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Immerse yourself in these breathtaking Scandinavian landscapes – beautiful fjords, magical forests, fiery volcanoes, and arctic extremes. Watch as surprising wildlife stories, myth, and modernity are all woven into this icy natural world.

Glaciologist Heidi Sevestre studies timelapse footage of a surging glacier.
Two muskox clash in a brutal fight for dominance and the protection of their herd.
A male polar bear's pursuit of love in the frozen Arctic wilderness.
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Scandinavia’s northern extremes have been shaped by the elemental forces of fire and ice.
Lynx, wolf and reindeer survive through surprising alliances in the Scandinavian forest.
The Scandinavian coast is a place of haunting beauty and dangerous extremes.
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Glaciologist Heidi Sevestre studies timelapse footage of a surging glacier.
Meet Laugakönguló, Iceland's tiny pool spider thriving in hot springs during winter.
Scandinavia’s northern extremes have been shaped by the elemental forces of fire and ice.
A male polar bear's pursuit of love in the frozen Arctic wilderness.
Two muskox clash in a brutal fight for dominance and the protection of their herd.
A brown bear mother keeps an eye on her cubs as they learn how to climb away from danger.
Margret Fjellström and her reindeer depend on dwindling lichen-rich forests for survival.
Lynx, wolf and reindeer survive through surprising alliances in the Scandinavian forest.
A male brown bear is interrupted from feasting on a reindeer carcass by a pack of wolves.
Male black grouse fight it out over mating rights at a lek in Norway.
The sounds generated by skating over black ice are out of this world.
Powerful sea eagles, with eight-foot wingspans compete for fish along the Norwegian coast.
Biologist and photographer, Audun Rikardsen, follows how orcas adapt to a changing world.
Hege Ringard embraces her viking spirit by base jumping in a wingsuit off fjords.
A battle for survival in a crowded puffin colony.
A seal pup struggles to survive against icy waves and territorial males.
The Scandinavian coast is a place of haunting beauty and dangerous extremes.
See Scandinavia’s epic landscapes full of fjords, magical forests and fiery volcanoes.