Electricity Shock, Train Halt and New Outdoor Stage

November’s electricity bill could be the highest in several years in southern Sweden, and in Skåne it affects both businesses and families. At the same time, train services between Ystad and Tomelilla have been halted since 19:47 due to an incident, and in Ystad a new outdoor stage featuring concerts from May is being planned.

Electricity price shock in Skåne – café cuts opening hours and family saves

November’s electricity bill could be the highest in several years in southern Sweden. In electricity area four (SE4), which includes Skåne among other regions, the price of electricity during Tuesday is between 450 and 650 öre per kilowatt-hour, according to an Eon forecast. On Monday, the average price was around 400 öre per kilowatt-hour.

A café in Gantofta outside Helsingborg has reduced its opening hours to two days a week instead of four, after being forced to close completely for just over three weeks in February due to electricity prices. In Röstånga, a family with five children in a 246-square-metre villa keeps the indoor temperature at 19 degrees and cooks meals that do not require additional electricity. Electricity area four is the part of Sweden where the electricity price is set separately. SVT Nyheter Helsingborg SVT Nyheter Helsingborg

Stairlift must be removed – stuck at home for 150 days

A 72-year-old man was stuck at home for 150 days after a fall accident before the summer and is now in a wheelchair. At the beginning of the summer, he applied to the municipality for a stairlift. The municipality is responsible for, among other things, building permits and elderly care. Thanks to an acquaintance, he has now had a stairlift installed, but the municipality says the lift must be removed until there is an approved notification of building works.

A notification of building works is a notification to the municipality that something is to be built or altered in a home. Kristianstadsbladet

School debate as Kristianstad’s new municipal council meets

On Tuesday, Kristianstad’s new municipal council, the municipality’s highest decision-making body, which is elected in the municipal elections, took office. The debate focused on schools, and the new governing coalition of S, M and C and the opposition of SD, KD, L and V have completely different views on how the process has unfolded. The opposition called the process undemocratic, while representatives of the new government said that people should remain silent if they have no counterproposal. Kristianstadsbladet

H65 Höör beat unbeaten Boden 34–30

Unbeaten Boden were visiting an out-of-form and injury-hit H65 Höör. After a scrappy effort by the entire team, the home side were ultimately the winners: 34–30. Skånska Dagbladet

Train traffic halted between Ystad and Tomelilla

According to Skånetrafiken, which is responsible for regional bus and train services in Skåne, train traffic between Ystad and Tomelilla has been halted since 19:47. The cause is reported to be an incident. There is no estimate of when trains can resume running on the route. According to Trafikverket, the government agency responsible for roads and railways, staff have been on site since 20:35. SVT Nyheter Skåne

Surbrunnsparken in Ystad is getting a new outdoor stage – premiere in May

The economic association that owns Surbrunnsparken in Ystad has bought the outdoor stage from Skillinge teater and transported it to the park in parts. The association is now investing in concerts under its own auspices, with a premiere in May. Ystads Allehanda

In brief

• Sweden's costs for social insurance and state benefits, for example during illness, have fallen the most in both the Nordic region and the EU, according to a comparison, and fewer people are receiving housing allowances, sickness benefits and survivors’ pensions. Sydsvenskan
• A chef at Kyrkskolan in Svedala won the 2026 School Chef of the Year competition, organized by Sveriges offentliga måltider, after initially being rejected and then entering as a reserve. SVT Nyheter Skåne
• The house at Lerbergsvägen 40 in Höganäs has been sold for 5 500 000 kr, and the new owners took possession in October 2026. Helsingborgs Dagblad
• The property at Tranarpsvägen 1 in Åstorp has been sold for 1 000 000 kr, and the purchase was completed in September 2026. Helsingborgs Dagblad
• Following SVT's investigation, the Social Democrats want to summon Spelinspektionen, the authority that oversees the gambling market, to the Riksdag's Culture Committee to get answers about the marketing of illegal casinos. SVT Nyheter Skåne
• Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelenskyj said at an informal press conference in Copenhagen that he wants air defenses and fuel assistance from Sweden. Kristianstadsbladet
• AI giant Nvidia's stock continued to plunge on Tuesday following the CEO's infidelity scandal. Skånska Dagbladet
• Ystads IF lost to HK Malmö HP 24–29. Ystads Allehanda
• A man in his 20s is said to have been seriously injured after overturning on an electric scooter in Lund. Sydsvenskan