Day: October 9, 2018

It has never felt impossible

Emilia moved to Boden to learn to drive a tractor in the armed forces and stayed. Here she has found her närhetsliv with jobs, friends and roaring engines in beautiful nature just a short distance from home. When Emilia Lindmark, 20, graduated from GMU last spring, she was asked about permanent employment with the Armed […]

Zimmer’s paradise

After a tough working day on the trotting arena, there is a way that David Zimmer prefers to relax – a quiet kayak trip on the Lule River at sunset. “It’s gratitude I feel for being able to bring this into my life,” he says. After an exit from the road towards Unbyn and a […]

A sustainable #närhetsliv

Without education or experience, Magnus and Åsa took the step and bought a farm. Here they conduct meat production on a small scale with focus on the environment and the animals’ best interests. Barely a a few miles before Harads we find the village Havsträsk next to the Lule River. Here is Strömnäsgården, which Magnus […]

Staycation in the #närhetsliv

In the summer of 2018, we will soon forget. Whether the cause is heat stroke, one hundred percent enjoyment or climate anxiety varies, but regardless, we can add the past summer to the actions as something to remember. I think it will be a point of reference for most people in the future; “Do you […]