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Kumla's Snällboden Clothes Swap Booth Closes After Successful Advent Run

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Kumla's Snällboden Clothes Swap Booth Closes After Successful Advent Run
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  • Snällboden, a clothes swap booth in Kumla, closed on Thursday after operating since Advent.
  • Hundreds of residents participated, and the booth was so popular that extra shelves were needed.
  • The initiative is expected to return next year, with plans for it to reopen during Advent.

According to sources, Snällboden on the square in Kumla closed on Thursday. Since Advent, people have been able to drop off old clothes and find something new to take home at the booth. " Snällboden was a success, with hundreds of Kumla residents having given or taken clothes or other items.

The exact number of items exchanged at Snällboden is not known. " The specific dates Snällboden was open during Advent have not been disclosed. Snällboden will likely return next year, with the ambition being for the booth to return for Advent this year again.

It has worked fantastically well.

Isabelle Sjögren, Representative from Kumla Municipality

We have received a lot of positive feedback from the residents.

Isabelle Sjögren, Representative from Kumla Municipality

It has been packed at times, we had to put up more shelves.

Isabelle Sjögren, Representative from Kumla Municipality
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