New regional government, teacher warning and train suspension

The City of Stockholm has responded to teachers’ warnings about threats and violence in primary schools, and in Region Stockholm the new centre-right government was formally elected on Tuesday. At the same time, commuter trains were suspended following two points failures in the morning traffic.

Stockholm City responds to teachers' alarm about threats and violence

In October, a record-high number of cases of threats and violence against teachers in Stockholm were reported. The teachers' union Sveriges lärare then sent what's known as a 6:6a notification to Stockholm City, demanding that the education administration – the city's administrative body for school matters – must deal with the situation. Under the Swedish Work Environment Act, the administration had 2 weeks to respond in writing with the measures that would be taken, and the response was submitted on Monday.

The senior safety representative, who represents employees on work environment matters, says that violence has crept further down the age groups and that the situation is so serious that safety representatives may need to impose a safety stop at several lower secondary schools in the municipality. Following talks with the heads of administration, there is reportedly a sense that progress can be made on these issues. SVT Nyheter Stockholm

New board in Region Stockholm – criticism and appeal

At the first regional assembly meeting of the term – the region’s elected representative body – the new centre coalition was formally voted in on Tuesday. The board is led by the Social Democrats and brings together all the centre parties; only V, M and SD are left out. The mood was critical, and both the Moderates and the Sweden Democrats refused to take part in the vote.

The new board decided to postpone the regional assembly meeting, which also drew criticism. The Moderates have appealed the scheduling change to the administrative court – the court that reviews decisions made by public authorities and municipalities – which could mean that the meeting has to be held again. The Moderates said: “This meeting has not been convened in accordance with the law.” SVT Nyheter Stockholm

Fewer women on Nykvarn’s municipal council after the election

Following the autumn election, 9 of the 31 members of Nykvarn’s municipal council are women, one of the lowest proportions of women in the country. The share has fallen from around 45 percent to 29 percent, while the national average stands at 43.7 percent women on municipal councils.

In Region Stockholm, Danderyd stands out with 55 percent women, followed by, among others, Sundbyberg and Vaxholm, which also have more than 50 percent women on their municipal councils. In Nykvarn, M, SD and KD govern together; of the Moderates’ 9 members, 2 are women, and of the Christian Democrats’ 2 seats, 1 went to a woman. An investigator at the Agency for Gender Equality says that municipalities make decisions on matters such as preschool, schools and elderly care, and are employers in many women-dominated operations. SVT Nyheter Södertälje

Property owners can sublet their apartments

Last summer, the rental law was amended – despite warnings that market-rate rents would be introduced by the back door. Now, a property owner in Stockholm has been given the go-ahead to sublet their own apartments.

The landlord says that negotiated rents are not attractive to property owners and that they are not high enough. DN Stockholm

Commuter trains cancelled after double points failures

Points failures in both Huddinge and Älvsjö led to cancelled departures and delays in commuter rail services on Tuesday morning. By seven o'clock, the fault in Älvsjö had been fixed, but the fault in Huddinge took longer to resolve.

According to SL, the public transport operator in Stockholm, trains on line 41 – with Tumba and Upplands Väsby as starting or final stations – were completely cancelled. At Huddinge station, trains had to share a track past the station, and lines 40 and 41 in particular were affected for longer. SVT Nyheter Stockholm

18-year-old sentenced for bombing attack against supermarket in Geneta

An 18-year-old has been sentenced to 7 years in prison and damages for gross endangerment of the public after the bombing attack against a supermarket in Geneta centrum in Södertälje in April. According to the district court – the court that decides criminal cases at first instance – the person is believed to have rented the getaway car, driven the perpetrator to and from the scene and provided him with equipment to carry out the attack.

The district court states that there was an imminent risk of serious injury if anyone had been inside the airlock, next to the entrance, in the shop premises or along the checkout line; 3 people were near the entrance. It remains unclear who ignited the pipe bomb. SVT Nyheter Södertälje

In brief

• Nynäshamn suffered a heavy home defeat against Spånga in Hockeyettan East, losing 0–5 (0–1, 0–1, 0–3). Nynäshamns Posten
• Rospiggarna, who have unpaid tax debts and whose assets are being seized by Kronofogden – the authority responsible for collecting debts – are presenting a 17-year-old prospect ahead of a new season in the Bauhausligan. Norrtelje Tidning
• In November alone, parents in Nynäshamn are expected to stay home with sick children for around 2,300 days, and women account for a considerably greater share of the days off than men in the municipality. Nynäshamns Posten
• Several supermarkets, including Ica and Coop, have been affected by refrigeration and freezer problems, with refrigerators and freezers reaching temperatures of up to 50 degrees; at Ica Baronen in central Stockholm, all food has had to be discarded. DN Stockholm
• After one defection, the Sweden Democrats in Nynäshamn have effectively 6 of 41 seats left in the municipal council and now risk losing positions on the various committees. Nynäshamns Posten
• Norrtälje tops Stockholm County in terms of people aged between 60 and 69 moving in, according to a compilation by 60plusbanken based on SCB statistics for the years 2020 to 2025. Norrtelje Tidning
• An older villa in Hallstavik, built in 1938 and with a living area of 200 square metres, has found a new owner through a gift that was completed in October 2026. Norrtelje Tidning