Deep within the Arctic Circle, pocketed between giant glaciers and beneath polar ice floes, Swedish photographer and content creator Cecilia Blomdahl<\/a> found extraordinary warmth.<\/p>\n The Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard, lying roughly midway between Norway\u2019s northern coast and the North Pole, is the site of the world\u2019s northernmost permanent settlements. Blomdahl, who lives in Svalbard\u2019s largest city of Longyearbyen, is one of about 2,500 residents in the region. Here, colorful cabins contrast colossal ice cap backdrops and vibrant celestial phenomena light the sky.<\/p>\n Blomdahl moved to Svalbard in 2015 and documents her unique life to millions of fascinated social media followers. She has now captured her home\u2019s serenity, sparkling in shades of blue, in a new photobook titled \u201cLife on Svalbard<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWhen you live here, you really get immersed in it; the quiet and peaceful nature,\u201d Blomdahl, a former hospitality worker turned content creator, told CNN, \u201cAnd every day being so close to the nature; it\u2019s infatuating.\u201d<\/p>\n For all its natural beauty, Svalbard is much more than a pretty place. Its rich resources<\/a>, such as fish, gas, and mineral deposits, have made it a topic of economic and diplomatic dispute in the past, and it now serves as a flourishing global hub for economic activities and scientific research. For those just coming for a spell, it\u2019s a bucket list tourist destination.<\/p>\n But as Blomdahl knows, life in Svalbard isn\u2019t easy. From temperatures<\/a> sometimes plummeting to below minus 30 (-34.4 Celsius), to polar bears and arctic foxes occasionally roaming local streets, it takes a unique individual to forgo life on the mainland and move to such a remote, and at times forbidding, place.<\/p>\nThe challenges of a beautiful life<\/h3>\n