New in Boden: “I want to live here for the rest of my life”

Column Madelen Applegren grew up in Dalarna and later chose to move to Boden. This is her own story about a place where the sun often smiles.  At 15  I’m lying in bed in the mountain cabin in Sälen. My entire body aches, but it’s a good kind of ache. This is where I am […]

Shooting Star is Aiming High: ” I Really Want to Win” 

Victor Berglund is a real shooting star in biathlon. With several medals and international competitions behind him this 19-year-old biathlete is now stepping up to the next level.  Last winter, 19-year-old Victor Berglund from Norra Svartbyn in Boden was selected for both the Youth Olympics in Finland and the Junior World Championships in the USA.  […]

Åsa is a powder snow master

En kvinna som kör skoter i solen.

Åsa Lindgren got sick of the boys’ comments and took matters into her own hands. She started a girls’ event for deep snow machines and made new friends. “It’s more fun to drive with girls, it’s a more cheerful atmosphere,” she says. In the winters, you can find Åsa Lindgren, 29, on the snowboard slope, […]

Success for new trend sports

Boden Padel has soon been up and running for a year – and what a first year it was! It quickly became clear that one hall was not enough and a second one is needed and now in April a coaching duo will move here from Spain. It was during a holiday trip to Greece […]

With the forest as the closest neighbor

Nina Hahto has created her dream life on the country side. The proximity to nature and to the animals, that is the most important thing at Bjässparken Gården. This summer you are welcome here. Ever since Nina Hahto, 58, was little, her biggest dream has been to live in the country and have her own […]

On horseback over snow-covered plains

Western riding is Roger Laestadius’ passion and livelihood. Here at Rånisgården in Svartbjörnsbyn, he keeps the cowboy dream alive. Join us on a horseback ride in the winter landscape! Roger Laestadius leads a group of guests through the forest, along paths lined with snow-laden trees and out over vast expanses of white. The horses advance […]

“A fantastic environment”

It is quite possible to become a mother in the middle of a trotting career and come back stronger than ever. Sandra Eriksson knows that and she dares to do it again. “I’m pregnant again,” the star driver announces. It was a really successful season for Sandra Eriksson. She returned to the sulky full time […]

Full throttle through the närhetsliv

Robert Widgren has only driven since last winter but he has already made a name for himself in the rally turn. It goes fast and usually there is a podium. “We have a hell of a lot of fun and good speed in the car,” he says. That Robert Widgren came into this with a […]

“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 […]

“I want to win the World Cup”

The first woman on the podium in TCR Europe and the only Swede selected for the motorsport Olympics. This year’s Bodensare Jessica Bäckman, 22, is a winner without equal. Congratulations to the title Bodensare of the Year that you received at Boden’s Business Gala! How does it feel? – It feels very good. I actually […]

Kimchi & kombucha

Sara Rezgui is the chef at Treehotel who draws inspiration from all corners of the globe. She prefers to cook healthy food from scratch and ferment both tea and vegetables. For many years, Sara Rezgui traveled the world cooking. Today she cooks for the whole world at Treehotel in Harads. She is also a trained […]

Bean steaks with pumpkin and kombucha

Sara Rezgui is passionate about healthy food with a lot of nutrition. Here is her recipe for Black Bean Steaks with Pumpkin Stump and Vegetable Noodles – Vegetarian, Lactose Free and Gluten Free. This is accompanied by a glass of refreshing kombucha. Black Bean Steaks 4 servings 1 tablespoon chia seeds 3 tablespoons water 2 […]

The closest wins

On the boules court, winners’ heads of all ages can meet on equal terms. “You never get too old to compete,” says Jan Petschler, chairman of IF Boden’s Petanque. Tuesday and Thursday evening means training for the competition section at Bodens Boule Center. Jan and Kerstin Petschler, Anders Nyström and Annett Martinsson are training before […]

On two wheels through Boden

The Niewieczerzal family cycles up and down, over logs and rocks and along many long paths in the forest. On their mountain bikes, they get really close to nature and get training and challenges at the same time. Five days a week, they whiz forward on two wheels through the forests around Boden. Spouses Piotr […]

Community and training in beautiful nature

Sävast Ski Team has members from six to 83 years and has the motto “skis for everyone”. Therefore, a ski school for adults has been arranged on Wednesdays. – It is so fun and so much socializing, says veteran Göran Honkamaa. In Boden we have close to really nice ski trails in a beautiful winter […]

Närhetsliv in the horse village

With the Eriksson family, you can see the horses from the kitchen window. The life close to the horse means a lot of work but also more time together for the family. Kristina and Mattias Eriksson previously lived in Stockholm but chose to return to Norrbotten eight years ago. – When we were going to […]

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 […]

Europe’s closest salmon fishing

Autumn air and cold weather. It is now trout fishing in the Lule River is at its best. Join a fishing trip with the professional fishing guide Robert Westin and learn his tricks. Bodensaren Robert Westin has a lifelong interest in fishing. He is two years old at the first fishing photo in the family […]

A more rural närhetsliv

When the stress became too much, Seija Fallemark left life in the city. Instead, she found a place in Svedjan, close to the animals and nature. “We can not live without the countryside,” she says. Seija Fallemark was at the peak of her career and with a senior managerial job at Åhléns in Stockholm. But […]