath of fresh air taking me away from home confinement. Hopefully I get well and visit one day. Love your channel.
Feel better!!!
@@captaincrunch784 thank you, I'm actually doing lots better already ♥
Hi Cecilia and I do like these videos with information about Svalbard and it's uniqueness! I had a friend who traveled to your island and spent Christmas time there and if i'm not remeber it wrong it was the year before the avalanche hit Longyearbyn! He did also visit Jan Mayen another time. He loved the polar regions of the world. He had an amazing stay and went out on a scooter trip on Christmas Eve out on the plains. My friend died but he got his dreams forfilled he had as a little boy reading about Jan Mayen and the radio / weather station there and about German planes that went down or where shut down there during WW2. Thank you Cecilia, Christoffer and sweet Grim for all the amazing videos! Kram från Susanne i Sverige.
I'm currently 28 weeks pregnant, I can't imagine the anxiety I'd feel worrying about baby coming early or on my flight. I'd probably fly elsewhere much earlier!
Same
I love these videos where you give us some history about the uniqueness of Svalbard, which has such a different way of life from here in Australia 😊
I am so glad I found your channel. I am in the process of determining how and when I can move the, at least even just for 6 months to a year. I work online so this would be perfect! Already seeing how complicated traveling there is. Can't wait to hear about housing. :)
I’m in the same boat. Now work from home and looking at where I want to live. Income Taxes are a problem for my company though so I’m limited to certain states, where my company is registered. I have asked a bit about international work-from-home, since we already outsource to other countries but, so far, it is discouraged.
@@stacybrown6546 I work as an independent contractor, so luckily, I don't have that particular issue.
Interesting, I love learning about how others live and survive in isolated communities..I lived in Kuujjuuag, on the border of Nunuvut a few years ago...loved it , learned alot
What are your resources there? What do people do for work?
Ill check out your other videos see whats up ..
What are your resources there? => Coal.
What do people do for work? => Mining.
Also some tourism & research, and operating the big centre for satellite communications.
Median income is about 3200$ a month, so basically identical with California, but with lower taxes and lower cost of living (e.g. there is no VAT) compared to the Norwegian mainland. So the majority of people there can very well afford it to fly to Norway for childbirth.
This type of video is really interesting! I'm especially curious about the alcohol rationing that you mentioned 😲
Great role about the alcohol, the world should embrace this and follow it. It feels like it’s easier to live up there, in a way so organised. Thanks for making this great video, and give Grim the biggest hug,he is the cutest!🐶❤️❤️Kramar från Stockholm.
"I'm dying....!!",
"you are not allowed to die here sir!",
"what?",
"Dying is not permitted here, please leave, and then you may continue to die",
"Are you serious?",
"I'm Norwegian sir, I'm always serious!"
I just stumbled upon this video. It’s very interesting. I was researching the most remote places on earth that are still inhabited.
Glad you enjoyed it! 😊
I love informational videos like this. Something else that might be interesting in the future might be to interview other people that have made this choice to live there, especially generations of family that stayed. Just a thought. : ]
Yaay! I started the series "meet the locals" but only made one video so far - so I'm picking that up soon!! :)
@@CeciliaBlomdahl I must have missed that one, I will definitely check it out! 😊
Yay for videos like these! I love the interesting tidbits you've spread throughout your videos and Instagram stories over the couple of years I've been watching/subscribed/following. I am a big fan and very much looking forward to more videos such as this one. Thanks, Cecilia, for all you do to educate and entertain us.
We just love your daily life videos. We enjoy the inside views of the hotels, restaurants and your lovely cabin. And it’s fun to see the storms and polar night too.
Very informative! Keep doing videos like this. Thanks!
Love this video! I most definitely would love to learn more about Svalbard 😁❤️❤️❤️
I love that you love coffee as much as I do. I haven’t even watched the video yet. I will sit down with my morning coffee and watch it. Cheers from California! 🥵
😍😍😍
OK this is a little weird, but I keep noticing your pretty nail colors in your videos., and so as a woman, I would love to see a video on being a woman in that town, i.e., getting hair and nail and other personal or spa services, special skin care routines to battle environmental damage, makeup tips and tricks, etc. I would also love to see a video on the winter clothing required to live there as I see you all in what looks to be very expensive, technical gear. Thanks for all your hard work in bringing this edutainment to the world! 😍
I know you've covered just about every subject there is in your previous videos. But this is a good idea to break it down into smaller videos on a particular subject which will make it easy for people to find.
