21 Apr 2025 12:00:00 GMT?.css-1txiau5-AnswerContainer{color:var(--GlobalColorScheme-Text-secondaryText2);}Eskilstuna United DFF won 2–0 over Sunnanå SK on Mon Predicted lineups are available for the match a few days in advance while the actual lineup will be available about an hour ahead of the match The current head to head record for the teams are Eskilstuna United DFF 0 win(s) Haven't kept a clean sheet in 14 matches Have scored 3 goals in their last 5 matches Haven't scored in their last 2 matches Who won between Eskilstuna United DFF and Sunnanå SK on Mon 21 Apr 2025 12:00:00 GMT?Eskilstuna United DFF won 2–0 over Sunnanå SK on Mon 21 Apr 2025 12:00:00 GMT.InsightsHave scored 9 goals in their last 5 matches Eskilstuna United DFF is playing home against Sunnanå SK on Mon A temporary error has occurred. If the problem persists, please visit my.wpengine.com or check our status blog for updates Company planning to expand footprint at former WW2 aircraft engine manufacturing site Scandinavian Data Centers (SDC) has launched a battery energy storage system (BESS) at its first data center site in Eskilstuna The company last week announced the launch of ScandiDC I; its first ‘ecosystem site’ integrating energy storage Eskilstuna – located some 55 miles west of Stockholm “We aim to maximize societal benefit per megawatt by building an energy is an ecosystem where the energy is stored in batteries which stabilize the electrical grid and residual heat from the data center is reused for the municipality's residents With the growing energy needs of digitalization we see our site in Eskilstuna as a model for how AI can be used to heat homes — a tangible example of our active contribution to sustainable development.” The data center is located in an underground facility launched in 1939 that was used as an aircraft engine factory and testing facility during World War II. SDC reportedly acquired the site several years ago, according to local press a smaller data center has been operated in the facility by one of the largest Nordic IT companies The planned expansion will “significantly increase” capacity and will include both traditional air-cooled and liquid-cooled data halls for higher IT loads The company is reportedly targeting a 2026 completion date and an investment of 2 billion kroner ($186.8m) Specifications of the BESS and the data center weren’t shared but the company’s website suggests plans for an initial six data halls The heat from the data center will be reused in the district heating system operated by Eskilstuna Energi & Miljö SDC’s sister company Scandinavian Energy Centers will operate the battery energy storage system (BESS) that supports the electrical grid locally and acts as backup power for the data center The energy storage system was developed in collaboration with Ellevio Energy Solutions said: "Scandinavian Energy Centers and Scandinavian Data Centers' view on how efficient and sustainable data centers can be established the importance of circularly integrated solutions for increased sustainability and the role of battery facilities in these solutions are fully in line with our vision." Local IT provider Atea Sweden is one of the companies that will utilize the data center said: “IT and innovative technologies have enormous potential to positively impact carbon footprint Scandinavian Data Centers has developed a solution that aligns with the societal impact we aim to contribute to." SDC CEO Horn was previously co-founder of Rockan Data Center, which launched a data center in an underground former military facility near Linköping around 2015 He is also the founder of the investment management firm Two Towns Holding added: “This initiative strengthens Eskilstuna's position as Sweden's Environmental Best Municipality and a pioneer in sustainable development Scandinavian Data Centers not only created job opportunities but also with innovative solutions for circularity and climate neutrality.” Amazon has one data center in development in Eskilstuna that is due live later this year During World War II, Bolinder-Munktell, at the request of the Swedish authorities, built Daimler-Benz DB601 airplane engines, with an underground factory at Eskilstuna built to accommodate the factory Data Centre Dynamics Ltd (DCD), 32-38 Saffron Hill, London, EC1N 8FH Email. [email protected]DCD is a subsidiary of InfraXmedia We use cookies to improve your experience on our site. Learn more. info@grandslamsportsmedia.com Stay at the forefront of the industrial gas industry with a gasworld subscription and get access to: Sweden’s Eskilstuna Biogas has secured a seven-year €15m loan to finance the building of a new biogas plant near Eskilstuna in Sweden The loan is from Nordic Investment Bank and supported by the EU under the InvestEU programme The plant can receive 150,000 tonnes of feedstock per year and has an estimated production capacity of up to 5,450 tonnes of liquefied biogas Eskilstuna Biogas expects the plant to start operations in the first half of 2027 Construction is already underway.769" data-ag-order="0" data-ag-v2="1"> The facility will produce liquefied biogas for use as fuel for city buses and ferries to continue reading you must be subscribed At a time when the world is forced to go digital more than ever before just to stay connected discover the in-depth content our subscribers receive every month by subscribing to gasworld To read this full article you need to be subscribed to Newsline Progress on the greenfield Eskilstuna Biogas AB (EBAB) a 70 gigawatt-hour biogas plant located outside of the city of Eskilstuna The Eskilstuna Biogas project has the capacity to process up to 150,000 tons per year of locally sourced agricultural waste and food waste to produce up to 5,400 tons per year of liquefied biogas (LBG) The plant will be one of the largest of its kind in the Nordic region and will supply local municipality services and Destination Gotland with renewable LBG Construction of the plant is expected to begin immediately Glossary, videos, podcasts, research in the Resource Center Upload your latest press release or suggest a story idea to our editorial team We use cookies and other tracking technologies to personalize your user experience on our site and perform site analytics. 