Norrbotten County · Sweden
Where to stay in Boden
Boden is a city in Norrbotten County, Sweden, home to about 17,000 people. This guide covers 1 hotel in Boden, with about 100 rooms between them.
- Places to stay in this guide
- 1
- Best months
- July and August
- Nearest airport
- LLA36 km · Luleå Airport
- Currency
- SEKSwedish krona
- Time zone
- Europe/Stockholm
- Language
- Finnish, Meänkieli, Romani
About
About Boden
Boden is a locality and the seat of Boden Municipality in Norrbotten County, Sweden, with 16,847 inhabitants in 2018. It is part of the larger area around coastal city Luleå some 36 kilometres (22 mi) southeast.
From the introduction of military service in 1901 until its abolishment in 2010, thousands of young Swedish men were forced to endure cold, dark winter months in the forests and mountains surrounding Boden as part of their mandatory military training. This earned the town a reputation as a harsh place, where no one of their right mind would travel by free will. Now those days are gone, and Boden has become a popular tourist destination, especially among Norwegians who like to spend their summer holiday at the town camping.
Wikipedia and Wikivoyage contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0; excerpted.
Things to do
What to see and do in Boden
See
Remnants of Boden's long history as a military stronghold. The birthplace of Nobel prize winning writer Eyvind Johnson in Björkelund.
- Defence Museum
- Red Mountain Fort
Do
- Storklinten
- Nordpoolen
Wikivoyage contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0; excerpted.
Where to stay
Places to stay in Boden
1 place to stay from the chains this guide covers, each linked to its own website.
| Place to stay | Rooms |
|---|---|
| Quality Hotel™ Bodensia hotel | 100 |
Schematic: the city centre in orange, each place to stay as a dot, distance rings in kilometres.
Where to stay
More hotels in Boden
1 hotel within 25 km of the centre, as recorded in Wikidata. Each name links to its encyclopedia article where there is one.
| Hotel | Opened | From centre |
|---|---|---|
| Hotell Nivå | 1.1 km |
When to go
The best time to visit Boden
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Boden are July and August. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 21 °C; July is the wettest, with about 63 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Boden: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Luleå Airport (LLA), about 36 km from the city centre in a straight line; Arvidsjaur Airport (AJR, 114 km) and Kemi-Tornio Airport (KEM, 131 km) are also within reach.
LLA · Luleå Airport
AJR · Arvidsjaur Airport
KEM · Kemi-Tornio Airport
Good to know
Accessibility, parking and families in Boden
How many places to stay in this guide offer each, in their operators' own words.
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Questions
Boden: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Boden?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Boden are July and August. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 21 °C; July is the wettest, with about 63 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Boden?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Luleå Airport (LLA), about 36 km from the city centre in a straight line; Arvidsjaur Airport (AJR, 114 km) and Kemi-Tornio Airport (KEM, 131 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Boden?
Swedish krona (SEK).
Nearby
Destinations near Boden
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.