Nearly half of Norway's land mass is Arctic territory, consisting of the two counties Nordland and the combined county of Troms and Finnmark on the mainland, the Svalbard archipelago and the island of Jan Mayen.

This film is a documentary about our trip with an expedition ship from Hamburg to the arctic North Cape, along the old postal route of Norway. We left Hamburg on December 9 and came back in Hamburg again on December 23, 2022. We travel with the expedition ship "Otto Sverdrup" of Hurtigruten Expeditions. The arctic cold of Norway is a fascinating experience - even for a Swiss ;-)

The almost total darkness in winter above the Arctic Circle is on the one hand fascinating (especially for photographers and filmmakers) but also somehow depressing - I could not live there in the winter months - always in the twilight zone. But the summer in the Lofoten - would be something for me, who knows...

Video & photo gear:
- SONY FX30
- FUJIFILM GFX100S
- LEICA M11

Video editing:
-Final Cut Pro

Music:
- August Wilhelmsson
- Jakob Ahlbom
licensed under Epidemic Sounds