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Hicks Harnesslink.com is the only harness racing website dedicated to covering news and events in the Standardbred Industry world-wide © 2024 Harnesslink | All Rights Reserved | NV © 2024 Harnesslink | All Rights Reserved | NV New Zealand international forward Gabi Rennie has signed with Swedish second-tier club Eskilstuna United DFF on a one-year contract where she played her first season of professional football for Åland United Main photo: Gabi Rennie competes for the ball against the United States at Auckland’s Eden Park in the 2023 international friendly. Photo: Andrew Cornaga / Phototek Coach Rickard Johansson said of his new signing: “She could have played significantly higher in the league systems so we are very happy that she wants to join our journey here in Eskilstuna United “The fact that she has already played in the Nordics and done well in the Finnish league is also a positive thing because then the acclimation will be easier.” who has earned 40 caps and scored twice for the full New Zealand team She has represented New Zealand at two Olympic Games and was a member of the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup squad She told fans of her new club: ”I hope I can bring some experience to the team and help drive high standards on and off the field ”I think fans can expect me to run and be direct I like to work hard to get the ball and will recover defensively when I need to I like to be 1v1 and take my defenders on.” Christchurch-born Rennie played college football in the United States with the Indiana Hoosiers and the Arizona State Sun Devils READ MORE: Ferns striker Gabi Rennie signs first professional contract to join Finnish club >>>> This story was first published on January 12 Here’s NZ Football’s 5-minute highlights reel from last.. Here’s NZ Football’s 7-minute highlights reel from last.. Auckland FC’s Guillermo May is the special guest on episode 17 of New Zealand’s weekly.. Auckland United have started the defence of their OFC Women’s Champions League title with a.. Dub Zone is back for another week of analysis Papua New Guinea have claimed the final place at August’s OFC U-16 Men’s Championship after.. A widely-admired former club and regional football administrator Here’s NZ Football’s 12-minute highlights reel from last.. May 3-9: OFC U-16 Men’s Championship – qualifying, Tonga (click here for details) May 5-18 (NZT): Auckland United at OFC Women’s Champions League, Tahiti (click here for details) May 16-18: Grand final, women’s A-League (click here for details) Monday May 19 (2.30am NZT): New Zealand U-16 men v Switzerland, FIFA Youth Series, Zurich (click here for details) Tuesday May 20 (2.30am NZT): New Zealand U-16 men v Guatemala, FIFA Youth Series, Zurich (click here for details) May 26-June 3: FIFA international window (women) May 30-June 1: Grand final, men’s A-League (click here for details) May 31-June 1: Second rounds of Chatham Cup June 2-10: FIFA international window (men) Thursday June 5 (7.30am NZT): Chile U-20 v New Zealand U-20, men’s international, Complejo Deportivo Quilín, Santiago (click here for details) Sunday June 8 (7.30am NZT): Chile U-20 v New Zealand U-20, men’s international, Complejo Deportivo Quilín, Santiago (click here for details) Sunday June 8 (11am NZT): All Whites v Côte d’Ivoire, BMO Field, Toronto, Canada (click here for details) Wednesday June 11 (9am NZT): All Whites v Ukraine, BMO Field, Toronto, Canada (click here for details) June 15-July 13: FIFA Club World Cup, United States (click here for details) Monday June 16 (6am NZT): Auckland City v Bayern Munich, FIFA Club World Cup, TQL Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio (click here for details) Saturday June 20 (6am NZT): Auckland City v Benfica, FIFA Club World Cup, Inter&Co Stadium, Orlando, Florida (click here for details) Wednesday June 24 (7am NZT): Auckland City v Boca Juniors, FIFA Club World Cup, Geodis Park, Nashville, Tennessee (click here for details) June 23-July 1: FIFA international window (women) July 5-6: Quarter-finals of Kate Sheppard Cup August 1-14: OFC U-16 Women’s Championship, Samoa (click here for details) August 15-30: OFC U-16 Men’s Championship, Solomon Islands (click here for details) August 16-17: Semi-finals of Kate Sheppard Cup September 2-9: FIFA international window (men) September 17-24: University of Auckland at FISU Men’s Football World Cup September 20-24: OFC Futsal Men’s Cup September 21-October 4: OFC U-19 Women’s Championship September 27-October 19: FIFA U-20 Men’s World Cup September 27-28: Season starts for men’s and women’s National Leagues October 7-15: FIFA international window (men) Wednesday October 15 (k/o TBC): Norway v All Whites, international friendly, Ullevaal Stadium, Oslo, Norway (click here for details) October 17-November 8: FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup, Morocco (click here for details) October 20-28: FIFA international window (women) November 4-28 (NZT): FIFA U-17 Men’s World Cup, Qatar (click here for details) November 10-18: FIFA international window (men) November 17-22: OFC Futsal Men’s Champions League November 21-December 7: FIFA Futsal Women’s World Cup, Philippines (click here for details) 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup Oceania qualifiers December 13-14: Grand finals of men’s and women’s National Leagues June 12-July 20 (NZT): FIFA Men’s World Cup © 2025 Friends of Football Site designed by Hurricane Press Ltd using - WordPress Theme by Kadence WP Please Register or Sign in to view this content Quantum Commodity Intelligence is a premium paid subscription service for professionals in the oil Quantum Biofuels service subscribers have access to: Get in touch with us for subscription information on all Quantum platforms 29.1.2025 12:38:47 CET | AF Gruppen ASA | Press release has been commissioned to build care homes in Eskilstuna on behalf of Eskilstuna Kommunfastigheter AB The project is being carried out as a turnkey contract and has a contract value of SEK 138 million excluding VAT will consist of a four-story residential