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@Cauin450

6 ай бұрын

Jeff Dunham and Bubba J on Sweden. You ladies should love this: kzread.info/dash/bejne/mKVrz9GCaZSYg8Y.html

@Patrik6920

6 ай бұрын

7:30 .. Ooops.. Lmao... Winter Bath/Ice hole bath (dont know any english translation for this) its something every swede thats been born here has done, its also a mandatory requirement of ice training in schools to plummel down a hole and get up. ...and everyone as part of military training also does so...

@LillaJag

6 ай бұрын

​​@@Patrik6920I'm born in Sweden, in the middle of Sweden in Jämtlands län, I have never had a Ice bath. But I agree that is common here. Many people actually enjoy it!And I think I would love it because I'm thriving in cold whether. Winter jacket and gloves are not on if its not under -20° C

@andrewr311

6 ай бұрын

Appreciate you both immensely.

@williamhawthorne1375

6 ай бұрын

Beautiful video ,very moving and thought provoking,sun goes down T 4.30 here right now and dark until 8.30 so short days and already feeling the drop in energy and mood,this has given me lots of food forr tought thank you girls ,happy Winter ❤👏Lizzie x

I love that you’re recommending coffee to a Swede when Sweden is in 2nd place after Finland regarding the highest coffee consumption per capita the world. 😂 I do believe though, that Finland and Sweden does drink more coffee BECAUSE of the lack of energy during the dark winters. Loved your reaction to this. I watch this video a few times every winter just to remind myself of how to cope.

@Slaskhask

5 ай бұрын

That's the old list from 2016. Finland is still the undisputed nr 1 in 2023 but Norway, Iceland, Denmark and the Netherlands all drink more coffee per capita than Sweden.

@TheUffeess

4 ай бұрын

@@Slaskhask This is because Sweden has had a migration of over a half million Muslims since 2015...

@ac3toni

3 ай бұрын

@@TheUffeess Muslims drink coffee.

@atvheads

Ай бұрын

@@Slaskhask Black strong coffee is a fading nowadays in Sweden, bleak gay coffee has taking over.

@brickan2

8 күн бұрын

Tea is less haram than coffee.

Jonna is a national treasure. She encapsulates Swedishness.

@BasicModelling

6 ай бұрын

She encapsulates a Swedish stereotype.. Sweden is so much more than blonde women. Sweden is a place that people from all over the world call home, with different colour skin and different religions or no religion at all... and they should be allowed to do so, without xenophobia and racism.

@malicemacey

6 ай бұрын

​@BasicModelling I bet you're fun at parties. How can she be a stereotype when she exists? Just watch and enjoy

@CrankCase08

6 ай бұрын

@@BasicModelling Bog off. Why do you think people in Sweden evolved with blonde hair and fair skin? It's to compensate for the climate, which is why those of the darker races have developed the way they have further south, where there is more sun. I visited Sweden during the 1980s and it was great, but now, after invasions from the south, it's no longer Sweden and no longer Nordic, with it now being the European capital of sexual attacks. Thirty years ago it was the exact opposite.

@blundin4165

6 ай бұрын

​@@BasicModelling Errm - not quite sure where that comment came from... I'm Swedish but have been living in UK for 20 years. Jonna DEFINITIVELY stirs something in me with her videos. What do you want me to do? Apologise??

@martinwebb1681

6 ай бұрын

@@CrankCase08 ... It's just a shame that there are people that turn a wonderful positive video into a negative with their reactions to it, people should just let it be what it is, and not bring their petty prejudices into it.

Jonnas videos are amazing. She makes life in the north (well, actually geografically still in the middle of Sweden....) seem romantic and easygoing, but wintertime can be quite tough if you are not used to it. Nevertheless, our wild north is absolutely stunning and would never move from here

@TheNatashaDebbieShow

6 ай бұрын

It's absolutely stunning!!

@ronnieb3351

6 ай бұрын

She is a fantastic photographer and artist and they make beautiful jewellery you must watch more of Jonna x

@Brissebrajan

Ай бұрын

well she did say middle of the north. That would Östersund to Vilhelmina, Lycksele Umeå? So pretty much still in the northern part of sweden. Middle of Sweden should be around Gävle, Falun, Mora, and they get sun all year.

She lives in Grundtjärn, which is about 50 km north of Sollefteå. That's only about 200 km north of the center point of Sweden, so there's a whole lot of Sweden north of where she is. Sweden is traditionally been devided into three regions: Götaland (the southern part), Svealand (the middle part) and Norrland (the north part). Many swedes regard Norrland as some kind of remote backwater. Probably due to only about 11% of our population lives here. Norrland is however about 58% of the country, so most if Sweden lies in Norrland.

