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DANIR 2022 | Our involvement
PROJECT KAXÅS
A vibrant countryside is
the proof of our success.
Project Kaxås is an initiative that invests in young
families who want to change their lifestyle and
move to a scenic rural environment. The starting
point for the project was to break the trend towards
centralisation and save the rural school in Kaxås. To
do this, it was necessary to encourage the migration
of young families to Kaxås.
Kaxås is located in the inland part of Norrland,
midway between Åre and Östersund. The project
started in 2019 and has so far yielded over 160 new
residents in a village that previously had just under
100 inhabitants. The school’s enrolment has jumped
from 32 to 54 children, and the preschool is com-
pletely full, which means that the municipality has
now decided to build a new and larger preschool.
The project has shown that it is possible to break
the trend of depopulation. The younger generation is
interested in living in natural surroundings and smaller
places, if only the conditions to do so are created.
More than 30 new houses with expansive views of
the countryside are being built in Ekobyn Ladriket.
And 17 existing houses and farms have found new
owners via the project.
A TUMULTUOUS WORLD PRESENTS
BOTH THREATS AND OPPORTUNITIES
The majority of Kaxås’s new residents come from
southern Sweden’s metropolitan regions. When the
COVID-19 pandemic hit, travel restrictions were
imposed and the opportunity to visit Kaxås decreased.
We therefore changed our tactics and started using
digital media for information, documentation and
meetings. The pandemic became both a threat and
an opportunity. Both employers and employees
discovered the benefits of remote work.
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Many potential homebuyers had to forgo visiting
Kaxås in favour of video meetings, and all the
requisite information was made available via digital
solutions. The pandemic has lowered the threshold
for where people can live while simultaneously
modernising work so that many jobs can largely be
done remotely.
The war in Ukraine has led to increased material
shortages and higher prices. But by changing our
ordering procedures and scouring the market for new
suppliers, we have managed to maintain high quality
and remain on schedule. The global economic insta-
bility, with rising interest rates and increased building
prices, has resulted in greater uncertainty regarding
investment in housing. Danir’s long-term perspective,
financial stability and drive have been crucial to
the project and enabled us to find new solutions in
unstable circumstances.
THE YEAR IN BRIEF
Today, the Projekt Kaxås brand has gained national
recognition as a groundbreaking and successful
example of how to break trends. Decision-makers in
municipalities and regions throughout Sweden invite
us to give lectures about our experiences. Project
Kaxås has proven that there is a great need for
housing in rural areas. The project has helped high-
light existing opportunities for living in rural areas
while simultaneously working in fulfilling jobs that
can be carried out remotely. The project continues
to give young families the chance to improve their
quality of life.
WEB
projektkaxas.se