At 14.45 in the afternoon, a caller saw smoke from the forests between Hundsjön and Åskogen 30 km outside Boden.

The rescue service got there with a tracked vehicle and it turned out to be burning on about 2,500 square meters.

Shortly after 4 pm, there was an alarm about a forest fire in Lillgransbergsmyran in Gunnarsbyn, also outside Boden.

A small grass fire has also been discovered at Torneträsk.

Alarms about forest fires have also come from Lövberget in Överkalix at 16.40.

The article is updated when more information is available.