@miss_ingefaera

5 ай бұрын

Hahaha och nu kommer hon få besök av 4miljoner turister dit 🤪😂

@danielsundin3669

5 ай бұрын

@@miss_ingefaera😊 Det tror jag inte, då hade hon redan fått det. Informationen finns lättillgänglig på hennes websida.

@Dovndyr13

5 ай бұрын

Surprised she even has a bus going out there 3 times a week

@TheUffeess

4 ай бұрын

If Norrland is 58% of the country, how can Svealand be in the middle? Then 90% of those in Norrland live in cities along the coast.

@gellawella

4 ай бұрын

@@TheUffeesswouldn’t you say that svealand is in between the north and south parts? I.e in the middle. Not so much geografically really.

Actually ice baths or cold showers helps with boosting your immune system. Plus it gives you a massive surge of energy. Kind of like giving your body an adrenalin shot. It's not comparable to coffee but one doesn't exclude the other. If you are considering trying it I recommend to take it slow. Start with feeling okay taking luke-warm showers for a week and then go down from there. And it doesn't have to be the whole shower session. Doing it for 10 seconds in the beginning is plenty.

@Templarofsteel88

6 ай бұрын

cold swims and showers are also good if you have rheumatism or other joint problems.

@annann4817

6 ай бұрын

My doughter take’s a bath every dag, summer as vinter . I do’nt….….😅

@AudunWangen

6 ай бұрын

I recommend sauna before a cold dip. I also hate being cold, but tried it after a long sauna session, and it didn't give me the same kind of chills. It's weird, but after bathing in 3°C salt water, the 5°C wind felt like a warm summer breeze, and you feel so relaxed after.

@mariahultander2102

5 ай бұрын

That is actually what I do after a warm bath. I then shower in luke warm water and slowly keep adding cold water. I feel really refreshed afterwards.

Jonna has also made a special rendition of our (the Swedish) national anthem check it out!^^(and i hope you both feel better soon greetings from Sweden)

@Enterialise

6 ай бұрын

Jaaa! I love her version of it 😍 and the video is fire 🤩 It's the first time I've been this emotional by the national anthem when I listen to her 😅🥺❤ "En sång till sverige - Du gamla du fria" is the name of the video. I hope they watch it! 🌬🇸🇪

@vicolin6126

6 ай бұрын

In my opinion her version is a bit too slow, if that makes sense. It has unnatural pauses in it and a smidge too much echo in the voice. Beautiful video tho ofc.

@Enterialise

6 ай бұрын

@@vicolin6126 yes i get what you mean 😆 its veeeery slow

Ай бұрын

*Fun fact:* Sweden actually doesn't have a national anthem... we have an old hymn that's played when we win in ice hockey, but we don't have a national anthem. :-)

@tricuarta

Ай бұрын

@ hasn't it been established though as our de facto national anthem? otherwise it would be Kungssången right?

Swedish, Norwegian and Finnish berries are the best in the world because of the long daylight hours. Try the strawberries in any of the countries if you visit during summer, or blueberries during autumn/fall. Make sure it's from the country you visit, and not imported! 😊

@Stetch42

2 ай бұрын

Yup. Yuuuuuup!

Jonna is a nature power, an elf and a wonderwoman

I grew up like that in Sweden. We had animals and lots of land, fields and forests and I had quite a bit to closest neighbor. It was a lovely childhood growing up like that.

I'm a Swede, and I often take ice baths during the winter. It makes me feel more refreshed, and my immune system seems better. It is said that cold baths stimulate the vagus nerve, which, in turn, can contribute to strengthening your ability to handle stress. It is also said that a cold bath can help improve your mood and may contribute to better sleep and a more energetic feeling.

@Dyckerts

3 ай бұрын

I also take a winter bath, the body really wakes up and it's not as cold to work outside the house afterwards :D

Her voice, the pictures... i'm crying 😢❤

There is a huge difference between living in the north of Sweden and the south. I'm Swedish and would never swim in an ice bath. But it's quite common.

Looking at her and the way she dresses I think she's secretly Galadriel - Queen of the Elves.

@hylianchriss

3 ай бұрын

Tolkien took huge inspirations from Scandinavia, Scandinavian languages, names and mythology. And Sweden (and Scandinavia) has tons of mythology and legends about fairies and "fairy people", akin to elves. Not to mention all the lore we have on trolls and enchanted forests...

