Somewhere on Earth invites you to the Far North, to the Kingdom of Norway. Heidi Sevestre - A glaciologist living in the Arctic Circle First, we will meet Heidi Sevestre. She’s a glaciologist and lives year-round in the Svalbard Islands, in the Arctic Circle. Then we meet Aleksander Lyngberg. Lapland is an ideal terrain for him to live out his passions: fishing and snowkiting. Finally, we meet Terje Isungset. This musician and composer draws his inspiration from the elements of Nature. He is blazing new trails in music and doing the impossible: he makes ice music. ICYMI: Somewhere on Earth - Chile: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-CzLYSWGGLmY.html #freedocumentary
FYI; LAPLAND is the Northern county(region) of Finland. The area that is referred about several times here is called SAPMI, and is the land of the sami. Official term since early 1990'ies. The Sapmi FLAG was elected in 1986 and is a symbol of what is talked about here as "Lapland". Lapland is an OLD and seen as very negative and dated term of these land areas. Many sami find the word lapp or finn offensive.
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People in Norway are human polar bears! It is unbelievable how comfortably they brave the brutal cold. One day I would love to visit the Northern lights and listen to the ice instrument concert, I would love to learn more about their culture. It seems very interesting! ❤
Indeed that svalbard region is heaven for Geologist, Glaciologist and anyone who belongs to geology related field. PS: I hope Alexandar will make it to finishing line next time.
That ice music has been a discovery, never heard anything magical like that before. It's sooo calming, soothing and deep but at the same time it reflects, somehow, the hostile and the salvage nature of arctic regions.
I am happy admiring such landscape! In Calcutta as the temperature goes below 20 I start padding up, it goes near 10 and I can't be recognised. Here I will freeze in a second. Watching this I am searching for the quilt
Haha, you get used to it. Many Norwegians came from India to find work, and they don't complain about the weather any more than the rest of us. They just buy a good winter jacket, good boots and a hat and get on with their work. Most winters, depending on where you are, it never goes below -20. The coldest I've experienced was -41 while I was serving in the army, but you almost have to look for that. Also it was just one day, then it got milder again. Most Norwegians live out their lives without experiencing anything worse than -25 to -30, and even that is rare enough most places. Once you've made it through your first winter, -10 is fine, -20 is verging on nippy, -30 is a bit much for most outdoor activities and -40 is not recommended at all. Luckily Norwegians take insulation very seriously, so even that works as long as you stay indoors.
Thank you Free Documentary you brought us again into the magical world of ice..first time I've ever heard about ice music and I find it so beautiful and amazing...
I enjoy this legendary narrator's voice tone. Gifted. May not be an interesting documentary initially, but I will keep watching because he is narrating.
My Father was born in Narvik. That is a beautiful place too. The land of the midnight sun. I wish to go there to see the house where was born in 1938. It still stands. My Norge family are living in other cities, but my cousin still lives in the home town. It's on my bucket list. Can also see the northern lights. I hope I get there. Peace out.
Hey. Do you live in the USA? I kind of took it that you might. Anyway I live in Detroit Michigan USA, the majority of my family in America is in Forest City, Winnebago County, Iowa and Duluth, Minnesota. However I have family all over in Norway. Njordfjord is the town most of my kin hails from, Saljex Parish is the farm of antiquity where my U.S. bound grandpapa and grandmom left from. We can trace back very far in my family, I feel so lucky to be able to do so thanks to the great record keeping of my relatives and Norway in general. I too would really like to visit over there, most of my cousins seem not to be that interested in anything to do with their "foreign" cousins. I hope you get to visit your kin and find more of your story too my friend. Skol!
@@DetroitFettyghost Thanks for that. I actually live in the UK and do keep in touch with my cousins over there, mainly FB. My brother and sister went to stay with them for 2 weeks a few years ago. We are always welcome. I have met 3 of my cousins, my fathers sister, Aunt Kirsten, Uncle Sven, my fathers brother Uncle Valdamir, Aunty Tuborg, my cousins Berit, Sissel, Theresa and a friend Bente. They have such weird names don't you think? They came and stayed with us a few times. Berit my cousin, she traced back the family tree. Back to the Nordic Vikings and Russia. Covid has set me back and some other issues, but I will get there. Hopefully in Jan 2022. Peace out and Skol!!
Fact you got wrong in the video. The coast line of Norway is 107 000 km (that is the official number) ...which makes the coast line the second longest in the world behind Canada. Norway does NOT use the term "Lappland" for the land of the Sami people. That is a rather condescending term.
How great to be able to follow your passions. Now if only the rest of the world ALSO gave out healthcare and universal basic income like Norway does, then maybe EVERYONE could have the chance to ice sail and make glacier music.
Its about to get cold soon.. when it foes... It will just happen, it will just drop off and continue a decline. The Sun is the 'X' Factor in everything Global related. Weather, Earthquakes, Etc...
