Category: Culture

Imagination and Creativity is Their New Business Idea

Fairy tales, legends, history, creativity and imagination come together in magical experiences through two of Boden’s cultural companies. Irene Andersson and Johanna Söderholm inspire awe in people both young and old with their stories. Johanna and Irene have known each other since they were children and grew up here in Boden. Together they have found […]

As if time stood still

Forsberg’s old trading post in Gunnarsbyn has remained untouched since 1934. Mogens Amstrup Jacobsen and Lena Malm have revived the old wholesaler’s villa and are now continuing the story. One summer day seven years ago, the couple Mogens Amstrup Jacobsen and Lena Malm were invited to a cup of tea with the neighbors. Little did […]

In the artist’s studio

Ulrika Lundmark has become an established name in Norrbotten’s art world. In the studio at home in Sävast, she tests the limits of clay. Outside the large windows, the Lule River glitters and the autumn sun makes Ulrika Lundmark’s showroom bathe in light. In the past year, the art exhibitions have replaced each other and […]

Behind the scenes

This autumn, the TV series LasseMaja’s detective agency was recorded at Studio Nord in Sävast. Anja Lindström, 24, is part of the filming team and she sees a bright future as a filmmaker in Boden. As team coordinator during a TV series recording, it is Anja Lindström’s task to call around and arrange transport and […]

From polka to punk

Eva and Rolf Lindström are fascinated by the versatility of the accordion. Now they pass on the Norrbotten fiddler tradition to Jesper Forsberg, 26, and meet across genre boundaries. It was the music and love of the accordion that brought Eva and Rolf Lindström together in the 90s. Rolf then attracted Eva to Boden’s accordion […]

“You have to love it”

Dance is life. That was the case for Lina Denevald while growing up in the Soviet Union. Now she shares her knowledge with children in Boden. Through the dance, Lina has gained a social context in a new country. When Lina Denevald was five years old, she trudged off to the dance school in the […]

“The music is in me”

Karin Johansson, 61, is the music teacher for the whole of Boden. Since 1982, she has introduced music to the lives of countless eight-year-olds. “Music should be for everyone,” she says. An average of 20 students in six classes, each year for 37 years. There are a whole lot of Bodensers that Karin Johansson has […]

She makes movies close by

For Charlotta Lennartsdotter, Närhetsliv is the small world where children live, and where relationships play the main role. In her hands, that world becomes a movie. It has been an intense year for the filmmaker Charlotta Lennartsdotter in Södra Harads, she shows that it is possible to live on creative industries even in the countryside. […]

Bodensarnas house band

After 24 years, Soffgruppen has become almost an institution in Boden’s music life. With a completely acoustic setting, they blow life in pop classics in their own way. In the cover band Soffgruppen you will find neither electric guitar nor drum kit. Everything is acoustic, which of course means guitars and harmonica but also the […]

Culture in närhetslivet

If you have experienced performing arts in Boden at some point in recent years, there is a good chance that Linnéa Byberg has been involved. As an executive member of Boden’s Riksteaterförening, she has a major role in our cultural life. “The people of Boden must have a good cultural offer,” she says. Linnéa Byberg […]