Snow warnings, housing queue and social services reviewed

SMHI is warning of snowfall in parts of Örebro län, and in Örebro several residents in Nya Hjärsta are without water after an acute leak. Örebrobostäder has received 157 ideas about its housing queue, and Örebro municipality's external review of two cases involving children placed under compulsory care is complete.

Snow warning and acute water leak in the county

SMHI (the Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute) has issued a yellow warning for snowfall in parts of Örebro County. Locally, up to 20 centimeters of snow may fall.

In Örebro, an acute water leak in Nya Hjärsta has left several residents without water. Nerikes Allehanda Nerikes Allehanda

2 000 people liked Öbo’s housing queue

Örebrobostäder (Öbo) is a municipal housing company in Örebro municipality. A municipality is the local authority responsible for things such as schools, social services and housing companies. Since September, the public has been able to submit proposals and ideas on Öbo’s website about how future lettings and the housing queue should work. The opportunity closed at the end of October. A total of 157 ideas and proposals were submitted, which 2 000 people liked. Öbo has 22 000 homes of various types – detached houses, terraced houses and multi-family buildings.

One proposal is that it should be possible to see how many queue points the people in the top ten positions on the queue have. Another point of view is that there is little time between the viewing and the move-in date, which often forces tenants to pay double rent for a few months. Öbo will now compile and analyse the comments and promises to quickly implement some of the proposals. SVT Nyheter Örebro

Review: the social services have failed in two cases

Örebro municipality's external review of two much-discussed cases involving children placed under compulsory care is complete. According to the investigators, the social services – the municipality's operation for support to children and families – have failed in case handling, documentation and treatment. The municipality let external consultants review the two cases in order to obtain an independent assessment.

In one of the cases, serious deficiencies in the treatment of the individuals are described. The reviewers identified deficiencies in the investigation into why a son was placed under compulsory care already at the maternity ward, and wrote that it cannot be ruled out that the assessments were influenced by the maternity ward incorrectly stating that the mother had IF, an intellectual functional impairment. They also criticize the fact that the mother was not offered support despite repeatedly asking for it, as well as the prolonged restrictions on contact with her son. The municipality writes that the investigators' conclusion is that the case handling did not breach the law, at the same time as the investigation states that parts of the case handling had no “legal basis” – the mother was sent home early from the assessment home without her baby, against her will. The municipality will now analyze the investigation more closely and follow up on which measures are implemented. SVT Nyheter Örebro

Three houses in the county have changed owners

The property at Hjälmarsnäs 461 in Hammar has new owners following a gift. The ownership transfer was completed in October 2026. The house was built in 1981 and has a floor area of 69 square metres. The property also includes another building on the same plot, built in 1993 and measuring 20 square metres.

The house at Vilebacken 7 in Kumla is 162 square metres and was built in 1975. The ownership transfer took place in October 2026, and the sale price was 2 900 000 kr. The house at Slåttervägen 5 in Nora is 169 square metres and was built in 1976. The ownership transfer took place in October 2026, and the sale price was 1 700 000 kr; the seller was an estate. Nerikes Allehanda Nerikes Allehanda Nerikes Allehanda

Hockey: wins for both Hallsberg and Kumla

Hallsberg Hockey defeated Hallstahammar at home in Hockeyettan West B with 6–1 (0–0, 3–1, 3–0). Four of Hallsberg's goals were scored by the same player.

Kumla Hockey recorded their seventh consecutive win in Hockeyettan West B with a 9–3 (2–2, 2–1, 5–0) victory over Fagersta at home on Tuesday. Fagersta's run of seven straight wins thus came to an end. Nerikes Allehanda Nerikes Allehanda

Ateljé Kladdkritan wants to turn art into a party

Ateljé Kladdkritan has been housed in a basement premises on Restalundsvägen in Örebro for a few weeks. It is the artist’s first proper studio since she began painting some 25 years ago. The vernissages are to be “like being invited to a party, where you look at art, listen to live music and freshly written poetry”. The goal is to create a warm and relaxed cultural meeting place that attracts more people to become interested in art in Örebro. Nerikes Allehanda

In brief

• A new plan for the area around Virginska gymnasiet in Örebro includes a new high-rise building that is 32 metres tall and a new entrance. Nerikes Allehanda
• Train 165 from Stockholm to Gothenburg was forced to stop between Laxå and Finnerödja due to smoke in the first carriage, and passengers were unable to leave the train until more than five and a half hours had passed. SVT Nyheter Örebro
• An artwork on the outside of Rostahemmet in Örebro has been stolen, probably sometime during spring 2026, and no police report has yet been filed. SVT Nyheter Örebro
• Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he wants air defence and fuel assistance from Sweden, as soon as possible Gripen fighter jets, while the trilateral talks in Abu Dhabi are described as “productive” but without a breakthrough. Nerikes Allehanda Nerikes Allehanda
• Researchers at Örebro University are developing a 4-week internet-based CBT treatment for silent anger, and in a pilot study, 38 participants tried the treatment, 90 percent of whom were women. SVT Nyheter Örebro