Södermanland

Fire Rages in Building in Vagnhärad

Overcrowding in Forensic Psychiatry - Convicted on the Loose

The forensic psychiatric clinics in Sweden are overcrowded. Not everyone sentenced to care gets a place and some are now out on parole. It has escalated enormously over the past two years, says Pähr Forsberg at the regional clinic in Vadstena.

Climbing Accident in Nyköping – Man Reported to Have Fallen

Samuelsson's new life: "Absolutely wonderful"

Sebastian Samuelsson is gearing up for a new biathlon season. Much is the same – but one thing is very different: he has become a father for the first time. Everything has worked out much better than I had counted on, he says.

The municipalities demand stricter laws in the wake of the garbage mountains.

The Think Pink scandal has left large, clear traces in the form of garbage mountains all over Sweden. Now the municipalities are demanding that the laws be tightened to stop waste crime.

"Trash Queen" at the Center of Historic Environmental Scandal

"The Trash Queen" Bella Nilsson went from celebrated entrepreneur to main person in Sweden's largest environmental scandal. The CEO of the discredited waste company Think Pink is now looking forward to defending herself as the nearly 100-day-long trial begins. You can say that we disagree on most things with the prosecutors, says her lawyer Jan Tibbling.

This is why the Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute missed the thunderstorm on Lidingö

Several youths were injured when lightning struck during a thunderstorm on Lidingö on Thursday. No warning was issued for the Stockholm region – now SMHI explains why.

Water Damage, Closed Roads – and Heat Records

A large thunderstorm and rain weather rolled in over Sweden on Thursday and it got really wet in several parts of the country. In other areas, it was really warm – in Lund, the thermometer showed 31.0 degrees.