Närhetsliv #12

Närhetsliv #12

Here you can read all the articles from the autumn 2025 issue of #Närhetsliv – A Good Place on Earth. 64 pages of good things about Boden – all gathered in one place online. Happy reading!

20250901-182232-8525 Närhetsliv Brozine #12 för Bodens kommun - Dirk Laubscher Foto: Mats Engfors, Fotographic

Short Distance in Boden to a New Step in Life

Dirk Laubscher walks along a path through a lush grove of trees. Behind him he leaves the noise of construction at Boden Industrial Park and several thousand workers. Like a portal between two worlds,…
2025-08-18: New in Boden - Folkrace med Michael Koegel Foto: Mats Engfors/Fotographic

Racing into Community Life

Racing driver Michael Koegel moved from Texas to Boden for a job at Stegra. Quickly, the whole family drifted into a completely new life with new friends and a large welcoming motor family. Engines…
20250905-114019,8785- Närhetsliv Brozine #12 för Bodens kommun - David Forsberg/Miss Knapsu Foto: Mats Engfors, Fotographic

Life is a Drag Show

"You're born naked and the rest is drag," quotes David Forsberg. Through his alter ego, the flamboyant MissKnapsu, David Forsberg challenges prejudice, claims space, and paves the way for greater open…
Culture brings us together

Culture brings us together

It’s not always visible, but you can feel it. In the conversations after a theatre performance. When someone dares to sing out loud, writes their first poem, or attends a concert and feels at home. Cu…
Boden Handball back in the top flight

Boden Handball back in the top flight

The final whistle cuts through the arena. The ball bounces for the last time. On the bench, players rise in a roar, coaches fall into each other's arms. Four years of struggle boil down to a single mo…
A place to call home

A place to call home

It's early autumn and instructor Meya Johansson at Boden Artillery Regiment A8 has busy days. She spends much of her working time in the field, training groups of conscripted men and women - barely yo…
Mikael calls the world to Harads

Mikael calls the world to Harads

It started with a lure and a seven-year-old's persistence. At home on the kitchen floor, little Micke held the opening with a finger, twisted his hand slightly, and discovered that the tones could be …
Here, Tomorrow’s Culinary Creators are Shaped

Here, Tomorrow’s Culinary Creators are Shaped

For Marcus Ek Edenhagen, it all began with a passion for food. Now he stands in the middle of a kitchen where ideas become reality and dreams turn into future careers. Restaurant Viljan is the place w…
20250821-105626-7818 Närhetsliv Brozine #12 för Bodens kommun - Albin Harila, husbyggare. Foto: Mats Engfors, Fotographic

The journey is the destination

The Närhetsliv followers were right. Last spring, Instagram was filled with comments like "a house well worth showing off!" and "show us the castle now". Curiosity was piqued. What was this home every…

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Local Hearts Welcome the World

Local Hearts Welcome the World

Colleagues, cousins, and friends Jessica Bergman and Malin Nilsson share a large part of their lives, now also at Stegra's office in Boden. Both have …
2025-04-23: New in Boden - Samira och Tobias Westlin

Fast Track into Boden

Samira Westlin's husband Tobias got a job at Stegra. Through Boden's job matching and relocation service, Samira also quickly found a new job here. Sh…
2025-07-12: New in Boden - smedja Brinna Foto: Mats Engfors/Fotographic

Forging New Plans in Proximity Living

Blacksmiths Emilia and Adam found the perfect farm in Sörbyn, Boden municipality. Here, their blacksmithing business can grow into a creative destinat…
Why Do You Take off your Shoes?

Why Do You Take off your Shoes?

That, the dance Små grodorna, and other Swedish customs are part of the Texas family Chavez's new Swedish life in Boden. With good neighbors, new frie…
Got the dream job in Boden

Got the dream job in Boden

Christine Mawia Musembi, originally from Kenya and with a background in Trollhättan and Gothenburg, became a Boden resident this spring. At the gym, i…

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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