This was beautiful!!! This Swedish neighbor nailed it. :)

Swede here, born and raised. 💙💛💙 👋 (First of all - you're delightful! Instant fan.😊) Half of my family comes from, and lives in, the far north of Sweden. I spent much of my childhood up north, and Jonna describes life there beautifully. As a contrast to the freezing ice baths, I'll start by mentioning their opposite: sauna bathing. Saunas are ubiquitous in the far north; they do exist down south too but in the north it's not uncommon for apartment complexes to have several communal saunas for the tenants to use at their leisure, it's just a part of life. So in the winter, given there's a secluded frozen lake nearby, some people enjoy going ice bathing right after stepping out of the sauna - this is of course not something for beginners since it can be a major shock to the cardiovascular system, which for some people would pose a serious health risk. So I would advise any potential future ice bathers never to go about it alone, just in case.⚠ But I cannot deny that ice bathing is incredibly invigorating. And ... the best thing about the experience is warming oneself up by the fireplace afterwards. ☕😌 By the way, since you mentioned your favourite types of landscapes: Sweden has got between 100,000 and 250,000 lakes (depending on what size could constitute a lake), and we have a long coastline towards the Baltic Sea. Apparently, Sweden has the most islands in the entire world according to statistics, even though the country is approximately the size of California. It seems that I learned something new today, too! 😅 Important to note is that since ancient times, we have had the " _allemansrätt_ ", i.e. 'the right to roam'. Basically, it means that the people has a constitutional right to access nearly all land and water in the country, regardless of whether it's privately owned (some exceptions are military training grounds, sensitive nature reserves - and of course, private gardens). The only rule is to avoid littering/damaging the natural environment, and to respect other people's privacy. So ... pretty much all of those 100,000+ lakes can be swum in! 😉🏞 I subscribed! ✌

I’m Scottish and I love visiting Sweden and other Scandinavian countries. I’d definitely recommend a visit. Many people don’t realise that Central Scotland is 56 degrees North. That’s the same as south Alaska. The winters are dark and damp but the summer nights are short and the days long. I’ve danced outdoors under light skies ,at 1am at a summer wedding. This was in the far North of Scotland and it reminded me of Midsummer Night when I was in Southern Norway.

You two lovely ladies are never miserable, as you learn about our lives (Im English,British) we learn about you too, you are both respectful, caring and genuine ladies, and we all keep coming back because we love you.

Jonna is one of my favorite KZreadrs. She makes you feel loved, and relaxed if you're having a bad day. She has won an award as one of the best videographers in the country of Sweden. She doesn't view herself as someone special, but people all over the world love what she represents.

Jonna Jinton is not only a great film makes, she is also a very good singer. Check that out on her channel. I also highly recommend that you check out and react to Allt för Sverige. I think you'd both appreciate seeing Sweden from the perspectives of other Swedish Americans (like yourselves 😊)

@zimon85

6 ай бұрын

Allt för Sverige reactions is always such a treat!

@msCabins

6 ай бұрын

Not sure that they can access SVT play etc in the US, but maybe there are clips on youtube or on Facebook? :)

@JulianSlick175

6 ай бұрын

@@msCabinsVPN

i live 50 km from her and its awsome here.would not change it for anything.

You should take a look at the swedish show Allt för Sverige (All for sweden). Every season 10 americans with swedish ancestry compete to get to meet their swedish family while learning about their heritage while traveling through sweden.

Oh she is one of my all-time favourite creators, Jonna is so amazing! It’s so great that you’re on the mend. Sending much love.xx

@TheNatashaDebbieShow

6 ай бұрын

Hey there 👋🏻 Thank you! We're fighting through it! ♥️♥️

Yes, please react to more of her. She is a national treasure.

No sun light but you have the stars!!!!

Great words of wisdom. They should be applied to people as well. Being different isn't being wrong, it's just being different.

@GaryNoone-jz3mq

6 ай бұрын

Thankyou for the love heart ladies. You girls have a place in my heart. I'm just glad that I have even a little place in yours.

Jonnas videos are amazing Swede here, born and raised. love it

This kind of videos make me appreciate my home country more. As a Swedish person its easy to forget how beautiful our country really is. And especially winter. I thrives in the Winter, the cold and darkness make me happier. Yes I can struggle with the darkness sometimes but I love it also. Everything slows down in the society, less pressure to do things because its dark and cold. In the long summer days you have more pressure to do things and make you feel bad if you doesnt want do things. And i dont like hot weather. I love freezing temperatures and even here in Sweden where we are used to the cole people look at me and say that I have to little clothes on. If its not under -20° (around -4°F) i dont have a winter jacket and gloves. I get to warm..

Such a GREAT video! I am from Finland and I know these seasons! Every season has its BEAUTY! Thank you very much!❤❤❤

Swedes already drink more coffee than pretty much any other country! I think we've adapted to the caffeine and need a better boost, hence ice plunges! :P Not everyone does it, of course. But it's getting more popular and it really truly is AMAZING. It feels magical.

