Boden Municipality Bodens kommun | |
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 Rödberget fort, part ofBoden Fortress | |
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| Coordinates:65°50′N21°43′E / 65.833°N 21.717°E /65.833; 21.717 | |
| Country | Sweden |
| County | Norrbotten County |
| Seat | Boden |
| Area | |
• Total | 4,285.13 km2 (1,654.50 sq mi) |
| • Land | 4,007.86 km2 (1,547.44 sq mi) |
| • Water | 277.27 km2 (107.05 sq mi) |
| Area as of 1 January 2014. | |
| Population (30 June 2025)[2] | |
• Total | 28,172 |
| • Density | 7.0292/km2 (18.206/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | SE |
| Province | Norrbotten |
| Municipal code | 2582 |
| Website | www.boden.se |
Boden Municipality (Swedish:Bodens kommun) is amunicipality inNorrbotten County in northernSweden. Itsseat is located inBoden.
In 1919 the evolvinggarrison town of Boden was detached from Överluleå and instituted as acity municipality of its own. In 1967 the rest of Överluleå was merged into the city together with a part ofRåneå. In 1971 Edefors (which in 1892 also had been detached from Överluleå) was added and the present municipality was formed.
According to recent finds, the oldesthuman settlements are believed to be from around 5,000BC. From this early time nothing is known (except some scarce finds). First accounted-for sources are from the 16th century, when Boden is referred to asBodebyn orBodarna, which may refer to thesheds (bod means "shed"). In 1543 there were seven farmers in the community (each farmer at that time might have several workers and a family). It was also mentioned that nativeSami people were living in the proximity.
The closest larger city isLuleå, which is located some 35 kilometres (22 miles) southeast on thecoast of theGulf of Bothnia. Luleå is the largest city inNorrbotten County and hosts the maincampus ofLuleå University of Technology.
The main northernrailway line,Stambanan genom övre Norrland, ends in Boden. By rail, Boden is connected to Luleå, and, on the same line,Uppsala,Stockholm, and finallyBräcke in the south.
There were sixlocalities in the municipality as of 2018:[3]
| Locality | Population |
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| Boden | 16,816 |
| Sävast | 3,177 |
| Trångforsen och Heden | 1,860 |
| Vittjärv | 521 |
| Harads | 511 |
| Unbyn | 459 |
This is a demographic table based on Boden Municipality's electoral districts in the2022 Swedish general election sourced fromSVT's election platform, in turn taken fromSCB official statistics.[4]
In total there were 28,135 residents, including 22,002 Swedish citizens of voting age.[4] 54.7% voted for the left coalition and 44.2% for the right coalition. Indicators are in percentage points except population totals and income.
| Location | Residents | Citizen adults | Left vote | Right vote | Employed | Swedish parents | Foreign heritage | Income SEK | Degree |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | ||||||||
| Björknäs | 1,437 | 1,163 | 61.0 | 37.8 | 72 | 79 | 21 | 19,866 | 30 |
| Bosvedjan-Unbyn | 1,682 | 1,281 | 53.5 | 45.5 | 88 | 93 | 7 | 29,145 | 45 |
| Centrum N | 738 | 653 | 60.4 | 38.5 | 77 | 86 | 14 | 21,250 | 32 |
| Centrum S | 1,309 | 1,191 | 60.9 | 38.2 | 74 | 89 | 11 | 18,935 | 36 |
| Erikslund-Fagersnäs | 2,113 | 1,639 | 51.8 | 47.8 | 82 | 93 | 7 | 25,470 | 33 |
| Gunnarsbyn | 579 | 496 | 60.0 | 39.0 | 82 | 91 | 9 | 22,267 | 25 |
| Harads | 1,258 | 1,038 | 52.7 | 45.6 | 81 | 88 | 12 | 22,084 | 25 |
| Heden-S Bredåker | 1,498 | 1,149 | 45.5 | 53.2 | 88 | 93 | 7 | 27,863 | 33 |
| Prästholmen | 2,147 | 1,771 | 61.3 | 37.1 | 73 | 80 | 20 | 21,057 | 33 |
| Sanden | 1,800 | 1,475 | 55.9 | 43.3 | 82 | 86 | 14 | 24,609 | 40 |
| Svartbjörsbyn | 2,085 | 1,624 | 52.6 | 46.8 | 86 | 94 | 6 | 26,982 | 37 |
| Svartbyn | 2,369 | 1,808 | 57.1 | 42.2 | 90 | 94 | 6 | 29,858 | 51 |
| Sveafältet | 1,782 | 1,211 | 53.2 | 44.2 | 69 | 61 | 39 | 18,711 | 26 |
| Sävast | 1,875 | 1,376 | 58.5 | 40.5 | 86 | 91 | 9 | 28,725 | 53 |
| Sävastön | 1,801 | 1,302 | 50.0 | 48.4 | 89 | 90 | 10 | 31,017 | 55 |
| Torpgärdan | 1,167 | 911 | 55.9 | 43.6 | 80 | 86 | 14 | 25,647 | 38 |
| Trångfors | 1,309 | 1,028 | 54.1 | 45.5 | 90 | 96 | 4 | 31,021 | 47 |
| Vittjärv-N Bredåker | 1,186 | 906 | 47.9 | 51.5 | 88 | 93 | 7 | 28,972 | 37 |
| Source:SVT[4] | |||||||||
In Boden Municipality, as in all of Sweden, there is no "official"language, butSwedish is by far the mostly used one. Some people are also, due to the proximity to theFinnishborder, proficient inFinnish, and a few speakSami. Nowadays, due to immigration, a lot of languages from around the world can also be heard.
Boden Municipality istwinned with:
All of these are northerly located, only Oulu being on a more southernlatitude than Boden.
Following2018 elections the municipal council is dominated by theSocial Democrats despite their losing two seats compared to the previous elections. Two regional parties,Aktiv samling – Bodenalternativet andHealth Care Party of Norrbotten, performed well, gaining 10 seats between them in the 49-member council.[6] The head of executive is Social DemocratClaes Nordmark.
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Democrats | 6,555 | 34.17 | 17 | −2 | |
| Moderate Party | 3,075 | 16.03 | 8 | −5 | |
| Aktiv samling – Bodenalternativet | 2,338 | 12.19 | 6 | +6 | |
| Sweden Democrats | 1,806 | 9.41 | 5 | −1 | |
| Health Care Party | 1,557 | 8.12 | 4 | +2 | |
| Left Party | 1,227 | 6.40 | 3 | −1 | |
| Centre Party | 1,028 | 5.36 | 3 | +2 | |
| Liberals | 567 | 2.96 | 2 | +1 | |
| Green Party | 407 | 2.12 | 1 | −1 | |
| Others | 626 | 3.26 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 255 | ||||
| Total | 19,441 | 86.13 | 49 | - | |
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