Thank you Stina :)

So, have you been here yet? If yes, what did you think? ☺️

Thank you Jonathan! You're pretty cool and kind too :) Looking forward to when you come visit us in the summer!

Agree, it's such a brave movie! I can kinda relate to it, I'm in a long distance relationship and eventually someone of us has to move. But the thought is so scary! Especially since I love Sweden and don't want to leave the nature here, if it would be me who eventually moves...

Thank you Jade :)

Hi Olga, thank you so much! I'm really glad you enjoyed it, and especially that you found it to be peaceful :) all the best!

was in helsinki 2 years ago, it was appealing!

may i visit you next time?

Thank you :) ah your house and location sounds super dreamy! Wishing you all the best! Love, Ellen x

Thank you ☺️

and I'm happy you're here :) i hope they were happy tears though ;)

Thank you so much Hanna 😊 Im so glad that this inspires you to go after your dream of a life closer to nature 🌸 All the very best wishes!

Thank you! And to you too :) Im happy to hear you are happy about your move! We really are as well!

Now they want to do the same here 😬

Thank you ☺️ I’m really glad you enjoyed it! Best wishes, Ellen x

Just remember that Sweden is a part of the real world. We do not al live in the forest or the countryside, picking wildberries, dressed like elves. We live ordinary lives. live in apartments, take the bus, buy our food at a supermarket, watch TV. There is a lot of concrete and industry as well in this country. Very, very few can live the kind of fairy tale life that you can see in you tube videos. We are not fairies, we are humans.

@@henriettanovember4733 Well I do not think Swedes are fairies haha :D But I got a possible job opportunity there and like to get to know the country and the people better before deciding anything ^^ You can find beautiful places all over the world! :)

I live in Sweden and have done it my whole live :D

@@henriettanovember4733 yeah sadly that is true… (I’m Swedish)

Thank you 🌸

Ah I'm glad :) Thank you! I wish the same for you ❤️

Thank you! :) I'm so glad you're here!

Thank you! I’m happy you’re here ☺️

Thank you so much Christine :) Wishing you a great life too!

So do you! I had a look at your videos and such renovation projects aren’t for the faint hearted ;) looks beautiful! Wishing you all the best!

Thank you Aviva, thats very sweet of you :)

Thank you Hanna ❤️

Thank you! I wish for you the same, and that you make your dream come true one day ☺️🌸

Hello Shiva! Ah this makes me so happy to read 😊 I’m so glad you’re here! All the best wishes, Ellen x

Thank you :) How cool!? Yes, we are very much enjoying it! Even the cold winter surprisingly :) and what a cool channel you guys have! You tell your story so beautifully! Very inspiring :) warm wishes to you guys! I look forward to following you on your journey :) Ellen x

Thank you Mark, I appreciate you writing me this! All the best wishes to you!

Thank you Jonathan :) thats very sweet of you to say!

Thank you so much for this very sweet message Lisa :) It makes me really happy to hear that I’m inspiring you to be more bold! I think that’s pretty cool :) You go girl! 👊🏼

Do it ! 😊 wishing you all the very best!

@@EllenThulin ​ This week we found a house in a small village in the mountains and going to go to the countryside for several months to test the lifestyle before moving 100%. I am looking forward.

I'm so glad you enjoyed it! :) Best wishes, Ellen x

@@EllenThulin Tack Ellen !!

Very cool ☺️ how’s Norway treating you? Are you happy you made the move? We’re really happy we did! It felt like a really big risk at the time, so I’m happy to say we’re settling in really nicely ☺️ wishing you all the best in your new home 🌸

Tak Christina ❤️ det gør mig glad at høre 🌸

So 🇳🇴 is better than Sweden I am learning about both countries. In the States wild Salmon is best. Hope someday people will be able to travel again. Stay healthy. Stay busy as a 🐝.

Thank you Maria :)

Hey Matt and Ann! Thank you so much for your message and kind words :) wishing you two all the very best ❤️

@@EllenThulin Thank you! :)

Great comment! Abuzive marketing and consumerism that ia promoted throw marketing, destroy the nature. And in not to far future this will be reality. Sad

Oh relly.. How many acers do you have, that are being in productive forest use?. I have about 16 ha, and I have been working in the forest for over 20 years. And this lies you are textning her dont have any thruth at all. If you want to protect your forest thats allright, NO body will take that away from you. But for those How live from the forest to pay their bills most beable to do so. In sweden we have a natural and good standard on our forest production. We replant 2 trees for every one we Cut down. We have never had does amount of wood in sweden as we have now. We use "trakthyggesbruk". We leave about 15 % of The wood or trees on that forest that is about to be Cut down. We keep trees around water and moutains, Near citys or habitat for animals, birds. In the north we save forest for the reindeers to find their food suply in the winter. The forest workers take their responsibillity for The future, do you? Or are you just a troll with nothing better to do.

@@Rostenfranglesbygden I am telling the true. The biggest problem are the big companies. But there is big conflict of interests in those issues. You take too much forest and old forest.. So if you want to get mad at some people tell the true about sweden to the World.. its ok. I will say it again because I know what I m talking about. Im not saying we shouldnt use the trees.. but it too much and it is NOT sustenaible as it is now.