building with 72 studio apartments The building also includes communal kitchens and living rooms and a barbecue area will create an attractive living environment for the elderly "We are pleased to contribute to the community development in Eskilstuna by creating new and modern care homes We have extensive and good experience with similar projects," says Bård Frydenlund Executive Vice President Sweden at AF Gruppen Construction is scheduled to start in March/April 2025 and the project is expected to be completed in November 2026 AF Gruppen is a leading contracting and industrial group that was formed by an entrepreneurial spirit and execution capabilities The group has 6,000 employees and revenue reached NOK 30,5 billion in 2023 AF Gruppen is listed on Oslo Stock Exchange (AFG) We provide a broad range of services with seven operational business areas: Civil Engineering www.afgruppen.com Subscribe to all the latest releases from AF Gruppen ASA by registering your e-mail address below. You can unsubscribe at any time. AF Gruppen has been selected as the contractor by LKF, Lunds Kommun Fastighets AB, to build 117 new apartments in the Råbykungen district in Lund. The contract value will be approximately SEK 189 million excluding VAT. LAB Entreprenør, a company within AF Gruppen, has signed an agreement with Sammen, the Student Welfare Organization of Vestland, to rehabilitate a residential building in Hatleberg, Bergen. The agreement is a turnkey contract valued at NOK 146 million excluding VAT. AF Gruppen has entered into an agreement with Storøykilen Utvikling AS, a wholly owned subsidiary of OBOS Fornebu AS, to build blocks 5 and 6 in the residential project Storøykilen at Fornebu in Bærum. The project will be carried out as a turnkey contract, and the contract is valued at NOK 412 million excluding VAT. AF Gruppen has been awarded a contract by Hafslund Celsio for electromechanical work at the Aker Hospital heating plant. The contract is valued at approximately NOK 100 million, excluding VAT. Consolvo, a company in AF Gruppen, has today signed a contract with Bane NOR SF for the upgrade of the Linbanen Snow Shelter on the Ofoten Line. The contract is a construction contract with a value of NOK 122 million excluding VAT. In our pressroom you can read all our latest releases, find our press contacts, images, documents and other relevant information about us. 26 Apr 2025 14:00:00 GMT?.css-1txiau5-AnswerContainer{color:var(--GlobalColorScheme-Text-secondaryText2);}Team TG FF vs AFC Eskilstuna on Sat The current head to head record for the teams are Team TG FF 0 win(s) Haven't kept a clean sheet in 7 matches Have scored 9 goals in their last 5 matches Who won between Team TG FF and AFC Eskilstuna on Sat 26 Apr 2025 14:00:00 GMT?Team TG FF vs AFC Eskilstuna on Sat 26 Apr 2025 14:00:00 GMT ended in a 1–1 tie.InsightsHave scored 5 goals in their last 5 matches Team TG FF is playing home against AFC Eskilstuna on Sat 11 Apr 2025 17:00:00 GMT?.css-1txiau5-AnswerContainer{color:var(--GlobalColorScheme-Text-secondaryText2);}IK Uppsala Fotboll won 4–1 over Eskilstuna United DFF on Fri The current head to head record for the teams are IK Uppsala Fotboll 2 win(s) IK Uppsala Fotboll and Eskilstuna United DFF have not drawn any of their last 4 matches against each other Have scored 8 goals in their last 5 matches Haven't kept a clean sheet in 13 matches Who won between IK Uppsala Fotboll and Eskilstuna United DFF on Fri 11 Apr 2025 17:00:00 GMT?IK Uppsala Fotboll won 4–1 over Eskilstuna United DFF on Fri 11 Apr 2025 17:00:00 GMT.InsightsHave scored 14 goals in their last 5 matches IK Uppsala Fotboll is playing home against Eskilstuna United DFF on Fri with whom Volvo CE already enjoys a close partnership through which to develop future engineering talent and grow new perspectives and innovations to benefit the company The new Volvo CE corporate headquarters will be operational in Eskilstuna – already home to the company’s thriving Technology and Customer Centers – from August With its foundations in Eskilstuna over 190 years ago Volvo CE will be combining the strength of its history with the potential of its future thanks to ongoing investments into the customer center technology test labs and its recently launched R&D test track Volvo CE is a large global company with 17 sites around the world They all remain important locations for the company’s business global presence and need to be close to all stakeholders This announcement will not have an immediate impact on other global facilities or require any move of employees from their current locations to Eskilstuna Volvo CE will also remain an important part of Volvo Group with its close collaboration in projects and sharing of partnerships to lead the industry transformation “With the rapidly changing environment we are living in and the culture we are building it is a great opportunity to be present at one of our largest global sites Having our headquarters here will strengthen our collaboration with local educational and bring us closer to our operational work We will of course continue the great and important collaboration with our colleagues across the entire Volvo Group as well as with our worldwide partners,” says Melker Jernberg “Volvo CE has had a presence in Eskilstuna from as far back as 1832 and it has always played an important role in the local community We see this decision as boosting Eskilstuna’s image as an attractive business location for companies from Sweden and abroad,” says Jimmy Jansson Chairman of the Executive Board of Eskilstuna Municipality we're happy to send you some reminders Click 'OK' then 'Allow' to enable notifications Home> Football> Football News A game in Sweden's third tier has become a hot topic of discussion after three own-goals were scored during the controversial fixture AFC Eskilstuna secured all three points on Sunday as goals from Aleksander Azizovic Henry Maja and Ludvig Ugglas [OG] sealed a quite remarkable 5-4 win over IFK Stocksund went three goals ahead after just 16 minutes at the Tunavallen Stocksund pulled one back just before the half hour mark through Simon Miedinger But after Henry Maja extended Eskilstuna's three goal