Investigation Closed After Police Shot Hit 12-Year-Old Boy in Helsingborg
The investigation into a police officer who fired shots at a car that hit him in central Helsingborg this summer is being closed.
Crime
Sweden Expands Tailored Support to Help Keep Young People Out of Crime
Following a successful start, a further 29 municipalities will receive tailored expert support to help prevent children and young people from becoming involved in crime. Håbo municipality in Uppland was one of the pilot municipalities, and its social services are seeing concrete results.
Sweden
Sweden Awards SEK 9.3 Billion for Carbon Capture at Three Waste Incinerators
Three waste incineration companies will receive a total of SEK 9.3 billion (about $890 million) to build facilities that capture carbon dioxide before it is released through chimneys.
Business
Mjällby Beat Inter Escaldes 2-0 in Historic European Debut
Mjällby may be struggling in Allsvenskan (Sweden’s top football league), but the club’s first match in Europe ended in victory. The Blekinge team beat Andorran side Inter Escaldes 2–0 in the Conference League at Olympia in Helsingborg.
Football
Two Men Charged After Amphetamine Factory Raid in Svängsta
At the beginning of the year, police broke up a drug ring in Svängsta, in Karlshamn municipality. Now two men are being charged in connection with the case, Blekinge Läns Tidning reports.
Crime
Helsingborg waste plant to capture carbon dioxide in SEK 2.4 billion CCS project
The Filbornaverket in Helsingborg will capture carbon dioxide. Construction of the waste incineration plant will begin this year and cost SEK 2.4 billion.
Business
Man in his 40s dies in workplace accident in Helsingborg involving truck
A man in his 40s has died in a workplace accident in Helsingborg, police said on their website.
Sweden
Flea market find sells for 1.4 million kronor at auction
A find at a flea market turned out to be a torch from the 1956 Equestrian Olympics in Stockholm. In the end, the torch went under the hammer for 1.4 million kronor.
Sports
Man in his 70s arrested on suspicion of murder in Helsingborg
A man in his 70s has been arrested on suspicion of murdering a woman of the same age in Helsingborg, local media report.
Crime
Woman found dead in Helsingborg home, man arrested on suspicion of murder
A woman has been found dead in a home in Helsingborg. Police suspect she was the victim of a crime, and a man has been arrested on suspicion of murder.
Crime
Eva Rydberg announces farewell tour and comeback show in Malmö
In March, Eva Rydberg will embark on a farewell tour. Yes, my first, says the 83-year-old and bursts into laughter.
Entertainment
Claes Malmberg leaves Fredriksdalsteatern after dispute over theatre’s future
Claes Malmberg is leaving his role as artistic director of Fredriksdalsteatern after a dispute between two companies over how the theater should be run, writes Helsingborgs Dagblad.
Entertainment
Dadgostar’s vote counted after early voting errors, but she will vote again anyway
Hundreds of voters may have had their early votes declared invalid. One of those at risk was Left Party leader Nooshi Dadgostar - but it turned out that she was not in any danger.
Sweden
Early voting may have gone wrong in 50 Swedish municipalities, Election Authority says
Early voting may have gone wrong in 50 municipalities, according to the Election Authority, which is now publishing a list of the polling stations and times that may have been affected.
Swedish politics
Moderates want aid recipients to cooperate on crime and extradition
The Moderates believe that it should be a foreign policy priority to target serious criminals who control crime in Sweden from abroad. The party wants to see a new "crime strategy" for Swedish aid.
Swedish politics
Two children in Helsingborg hospitalised after contact with corrosive substance bottles
Two children in Helsingborg have been taken to hospital with burns. The children came into contact with bottles containing what is believed to be lye or sulfuric acid, according to police.
Sweden
Mikael Stahre appointed interim Helsingborg coach after Stevie Grieve exit
Helsingborgs IF and Stevie Grieve are parting ways, the club announced on its website. His replacement will be Mikael Stahre.
Sports
12-year-old boy to be placed in compulsory care after Helsingborg stabbing of girl
The 12-year-old boy suspected of stabbing a girl in Helsingborg in July will be placed in compulsory care, reports Helsingborgs Dagblad.
Crime
More student housing, but high rents still leave many without a place to live
The availability of student housing has increased, according to the Swedish National Union of Students (SFS). At the same time, high rents mean that many students are still without housing ahead of the fall semester.
Sweden
Man sentenced to 16 years for killing woman with ornamental stone in Katrineholm
A man in his 40s is sentenced to 16 years in prison for the murder of a woman in Katrineholm.
Crime
Man in his 40s suspected of rape at Klippan festival area
A man is suspected of rape in connection with a festival area in Klippan, several media outlets report.
Crime
Louise Hansson still waiting for ISL prize money five years later
Five years after her success on the lucrative ISL tour, European championship star Louise Hansson has still not received her prize money of almost SEK 600,000. “That would be a very secure income, but here we are five years later and I haven’t been paid,” she says. Now she has found a job alongside swimming.
Sports