Are you ready to Change Your Life?

Welcome to our portal where we'll be your guide to enjoying the simple life. A life with more time for family, a life in a growing and green city with sustainability at its very heart - a simple life you, and your family, can enjoy. A green and relaxed life you'll find here in Skellefteå.

How would you choose to live your life?

Listen to newcomers' stories, read about Skellefteå's beautiful countryside and the allure of a sustainable lifestyle, discover everything you can see and do without a car, and see how you can live in Skellefteå.

Free up time for what you truly love

You can never have too much free time, and with short commuting times and close proximity to nature, Skellefteå offers endless possibilities for a rich leisure life.

Do you also long for locally-sourced and sustainable food?

The northern Swedish food culture is rich in taste and texture. Residents and restaurants have easy access to locally-sourced ingredients, which makes it possible to eat good, tasty, healthy, and sustainable food in everyday life and on special occasions.

Do you want to be part of a growing and vibrant city?

Skellefteå is currently undergoing a green transition, with major investments in renewable energy, new cleantech businesses generating thousands of new jobs, and a strong belief in the future.

Skellefteå - The New Cool

Why is Skellefteå enjoying the simple life? Well, there are currently higher infrastructure investments in the city than anywhere else in Sweden, the commuting time between home and work is usually shorter, and there are abundant swathes of nature and multiple leisure opportunities nearby. These are just some of the contributory factors to why your life in Skellefteå could be more simple and enjoyable. Cool huh?

If you are curious to know more about Skellefteå, what it’s like to live here, jobs available and so on, our team is here and very happy to answer your questions! Contact them by clicking the button below.

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The definition our simple lifestyle

Take a look at Skellefteå municipality from above. The first thing you see is the city that spreads along the Skellefte river. Then there are the communities and villages along the coast and next to the larger lakes. You quickly realize that Skellefteå's surface area is huge. It's almost as vast as Skåne. You see more than a thousand lakes and 700 islands and realize how much there is to explore. What you cannot see on a map, however, is how easy and simple life can be in Skellefteå.

Definition of our lifestyle

Visit Skellefteå

Do you want to try the simple life instead of just reading about it? Instead of just gazing at the enchanting photos do you want to try our local products and cycle in our bike park? Then we suggest you book a trip: contact the Tourist Center and we will help you plan your stay.

Visit Skellefteå

Do you want more?

Do you want to know more about life in Skellefteå, such as tips on how to find our best berry-picking places, exciting news about urban development, and other goodies?