lead it was an own goal from Stocksund to make it 5-1 that got people talking a Stocksund player kicked a rolling ball into his own goal from close range The incident has sparked controversy in Sweden and beyond who is the integrity officer at the Swedish Football Association announced on Monday that the SFA will take a closer look at the own goal "We have a fairly accepted process for our work," Claesson told Expressen "One such thing that makes us start looking more closely at things is deviating performances on the field But that in itself is never proof that we can draw it as possible match-fixing "But we are in the process of our procedure which we usually have linked to match images that stand out in one way or another." IFK Stocksund head coach and sporting director Adam Gursoy is confident that there were no irregularities during the game against AFC Eskilstuna Speaking to Fotbollskanalen We have the perspective from our business and from the inside "Our indications are that there should be nothing strange involved There are unfortunate situations and actions in a football match We have not received any further information or anything from the association that indicates otherwise." Gursoy also responded to allegations of match-fixing from people on social media "It is clear that it is easy for things to be stirred up," he said "Most people have probably only seen the isolated incident I don't think most people have seen 90 minutes of the game They have seen the incident on X or other social media Then it is clear that it is easy to have a jargon and throw around that it must be match-fixing." Topics: Sweden Jack is a Senior Journalist who enjoys a long read He has an encyclopedic knowledge of Football Manager wonderkids from 2005 to the present day and has interviewed a handful of FM's finest Then somebody had a great idea to save it – make it the greenest place on Earth the “Sheffield of Sweden” has had something of an image problem in recent years thanks to the rapid decline in the industry throughout the 1970s It now has an unemployment rate that is almost double the national average of 8% But the town has come up with an answer: recycling Far from the Scandinavian stereotype of glossy modernity near-deserted grey streets are populated by kitsch 1980s pizzerias workers’ cafes and gloomy pubs – not a place where you would expect to find such a radical approach to the environment Eskilstuna has implemented a spate of green initiatives vying to make it the most environmentally friendly city in Sweden – and perhaps the world Public buses and cars are run on biogas and electricity and the town uses low-carbon combined heat and power plants which use the thermal energy from electricity production to heat water Residents sort their waste into seven multicoloured categories at home – green for food orange for plastic and black for mixed – and for the past four years people have been able to drop off their unwanted goods for recycling at Bergström’s secondhand mall after becoming disillusioned with the huge waste she encountered during her career in commercial fashion to run ReTuna (Tuna is the town’s nickname) She says the idea startled people to begin with especially something as radical as a shopping mall where all the goods are donated by the people of the town and then resold to them.” since the recycling scheme began and ReTuna opened it has been a success resulting in no domestic waste going to landfill and potentially providing a second lease of life for the steel city Despite being a 20-minute drive from the town centre on a Wednesday morning ReTuna is full of shoppers roaming through secondhand stores looking at everything from furniture to children’s toys The mall is situated in an unassuming warehouse building in the middle of a field next to one of the town’s two recycling centres Residents drop off their goods to be sorted by the 12 staff on hand in the cavernous warehouse beneath the shop floors Standing in ReTuna’s entrance hall beneath a tree fashioned from recycled cups Bergström explains how she won over the town “Everyone’s minds began to change the day we opened,” she says “Six thousand people came to visit that day and since then we average 700 visitors a day and 300 tour groups a year.” The daily tour groups – which are made up mainly of students – shows how innovative Eskilstuna’s recycling schemes are is part of an exchange between Indian students from a college in Pune and a local Swedish media school organised the trip after she heard about ReTuna on social media “This is a very inspiring place,” she says we have a huge waste management problem where we increasingly live in a throwaway culture We brought our students here because we could all learn a lot from a place like ReTuna.” Mother-and-daughter shoppers Sandra and Elisabeth Jarvinen agree “We have lived in Eskilstuna our whole lives,” Sandra says Anna Bergström … ‘Everyone’s minds began to change the day we opened.’ Photograph: Graeme Robertson/The GuardianBjorn Gutenberg but comes to shop here at least once a week says: “We’re actually addressing the problem and it’s great for people to see the whole chain of recycling and consumption.” Shoppers come from even further afield says Bergström who adds that families have visited from France ReTuna is owned by Eskilstuna’s energy board the municipality invested 19.5m Swedish kronor (£1.6m) for building works but also to subsidise rates for the shop owners the mall operated without this subsidy and it broke even but Bergström knows revenues need to increase to keep the business running “We need to make more money to be able to hire people because the shop owners work really hard seven days a week.” who works a 70-hour week to keep her florist open “I’ve invested all my money into this shop and I’m hoping this is the first year I’ll actually get paid,” she says “I have had to put all the money [it has made] back into the business and have pretty much been surviving on my fiance’s wages This mall would maybe work better in a town with more people and more employment.” has to address the problem of how to price products they have received for nothing – while still making a profit and