HOUSING
Newcomers - a warm welcome to Skellefteå!
Curious about life in Skellefteå? Here is everything you need to know about life as a Skellefteå resident. Housing, family life, leisure and career.
One of Skellefteås main advantages is that you have more time and less stress. The short commutes and easy life simply make things better. In Skellefteå you can live safely and comfortably but also explore new dreams.
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Welcome House Skellefteå
Work in Skellefteå
Build the future with us!
Skellefteå needs you and your skills. With many jobs available and Sweden's lowest unemployment rates, there are attractive jobs in whatever industry you are active in!
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My Hometown
Maybe you feel it. What we have here. The simplicity. The convenience but at the same time the grandeur. Somewhere to live and to experience life. A place with cohesion, fighting spirit and great ideas. This is our hometown!
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Stories from Skellefteå!
Read the latest articles about Skellefteå and the people who make Skellefteå the place it is.
Unstoppable. Together with good people
Ten years ago, Skellefteå saw how depopulation were making it harder to sustain our core services and welfare. That insight pushed us to set bold new goals for our future – focused on people, the community, and businesses. Today, we are facing tough challenges, but we still believe in our journey just as much as we did back then. Let us explain why.
Recruited via P.S Saknar dig - working in Skellefteå four months later
A little palt. A very good meeting. And a competence and personality that fit perfectly into a team. In just four months, Sai Krishna went from a visit to P.S. Saknar dig to a job as a mechanical engineer at Metso in Skellefteå.
The family journey for a sustainable lifestyle - everyone contributes in their own way
Angelica Holmqvist lives on Hjortronstigen in Skellefteå with her partner Lee and their two daughters My and Ellie. The brick house on the hill became a perfect compromise between city life and being surrounded by a little forest - it also fits well with their commitment to sustainability and a green lifestyle. - Living sustainably doesn't have to be complicated. The little things in everyday life can make a big difference, says Angelica.
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1600 new homes in two years - now Skellefteå wants to accelerate the construction boom!
In 2023, about 800 new homes were completed in Skellefteå, the same number as in 2022. Despite the record-high rate of migration and the tangible housing shortage, Skellefteå faces challenges from external factors and outdated prejudices about Norrland from investors, which inhibits investments. - In Skellefteå, we have a strong economy, with many opportunities for growth and development, but it is crucial that we can add new housing, says Patrik Larsen, land and development manager in Skellefteå.
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Skellefteå is growing. A new place is created.
New buildings rise and help change the cityscape. Business, private individuals, public utilities and municipalities are working together in the biggest construction boom in over 20 years. Read more about current projects, such as preschools, housing and outdoor environments.
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Something interesting always happens here, both for big and small.
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