Luleå kommun is moving forward with significant housing expansion plans while simultaneously experiencing a rise in birth rates that contradicts national trends, according to reports published on March 3, 2026. The municipality is planning approximately 800 new homes in the first stage of the Hertsöheden development area, representing an increase of 150 homes compared to plans from a year earlier. " The expansion is made possible through the municipality's collaboration with construction companies Bonava and Ekeblad Bostad.
Separately, Luleå has defied Sweden's declining birth rate trend. While most Swedish municipalities recorded historically low birth rates in 2025, Luleå saw 681 births during the year - an increase of 68 from the previous year. This makes Luleå one of the few municipalities where birth rates actually increased last year, according to statistics from Statistics Sweden (SCB).
It's important to get going with housing construction.