Tag: Karlstad

  • 517: The liberals' diffuse red lines

    517: The liberals' diffuse red lines

    The Liberals go to Karlstad for municipal days. It is a party in headwinds that gathers with tough opinion figures and difficulties in dominating the debate. How are the Liberals in 2024? And how has the position of the government affected their view of the Sweden Democrats? Fredrik Furtenbach has new figures on how bourgeois…

  • The ALS announcement crushed the future dreams of Victoria, 25

    The ALS announcement crushed the future dreams of Victoria, 25

    We have followed Karlstad resident Victoria Sandsjoe for a year and also met her mother Lotta Svenneling, partner Markus Asplund and older sister Caroline Sandsjoe. Hear how they live with and talk about a death sentence, about how they find joy in everyday life, even though the future is uncertain, and about how Victoria chose…

  • The Swedish men want revenge at the start of the hunt

    The Swedish men want revenge at the start of the hunt

    Sports Extra Sunday BiathlonWorld Cup12.30 10 km chase start ladies (Bengt Skött and Carl-Johan Bergman)14.45 12.5 km men's chase start (Bengt Skött and Carl-Johan Bergman) HandballLadies handball league16.00 Lugi–Skuru (Andreas Matz) FloorballSSL ladies16.00 Warberg–Karlstad (Patric Ljunggren) Hosts: Linn Nenzén and Selma Jennervall

  • Senators try to extend the Wild’s slump in Stockholm

    Senators try to extend the Wild’s slump in Stockholm

    (Photo credit: Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports) The Ottawa Senators know they didn’t play up to their standards in their opening game of the Global Series in Stockholm, Sweden. They will look to rectify that when they finish their road trip against the Minnesota Wild on Saturday. The Senators were on the verge of steamrolling the…

  • It happens in the brain when you fall in love

    It happens in the brain when you fall in love

    In this week’s episode, Louise is joined by Fredrik Söderholm, presenter and comedian with a great interest in the brain and psyche. Together, they find out how judgment is affected by the chemical changes that occur in the brain when you fall in love. There are those who have argued that falling in love should…

  • The low-key love’s revenge

    The low-key love’s revenge

    Sometimes the very idea of ​​the dizzying, conflict-filled and even depressive love can cause it for us. — When I was asked to write a text about love in the present day, I thought, what can I say that no one has already said about love? I took down all novels, books, music about love,…

  • Two security guards are sentenced for causing another’s death after intervention

    Two security guards are sentenced for causing another’s death after intervention

    Two security guards have been charged with grossly causing the death of another after a man died during an intervention in the Stockholm subway on July 31, 2022. The issue of emergency response has become central during the negotiation, and a choke hold was also used, which is not recommended during law enforcement training. Hear…

  • Right now: Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson is holding a press conference

    Right now: Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson is holding a press conference

    “The moderates’ conference is overshadowed by scandals,” says Ekot’s political commentator Fredrik Furtenbach. Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson (M) holds a press conference in Karlstad. Talks, among other things, about NATO, inflation and gang crime.

  • 465: Ulf Kristersson’s narrow happiness

    465: Ulf Kristersson’s narrow happiness

    The moderates gather for municipal days in Karlstad, also known as the more salable Sweden meeting. Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson is having a bit of a tough time with his government, which has low public opinion figures, but for his party it is still going relatively well. What is it that makes the Moderates tough…

  • Exposure to chemical mixtures during pregnancy affects brain development: Study

    Exposure to chemical mixtures during pregnancy affects brain development: Study

    Karlstad [Sweden], February 21 (ANI): Does exposure to chemicals during pregnancy affect a child? Researchers provided evidence that complex mixtures of endocrine disrupting chemicals affect children’s brain development and language learning, by linking human population studies with experiments in cell and animal models. With their new approach, researchers have shown that up to 54 percent…

  • Olof Wretling

    Olof Wretling

    Actor and Winter Veteran Olof Wretling is now returning for the ninth time. The winter talk “The diagnoses in my life” became an acclaimed stage performance that was broadcast on SVT. The Winter Talk with the title “The failures in my life” has also been filmed and premiered on SVT December 29, 2021. Olof Wretling…

