Project Kaxås 

Together for rural development.

Project Kaxås is investing in young families looking for a change of lifestyle and who want to move to a scenic rural area with an active and responsible civil society. The project started as an effort to reverse the trend towards centralisation and safeguard the local school in rural Kaxås, a village between Åre and Östersund in Jämtland County situated in a beautiful valley between Hällberget and Kaxåsbacken.

Since its inception in 2019, the project has created new homes for some 50 incoming young families, increasing the village’s population by 160 per cent. With the addition of almost 70 children, the municipality is now building a new, larger preschool in Kaxås. By creating a sense of security and taking overall responsibility for the incoming families, the project has demonstrated that rural areas are in fact an accessible alternative for the modern young family. 

The project has been implemented in close collaboration with local people and committed local clubs and associations. The project implies social responsibility for taking care of new arrivals who are moving far away from friends and family and helping them to settle in their new surroundings. Everyone should feel welcome, acknowledged and secure in their decision to change their lifestyle.

For children, we have created forums in the form of sporting and cultural events and initiatives, the latest being a creative playground in the centre of the village. Close proximity to the mountains, skiing, hunting and fishing provides the conditions for developmental and meaningful leisure activities.

We are proud of and delighted with the way the project has revitalised the village; people with new competences have been welcomed and they can now contribute to the continued development of the area. At the same time, we are keen to maintain the characteristic strengths of rural life, the genuine culture in which everyone helps to make everyday life work. Everyone in rural areas contributes what they can to create something for future generations.

The year in brief

Over the course of the year, 29 new houses have been built in the Ladriket eco-village, all with panoramic views of the mountains and lake, while 19 existing houses and farms have found new owners via the project.

Contact

Bert-Ola Bångman

Website

projektkaxas.se

Project Kaxås 

Project Kaxås is investing in young families looking for a change of lifestyle and who want to move to a scenic rural area with an active and responsible civil society. The project started as an effort to reverse the trend towards centralisation and safeguard the local school in rural Kaxås, a village between Åre and Östersund in Jämtland County situated in a beautiful valley between Hällberget and Kaxåsbacken.

Since its inception in 2019, the project has created new homes for some 50 incoming young families, increasing the village’s population by 160 per cent. With the addition of almost 70 children, the municipality is now building a new, larger preschool in Kaxås. By creating a sense of security and taking overall responsibility for the incoming families, the project has demonstrated that rural areas are in fact an accessible alternative for the modern young family. 

Yearbook 2023 /Involvement /Project Kaxås 

Yearbook 2023 /Involvement /Project Kaxås