paying the costs of running their shops “People assume our products should be cheap but it’s really hard to price what we do,” she says so people here are suspicious; they care about functionality over sustainability.” A rummage through the mall finds shirts retailing for 120 kronor books for 60 kronor and Larsson’s flower pots for 480 kronor hauling waste from cars into the ReTuna warehouse “Everything people bring along is very good,” he says We all work very hard because people around here don’t have much money But it’s a lot better than my last job in an incineration plant More than 10% of Eskilstuna’s population of 100,000 is made up of refugees (about 239,000 people sought asylum in the country between 2015 and 2018, according to the government) and the shopping mall provides opportunities for them to acquire skills Yusuf al-Aboud from Syria has lived in Sweden for two years and works as a handyman in the ReTuna furniture store so this job has been great to help with the environment as well as produce nice products,” he says we would never throw things away unless they are completely broken so this work is usual for me.” His residency permit has not been renewed for next year “They want me to enrol in university or get some more education but I already have all the skills I need,” he says “I wish they would let me keep on working.” Another recent arrival to Eskilstuna is a Glaswegian Roxburgh moved to Eskilstuna two weeks ago to manage ReTuna’s franchise of the charity shop chain “And I became totally disillusioned with all the waste – I decided I wanted to help people in their lives instead.” Stadsmissionen employs staff with learning difficulties and long-term unemployed people “I was pleasantly surprised by the mall,” he says “and I think this recycling system is brilliant – it’s much better than Stockholm’s and definitely better than the UK’s.” Roxburgh recently gained Swedish citizenship “This is the real community spirit here,” he adds Maria Larsson … ‘People assume our products should be cheap.’ Photograph: Graeme Robertson/The GuardianAny waste finds its way to the Lilla Nyby sorting centre a 20-minute drive away Lilla Nyby is a typical waste plant: heaps of putrid rubbish waiting to be sorted opportunistic gulls swooping and diggers carving through the mounds There is a noticeable lack of people at Lilla Nyby the recycling bags whirr through a maze of conveyor belts passing camera points which recognise their different colours and then swat them off the line accordingly The result is a seamless trash-maze that allows five people to process 20,000 tonnes of waste a year explains how it takes the effort out of recycling: “The machine is perfect because people are lazy,” he says when the plant was being built alongside the covered remains of the town’s landfill “I’ve seen this whole place change in that time,” he says you would have to drive it to the bins by the supermarket people seem much more engaged with the environment because it is so easy – we have more than 97% accuracy in the sorting of waste in the bags.” Although sometimes something unusual turns up: “We found a dead puppy in one of the blue bags two years ago.” food waste is composted at Lilla Nyby and sold back to residents it sells out,” Hellström says – and the biogas from food waste at the plant is used for the city’s buses an Uppsala University research project is taking place They are testing the use of maggot larvae to digest food waste then using the fattened maggots to feed to livestock Sorting your household rubbish into seven different categories may sound like a step too far This might be because to opt out of the multicoloured scheme means doubling the yearly household waste disposal fee of 2,894 kronor for new parents Caroline and Marlin Sommerlid the recycling scheme is a moral obligation Recycled chairs in ReTuna Photograph: Graeme Robertson/The Guardian“We’re very proud citizens to have this scheme here,” Caroline says her five-week-old baby resting on her shoulder “I want my children to grow up in a world that hasn’t been destroyed and for them to leave it in better shape than they got it in.” eco-friendly house situated in the leafy suburbs of Eskilstuna “I built this house to fit in with our recycling systems,” construction engineer Marlin says showing the integrated bins nestled beneath the sink “Caroline is obsessed – I came from a place where people didn’t recycle but her parents were militant.” “When I go to places without the sorting systems I feel as if I’m back in the 80s,” Caroline says who won 17% of votes in the 2018 elections has said that Greta Thunberg’s protest against the climate crisis is a “staged promotional campaign” all Swedish municipalities will be legally required to recycle The Social Democrat leader of the municipality says other Swedish towns are slow to catch up because of a “lack of knowledge” Jansson left school at the height of its deindustrialisation and we’re still recovering from that time,” he says and it felt natural to tackle the question of being a dirty industrial town We had an opportunity to learn from our past mistakes and even though we have not entirely recovered it’s not difficult to do the right thing – it’s our responsibility.” these environmental policies could appear nothing more than a cynical rebrand for a town which while the new recycling scheme has created 50 new jobs – a small dent in the almost 15,000 unemployed – for residents the radical green action has not just put Eskilstuna back on the map It has done so in a way that makes them proud “It has been a long time coming,” Bergström says “It’s hard to get a town on board that has been so scarred by change in the past – so if we can make a success of it here The original stated that 780,000 people had sought asylum in Sweden since 2015 In fact the government says the correct figure for 2015-18 is 239,000 Många upplever att detta kan leda till diskriminering av grupper och även en misstro hos polisen då en visitation kan vara väldigt integritetskränkande En elev på Grillska Gymnasiet som blivit visiterad inom zonerna uttrycker att poliserna som visiterade han betedde sig som att han hade begått ett brott fast att han