Owe Johansson is NyföretagarCentrum Nord’s new business advisor in Boden. In his assignment, he will work both with people who want to start a business and with existing small and medium-sized companies in Boden municipality.
Boden continues to be one of the country’s leading municipalities in terms of small business climate. In this year’s Small Business Index 2025, the municipality is ranked 15th out of 290, an improvement from the previous year. This means that Boden is the third best municipality in Norrbotten, after Älvsbyn and Arjeplog, and the second best in the country among low-commuting municipalities close to major cities.
The railway to Boden Industrial Park is now complete. The project, carried out in close collaboration between the municipality of Boden and Polar Structure, has been completed one month ahead of schedule and under budget.
The accounting firm has long had its eye on Boden Business Park as a location for its operations. The combination of modern premises, a network of companies in different industries and the positive energy in the area attracted them. The company is now one of around 75 tenants with us.
Do you want to promote your company to Boden’s business community and make new contacts at the same time? Become a breakfast host at Företagsfrukost i Boden – the meeting place where networking, inspiration and local entrepreneurship meet over a joint breakfast.
When the tender for meal deliveries to the Swedish Migration Agency’s accommodation was decided, the Boden company Almost There was the winner. The contract involves delivering and serving 1,200 meals a day, all year round, for four years – and the company doubling its workforce.
Green steel is not just an environmental effort – it is the next big business opportunity, and the world’s first large-scale green steel plant is currently being built in Boden.
Boden is testing a new method for business start-ups to strengthen the business structure and the growth of the municipality. The result is a brand new start-up that was presented at Friday’s business breakfast.
“Fail Fail Succeed”, “The Tragedy at Deer Creek” and “What Do You Call a Group of Skeletons?” – three very different games from northern Sweden – will showcase exclusive demos of their upcoming titles at Steam Next Fest, taking place October 13-20, 2025.
How can politicians, officials and small business owners get the knowledge needed to make wise decisions about hydrogen and take advantage of new business opportunities? A new feasibility study led by Luleå University of Technology will find out.