BUT.....ALL your videos should include Grimm...😉💖
Yaay im glad you think so! 😃
@@CeciliaBlomdahl lol...well you know I love Grimm💕
Thank you, Cecilia - as always interesting. I would like to hear more about what people's work is on Svalbard - now that there is no more mining. What is the largest employment on the island?
Ohh I'll make a video on it! :)
I was wondering that too!
I'll guess fishing.
I was in Norway 15 years ago and wanted to go to Svalbard, but didn't get to. Thanks for your videos so I get to see it.
I've been following you for over a year now. I enjoy all your videos! I like the idea of short factual content, too! :)
thank youuu!
Hi Cecilia. Would love to learn more about the avalanche risks in Svalbard and what the protocols are for the island for potential avalanches?
Repent to Jesus Christ
“We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to our own way; and the Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all.”
Isaiah 53:6 NIV
O
@@seekhimwithallyourheartand3358 you ever stood in front of an avalanche butt naked and just repented as protection? If not , maybe try. It probably won’t work like you think.
To be honest, I’m sure avalanches are fairly common? I would think having buildings far from large scale hills/mountains is the first protocol for building anything. Other than that, I cannot imagine there’s much besides informing or educating yourself on the physics of avalanches and what areas to avoid and when.
Definitely missing the longer videos. However Love your content so much, whatever it is. Hope your both well xxx
These will just be shorter videos here and there with some facts. My main videos will always be longer vlogs 💙
@@CeciliaBlomdahl well that's an extra added bonus. So exciting. Love any content you make. One of my favourite channels by far 💗
I find you and your choice of place to live fascinating. Your delivery is wonderful. Your accent intriguing. The camera loves you. Very impressed with your videos. Stay safe!
It's so interesting to learn and also still have your gorgeous drone and film of the scenery with your music choices as always soothing and calming and so beautiful. Thanks, Cecelia, we're so lucky to have you!
Great idea for informational videos, thank you for sharing this with us today from Henrico County Virginia
My question for a future video is about what daily chores you have to do living in the arctic. It's way different than living in an american suburb. I'm sure there's many daily/weekly tasks you need to take care of in that kind of climate. Curious what they are.
Fascinating, Cecelia! I just discovered your channel with this video. Yes, please. More sort videos like this one. I love learning about people, cultures, and places unknown to me. I am a world traveler and have been to many parts of the world, and have friends all over. But there is always more to learn. Thank you!
Please continue with the wonderful facts about Svalbard. Great idea for a mini-series. Thank you for your interesting content, always.
The few kids born there must feel special and cool. Haha!
I work in travel in the UK. I used to look after the travel arrangements for a Mining Insurance company who regularly had to fly from London to Longyearbyen. I had never had to arrange this route previously so researched things as I would normally for a new destination. It's stunning but incredibly hard to get to without spending a night somewhere en-route.
I definitely love these tidbits of Svalbard information! That would be a fun series. Nothing beats Grim time and the sound of your boots in the snow, though.
So interesting!!! Thanks for my brain food today!! I absolutely love learning cool and different things about other people and places on the other side of the globe. I always was a winter wonderland kind of girl and it's very stunning there!!
As a mom of young children, I'd be really interested to hear about family life there, how young children handle to climate, the schools, etc. It seems like it would be difficult to have a family there, so I'm curious about it.
Yeah, I wonder about teens there. Do they have enough things to do without getting bored and into trouble?
Well I mean, I grew up 30 minutes out of a small town, and we loved it! Small town kids find so many fun and different things to do than kids who live in a larger town or city! :)
Thanks for the great video!
Just wondering out of curiosity when mothers can fly back up with their newborns after the birth, how long do they usually wait?
I think they are good to fly as soon as the hospital has cleared them, and the air carrier allows it :)
I just poped to your channel lately and watching now every day. I just can't get enough. I wish I could visit this place. You are amazing guys! Doing great job!
Love the shorter video! Great info and something I can watch on a work break.
