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
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 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
"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
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
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
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
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
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 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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