In Boden we live a life of #Närhetsliv. By that we mean the life where you’re close to everything that matters and more – your children’s activities, your job, schools, cultural events, attractive homes, shopping and nature.

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In Boden we live a life of #Närhetsliv. By that we mean the life where you’re close to everything that matters and more – your children’s activities, your job, schools, cultural events, attractive homes, shopping and nature.

Create your own #closelife

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In the midst of the green revolution, we want to give individuals the space to make their journey. We are committed to developing and offering attractive, sustainable living environments where people feel good and can thrive in both urban and rural areas. We are creating new residential areas with a variety of housing types, strengthening the range of leisure activities and making major investments in schools and care services.

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Boden has about 300 associations and we have started to gather them on flyttatillboden.se so that you who move here can easily find associations that suit you.

You can find our associations here and don’t forget to save the ones you are interested in to My Boden.

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