Tag: Visby
The knife murder during the Almedal Week – a crime that shakes Swedish democracy
Donner’s place in Visby is full of people when Theodor Engström stabs psychiatric coordinator Ing-Marie Wieselgren with a knife in the heart. He is immediately arrested and later convicted also for the plans to kill the then center party leader Annie Lööf. What happens now to one of the proudest symbols of Swedish democracy? Can […]
The Almedal murder and the terror sentence
Visby on the sixth of July. Almedal Week is in full swing. A woman runs up to a police van and says that a person has been stabbed at Donner’s place. A few minutes later, the police officers Andreas and Emmy are in the square. Andreas handcuffs Theodor Engström, who has been tackled to the […]
That’s how the first trial week after the terrorist murder in Visby has been
This week, the trial began after the murder of psychiatric coordinator Ing-Marie Wielselgren during the Almedal Week in Visby. Theodor Engström is charged with terrorist crime through murder and preparation for terrorist crime through preparation for murder because he also planned to murder Center leader Annie Lööf. Today, among other things, witnesses have had to […]
Right now: Hear the prosecutor about the indictment against terror suspect Theodor Engström
Now charges have been brought after the murder of Ing-Marie Wieselgren, Psychiatry Coordinator for Sweden’s municipalities and regions, she was killed in Visby during the Almedal week last summer. The accused man, who confessed to the crime, is accused of terrorist crimes through murder and preparation for terrorist crimes through preparation for murder or serious […]
Right now: One is charged with terrorist offenses after the knife murder in Almedalen
Now charges have been brought after the murder of Ing-Marie Wieselgren, Psychiatry Coordinator for Sweden’s municipalities and regions, she was killed in Visby during the Almedal week last summer. The accused man, who confessed to the crime, is accused of terrorist crimes through murder and preparation for terrorist crimes through preparation for murder, which are […]
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Boris Johnson’s resignation Following the mass resignation of his own government, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Boris Johnson was finally forced to throw in the towel and resign. Who succeeds him and what happens now? Swedish Radio’s correspondent Stephanie Zakrisson in conversation with Magdalena Frennhoff Larsén, political scientist active in the United Kingdom. […]
419: MP has started listening to himself
The knife murder in Almedalen also dominated the last day of the politicians’ week in Visby. The Green Party’s spokespersons Märta Stenevi and Per Bolund highlighted this in their speech. After that, Per Bolund continued with a clear climate focus in his speech. With two months left until the election, the MP seems to be […]
The police are holding a press conference after a knife attack in central Visby
A woman died on Wednesday after being stabbed in central Visby in the middle of Almedalen Week just a few meters from a house where the Center held a seminar and party leader Annie Lööf was just about to hold a press conference. The suspected perpetrator was arrested shortly afterwards by the police and is […]
417: That’s why Ebba Busch hates avant-garde music
The battle for the beloved middle class The Christian Democrats’ party leader Ebba Busch praised Svensson’s life and attacked “cultural radicals” in her Almedal speech. Will KD’s US-smelling conflict work in Swedish politics? The Liberals’ party leader Johan Pehrsson made his debut as an Almedalen speaker and he also struck a blow for the middle […]
416: Kristersson’s tribute to SD
The Moderates’ party leader Ulf Kristersson love bombed all partners in his speech and gave the government a strong boot by calling them the “left cartel”. What does he mean by that? Like the Social Democrats, the Left Party’s party leader Nooshi Dadgostar went hard on independent schools that pick out profits. She demands a […]
Nooshi Dadgostar (V) speaks in Almedalen
The Left Party’s party leader Nooshi Dadgostar spoke in Almedalen in Visby on Monday night. Earlier in the day, she emphasized that V is going to the polls to allow the state and the municipalities to have greater influence over the school than today. Prohibition of profits and more money for schools in less well-off […]
415: Andersson goes on Turkish eggshells
Turkey’s demands on Sweden and the government’s concessions to Erdogan continue to plague the Prime Minister. How difficult is this process during that election year? S wants to see a ban on profits in school The Social Democrats want to see an end to profiteering in Swedish schools. Andersson is thus prepared to go further […]
Magdalena Andersson (S) speaks in Almedalen
The Social Democrats’ party leader Magdalena Andersson is the first of the party leaders to speak in Almedalen in Visby. Earlier on Sunday, Andersson announced that the Social Democrats want to ban school companies from making a profit, and that the party says no to new religious independent schools. Swedish Radio’s policy commentator Fredrik Furtenbach […]
Swedish, American troops exercise on the re-militarized Baltic Sea island
Visby, Sweden – Having to defend Gotland against a foreign invasion was such a far-fetched notion for Swedish decision-makers at the beginning of the century that they demilitarized the Baltic Sea. Now the Swedish Armed Forces is back, and they are practicing together with American troops not only how to defend the island with a […]
The Finnish and Swedish defense ministers talk about security, mutual co-operation