You know, Sweden is one of the biggest coffee drinkers in the world. Most Americans have difficulty drinking our coffee - it's that strong. It would surprise me if Jonna didn't drink coffee. Also, get well soon. I just had covid myself :)

What a beautifully stunning place ❤ and that lady has such a soothing voice. I could listen to her all day. Great video again ladies. ❤

Most people living in Sweden do not bathe outdoors in the winter! But it has been a trend now for a few years - and all of a sudden, this is something we all do and have always done …. And if you do take ”winter baths” the more traditional way of doing it is with a sauna very close by - so you alternate between getting really hot in the sauna and cooling down in the ses/lake.

Loved this reaction from you guys=,) Jonna comes from Grundtjärn, a very small village in the middle-north of Sweden. The nearest town is Sollefteå, where she's also building up a shop for her jewellery and art buisness, to be opened in the coming summer (she already sells art and jewellery on her webshop though). As a northerner myself I can also say about the winter swimming - it's custom in northern Sweden. You take a sauna before, then you run out into the ice hole, take a dip and go back into the sauna again ^^ Often with a beer or something waiting inside the sauna. And in school as a young child (8-10 years old) it was mandatory to have at least one lesson where we jump into an ice-hole with our winter clothes on, and practice to get out of it (supervised ofcourse, with a rope around our waist in case we need help). To learn how to handle falling through the ice is an important lesson for us. since we spend so much time on frozen lakes in winter. Hope this helped! Warm winter hug to you both!

I can't describe how I love her videos, it's so inspiring and beautiful. I feel such incredible mix of different positive emotions watching them. Like a miracle endless source of energy, wisdom and joy

People always say that Northern lights this and that, but to see the Sun in the middle of the night is absolutely magical, also in winter time when it's pitch black and you can see millions of stars in the middle of the day, all day, that's something.

You should listen to her version of our national anthem " Du gamla, du fria ". It's like magic...

I live in Norway, but not that far north. Buteven here I haven't seen the sun for weeks. Partially due to some hills. But every Mars, when the sun starts to waem a little bit, I go outside and place my hands on the walls of the house. Just to feel that warmth...

I live like that when i am not trucking :)

Hello! Picking a hole in the ice is called "vinterbada" in swedish, which would translate to "to take a winter bath", or even better - "isbad" or "ice bath". For some people it's a tradition to do during christmas time in December. Some swedes do it in big groups, fully covered in silly clothing 😊 In my town it's a tradition to do! 👌 If people want to try this though, please educate yourselves before attemting it. You don't want the water above your head to freeze, you don't want to lose track of where the hole in the ice is, you don't want to do this in/on thin ice, and you don't want the ice to crack under your feet towards the icehole, or when going back from it. There is much more to learn about this. And yes, Sweden is so unique in so many ways. The light, the cold, the warmth, the cold - and that we have the four seasons that all bring what you would expect. Winter brings snow and cold, spring brings the spring flowers, and the birds come back with the sun. The summer brings the warmth, so much life, and fall brings the autumn colored trees, with rain, and both the cold and the dark. If you ever travel to Sweden to experience these wonders, don't travel to the big towns like Stockholm or Göteborg/Gothenburg. ... Travel to smaller towns and places instead 😊👌

@bayconnikkibexx

6 ай бұрын

*the light, the dark Sorry for the badly written english, my phone uses autocorrect which in most cases is incorrect while typing in english. My phone wants to keep to swedish language 😅

Don't worry about the area. This is the northern third of Sweden. Almost anywhere where not a lot of people live (and they mostly don't), look like this. (With the warning that Jonna is a photographer and can probably make things look extra pretty by knowing exactly where, when and how to get her footage.)

Great reaction. Ice swimming is a very popular tradition in Nordic countries. I live in Helsinki (Finland) and there are many public outdoor places in the city, where you can do ice swimming to Baltic sea. Some people do that many times during the week or even every day. Cold water feels bad at first, but your body gets used to it and it helps to adapt to cold weather. Plus the feeling afterwards is euphoric. They say that after shower you feel fresh, but after ice swimming you feel reborn.

First of all, get well soon!!! Jonna (your second attempt at pronouncing her name was perfect btw.) is just a beautiful, beautiful soul. And so are you, both of you. I've been binge watching her videos ever since I discovered her. She's a filmmaker, photographer, painter, musician and silversmith. She and her husband Johan (also a silversmith and a beautiful soul) just opened a shop in the city of Skellefteå so they probably live somewhere within reasonable distance from that. By the way, she's Swedish, so she probably drinks more coffee than the two of you combined :)))

@micscwisby7798

6 ай бұрын

Jonna lives in Junsele, wich is 300 km south of the arctic circle, so no polar night or midnight sun there.

@ferencercseyravasz7301

6 ай бұрын

@@micscwisby7798 Thank you, it seems like I misheard it when she said Sollefteå, which is the greater municipality that Junsele is part of.