var helt oskyldig Han berättar även att han känt sig utsatt genom åren även innan att säkerhetszonerna upprättades och att han redan i ung ålder blivit visiterad mitt på ljusa dagen på grund av hans utseende Från en intervju med Andreas Klevstig som är tillförordnad gruppchef på områdespolisen i Eskilstuna berättar han om säkerhetszonernas syfte med mera - Om det sker ett brott på en plats så följer det ofta med många fler vilket kan leda till en våldsspiral En säkerhetszon är då ett verktyg för att bromsa det i dom områdena så har man en lägre grund än normalt för att genomföra visitationer och husrannsakningar i fordon Vad utgår man ifrån när en polis ska visitera någon beteenden men dock får narkotika inte vara en anledning till visitationen Som polis bygger man upp en erfarenhet men det handlar också mycket om när det sker på dygnet Vi vet även vilka personer och i vilka områden som narkotika handel förekommer Hur säkerställer ni att säkerhetszoner inte leder till rasprofilering - Generellt inom polisen jobbar dom alltid mycket med värdegrunderna som är viktiga inom polisen Som polis har man mycket makt till exempel som att stoppa och visitera en person vilket är ett ingrepp mot den personens integritet Problemet med rasprofilering upplevs inte så stort inom polisen som det gör utanför polisen Jag har varit polis i 19 år och det har skett mycket mognad inom värdegrundsfrågor Efter intervjun med Andreas uppfattar vi att polisen ständigt jobbar på att motverka rasprofilering med koppling till dessa säkerhetszoner Dock upplever samhället utanför det som ett större problem och det är där problemen tillkommer Man kan tänka att de som blir visiterade som inte har något att dölja inte borde ta åt sig eller bry sig Men samtidigt så måste man tänka på det från deras perspektiv Enligt artikeln "Slumpvis utvald" av Stockholms Universitetet skriver de "Att ofta stoppas av polisen skapar en känsla av att utan orsak behandlas som en potentiell förövare" Detta stärker den elevens händelse som beskrivs under intervjun med oss och hela artikeln från Stockholms Universitet beskriver problemet med etnisk rasprofilering väl När vi pratat med folk som har erfarenhet om detta så har det varit likadant innan som efter zonerna infördes och de har ofta känt sig ledsna över att de blivit mer utsatta för visitationerna än andra Gängkriminalitet idag ett av Sveriges största problem och det är tydligt att något måste göras Om säkerhetszoner är lösningen eller inte är tyvärr inget vi kan svara på Debatten om detta har varit stor och vi har sett en stor frustration kring att personer med ett visst utseende eller ålder blir mer utsatta trots att de flesta är precis lika oskyldig som en tonårstjej med ett nordiskt utseende som vet att de förmodligen aldrig kommer att bli visiterade eller ens bli misstänkta -De återkommande visitationerna har gjort att jag och många andra tappat förtroende och känner sig otrygga och utpekade i polisens närvaro berättar eleven från Grillska gymnasiet slutligen As contributors to Mobile Stories, we adhere to its editorial guidelines. This involves verifying our sources, ensuring we don't violate any copyrights, and following the Young Reporter's Code of Ethics. Find out more about Mobile Stories. Read more about the Young Reporter's Code of Ethics Furetank, the Swedish shipping company, has signed an agreement to acquire liquefied biogas (LBG) with Eskilstuna Biogas. Furetank became the first shipping company in Sweden and second in the world to bunker LBG the company has developed a new series of vessels that are ‘best in class’ globally according to the climate standards for shipping set by the International Maritime Organization Furetank and Eskilstuna Biogas will develop a new biogas plant The facility will produce an estimated 5,000 tonnes of LBG annually with Furetank agreeing to purchase at least 75% of the fuel for 10 years Gas will be extracted from manure and food waste from the municipalities of Eskilstuna and Strangnas and upgraded to a 100% waste-based the biogas plant will be the largest environmental investment in Eskilstuna in 20 years and received around SEK 140 million (€13.1 million) in grants from the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency’s support for climate investments “In addition to these grants and public production support for biogas a long-term agreement with a strong partner is required to make this big investment and achieve the large-scale biogas production that we are planning,” said Kaj Wågdahl “It is also very gratifying to find a partner who sees business opportunities in leading the way towards climate neutrality.” The plant is set to begin production in the last quarter of 2023 in accordance with the launch of the EU Emissions Trading System for shipping commented: “It feels fantastic to access LBG in Sweden we can run our vessels completely without emitting CO2 or harmful particles chose gas as a fuel and offset remaining emissions we move on to securing our own supply of LBG.” Please note: World Bio Market Insights is owned and operated by World Bio Markets Ltd This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page Move set to strengthen collaboration and innovation with local educational VOLVO Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) have announced that the company’s global headquarters is to move from its current location in Gothenburg Eskilstuna is already a large cross-functional workplace for Volvo CE The move forms part of an ongoing project to strengthen collaboration and innovation with local educational social and business hubs – such as Mälardalen University with whom Volvo CE already enjoy a close partnership through which to develop future engineering talent and grow new perspectives and innovations to benefit the company The new Volvo CE corporate headquarters in Eskilstuna – already home to the company’s thriving technology and customer centres – will be operational from August 2023 With their foundations in Eskilstuna more than 190 years ago Volvo CE say they will be combining the strength of their history with the potential of their future thanks to ongoing investments in the customer centre technology test labs and their recently launched R&D test track the company adds that this announcement will not have an immediate impact on its other global facilities or require any employees to move from their current locations to Eskilstuna Volvo CE will also remain an important part of Volvo Group with their close collaboration in projects and sharing of partnerships to lead the industry transformation said: ‘With the rapidly changing environment we are living in and the culture we are building this is a great opportunity to be present at one of our largest global sites chairman of the executive board of Eskilstuna Municipality commented: ‘Volvo CE have had a presence in Eskilstuna since as far back as 1832 and have always played an important role in the local community We see this decision as boosting Eskilstuna’s image as an attractive business location for companies from Sweden and abroad.’ Eskilstuna is located in Södermanland County less than five hours from Gothenburg and within easy distance of both Vasteras and Arlanda international airports As well as being the birthplace of Volvo CE it has a rich industrial heritage that is recognized at one of the city’s popular attractions It is also known as a pioneer in recycling with the world’s first climate-smart shopping mall selling only recycled or second-hand goods jobs events and articles direct to your inbox Subscribe Here Agg-Net is the ‘go-to’ website for key decision makers within the aggregates and recycling industries.  General commentary, market reports and industry features provide an independent and informed voice for the industry. Agg-Net is the official digital partner for Hillhead, providing unrivalled coverage of our June event. © The QMJ Group Ltd 2023. All Rights Reserved 7 Regent StreetNottinghamNG1 5BSUnited KingdomTel: +44 (0)115 941 1315 Juventus Women welcome a new face to their ranks. Paulina Nyström arrives from Sweden and has signed a contract until 30 June 2025. The class of 2000 will wear the number 6 shirt. Before choosing the Bianconere, Pauline showed her potential at Eskilstuna United, where scope for further growth could be glimpsed. Stats back up her quality - 10 goals scored in 2022 in the Swedish top flight. Her constant improvement can be seen in her involvement with the national set-up, step after step. She has collected 15 caps with the Under 23 - and two goals to her name - after 22 appearances and five goals at Under 19 and before that six caps at Under 17. She is now eager to throw herself into her first experience outside of Sweden. And we can't wait to share it. How can New York City's Bryant Park help Eskilstuna? A group of Eskilstuna politicians came to see if the success with Bryant Park can be applied to Fristadstorget in their home town.  A group of 15 politicians and officials from Eskilstuna, Sweden traveled all the way to New York City, to have a closer look at Bryant Park (located in Manhattan’s midtown area between 40th and 42nd streets, between Fifth and Sixth avenues). Bryant Park is of special interest as it is a true New York success story having gone from a dangerous drug haven to a place people from everywhere want to visit. “We need to learn from the people who have made Bryant Park a success,” said vice mayor of Eskilstuna and chairman of the Town Planning Committee Magnus Johansson. “Bryant Park is a place that makes meetings possible, it has a positive atmosphere, and people come here to do the things they enjoy: Whether it is playing a game of boules, having lunch or working. If you have a lot of people doing what they enjoy doing in a defined area, you have a good thing going.” What Johansson and his 14 colleagues wanted from their trip was to experience Bryant Park for themselves, and get some ideas on how its successful changes can be applied to Fristadstorget. Group member Andreas Sjöberg, director of Marketing for Building Owners Central Sweden, says, “Talking to and meeting all these people here, especially Jerome Barth, the vice president of Business Affairs at Bryant Park, has opened our eyes, and we will return with new ideas. It’s not simple to just import ideas. Eskilstuna is great, but will be even greater in the future.” Johansson agrees: “To develop Eskiltuna is a long-term project, this is just one part of it. We need more knowledge and ideas.” What they in particular agree is so attractive about Bryant Park is that it is a place alive with activities. Here you can rearrange chairs and tables to suit your needs, you can read a book, buy coffee or take out lunch from nearby places. There’s a free ice-skating rink during the winter months, and a film festival in summer; there’s also a slew of games available. “I see how we could incorporate many of these ideas to Fristadstorget at home,” Johansson says. “Since there’s the city park nearby, maybe morning exercises could be something? We’ve got to learn from people who’ve done this.” In the end, Johansson says it’s the inhabitants of Eskilstuna themselves who will get to decide what to do with Fristadstorget, though with politicians better informed and better equipped with how to work, the wishes and dreams of the people of Eskilstuna are more likely to come true. Amanda Nildèn is Juventus Women player! Having spent the last season at Eskilstuna United DFF, she will now wear the Bianconere number 5 shirt and add to the already talented Juventus Women squad. Born in Stockholm on 7th August 1998, she grew up in football-playing family, with her father and grandfather both having played for Swedish outfit, AIK, that she herself would also go onto join, after having first began her journey with IF Brommapojkarna in 2014/15. In 2018, Nildèn had her first experience playing abroad when she moved to feature for Brighton & Hove Albion. Interestingly, during her time on the English south coast, she played alongside fellow Scandinavian, Matilde Lundorf, whom she will again link up with, this time in the Black and White of Juve. Last season Nildèn played for Eskilstuna United DFF back in her homeland and now she makes the move to Joe Montemurro’s Juventus Women ahead of the upcoming season, finding herself in good company, as the third Swede in the squad after Linda