  • Jimmie Ă…kesson (SD) speaks at the party’s national days

    Jimmie Ă…kesson (SD) speaks at the party’s national days

    The Sweden Democrats’ national days are currently taking place in Karlstad. There, the representatives will vote on the orientation program that will form the basis for the party’s policy before the election next year. In several policy areas, including housing and integration, the proposed focus program emphasizes the need for return. Hear party leader Jimmie…

  • Lina Watz

    Lina Watz

    Lina Watz is one of the big names in the squad for this summer’s Paralympics in Tokyo. Lina Watz was born with fibula aplasia, which means that you do not have a calf bone. Many surgeries had tried to correct her foot and calf, but persistent pain made Lina choose amputation. She participated in the…

  • Lina Watz

    Lina Watz

    Lina Watz är ett av de stora namnen i truppen till sommarens Paralympics i Tokyo. Lina Watz föddes med fibula aplasi som innebär att man saknar ett vadben. MĂĄnga operationer hade försökt rätta till hennes fot och vadben, men ihĂĄllande smärtor fick Lina att välja amputation. Hon deltog i Paralympics i Rio de Janiero 2016…

  • * NEW * Osmo Vallo and the deadly police violence

    * NEW * Osmo Vallo and the deadly police violence

    Prosecution is being brought against the police for causing bodily harm, but no one will be convicted of Osmo Vallo’s death. Several years later, two digging journalists will find several errors in the handling of the case by the police, forensic doctors and prosecutors. Osmo Vallo becomes Sweden’s most famous case of deadly police violence.…

  • While waiting for the pandemic to subside

    While waiting for the pandemic to subside

    These are some of the questions from listeners that are addressed in Vetenskapsradion Hälsa’s question box program. The panel consists of Elisabeth BernspĂĄng, doctor and investigator at the Medical Products Agency in Uppsala, Helena Hervius Askling, chief physician in infectious diseases at Karolinska University Hospital and chairman of the Swedish Infectious Diseases Association’s vaccine group,…

  • Right now

    Right now

    Our preparedness for payments in the event of a major IT or power outage is not good enough, according to a research project from Karlstad-based MSB, the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency. What is needed are more “offline solutions” that will work even if the internet and electricity networks are down. “What has become clear in…

  • VMA in BorĂĄs, Västra Götaland County

    VMA in Borås, Västra Götaland County

    This is the second time that the graduation ceremony goes digital, but the first time that it can be live-streamed by the 370 students who graduate on Saturday. “I think it’s fun that we pay attention to our students. They have done a fantastic job that has managed to get to a degree despite the…

  • Right now

    Right now

    On March 16, 2020, the cancellations began to fall in with the hairdresser Katja Hammarström in Karlstad, who specializes in a slightly older clientele, but now the regulars are pouring in again. “Now they are alert and happy and would like a new hairstyle,” says Katja. She looks back on a tough year as a…

  • VMA in Norrköping, Ă–stergötland •

    VMA in Norrköping, Östergötland •

    They are in the front line during the pandemic, but do not get access to the protective equipment they need everywhere – this is how the situation for the preschool staff is described by the Swedish Teachers’ Association and researcher Aida Alvinius from the Swedish National Defense College. Annette Nord, chief safety representative in Karlstad,…

  • Lupins must be controlled with new methods

    Lupins must be controlled with new methods

    Our roadsides are rich in species but are threatened by the invasive species of lupins. The most effective way to combat lupins is mowers, but project manager Lutz Eckstein believes that even more important is the planning of felling. “You need to have a landscape perspective instead of a local one,” says Lutz Eckstein, professor…

  • Pollen allergy sufferers can also have an extended exam time in Sweden

    Pollen allergy sufferers can also have an extended exam time in Sweden

    Students who are allergic to pollen in Sweden could in theory have more time to write an exam. “If they have a medical certificate stating that this affects this person in the way that things take longer in some way,” says Birgitta Winander, coordinator for educational support at Karlstad University. P3 Nyheter has spoken to…

