Amalie Levring Waara, a 25-year-old recent resident of Övertorneå, has been named as the top candidate for the Centre Party in Norrbotten for the 2026 parliamentary elections, according to a report in Norrländska Socialdemokraten. The young politician, who recently moved to the northern municipality, is aiming to secure a seat in the Swedish Riksdagen this autumn. ' She grew up in Boden and has been studying civil engineering in community building in Stockholm, with only her thesis remaining to complete her degree.
Her political engagement began nine years ago in Boden. Levring Waara has taken over her great-aunt's house in Littiäinen, a village outside Hedenäset with four inhabitants, where she plans to live permanently going forward.
I think I have good chances.