Love the content! I have a question, where does the power for the town come from? Is there a coal fired powerhouse nearby? Or maybe a geo-thermal facility nearby? I look forward to your comment!
There is a coal fired powerhouse there since the island is rich in coal. But I do believe there are plans for a more sustainable power production in the future..
Thanks for answering the question about a child born on Svalbard's citizenship. I was wondering how the Norwegians handled that eventuality.
Now, for the 500 pound gorilla in the room! Being Norway in a founding member of the NATO alliance and Svalbard is "administered" by Norway, what is the situation with the Russian nationals on the island? Has anything been said that you're aware of about what Norway plans on doing? In their defense, the Russians on Svalbard have little to no impact on the international community in Longyearbyen. Unless there is local friction, I don't see any reason for Norway to disturb the peace with politics the Svalbard Russians had no control over. If the rest of the world could just learn to live together without conflict!
NATO =international Terrorists group 🤬
Why on earth would Norway do something? You have Russians living in many NATO countries, should they all get deported? Or maybe put in internment camps like the Japanese in the US during WWII. 🙄🙄🙄SMH
@@jessicaandersson4313 Good point, but with Putin threatening Sweden and Finland with nuclear weapons if they join NATO, how Norway treats Russian nationals on their soil has probably come up in discussions. Its like Vladimir Putin thinks of the Earth as a giant chess board and he's started a game no one else wants to play but we're all caught up in now.
@@bobjohnson1710 There's been the same threats against those countries since WWII, nothing new, same for the chess game. And why would Norway as the only NATO country in your scenario get involved? NATO doesn't want to escalate things and randomly deporting or mistreating innocent Russian nationals by one/several NATO countries would def be seen as a major insult by Putin and would be a very unnecessary move by NATO
@@jessicaandersson4313 First and foremost, I'm not advocating the mistreatment of anyone, Russian or Ukrainian. I was asking Cecilia a simple question about whether Norway had officially said anything to them in regard to the rather small contingent of Russian citizens that have a community on their island. I don't think these Russians pose any threat to anyone and should not be molested, but It's none of my business what Norway does.
Hi C.
Been on Svalbard three times in my live, first time in 1988 ... all time spent there is one of my biggest adventures ever...
Your are an amazing creator, Cecilia! Hugs from the Netherlands!
Thank youuu 🙏
It is the same with many villages in northern Canada. Depending on the time of year and the village, they are only accessible by air or snow road. Many of the villages are much smaller, and have little more than first aid clinics, so women routinely go somewhere else a couple of months before their due date. They even sometimes fly down for prenatal appointments! They go different places depending on what the closest city is, or where they have friends or family. Of course, the cost of the flight and the birth is covered by the government, but I’m not sure about accommodation. It probably isn’t offered, but available if you really need it.
Love this series!! Can't wait for more videos, so interesting.
You are awesome and I just want to say thank you for sharing some really interesting facts about people and places that the rest of the world will never get to see or experience so thank you very much
I find Svalbard fascinating, which is partly why I subscribed, so please continue this series.
😍Watching this vlog for the very first time and amazed by this place called Svalbard- Longyearbyen with such a small community and am fascinated.💓Thank you Cecilia👏for sharing and hoping to catch up more of your videos on this spectacular place with polar bears as I love cold places.Truly mind-blowing❣️👌
I have been fascinated by your culture. I just found YOU!!!!! So happy to have found you!!!! You have a great way of telling stories. Would love to visit your town some day. 🇨🇦
Very interesting, Cecelia. Yes, please make more of these videos, as they will tell the story of the culture of Svalbard - what it is, and how it evolved.
Technically, Tromsø is not on the Norwegian mainland. It is on the Tronsøya island, connected to the mainland by a bridge and a couple peninsulas.
In that respect, it is typically situated in Scandinavia - where the transition from mainland to sea is hard to discern.
Wow great video! So cool. Really like these unusual facts, keep them coming! 💕💕💕
That was really helpful, I’d love for this series to continue please!
Thanks for this informative video! For me, my favourite videos are about your life on Svalbard, hiking, Grim, and beautiful scenery. Also I think it's great to publish this kind of useful informational resource for anyone who's curious :)
Cecelia, it is always positive to learn fun facts about Svalbard, because of location and interesting lifestyle that are very different.