@Northman-from-the-North

6 ай бұрын

​@@micscwisby7798no Jonna doesnt live in Junsele, she lives in a small village called Grundtjärn.

Thank you for reacting to this. 😊 Jonna IS truely amazing; she actually once won YT.s price for best cinomatography. She also got a price -handled over by the swedish king- for creating development and enployment in remote comunitys -she lives in a very small place, with about 10-20 peopel, many of these family) She also sings, compose and plays music, paints, desings jewellery ect. Yuo should chek out her channel, there are music, shorts, vlogs ect. (she have more than 4 mill. followers... ) Greetings from Denmark. 🇩🇰

I grew up in the north of Norway for the first 24 years of my life. I lived far above the polar circle with almost 2 months of dark in the winter. If you don't pace youself, you may be heading for a depression, so you need to accept that you are going into a kind of hybernation, where you need to be satisfied with ust getting the basics done. On the other hand, the demands of moderin life with increased productivity, many tasks at work and school, a treatment has been developed where students and workers can be offered to sit in front of a strong full spectrum light for about an hour in the middle of the day. This treatment was not available when I lived up there, so I can't tell you about the experience. Some people also save up holidays out of the summer vacation and take them ouit in the winter and travel to Spain for a week or two. I never did that, but I thrived well in the winter by just accepting it and demand much less from myself. Another source of energy for me used to be vistiting friends at heir home, or getting visitors, and just play boardgames, or talk about everything and nothing for many hours, and possibly make some food together. When youi tune into the right pace the winter can be a wonderful time to get close to yourself and others. Then when the summer comes everybody are ready to go crazy...or, you know, active.

I've been supporting and knowing Joanna since 2012. I am glad you are viewing her YT channel. She is a delightful spirit

I don't know how many times I've watched this video by Jonna. It's one of my absolute favourites out there. She brings out the true beauty of Sweden in her videos. the pure magic that this country has in its nature✨

❤️🇸🇪❤️ I live in Sweden and love this country. having the wonderful nature right outside the door is wonderful. The northern lights are a magical spectacle to experience. adapting to the seasons is something that I feel is wonderful. I enjoy the dark time in winter because then you know that summer will soon be here with the heat and you can start collecting nature's wonderful gifts such as berries, herbs, mushrooms, rhubarb, fruit, potatoes and leaves such as birch leaves and those brittle little shoots on the firs that I use as tea in the winter. Jonna lives somewhere in the upper part of Sweden and I live not far from there, where I live we have a pale low sun in the winter that gives a little light for only an hour or so each day. I really love living here in Sweden ❤️🇸🇪❤️

This lady is awesome at film making , love it , She is also very wise and down to earth

I do polar plunges. We do it all the time in Finland. I have to tell you that it is the best thing ever ! It’ a method better than any theraphy The change in temperature chocks you so your soul is forced down in the body. Most people live in the mind . This makes you present and with that your problems and depression disappears immediately . Like old times could theraphy😮 Because we all get stuck in thought patterns and start to identifying with the pattern When you are just present , you realise who you are , your true self ..and you realise that you don’t really have problems Depression is stagnant emotion… and your body is made of emotions…. So ..the ice bath forces your energy to flow❤ You also don’t need skin care products, especially if go in sauna between ice bathing. The birch whisk releases oils which are very good for your skin and your soul. To pick the birch whisk is kind of a religious act. Unfortunately it’s impossible to find a sauna in Sweden so I do ice bathes without sauna

In the summer I spend some time in a wooden cottage in the forrest at a big lake above the polar circle in Scandinavia. It's alway such a wonder to sit and watch the sun go down over the mountains on the north side of the lake. Sometimes there's no wind at all, the lake is totally calm like a mirror reflecting the blue sky and the sunlight. Listening to the fish jumping to catch flies, the birds singing in the high pine trees in the forrest behind me. Suddenly a big reindeer bull passes and stop, our eyes meet to greet and the big animal then disappear in the forrest. Most of the days there I spend reading books with my feet in the lake in the warm sunlight. At midnight I don't want to read, I just want to watch the sun (not) going down at the horizon and let the thoughts wander about, letting all worries go away. Those days adjust my mind and body, making me ready to face my everyday life in Stockholm where I live the rest of the year. In the video of Jonna I think she forgot to mention the mosquitos... There can be a lot of them in northern Scandinavia. A LOT!!! But that depends on the local area and temperature and rain. Fortunately there's not many of then in the place I stay up there. I watched your video of you trying Swedish food and candy and just like you I love cloudberries. Where Jonna lives is the right area to pick them. If you like cloudberry jam with vanilla icecream you could try to make waffles and put the icecream and cloudberry jam on top the warm waffle, I think that will make it even better (almost a bigger than life experience). There are other less known berries in Sweden that are equally amazingly delicious, like aakerbaer (åkerbär - make a parfait with that!) and salmbaer (salmbär - put it on waffles or saffron pancake and whipped cream). Those berries are found in specific areas only. Now I got to stop... getting hungry but unfortunately I have no berries at home at the moment. Guess what I will try to get tomorrow? Thanks for another nice video!

