Billionaire Carl Bennet Withdraws HBK Sponsorship Over Firecracker Use

Billionaire Carl Bennet is jumping off as main sponsor for Allsvenskan football team Halmstads BK, reports Swedish Radio. The club is not doing enough to stop pyrotechnics, believes the Swedish financier.

» Published: March 24 2025

Billionaire Carl Bennet Withdraws HBK Sponsorship Over Firecracker Use
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Bennet, one of Sweden's richest men, has previously threatened to stop sponsoring the team if there is no stop to the burning of Bengal firecrackers in the stands.

Now he is going from words to action by pausing the support from both Carl Bennet AB and the medical technology company Getinge, where he is a major shareholder.

Halmstad BK is welcome to take hold of this in a way that makes sure this type of activity does not occur. I do not think they have done enough, nor has the police, says Carl Bennet to SR.

He is, however, open to becoming a sponsor again in the future.

If they put an end to this in Halmstad, we will be able to sponsor again.

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