Volvo CE is to build a brand new excavator factory in Eskilstuna. The 30,000 square meter facility is scheduled to be completed in 2028 and the goal is a production capacity of 3,500 machines per year.
BusinessA large demonstration was held in central Eskilstuna on Saturday against the establishment of a factory that has been granted permission to release hazardous chemicals in the municipality.
SwedenA woman in her 60s from Eskilstuna is being charged with aggravated welfare fraud after receiving just over five million kronor in assistance compensation over several years, reports P4 Sörmland.
SwedenFive people have been charged with aggravated rape and other sexual crimes – which mainly occurred via the internet – against four adults with intellectual disabilities, the Swedish Prosecution Authority said. The indictment also includes fraud, mainly through so-called romance scams.
SwedenThe convicted want to be acquitted and the prosecutors want to see tougher sentences. Now round two begins in the huge legal process about the environmental scandal surrounding Think Pink.
SwedenInterest in investing in new wind power is almost dead, new figures show. Even the existing turbines are struggling with profitability. It is not commercially viable right now, says Anton Johansson, analysis manager at Green Power Sweden.
BusinessThe police carried out a major operation against the Hells Angels in Eskilstuna on Saturday evening.
SwedenEskilstuna United is returning to the Swedish Women's Championship. It's clear after Saturday's 5-0 win against Örebro. It means a lot, says two-goal scorer Felicia Rogic in Expressen's broadcast.
SportsThe police were alerted on Saturday night about an ongoing rape in a schoolyard in Eskilstuna.
Sweden”The Garbage Queen” Fariba Vancor is sentenced again in connection with the scandal-ridden waste company Think Pink, which dumped hundreds of thousands of tons of garbage around the country. At the same time, co-founder Thomas Nilsson and TV profile Leif-Ivan Karlsson are acquitted. Karlsson is however sentenced for economic crime in connection with the cruise ship Baltic Star.
SwedenNikola Roganovic, 19, continues to impress in the handball league. A player who the men's national team's head coach Michael Apelgren believes that Sweden will get great benefit from. He will in the long run become a key player for the national team, says Apelgren.
SportsOne person has been taken to hospital after a moose accident on E20 west of Eskilstuna.
SwedenFootball star Hanna Glas is ending her career, she reports on Instagram. ”Thank you football, for making a dream I didn't even know was possible a reality", writes the 32-year-old.
SportsAndreas Palicka will miss the handball national team matches against Spain due to an elbow injury. Instead, new goalkeepers are given the chance. It's fun that new ones get the chance, says national team captain Michael Apelgren.
SportsA person at a special accommodation in Eskilstuna has died after eating chicken tortilla. The person had known swallowing difficulties, reports P4 Sörmland.
SwedenHe crashed badly last summer and broke both vertebrae and several ribs. Now the Dane Mads Hansen drove home Västervik's second Swedish Championship gold in speedway – after a great drama against Smederna in the final.
SportsSMHI has issued a yellow warning for rain similar to cloudbursts in eastern Svealand.
SwedenTwelve new home bakers meet in the new season of "Hela Sverige bakar". The program also has a new jury, new hosts and longer broadcast time.
EntertainmentA suspected dangerous object has been disarmed by the police near a villa in Eskilstuna.
SwedenThe difficulty of getting a student residence persists. Moreover, the recent years' drastic rent increases hit hard, according to the Swedish National Union of Students (SFS). A new student needs a residence that is available within the first month with a reasonable rent, says SFS chairman Rasmus Lindstedt.
BusinessLast autumn, the 27-year-old mother of two was found murdered in Eskilstuna. Now, both her husband and mother-in-law are sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder, which is considered to be honour-related. Several others from the man's family are also sentenced for involvement in the deed.
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