Jonna is a prize-winning photographer, and all her videos are stunning and the photo are always extremely beautiful!

So nice with a movie about Jonna. She makes wonderful films about the northern Sweden. We have to preserve what's left of our country, while it still here.

One thing to keep in mind when you see summer pictures in Jonna's film is that the climate here in Scandinavia is quite a bit milder than at the same latitudes in North America. This is largely due to the influence of the Atlantic Gulf Stream, which transports warm water from the Gulf of Mexico up along the east coast of the USA approximately to Virginia where it then diverges towards northern Europe. It passes north of Ireland and Scotland and continues along the coast of Norway. It then turns south and instead transports cold water from the polar region down the west coast of Greenland to the east coast of Canada / USA. The place where Jonna lives is actually further north than Anchorage in Alaska 🥶, but has significantly warmer summers. It is not unusual for the temperature in the summer to reach around 85°F both there and even further north in Sweden.

Im from the southern part of Sweden and would never go ice-bathing! Too cold!! Swedes acctually drink most coffe in the world next to Finland!

Hi ladies! Thank you for some lovely videos from Sweden! I am a swede, born and raised and lived my life in Stockholm, but last year we moved down to Västergötland, where my wife and my dad´s family is from. I want to congratulate you Natascha for recovering from your alcohol addiction, that is a great job and hard work, believe me I know, my dad was an alcoholic and that eventually led to his premature demise when he was only 52 years old. My mom had enought and took a divorce when I was three years old, when I was two years old I asked my mom, "Mom, why is dad drunk all the time?"

She doesn't even live very far north in Sweden. She lives around the middle part of the country. I live very far north and it's definitely hard not seeing the sun for months on end during the winter months. Seasonal depressive disorder is real and it'd definitely be hard for someone not used to it. But it also means we're very good at taking advantage of summer once it finally arrives. We really treasure what we get. I'm glad she shows off northern Sweden to the rest of the world.

@SessiJohansson

5 ай бұрын

I agree, ❤

Her videos are an amazing feast for the eyes,ears and the soul.

I’m happy and very content that you checked Jonna out. I kinda thought that you would like it. There’s much more to see and learn and experience with her. Her followers are beautiful people as well. Get well soon, look after one and another - I know you will. Much love and many blessings,❤,❤.

Ice bath works for everyone. I'm a frozen person, but it toughens you and boosts you up. You could say that it also cleanses you. I'm swedish and tryed it. The water is never below +4°C. Zero being freezing point.

"Sweden you are stunning .. you are stunning ..." Me: thank you🥰 ...😂

Joanna lives in a very small town called Myckelgensjö, close to where I live (same area) Sollefteå . It is middle northern Sweden 700km north of Stockholm. Thank you so much for your great compliments and kind feedback on Joanna's video. We consider her our national treasure, and she has incredible ability to show Swedish nature in the best light.

Ice bathing is more common than you might think because I am also one of all Swedish ice bathers. And there are quite a few of us who do that 😊❤

You should see her doing laundry in winter 😂it's mental

This is similar to Scotland in summer and winter. It never gets really dark in Scotland in summer especially the Orkney and Shetland isles, where folk can play golf at two o'clock in the morning in mid summer.

I'm delighted to see 2 of my favourites, commenting on another of my favourites. I'd love you to listen to Jonna's Wolf Song.

Remember also that she is a professional photographer. Sweden is beautiful but she captures the most beautiful of the beautiful.

Having a wake up light really helps you wake up in the morning when it's so dark. I got my smart lights emulating a sunrise. Slowly increasing the light before the alarm goes off

I too am sick right now. One of the best videos on KZread. Always get a bit choked up watching it. And even living on the south side, we only have like 6 hours or less of daylight. We Swedes appreciate the sun so damn much. But I prefer the dark because it helps me sleep, mostly because of the birds not singing. And the cool is more comfortable for VR. But I know it takes a toll on your health with less sun. And especially for someone who gets up late or work nights. Then you never get to see the sun for a month even if you don't live in the north. 14:35 We drink almost the most coffee out of any country. And yes cold showers are good for your health, it'll make the blood flow better.

I am adopted from Chile and i grew up in south of Sweden (the island Gotland) But I lived up north for four years and I learned to adapt to the cold... And yes...i like to take ice baths ... A good advice while trying....have a sauna nearby ... And the most beautiful thing Ive ever seen is the Nordic lights. Welcome to visit Sweden. Get well soon... And eat more kex choklad.... Its one of my favourite too.