I love all your vids. It's amazing to get a glimpse into life in such a remote place I'd never heard of til a few years ago. I live in Wales, UK. So whether the vids are fact based (fascinating!) , cooking with Christoffer (especially LOVE that soft ginger cake! I put ginger, cinnamon and nutmeg in mine), or just day to day life and chat they put a smile on my face. Thank you.
I was born in a different land to my passport; it has a lasting affect. Your home looks lovely and cozy. Thanks for sharing.
Fascinating Cecilia! Do keep these rolling.
Enjoyed the video, cant wait to hear about the alcohol card.
Yes, great idea. I would be interested in the food sourcing. Fresh produce especially. However a more indepth reveal of what's available to buy there than you've previously spoken about. I'm particularly interested in organic/bio sources. Maybe add personal and household to this video - house cleaning and personal care products, again are any organic?
Svalbard is unusual enough to be interesting when you don't know anything, a tour of public buildings? Recreational facilities? Living in a small village at -20c is different from most, much love to you both ❤️✌️🇬🇧
This is great Cecilia! More is warranted! How about getting Christoffer to do a few? We'd love to have him narrate some stuff! And, the two of you could tag-team!
How is life for kids and teenagers on Svalbard? How is kindergarden, children school and high school up there? What do they do in their free time, sports, activities? Does "everyone know everyone"?
Yes! Continue on - all your topics are fascinating! Thank you Cecilia!
Hj Cecilia..
..next week I Will have the opportunity of visiting this fantastic Land called Svalbard together my Brother and two other friends!!we are no longer in the skin!! personal thanks goes to you Cecilia .. your videos literally made me fall in love with these fantastic places so as to convince the rest of the group😊
we will take a guided tour with snowmobiles: a journey that will see us immersed in an extreme but certainly immensely beautiful natural context.
A warm greeting from these four Italian explorers of Turin😊
Thanks for sharing! I’ve been curious about things like this after watching your channel.
The more I read your vlogs the place fascinates me greater.its so challenging and definitely a thrill to live in Svalbard
I absalutely love the scenery of that beautiful little village of yours. I could move there in an instant. The view of mother nature with her wintercoat on is just amazing. You are one very lucky lady to live in such a beautiful part of the world.😊😊
A presentation as smooth as silk! In Canada the government owned broadcasting company (CBC) could learn a lot from you Cecilia.
I knew that nobody could be buried there, but was not aware that nobody could be born there. I would LOVE to live in Svalbard.
I absolutely love your videos! I discovered your channel about 4 months ago and have watched every single one of your videos. I have added Svalbard to my bucket list because of you 🙂 keep up the great content Cecilia!
Cats are prohibited on Svalbard! (to protect the flora and birds) So i could never live there. Maybe you can make a video about the one cat on Svalbard! Kesha 💜
As always, excellent video! Having just delivered a baby myself (in the US) , it was an interesting topic to learn about . Thank you for posting!
I LOVE learning about your town!! Adore watching you show us your life!!
Great video and interesting information. Thanks Cecilia 😍👌💖
To not be devastated by crippling medical debt has got to be amazing, as an American I just cannot fathom it but I envy y’all so much!! Love your videos! It’s beautiful there!!!
Thank you for sharing this video. I not only learned a bit about your town, but it was short and concise enough to easily digest… I did subscribe, so I’ll be back! ☺️
Thank you so so much! :)
Wow super interesting, can't wait for the next one on facts and myths!
This is very interesting. Please continue sharing these Svalbard/Norway facts. Love it.
Wonderful and super interesting video!
I love the geography facts about unusual and exotic places. I look forward to hearing more cool facts about Longyearbyen (named for an American???).
While I could never live there without greenery, trees and daylight for 4 months, I'm fascinated by it. For me, my two trips to Tromsø was plenty north!
I really like these short "instructional" videos. You could even give us shorts on subjects like what breed Grim is and a bit about his breed, some more in depth history of the town and island, logistical details about living there. The skys the limit. I really like this idea. As always, keep up the great work and keep Christopher cooking. My mouth waters everytime I see his creations. :-D
Yes, please continue making videos like this. I definitely enjoy learning about what make Svalbard unique.👏
Quite interesting. Looking forward to the next videos, especially about polar bears, since a couple of my classes are reading about that now.