On Wednesday, Finland participated in a joint military exercise organized by its Nordic neighbor Sweden in the western part of the island of Gotland, the Defense Forces said. At the same time, the Finnish Minister of Defense Antti Kaikkonen (Center) met his Swedish counterpart Peter Hultqvist In Visby, Gotland, to discuss the current security situation […]
EXTRA SECTION: Fateful Week for Europe
At the beginning of January 2021, three intensive summits will be held to avoid escalation in the already tense security situation that is rooted in Ukraine – but which is now about Europe. – This is above all from the Russian side about agreeing with the United States, says Gudrun Persson at the Swedish Defense […]
Tanks on European streets due to Russian threat
Armored vehicles were pictured rolling through the streets of a Swedish city when the military quoted “tensions?” between Russia and Ukraine Sweden has moved to increase security on Gotland’s largest Baltic Sea island in order to? Adapt? its security strategy to the? tense situation? on the Russian-Ukrainian border, located about 1,700 km southeast. Residents of […]
Thoughts on European streets are explained by Russia
Armored vehicles were pictured rolling through the streets of a Swedish city when the military quoted “tensions?” between Russia and Ukraine Sweden has moved to increase security on Gotland’s largest Baltic Sea island in order to? Adapt? its security strategy to the? tense situation? on the Russian-Ukrainian border, located about 1,700 km southeast. Residents of […]
‘Man in the Iron Mask’ motif the wrong option for Margrete I film
As a medieval historian, I would love to see films that are true to historical reality. But strictly historically accurate films released before 1500 would require many more scenes of plowing than Hollywood is currently willing to indulge. So what I do not want to do here is catalog the inaccuracies in the latest Margrete […]
Patients have suffered from the corona focus of healthcare
Priorities that healthcare has had to make due to the corona pandemic have led to patients having complications that they otherwise would not have had. This is shown by a questionnaire that Ekot sent out to hospitals that provide intensive care. Examples that hospitals mention are pressure ulcers, infections, blood vessel ruptures and heart problems. […]
The people’s meeting is corona-adapted and divided into sections
While a number of music festivals have been canceled this summer, the Folkemødet on Bornholm is to be held. This is stated by the Association Folkemødet in a press release. – We have been excited to get clarity on the guidelines. Now we can say with certainty that the Folkemødet will be held – both […]
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Region Gotland cancels all vaccination times this week after the Public Health Agency’s temporary stop of vaccinations with Astra Zeneca’s vaccine in Sweden. Per-Ove Hyseus was on his way to Visby to get his first syringe when the phone rang. “At first I thought it was fake,” he says.
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The Swedish Transport Administration proposes several new national interests on Gotland, including the desire to protect the port of Kappelshamn, which could become a new port if the ports of Visby and Klintehamn are not sufficient. They also want to link the national interests Visby harbor, Visby airport and Klintehamn harbor by making the roads […]
ÖB is pleased that Sweden is strengthening its defense
At the People and Defense Conference, Minister of Defense Peter Hultqvist highlighted the strengthening of the air defense with the new defense decision that now applies. He pointed out that Sweden will have about 100 Gripen aircraft, strengthen the air defense with American Patriotrobots, and get air defense for the Visby corvettes and lightly worn […]
The Foreign Chronicle
Istanbul, Wednesday. The last time I woke up after an American presidential election, I was on the tourist coast, in Muğla, picking fresh oranges from the hotel’s backyard. It was such a magically beautiful autumn day, such a day when one believes that nothing can go wrong, that all the problems of the world will […]
Outdoor cafes in Visby may be open all winter
The business network Visby Centrum and Region Gotland agree that cafés and restaurants may continue to have outdoor cafes free of charge until 30 March 2021, in order to facilitate the corona restrictions. Visby Centrum’s operations manager Magnus Olsson believes that the extended season will be positive for the restaurants. “I hope and believe that […]
Strong winds at sea – 150 German tourists missed Gotland
Strong winds prevented the cruise ship Europa 2 from docking in Visby on Thursday morning. They therefore steered towards Slite instead, where they had hoped for a calmer lake and that the tourists could be bussed on to Visby. But it was still blowing too much even there, and they had to give up the […]
Best air in Visby since 2010
For several years, the air in Visby has had too small, harmful particles for too many days a year to meet EU and Swedish rules. Region Gotland works with the problem by sanding with hard granite gravel that is quickly swept up, and in combination with a mild winter, the air was approved in 2019. […]
Important message to the public in Moskogen in Kalmar municipality, Kalmar county.
A suspected rape occurred at half past three on Sunday morning outdoors near the A7 field in Visby. Tove Hägg, spokesperson for the Gotland Police, tells P4 Gotland that a man was arrested in his home and is now with the police. He was arrested at lunchtime by prosecutors. The woman was taken to hospital […]
