but on stroom grew up in lapland even as a child he found the aurora borealis fascinating. the aurora borealis has become his life's work. he says the northern lights can become addictive. and a few days ago we get that some very interesting data it's only on this hard drive so we have to make another copy and get it to our lab as quickly as possible a fellow before that. they check their camera and then they take the new data back to the lab. not far from here is one of the most extraordinary places in swedish lapland estrange space center. it's not quite as big as a cake canaveral in the u.s. state of florida but they launch proper rockets into space here to. whom brown strum is a regular visitor and becomes to talk shop and have a look at new equipment. and the most don't think you have a compass and if the box no not on that note is gone though i don't think it is. victor. from india and. slap. the scientists share information and work together especially before iraq it will make them feel good to hear us and they're the biggest challenge is ensuring that sold the elect

this is where in orbit school a remote village somewhere in lapland but not far from the swedish no we joined borda orbit around one hundred people and it's a very special place that's because of the northern lights you can find northern lights tourism in many other areas of the world but all bisque is considered the best place to experience the celestial phenomenal that's due to its location in a low precipitation microclimate. not part of the a pony and gate that's what they call this u. shaped valley. it's a point of focus for visitors to lapland the mountains and sure that few clouds obscured the view of the northern lights. and it's necessary to travel quite far north to see the northern lights the area around all business is situated in the wide expanses of lapland and that's north enough. freight trains from kew roona transport iron ore to the port of navi otherwise not much goes on up here. roughly one hundred residents who will be live directly on the railway line. in the evening almost everyone in town meets at the only book that means tourists and those who profit from the p

lapland is the most remote corner right at the top of europe a region of extremes above the arctic circle. first thing each morning elena looks towards the small harbor to see if a boat is still there it's our only link to the mainland it's low tide so she has to wind the gangway down to the pontoon she lives more or less alone on the island in the sea she's been. here for five years. at first glance it doesn't look like anyone could be self-sufficient here but first appearances can be deceiving elena is checking on today's dinner. that i cannot bear i've caught crabs today it's always something different sometimes it's crab sometimes fish that take tens or carrots from my garden if you just saw it there watching you on the gangway i wonder is this a little bit uncomfortable it did feel. i don't feel i moved here because i wanted to lead a good and exciting life and challenges like this a part of that life there are forces that are stronger than me once i can't keep up with it now. it's still much too early for dinner so alaina keeps a catch in the water until later. a small realm is a ma

at oral burrell it's for that we'll take a trip to finland in fact to the north of the country to lapland this is an area of about one hundred thousand square kilometers and a good place to observe the northern lights we're made up with for tug of war captures the. magica celestial performances to do that he needs a bit of luck and a lot of patience. northern lights a natural phenomenon that always casts a spell on people talking for marcus kili has spent countless nights in the ice cold finish region of lapland on his quest to capture them on camera. northern lights are so beautiful on there so huge sound something. from the outer space so. something like they are not from this world. marcus is famous for his pictures of the aurora borealis and he takes everything that comes with the job in his stride for an hour as he waits into the open sky even in temperatures of minus thirty degrees all for the perfect picture. when he gets the chance he lights a fire in one of the nearby huts to warm up. but he never stays inside long he wouldn't want to miss the nocturnal performance the northern l

for a first destination we ventured to one of the northernmost regions of europe lapland is covered in snow for over five months of the year so it's no wonder that artists from around the well's join forces to create a so-called snow village in the finnish municipality of kitty let they make frozen sculptures on installations and you can even stay in a hotel room made of ice the maximum stay is one night's don't let the frost bite. a unique village lies tucked away amid the snowy woods one hundred fifty kilometers north of finland's arctic circle it's built entirely from ice and snow the snow village as it's called cover some twenty thousand square meters. artist. is one of its creators. for me it feels that i'm living my dream here in la plum i swore i would be by the nature and i converse with the material which is even bringing me closer to the nature and it feels so good to be able to share this experience with the guests who obviously being in the snow or it's. this year's theme is game of thrones artists have carved characters and scenes from the hit t.v. series out of ice visito

next time on your own max each year a new snow there which is filled in finnish lapland it takes twenty million kilos of snow and three hundred fifty tons of ice to create a restaurant a bar and even an ice chapel and it minus thirty five degrees celsius you could even spend the night in an equally sweet village next time on your own max. d.w. true the first city. where the world of science is at home in many languages. thought of programming good. telecasts our innovations magazine for. the every week and old ways of looking to the future w. dot com of science and research forty shots. speaks about the moments that. it's all about the stories in such an. it's all about george chance to discover the world from different perspectives. join us and be inspired by distinctive instagram or others at g.w. stories come to topics each week on instagram. are you up to speed on the latest technology. no. maybe time for an upgrade. part of the future become the most are ignored. i must say it works so i've created a new sense i'm not a new organ and have designed my perception of reality implants

