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Bodenxt
In Boden, industry, community and people come together in one of northern Sweden’s most significant transformations. Here, businesses, the public sector and other stakeholders collaborate to create new opportunities and attract talent from around the world.
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What is Bodenxt?
Bodenxt is the Municipality of Boden’s platform for the extensive societal transformation currently taking place in Boden. A new industrial sector is emerging while Sweden’s defence capabilities are being strengthened – two powerful drivers that are creating new opportunities and shaping the development of the entire community.
Over the next few years, Boden is undergoing a transformation equivalent to around 20 years of societal development. Through Bodenxt, the municipality coordinates and showcases its work on the issues arising from this transformation, ranging from skills supply and business development to housing and infrastructure.
THE FUTURE IS GREEN
Thousands of new jobs are expected to emerge in Boden. Stegra’s investment is estimated to create around 3,000 direct and indirect jobs by 2029. At the same time, the Swedish Armed Forces continue to expand, with staffing needs in the region expected to grow by several thousand over the next 20 years.
This development is creating opportunities far beyond industry and defence. As the need for people and skills increases, so does demand across a wide range of sectors, from construction and services to education and innovation.
For Boden, this development is about both the opportunities of today and the community we are building for the future. The new industry aims to significantly reduce the climate impact of steel production, while the expanding defence presence strengthens a region of major importance to Sweden’s security. As Boden grows, we also want to create the right conditions for today’s residents and future generations to live, work and continue shaping Boden’s future.
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Green industrial areas
Boden Industrial Park is a 550-hectare industrial zone – larger than the island of Kungsholmen in central Stockholm and equivalent to more than 1,000 football fields.
The area offers abundant renewable electricity and excellent access to existing infrastructure, creating unique conditions for land-intensive industries driving the green industrial transition.
This is where Stegra is building the world’s first full-scale green steel plant, which, once completed, is expected to reduce carbon emissions by 95 percent compared with traditional blast-furnace steelmaking. The site will also be home to Europe’s largest hydrogen facility.
Boden Industrial Park also offers excellent conditions for large-scale greenhouse cultivation and other activities that can strengthen the region’s self-sufficiency.
The new railway connection was completed in 2026, linking the area to Sweden’s national rail network and providing access to markets across Europe and beyond.
Today, Boden Industrial Park is Sweden’s largest industrial area and one of three major green industrial zones in Boden where we are creating the conditions for a circular and sustainable industrial ecosystem.
Food of the future
Using surplus heat, new technologies, and innovative cultivation methods, sustainable solutions for year-round local food production are being developed. Here, greenhouse cultivation and alternative food production come together to strengthen societal resilience and reduce dependence on imported food.
Green hydrogen hub
Hydrogen is expected to play a key role in the global climate transition. In Boden, Stegra is building the world’s largest green hydrogen production facility. There are also large amounts of renewable electricity in the nearby area. Boden is therefore identified as a hub for the green hydrogen network in the northern Nordic region.
People of the heart of the transition
The societal transformation cannot happen without people. In Boden, the skills of the future are being developed through Adult education, Boden Business Park, and new collaborations between industry and education. Here, a human green heart is taking shape — a place where life, work, and sustainability go hand in hand.
Stegra
Steel production accounts for 25 percent of the European industry’s carbon dioxide emissions. In total, it emits more CO₂ than all the Nordic countries combined – or more than all flights departing from Europe. To meet Swedish and European climate targets, the steel industry must transition to more sustainable methods, and new technology now makes this possible.
Stegra is developing a fully integrated, digitalized, and sustainable production facility for green steel and green hydrogen in Boden. By using green hydrogen in the steelmaking process, the facility will be able to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by up to 95 percent compared to traditional steel production. Once operational, it is expected to have an annual production capacity of 5 million tonnes of high-quality green steel and employ around 2,000 people by 2030.
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E-mail: kommunen@boden.se
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