1) Three questions about the new electric scooter rules
On September 1, new rules began to apply to those who drive and park an electric scooter. The traffic policeman Björn Thunblad in Eskilstuna answered what applies to drivers to avoid being fined.
2) List: Three expensive foods to replace
During the year, everyone was affected by inflation and the more expensive food prices. Strängnäs municipality risked breaking the food budget, and to keep costs down, they began to replace more expensive foods with cheaper alternatives.
3) Hang out in Sweden’s first atomic bomb-proof shelter
Interest in shelters and Sweden’s preparedness increased with the war in Ukraine. We visited a shelter in Katrineholm that was completed in 1957 and was the first atomic bomb-proof in the country.
4) High speeds with small cars when the elite settled
In August, the Nordic championships in radio-controlled cars were arranged at the motor stadium Gröndal outside Eskilstuna. SVT was on site and could show off the speedy cars.
5) This is how you make the tulips stand
During December to January, it is the growing season for the tulips that then decorate our homes in the spring. Gustafskund’s commercial garden outside Eskilstuna has one of the country’s largest tulip farms, and we asked what should be considered in order for the tulips to last a long time.
6) Ukrainians leave Sweden – Nataliia: “There is no future here”
Over 40,000 refugees from the war in Ukraine came to Sweden after the outbreak of war. But since then several thousand have left Sweden to return to Ukraine or move to other countries. According to the refugee Nataliia in Eskilstuna, many are dissatisfied with the conditions for creating a functioning life in Sweden.
7) Årby residents hear frustration after the shooting: Where has all the help gone?
In Eskilstuna, over 30 shootings have occurred during the year. One of the most noted cases was when a woman and a child were shot and wounded in a shooting in the Årby district. And the frustration was great among residents in the area.
8) The municipal council is critical of the politicians’ visits to Årby after the shooting: “We are not a zoo”
The shooting at a playground in Eskilstuna happened just a couple of weeks before the election, and politicians flocked to Eskilstuna to talk about what had happened. This caused the municipal councilor Jimmy Jansson (S) to react, but he was countered by the Moderate leader Ulf Kristersson.
9) Here are the Gnestaborna gardens – after a four-year irrigation ban
Since 2018, there has been a permanent irrigation ban around the clock in the Gnesta urban area, which became clear when SVT visited a residential area this summer. Here, rainwater was collected in barrels like never before and we met residents who are getting tired of the constant ban.
10) He teaches CPR – for dogs
The high school teacher Oskar Fransson in Nyköping has specialized in something as unusual as cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on dogs. He showed how it should be done.