Ice baths / cold plunges are actually amazing for arthritis! It eases the swelling and also helps with the inflammation ^^ On top of that it works miracles to your circulation and the cardio vascular health in genera. And as insane as it sounds, it's a great mood booster!

*When* you go to Scotland, you could experience some degree of this. It's not in the arctic circle, but close enough to get very short days in midwinter, very short nights in summer and the occasional show of the Aurora Borealis.

I live in a city now, but i grew up in a tiny village quite a bit like how Jonna lives. Around 200 people and surrounded by hills we had a lake and a small ski slope which was just amazing growing up. I just live closer to the coast than her though, so the mountains aren't visible where i live and grew up. I live about two hours away from her in Umeå, in the middle north, and we're having "The festival of lights" right now with light installations all around the city which really helps cheer up now when the darkness has set. We got a few inches of snow a few days ago as well, and that really helps brighten up a lot.

Oh sorry to hear you are both sick! Hopefully you both have a speedy recovery. Greetings from Germany.

Jonna is living my dream. She is absolutely amazing and creative. Thank you for a great video. Hope you feel better soon 🤗

I moved to SE from Brasil 3 weeks ago, and I'm in love with the colors in the Sky every Day. The Sky here is amazing.

Thank you for reacting to this ^^ No, ice batchs are not really a part of swedish culture. Winter bathing is kind of a thing here and there but I wouldn't really call it swedish culture. Ps; Debbie please dont cut out so much of your reaction please :) Would love to hear what both of you are thinking

I agree, she carries a lot of wisdom! About ice bath, no I personally don't do it but a lot of Swedes do. However, every Swede have to learn how to get out of a hole in the ice. It's actually part of the curriculum for elementary school students. I'll never forget how could it was, but honestly the bath itself wasn't the worst part, the worst part to me was to get changed afterwards. We stood in a tent placed in the snow and the temperature was just around 0 degres (Celsius) I think. Out there we were trying to get the freezing wet cloths off, and put on dry ones. That's a huge challenge when you don't even feel your fingers, and what could have taken about 3 minuts suddenly took 10-15 or something 🙈

Born in Finland where sauna and ice-dips are a very established tradition, my grandma used to do it weekly, already. There are opportunities for "winterbathing" all over Sweden, and even more in Finland, in the middle of cities and at the private summer cottages if the owners enjoy it. It's very varied and widely popular. Though I personally don't enjoy the contrast between hot and cold. The tradition with special places for "cold baths" was well-known already in the beginning of the 1800's. Jonna lives (part-time I think) in a village above the polarcircle, otherwise there would not be polarnight and midnight-sun. Of course you could experience the same climate and light-conditions for example in Alaska. But you are always welcome to northern Europe too, to Norway, Sweden, Finland! You are regrettably not guaranteed to see the Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis) when visiting for a short time, as sometimes there are too much, and too thick, clouds. It is not traditional to dress like Jonna does, it is her very personal fairy-tale style. Most people dress much more practically. Northern Sweden is full of mosquitoes and other biting insects in the summer, and clothing helps. Windy days it is a lot better. Nakedness in private is seen as natural over here, so most people dip and do sauna without bathing suits. Garlic and pesticides help against insects, too, but not everybody is into that. Luckily you have no problems with them in the winter. Though most cottages have electricity, it still very cosy to have a lot of candles and oil-lamps and an open fire in the winter. For warmth one has tiled stoves that burn wood more efficiently. I was moved by your awe at the beauty, so different from many other tourist spots. Great reaction, Natasha and Debbie! Stay healthy to the best of your ability! Hope your dreams come true!

Jonna does her own filming and photography. She is also an artist and co-owns, with her husband, an exquisite silver jewellery making business! In the winter, when the lake ices over, she sets up sound equipment to capture the "singing" ice as it forms. You should also check out Cecilia Blomdahl who lives on Svalbard, the furthest northern settlement in Sweden. Polar bears wander around and it is law to carry a rifle at all times.

Look up the Norwegian town of Rjukan, which experienced 6 months of the year without sunshine because they are surrounded by mountains. They installed giant moving mirrors in 2013, however, these were suggested 100 years earlier by Mr Sam Eyde, a Norwegian engineer.

I can watch this video by Jonna over and over again. It’s so beautiful and she’s so wise. I live a bit south of Stockholm but today I saw a flicker of the northern lights on the sky and it’s fascinating every time I get to see it (I’ve only seen it twice - it’s not that common here down south. I need to go further up north to see more). Also, I saw the moon over the tree tops at 3:45 pm today. Embrace the darkness and endure. That’s my motto right now. 😂

Girls, try Svalberg the northernmost islands of Norway. It's pitch black at Midday in the polar night and the children go to school in armed groups to kill any dangerous maurauding polar bears during the summer. The town regularly post bear warnings and neighbours keep a watch if one is spotted. When residents go for walks they invariably take their dog to alert them to polar bears.