There is no truth in your response. We do not cut down everthing in the Woods here in sweden. We cut down about 75% of the forest. 25% is left and being saved for ever. We then plant 2 more trees for every tree We cut down. Thats the reason We have twice the amount of forests then We had for about 100 years ago. You are wrong and you dont know what you talking about. This arguments you are texting sounds more for me like a missguided Greenpeace activist.. Communist talk, that have nothing to do in our world to day. It sholud had been erased by now.

@@lonelysheperd1961 you see here down they will deny the true not matter what the cost.

Caro, thank you so much for your lovely message! I'm looking forward to making more special memories with you here in Sweden! Big hugs from us all!

Thank you :)

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lol

Thank you so much for your message Bonnie :) I'm sorry to hear you're hurting and hope that soon you can be back doing what you love! Wishing you all the best, love Ellen x

it's less if you go to the south of Sweden - like 7 hours by car (less than 400 kms)

@@SilkSpectre7 ye, its closer to copenhagen & germany for me than to stockholm here in the south

Thank you Sandy! I grew up in Cape Town and miss the place every day :)

Thank you :)

Hi Nicole! Thank you for reaching out :) yes! We're are doing good! I've just been enjoying the summer & spending all my time outside. I have been filming and really want to get back into editing, times just been flying by :) Hope you are doing well.

Hi! 🌸 I believe you can achieve your dream! What made this possible for us was being self employed, but in today’s world with so many jobs allowing their employees to work from home, it’s opened up the opportunity for more people to move out to the countryside. There’s a lot of bureaucratic stuff one needs to understand & work through when moving to Sweden, but it shouldn’t hold you back! Do it ⚡️

@@EllenThulin Thanks for the kind words! :)

Tak :)

Hallo Elle, Danke für deine comment :) My German writing skills aren't too good, so I hope English is okay. I had a look at your instagram and you take such gorgeous photos of your beautiful surroundings. I hope you one day you make video content here on youtube :) wishing you all the best!

@@EllenThulin Hej! I am so sorry, I assumed you are german because you lived in Berlin. 🥰 thank you so much for your sweet compliment. I once did videos on youtube too and I hope I can start again in the future ☺🧡 Kram, Elle

@@piaersfeld4050 Oh wie schön, zu hören! Ich hoffe, du kannst ganz bald wieder in den Norden ☺ mir ist es hier in den Bergen leider etwas zu einsam und zu weit weg von allem, an diesem Punkt in meinem Leben. Ich mag es zwar in der Natur und für mich zu sein, aber gerade wenn man neu im Land ist und sich einen neuen sozialen Kreis aufbauen möchte, dann ist es schön, auch Menschen um sich zu haben. Der Winter ist hier auch wirklich sehr lang mit ca. 6 Monaten und die Möglichkeit auf Arbeit und ein schönes Häuschen leider auch nicht so groß, weil es sehr auf Touristen ausgelegt ist. Es hat aber alles seine Vor-und Nachteile und ich denke, man muss sich einfach ausprobieren bis man seine Smultronställe findet 😊 Auf jeden Fall bleibt der Fjäll immer in meinem Herzen, denn es ist trotz allem wunderschön hier 🤎

@@piaersfeld4050 Ich weiß noch nicht. Ich mache es davon abhänging, wo ich ein für mich passendes Häuschen finden kann :) Ich denke so von Västra Götaland bis Skåne bin ich da offen. ♡

Thank you :)

Ah fantastic its nice to feel a certain presence and pride that guides.

That’s lovely :) it’s such a special feeling❤️wishing you all the best!

Thank you Michael :)

@@EllenThulin your welcome 🙂

do it! :)

Hi Signe! I can only recommend you going after this dream of yours :) I think the ages of your kids will largely determine how they react to the move...mine are 5 & nearly 3 and because they don’t have attachments to school or friends, they have been very open & excited about the move. I also think that the fact that we were in lockdown for 3 months before our move also made the transition for the kids much easier. Another point to make is that we moved from a city where we didn’t have extended family. I can imagine it might be difficult for kids if they were to move far away from grandparents and cousins whom they are close with...moving to the countryside with teenagers might have its challenges, but if the kids are young I believe they’ll adjust nicely to being closer to nature & with happy parents who are going after their dream :) I wish you all the best!

@@EllenThulin thank you for such a quick answer! My son is nearly 4 and my daughter nearly 1, so their age doesnt seem to be the problem. My biggest concern is the language barrier, but we might have a slight advantage because we are from Denmark and can fairly easily understand the swedish language. But i worry still :) we are close to family though.. so i don't think it will ever happen for real (that and the fact that my husband have zero interest in moving to a new country) It makes me so sad because i am such a big dreamer :(

@@signewerner1310 don’t stop dreaming! ☺️ the nice thing about Denmark being so close is that you can easily move back, if Sweden doesn’t work out :) which might be a good starting point in trying to convince your husband to try out the move. As far as language is concerned, your kids will easily pick up Swedish at that age. When I was 4 my parents moved me from Denmark to South Africa & I quickly learnt English. Also, Swedish will be my sons 4th language and he’s already teaching me Swedish :) I really hope you’ll find a way of giving your dream a try :)

@@EllenThulin thank you Ellen! ❤️

It's been great thanks! And surprisingly I'm finding the winter here not too bad at all...yes its dark and cold, but having the view of nature and making an effort to light candles and make the home cosy definitely helps :)