Kabe Expands and Land Is Cleared

The caravan manufacturer Kabe in Tenhult plans to expand and renovate a building for around 30 people. In Vetlanda, the municipality will clear land at the former Häggska preschool. At the same time, Östra school in Vaggeryd is reopening after a period of threats and violence.

Östra skolan i Vaggeryd reopens after period of violence

Östra skolan in Vaggeryd, an F-3 school (preschool class to Year 3), reopened this week after the autumn break. Before the break, 60 incidents were reported, most involving threats or violence from pupils, an entire team of staff called in sick, and parents were worried.

– We had no situations involving threats or violence yesterday or today, says principal Maria Ekenskytt. Among other things, the school has intensified its work with special education teachers and school social workers. Field assistants, social services, BUP (child and adolescent psychiatry) and the local police are also involved. SVT Nyheter Jönköping

Ground contamination at the closed school in Vetlanda

Investigations commissioned by Vetlanda Municipality show contamination in the ground at the closed Häggska preschool. The contamination includes both metals and PFAS. According to an environmental medicine risk assessment from the Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine at Linköping University Hospital, there is no reason for concern regarding the children and staff who attended the preschool.

The investigation was conducted in the spring in connection with a new detailed plan for the area. Nevertheless, the municipality will now remediate the property in view of future land use. SVT Nyheter Jönköping

Jönköping Municipality to monitor companies on social media

The Environmental and Health Protection Department of Jönköping Municipality is to begin using social media as a tool in its supervisory work. Supervision means that the municipality checks that companies and operations comply with rules, for example on the environment and health.

The background is that many operators have stopped using websites and email, and instead use social media to market themselves and communicate with customers. The municipality does not want to engage with residents there, but rather to discover things that may require inspection. Jönköpings-Posten

Kabe to hire around 30 people and wants to expand in Tenhult

Caravan manufacturer Kabe, based in Tenhult outside Jönköping, plans to expand its facility and hire around 30 people. According to CEO Alf Ekström, the company expects around 30 new jobs by January, and hiring has already begun.

The quarterly report shows turnover of nearly SEK 2.8 billion so far this year, an increase of 11 percent compared with the same period last year. The profit is SEK 168 million. For the third quarter alone, the profit was SEK 48 million, compared with SEK 11 million in the same period last year. The company has submitted an application for a building permit for the extension. SVT Nyheter Jönköping

Residents of Huskvarna protest against parking ban

Jönköping municipality informed residents on Herrgårdsvägen in Huskvarna a couple of weeks ago that a parking ban will be introduced on the street from 1 January 2027. The residents are protesting against the ban. – We also see the problem, but want a better solution, says a resident in the area. Jönköpings-Posten

Teacher receives warning after grabbing student by the neck

It was at the end of September that some students were supposed to sit with school assignments in a common room at a upper secondary school in Jönköping. One of the students stepped on two juice cartons that popped loudly. A teacher who was holding a lesson nearby rushed out and grabbed the neck of the student sitting closest, meaning not the one who had popped the cartons.

According to photos taken by the student's friends, there were red marks on the neck, and the student says the marks remained for 20 minutes. The teacher was suspended but has now returned to work, and is now receiving a warning. SVT Nyheter Jönköping

In brief

• Fastighets AB Peru had revenue of just over 5.9 million SEK, an improvement of 13.2 percent, but profit before tax fell to 2000 SEK from around 3.3 million SEK. Jönköpings-Posten
• JMT Jönköpings Montageteknik had revenue of 11 million SEK, an improvement of 19.9 percent, and profit before tax rose to around 250,000 SEK from 12,000 SEK. Jönköpings-Posten
• Swep Södra Wetterns Entreprenad O Plåt had revenue of nearly 174 million SEK, the best in the county in its industry, and profit before tax rose to around 16 million SEK from around 800,000 SEK. Jönköpings-Posten
• A detached-house household with direct-acting electricity in southern Sweden can receive a hundred-krona electricity subsidy for October, but the payment is delayed until next year, according to Energy Minister Ebba Busch (KD); the Jönköping area within electricity area 3 may also be included, experts believe. Jönköpings-Posten
• The Rottweiler Börje, 3, works two days a week as a school dog at Öxnehagaskolan in Huskvarna. SVT Nyheter Jönköping
• The music collective at KFUM on Rosenlund in Jönköping won the Jönköping Resident of the Month award. Jönköpings-Posten
• Jönköpings-Posten's reviewer has read the sixth part of Karl Ove Knausgård's series ”The Morning Star”. Jönköpings-Posten
• Husqvarna won away against Tranås 3–2 in division 1 Småland women's floorball. Jönköpings-Posten
• Andreas Almgren won the New York Marathon in 2.06.01, a time praised by the people behind Jönköping Marathon. SVT Nyheter Jönköping