Visitor spending in Norrbotten continues to rise and reached a new record high of 14.8 billion kronor in 2025, an increase of 4 percent compared with the previous year. At the same time, Boden stands out with the largest percentage increase in the county. Visitor spending rose by 38 percent, from 673 million kronor to 929 million kronor. This is shown by new tourism accounts from the Swedish Agency for Economic and Regional Growth.

This fall, CreativeTech North will launch—a new project aimed at strengthening the conditions for the gaming industry and creative technology companies in northern Sweden. CDT at Luleå University of Technology is the project owner and is leading the effort, which is being carried out in collaboration with Skellefteå Science City, Boden Business Park, and the City of Umeå.

Today, the Municipality of Boden and Nordic Way Services are signing a memorandum of understanding regarding cooperation on host nation support, logistics, and civil-military cooperation. This collaboration could create new opportunities for local and regional companies in logistics, transportation, supply chain management, and other support functions.

Hive Digital Technologies is set to expand its presence in Boden. On Monday, the Municipal Council approved the sale of the hangar where the company has operated its data centre since 2018. The transaction will create better conditions for future investments in AI, cloud services and advanced computing capacity.

The municipality of Boden has been granted funding to implement the Boden Sustainability Center (BSC), an initiative aimed at strengthening social sustainability during the ongoing societal transition. With a total project budget of just over 16 million kronor over three years, the project will develop new forms of collaboration between the municipality, the business community, academia, and civil society.

The forest took centre stage when Skogsforum – With the Forest at Heart was held in Boden. Yet behind the discussions on policy, climate benefits and biodiversity are hundreds of companies that form part of the forest value chain every day. One of them is Erik Engström Transport, which has been hauling timber from the forests around Boden to industry for more than 80 years.

Boden maintains its strong position in this year’s measurement of Sweden’s business climate. At the same time, the results show that development is increasingly influenced by the pace of societal growth – where housing, skills supply and infrastructure play a decisive role.

In this year’s national business climate survey Insikt 2025, the municipality ranks fourth in Sweden – while undergoing a major local transformation that places high demands on municipal resources.