Flen bypass funded as waste fees rise

The bypass in Flen is funded and the bill comes to 400 million kronor. At Riagården in Åkers styckebruk, around half of the staff will switch departments, and in Gnesta, waste collection fees will rise at the turn of the year.

Half of the staff switch departments at Riagården

Riagården in Åkers styckebruk has four departments and around 40 employees. Over a period of about 16 weeks, around 20 of them are to switch departments. About 10 are moved in mid-November and the rest during the next scheduling period. No one is to change workplace – all changes take place within Riagården. The first phase is carried out on Monday 16 November.

The reason, according to management, is to distribute expertise more evenly. The extent of the change varies: on the department focused on dementia care, 6 of 9 employees remain, while on another department only 3 of 8 remain. Among employees and relatives, anxiety is growing over what will happen when familiar faces disappear from the residents' daily lives. Eskilstuna-Kuriren

Flen Bypass Funded – Final Price: 400 Million

The final cost of the Flen bypass is 400 million. The road is funded through Sörmlands Länstransportplan for 2026–2037, which covers investments in the regional road network. According to Trafikverket, the government agency responsible for roads and railways, the road is expected to cost 395 million kronor, according to project manager Camilla Karlsson.

Today, all traffic on roads 55 and 57 runs along Kungsvägen through Flen, with speed limits as low as 40 km/h. The new road will be a 2+1 road with a speed limit of 100 km/h and will pass through Öjaskogen on the outskirts of Flen. The northern entrance is planned as a roundabout and the southern entrance as a grade-separated intersection. The road is to be built to improve traffic safety and accessibility in and around Flen. The bypass is a watershed: social media discussions focus on how roadside restaurants and petrol stations along the current route will be affected, while residents near the planned route, for example, wonder whether they will experience noise from both directions. SVT Nyheter Sörmland SVT Nyheter Sörmland

Higher waste collection fees in Gnesta at the turn of the year

Waste collection fees in Gnesta municipality are raised at the turn of the year. For an ordinary single-family household, it becomes about 9 percent more expensive. For businesses the increase is 20 percent – the largest increase, because they previously had low fees.

Behind the increase are higher costs for the collection and treatment of waste, but also an economic deficit that the municipality's sanitation operation must recover, according to waste manager Sandra Holmström. At the same time, the municipality dismisses concerns about bins placed the wrong way round and warns that they will not be emptied if the problems continue. Södermanlands Nyheter

Several houses have been sold in the county – here are the prices

The house at Violvägen 1 in Eskilstuna is 92 square metres in size and was built in 1946. It sold for 1 750 000 kronor, and the transfer of ownership was made in October 2026. The price came to 19 000 kronor per square metre, which is 30 percent below the median for detached houses in Eskilstuna over the past year. The property is 180 metres from Eskilstunaån. Eskilstuna-Kuriren

In Stallarholmen, the house at Överselö Äleby 5 sold for 1 650 000 kronor. It was built in 1975, has a living area of 78 square metres, and the price came to 21 000 kronor per square metre – 38 percent below the median price per square metre for detached houses in Ytterselö-Överselö over the past year. In Björnlunda, the house at Tryntorp Tallebo 1 sold for 1 325 000 kronor. The living area is 50 square metres, and the price per square metre was 26 500 kronor, 21 percent below the median in Gåsinge-Dillnäs. Eskilstuna-Kuriren Södermanlands Nyheter

Heavy defeat for NSK against Grums IK

NSK suffered a heavy defeat away to Grums IK on Wednesday. It was the first match without team captain Patrick Isiguzo, who left the team during the week. NSK were already behind in the first period: Grums IK scored 3 goals halfway through the period. NSK began to perform better at the start of period 2, but it was not enough to score, and before the period ended Grums IK had scored 2 more goals.

– It gets tough mentally when you concede goals, says NSK assistant coach Calle Johansson. Södermanlands Nyheter

Niklas Strömstedt returns to Nyköping

Niklas Strömstedt is in the middle of his tour with the stage production Tyck om mig and is coming to Nyköping next week. The production is based on his autobiography, which was published 3 years ago. – You could say it is a monologue. Of course, there is a lot of music too, but there is a lot of talking, the artist tells SN.

Last summer, he performed at Tovastugan in Nyköping to a sold-out audience, something he remembers with joy. – My hope is that people will take something away with them when they leave, he says. Södermanlands Nyheter

In brief

• 17 percent of surveyed lower and upper secondary school students say that they are subjected to bullying, and more than one in two say they experience humiliation; students with NPF diagnoses are among those particularly exposed, according to a new report from the organization Friends. SVT Nyheter Sörmland
• On Singles’ Day, the non-singles give relationship advice: they warn those looking for a relationship not to talk too much about themselves and emphasize the importance of listening and asking questions. Södermanlands Nyheter
• A passenger car that has stopped is affecting traffic on the E20 at the Läggesta interchange in the direction of Stockholm, according to Trafikverket. Eskilstuna-Kuriren
• One person was taken to hospital after an accident on the E20 outside Strängnäs between the Åker and Biskopskvarn interchanges shortly before 16 on Wednesday; the road was closed in the direction of Eskilstuna and the clearing work was completed around 17. SVT Nyheter Sörmland
• The German parties AfD and Die Linke want Russia to be allowed to play in the Ice Hockey World Championship in Germany this spring. Södermanlands Nyheter