  • No to Moomin Park on Skutberget

    No to Moomin Park on Skutberget

    The Administrative Court says no to the controversial plans to build a Moomin Park on Skutberget in Karlstad and refers to the Local Government Act. “A Moomin Park in Karlstad may be of general interest to the municipality, but the costs for the theme park can not be considered proportionate in relation to the expected…

  • IVA staff resigns in disappointment

    IVA staff resigns in disappointment

    IVA staff at the central hospital in Karlstad have lost confidence in the management and are deeply disappointed that extra compensation only goes to borrowed staff. In an open letter with about fifty signatures, they write that “the mental work environment makes staff cry before they go to or from work” and IVA nurse Gunilla…

  • SHL-kollen: Färjestad to SM-kvart

    SHL-kollen: Färjestad to SM-kvart

    Färjestad sent Malmö out of the Swedish Championship play-offs after a thrilling decision. The Karlstad team equalized with only 22 seconds left in the last period. In the overtime period, it was Oskar Bäck who scored the decisive 5-4 up close. DjurgĂĄrden took a convincing 7-2 victory away against Frölunda. Thus, it is acknowledged in…

  • Swedish stories

    Swedish stories

    Erika Janske is 42 years old and works as a business developer and yoga teacher in Karlstad in Värmland. This is the story of the journey with daughter Hilda, who was born with a brain injury. If you want to send a greeting to Erika, you can reach her via the series’ producer Ola Hemström.…

  • Important message to the public in Björklinge, Skuttunge, Läby in Uppsala municipality, Uppsala county.

    Important message to the public in Björklinge, Skuttunge, Läby in Uppsala municipality, Uppsala county.

    There are a few months left until the matriculation exam, but in Karlstad the plans for how this year’s celebration will be corona-adapted have begun to be forged. Much will be similar to last year’s approach, as there were livestreamed origins in class and a maximum of two relatives per student on site. “We hope…

  • Important message to the public in Björklinge, Skuttunge, Läby in Uppsala municipality, Uppsala county.

    Important message to the public in Björklinge, Skuttunge, Läby in Uppsala municipality, Uppsala county.

    In time for the election year next year, the government and the co-operation parties want the new authority for psychological defense to end up in Karlstad. The authority is part of the total defense and will be divided between Karlstad and Solna to facilitate cooperation with other authorities. “It is in view of the deteriorating…

  • Important message to the public in Björklinge, Skuttunge, Läby in Uppsala municipality, Uppsala county.

    Important message to the public in Björklinge, Skuttunge, Läby in Uppsala municipality, Uppsala county.

    The new authority for psychological defense will have its headquarters in Karlstad and some in Solna, states the Government Offices. The new authority is part of the agreement between the government and the January parties and will be introduced due to a deteriorating security situation. The Swedish Agency for Psychological Defense, which, among other things,…

  • Right now

    Right now

    A man in his 75s died in May last year, admitted to the central hospital in Karlstad, after simple operations were delayed eight times – the incident has now been reported to Lex Maria. His condition worsened, among other things, by the fact that he was kept fasting while waiting for the next operation. When…

  • Halving of fire and inspection visits to nursing homes

    Halving of fire and inspection visits to nursing homes

    The number of fire inspection and inspection visits to nursing homes and special homes was halved in 2020 compared with the year before, according to figures produced by MSB for Ekot. The reason is that the Rescue Service does not want to contribute to the spread of infection. Ola Ă…kesson at the Rescue Service in…

  • Right now

    Right now

    Today, the Riksdag decides whether the schools that want to be able to introduce grades already from year 4. It is each individual principal who decides. Brian Tucek, principal of the International English School in Karlstad, who has been trying to grade fours for the past three years, is in favor of a change.

  • More young people have sought help for eating disorders during the pandemic

    More young people have sought help for eating disorders during the pandemic

    Healthy and Free is a national association against eating disorders and at times they have had up to 30 percent more pressure on their support channels during the pandemic. The number of young patients has also increased at the Center for Eating Disorders in Karlstad. At the eating disorder clinic in Ă–rebro, the number of…