on people to talk to for a marcus kili has spent countless nights in the ice cold finish region of lapland on his quest to capture them on camera. northern lights are so beautiful on their so huge sound something. from the out through space so. something like they are not from this world. marcus is famous for his pictures of the or rural borealis and he takes everything that comes with the job in his stride for hours he waits into the open sky even in temperatures of minus thirty degrees all for the perfect picture. when he gets the chance he lights a fire in one of the nearby huts to warm up. but he never stays inside long he wouldn't want to miss the nocturnal performance the northern lights can dance across the sky for hours or mere minutes they can only be captured with a long exposure so he never knows how the photos will turn out. there is so different colors of. the northern lights the green is more calm then there is also pink or red and yellow. but i like the pink the green is normally not so green earth you see in the photos but the pink is as pink as you say. not refer has more

kuli has spent countless nights in the ice cold finish region of lapland on his quest to capture them on camera. northern lights are so beautiful on there so huge sound something. from the outer space so. something like they are not from this world. marcus is famous for his pictures of the aurora borealis and he takes everything that comes with the job in his stride for hours he waits into the open sky even in temperatures of minus thirty degrees all for the perfect picture. when he gets the chance he lights a fire in one of the nearby huts to warm up. but he never stays inside long he wouldn't want to miss the nocturnal performance the northern lights can dance across the sky for hours or mere minutes they can only be captured with a long exposure so he never knows how the photos will turn out. there is the different colors of. the northern lights the green is more common then there is also pink or red and yellow. but i like the pink the green is normally not so green earth you see in the photos but the pink is pink as you see. toddlers for has shot more than one hundred thousand pho

lapland is covered in snow for over 5 months of the year.from around the world join force to create a so-called snow

of the northernmost regions of europe and the third installment of our series ice cold well off to lapland a sparsely populated area which is covered in snow for over five months of the year because of those cold conditions artists from around the world joined forces to create a so-called snow village in the finnish municipality of keep the lead they create frozen sculptures up installations and even entire buildings in fact if you don't mind the cold too much you can stay in a hotel room made of ice but just for one night and don't let the frost bite. but you need village lies tucked away amid the snowy woods one hundred fifty kilometers north of finland's arctic circle it was built entirely from snow and ice the snow village covers some twenty thousand square meters ice artist rami taco is one of its creators. for me experienced that i'm living my dream here in la i swore i would be by the nature and i can verify with the material which is even bringing me closer to that nature and it feels so good to be able to share this experience with the guests who obviously being in the snow or it'

i feel like i'm in a snowstorm in lapland. so, creating this kind of snow is a really big business.u are the world leaders in winter effects. how did you get into this? purely by chance. i worked for a company which made paper and a film company came along wanting a lovely, biodegradable snow. and they got us to make paper snow. it turned out to be a world beater. so, this is artificial snow. and a little bit later on, we are going to take a look at how they also make real snow here as well. this is real snow. but there is still something unusual here. our weather review of the year begins injanuary on greek island beaches. rarely does arctic weather on this scale reach so far deep into europe. and the bitter temperatures brought fears for migrants at camps such as this one in serbia, with calls for them to be moved to better, warmer conditions. then disaster in italy. 29 people are killed in the deadliest avalanche in a century. amazingly, some survived. rescued more than two days later. february in the uk, and storm doris blows in, with high winds and some lucky escapes. and here

of the northernmost regions of europe and the third installment of our series ice cold well off to lapland a sparsely populated area which is covered in snow for over five months of the year because of those cold conditions artists from around the world join fulls to create a so-called snow village in the finnish municipality of kitty let they create frozen sculptures up installations and even entire buildings in fact if you don't mind the cold too much you can stay in a hotel room made of ice but just for one night and don't let the frost bite. why do you need village lies tucked away amid the snowy woods one hundred fifty kilometers north of finland's arctic circle it was built entirely from snow and ice the snow village covers some twenty thousand square meters ice artist romney taco is one of its creators. for me experienced that i'm living my dream here in la i swore i would be by the nature and i can verify with the material which is even bringing me closer to that nature and it feels so good to be able to share this experience with the guests who obviously being in the snow or it's.

of the northernmost regions of europe in the third installment of our series ice cold well off to lapland a sparsely populated area which is covered in snow for over five months of the year because of those cold conditions artists from around the world join fulls to create a so-called snow village in the finnish municipality of keep the lead they create frozen sculptures up installations and even entire buildings in fact if you don't mind the cold too much you can stay in a hotel room made of ice but just for one night and don't let the frost bite. why you need village lies tucked away amid the snowy woods one hundred fifty kilometers north of finland's arctic circle it was built entirely from snow and ice the snow village covers some twenty thousand square meters ice artist romney taco is one of its creators. for me experienced that i'm living my dream here in la i swore i would be by the nature and i can verify with the material which is even bringing me closer to the nature and it feels so good to be able to share this experience with the guests who are obviously being in the snow or i