Regarding her taking a dip in the frozen lake, that is very very popular up here in northern Europe, here in Finland we like to combine it with the Sauna, we go in the sauna first, then go out, dip ourselves in the freezing cold water (or roll inthe snow if we dont have access to a lake) then straight back into the sauna again, I know it seems extreme if you've never tried it, but it is one of the most refreshing experiences you can ever have! And you don't need to introduce us finns to coffee, we already drink more coffe per capita than any other country on earth 😅

Jonna's location is in Grundtjärn in Örnsköldsviks parish, in comparison parallell latitude with Anchorage in Alaska

About the ice dip in the water. Here in Sweden a lot of schools have classes that teaches you have to survive and get up if you fall thru the ice in the winter. This is because a lot of people are out on the frozen lakes during the winter. So if you fall in to the icy cold water you know how to get up. Not easy when you have a lot of winter clothing on (you get really heavy and the cold chock from the ice cold water makes you draw in a deep breath when you fall in witch can lead to you taking in water into your lungs and then sink). So that’s why a lot of schools etc have classes for this during the winter.

So fun seeing your reaction. I live further north in Sweden than Jonna. Born and raised here so things like darkness in summer has always felt strange to me when going abroad. I associate summer with constant light and darkness I associate with cold. So when traveling it feels so odd when it’s dark and warm simultaneously 😅 in the summertime I sleep without any curtains. Have no trouble sleeping in full daylight. Probably gotten used to it and it’s kinda nice. As if you needed all the exposure to the light you possibly could get after the long winter 😅

Large areas of Sweden look like that. You can easily find a cabin like that somewhere to rent. I did it last winter actually and went dog-sledding. When you come up from an ice-bath you actually feel really warm as long as you're dry.

Great video as always! Ice bathing is a long tradition in the northern countries, especially in Finland where you traditionally do it between sauna sessions. It looks terrifying, but it's the mental challenge, the sense of awareness and happiness you feel after that makes you push thru!

Thanks for a great show. Surmised from the footage, she lives about 6-7 hours drive north from me. I absolutely agree with her about our life cycles in summer/winter.

I live a bit below the Arctic Circle in Sweden. We don't get midnight sun but for the entire 3 months of summer it never gets dark. When I was 14 we went on vacation to Gran Canaria and the most exotic thing to me wasn't the culture or the food or the language... It was the fact that it got dark and warm at the same time. Here if it's dark it's COLD and if it's warm it doesn't get dark

I live close to JJ and soon will be able to visit her first own store, with her art and jewellry.

Lovely video. Here in the north of the UK in summer it never gets really dark, not winter dark. The last dregs of light probably go around 11pm and it's starting to lighten again before 3am. In midwinter. After 8am for sunrise, and dark just after 3pm. The UK is 52 degrees north on the south coast, so the track of the sun in winter as well as a short day, is also shallow, which makes for lovely photographs, but not great of you're driving. Bright crisp winter days are a joy, but often all too rare. Usually cloudy, rainy, snowy, blowing a gale and dark and gloomy! I love fairy lights in different colours all year, but in winter they are especially nice on those long evenings. along with twinkly xmas decorations to really give that cozy feel. Samhain, Bonfire night, Celtic and Pagan fire festivals, xmas, Yuletide, Wassailing and Mumming in the New Year, and probably the most famous fire festival in Lerwick(pronounced as it looks) in Scotland, Up Helly Aa, inspired by Shetland's Viking past. All lighting up the darkness of northern latitudes(and a few more things for you to explore!) Hope you both feel better very soon.

I live about 20 minutes from her (well, before she moved). We are very proud of her and her films about our landscape 😊

The school where i live have a sunparty when the sun comes over the horizon and celebrate that the sun is finally back

i watch this video now and then, especially when i feel a little down.... and it always lift my spirit

Beautiful video, stunning views and no way will I try a ice bath . Thank you for the this natasha and Debbie hope you feel better soon .

Sweden is truly a beautiful country. I am Swedish on my Grandmother's side (Austrian on my Grandfather's side) & I wish to visit Sweden one day.

In Norway some of us, like Kari Bremnes, famous singer, saying that the winters were not dark, because of the northern light and the snow. Cross country skiing under a full moon is magical 🤩

Jonna lives near Storsjön (big lake) if you want to look it up on a map. I myself live further north than Jonna, but in a coastal city, so I have light pollution where I live. I have to go out of town to see stars and northern lights.