Foster Care, Migration and Trosa Cinema

The social services’ emergency placement of an eight-year-old child from a foster home in Eskilstuna is being criticised by a child psychologist, while the EU’s increased migration quotas are provoking strong reactions along the Sörmland coast. In Trosa, funding for the Folkets hus association, which runs the cinema, has been halted, and in Eskilstuna a planned gymnasium construction project has stalled.

Social services urgently relocated a child – child psychologist criticises the decision

In the middle of May, social services in Norberg Municipality picked up an eight-year-old child from school. The child was not given the opportunity to say goodbye to teachers, friends and the foster family in Eskilstuna, where the child had lived for more than half of their life. Social services is the municipality’s operation responsible for providing support to children, young people and families.

A child psychologist and researcher says that this type of separation means that a child is suddenly and without warning deprived of their main source of security, protection and support. According to the foster mother, from the child’s perspective, it must have felt like being abducted. Eskilstuna-Kuriren Eskilstuna-Kuriren

EU raises herring quotas – warning along the Sörmland coast

Next year, it will be permitted to catch considerably more herring in the Baltic Sea. The amount of herring permitted to be caught in the central Baltic Sea, which includes the Sörmland coast, will increase significantly in 2027. Most of the fish will be turned into fish oil and fish meal.

A local politician in Oxelösund (C) who is involved in fisheries issues says that it is lamentable and sheer madness, especially now that the herring is beginning to return. Södermanlands Nyheter

Trosa halts funding for the Folkets hus association

The Folkets hus association in Trosa will no longer receive funding to operate the cinema, following a decision by the culture and leisure committee. A committee is a group of politicians who make decisions in an area of the municipality. An important reason is an earlier decision by the municipal council, the municipality's highest decision-making body, that party-political associations should not be eligible for funding. The Moderates refer to the association's links to the Social Democrats.

What will happen to the cinema, which is at risk of closing, remains uncertain. A professor at the university in Halmstad who researches civil society and popular education says: “In the democratic world, people do believe that you should also fund your enemy.” Södermanlands Nyheter

Gym construction in Eskilstuna halted – equipment worth millions

A planned gym in Grönsta in Eskilstuna will not become a reality. Renovation of the premises has been halted after the building permit was not granted, and the person behind the project has bought gym equipment worth millions but is now without premises. The plan was for the gym to open in December.

– I don't sleep very well at night, he says, describing how the dream is burning inside him. Eskilstuna-Kuriren

Traffic accident on road 230 near Vilsta – one person taken to hospital

The SOS alarm was received at 20.47 on the evening of Sunday 1 November. Police, the rescue service and an ambulance were dispatched to an accident on road 230 near Vilsta, where two cars had collided. According to the rescue service, it was a rear-end collision, and one person was taken to hospital by ambulance.

Trafikverket warned of congestion in both directions between Cirkulationsplats Skogstorp and Cirkulationsplats Lagersberg. The warning was sent at 20.52, and according to the forecast, traffic was expected to be affected until 21.48 – at 21.48 it was announced that traffic was no longer affected by the incident. Eskilstuna-Kuriren Eskilstuna-Kuriren

Children’s horror film shot at Husbygård outside Nyköping

The short film ”Dockor” was shot over two days at the 1800s-era Husbygård estate north of Nyköping. The director and screenwriter describe it as a horror film for children: ”As long as the story retains a child’s perspective, there is nothing that is too scary.”

The project is backed by the production company Förbannade myror, and the film has received support from Film i Sörmland, which also helped find crew members for the team. The goal is for the film to be screened at festivals around the world and in Swedish schools. SVT Nyheter Sörmland

In brief

• An 81-year-old woman in Trosa Municipality continues to work in elder care at the Björkgården nursing home in Tystberga, despite retiring at 67. Södermanlands Nyheter
• Guif leads Allsvenskan, the country’s second-highest division, after a 34–25 home victory over Redbergslid and remains unbeaten after seven rounds. Eskilstuna-Kuriren
• Nyköpings SK lost 0–6 at home to HC Dalen, with four of the goals coming in the final period. Södermanlands Nyheter
• The Halloween trail in Hällby is being held for the sixth year in a row and attracts visitors from across Sörmland – the organizers believe several thousand people will be there. SVT Nyheter Sörmland