Sembrant and Lina Hurtig. Welcome, Amanda! We look forward to seeing you on the pitch! Sweden FacilityThe roughly $1.7 million (USD) investment includes an arena for customer demonstrations of electric and autonomous machines a new R&D test track and an energy recovery system for the factory including an arena for customer demonstrations of electric and autonomous machines a new R&D test track and an energy recovery system for the factory As part of its long-term strategy to stay competitive, meet customer needs and address sustainability goals, Volvo CE is making a number of significant investments at the site, the first of which is an additional home for its prototype vehicles Volvo Construction Equipment Reveals Prototype Autonomous Machines Volvo CE will add an extra 12 hectares to its existing 45-hectare demo ground at the Customer Center specifically for testing of its electric and autonomous machines but also for demonstrating current machine offerings The more than $850,000 USD (8 MSEK) investment in the innovation arena will enable Volvo CE to show the prototype machines to customers in a realistic and challenging environment in complete safety supported by 5G technology and with charging infrastructure installed on site The first phase of constructing the nearly 2 km gravel road which runs in both open and closed forest terrain Volvo Explores 5G Cell Networks’ Potential in Construction As the company transitions to more fossil-free alternatives, the existing fleet of combustion engine machines at the Eskilstuna Customer Center will be running on HVO (hydro-treated vegetable oils) HVO is made from vegetable and animal fats (typically rapeseed oil or abattoir waste) and reduces CO2 emissions by up to 90% depending on the raw material No special modifications to the engines are required “Our new innovation arena is a big statement to customers and the industry about our commitment to building tomorrow we show with our switch to HVO that we are also taking small steps to drive sustainability not just in the future but also in the here and now,” says Carl Slotte The HX2 models are now being optimized to be ready for the first commercial pilot which is due to start before the end of 2019 In March this year, telecommunications company Ericsson installed a 5G mast at the Technology Center so that Volvo CE could test remote-controlled machines with extremely short response times Launched in partnership with operator Telia this was Sweden’s first 5G network for industrial use Other recent developments at the Technology Center include the opening of four new test rigs at the beginning of 2017 three of which are dedicated to the early stages of software development for electric machines Meanwhile at the axle and transmission factory, Volvo CE’s focus is on reducing energy consumption to support the company’s overall sustainability goals. The two greatest sources of energy consumption at the plant are the ‘hardening centre’, where machine parts are heated to a high temperature and then cooled to ensure a strong surface and a long life, and the ‘paint shop’, where components are heated so the paint dries. The company has invested $530,000+ (5 MSEK) in an energy recovery system that will conserve around 60% of the heat generated in the hardening center and transfer it to paint shop. It is estimated that the system will decrease overall energy consumption in the factory by 4%. Work began on installing the energy recovery system in the middle of April and will be completed by the beginning of September. Meanwhile, Volvo CE will continue to investigate new processes for the painting process to further reduce energy consumption. “We have assembled an enthusiastic team with responsibility for tackling energy consumption at the factory,” says Anders Bergstrand, General Manager of the Eskilstuna factory. “This latest investment is just part of our sustainability journey.” 26 Apr 2025 14:00:00 GMT?.css-1txiau5-AnswerContainer{color:var(--GlobalColorScheme-Text-secondaryText2);}Eskilstuna United DFF won 3–0 over Bollstanäs SK on Sat The current head to head record for the teams are Eskilstuna United DFF 2 win(s) Have scored 5 goals in their last 5 matches Who won between Eskilstuna United DFF and Bollstanäs SK on Sat 26 Apr 2025 14:00:00 GMT?Eskilstuna United DFF won 3–0 over Bollstanäs SK on Sat 26 Apr 2025 14:00:00 GMT.InsightsHave scored 8 goals in their last 5 matches Eskilstuna United DFF is playing home against Bollstanäs SK on Sat a woman shopping in a mall in the southern Swedish city of Malmö was accidentally shot by a gunman police believe was targeting a rival gang member.  a woman and small child were hit by stray bullets during a shootout — likely between rival gangs — near a playground in the central town of Eskilstuna with 2022 on course to be the deadliest in a series of violent years for the country of 10 million.  Back in 2017, former U.S. President Donald Trump confused the world with his much-maligned “last night in Sweden” comments — suggesting there had been a major incident when there had been no such thing — but five years on his words look more prescient than misinformed A mother let her 6-year-old son bounce on a small trampoline but nervously called him back when he strayed more than a few meters away “We are terrified to be here,” said the woman a 33-year-old who didn’t want to give her name because she feared reprisals for criticizing local criminals “This isn’t the first time there has been a shooting in this area.” the base of a local narcotics-dealing gang which local authorities say is locked in a deadly rivalry with a group from Skiftinge another suburb a couple of kilometers away.  Initially a clash over control of drug markets officials say the rivalry has intensified as slights and attacks by one side have been met in kind by the other in an escalating spiral of violence.  Local police chief Mikael Backman told the media after the shooting that his officers had confiscated “half a dozen” weapons and arrested six people.  “We are coordinating resources from all over the country,” Backman said “But the problems right now are so serious that we have trouble keeping up as we are having to prioritize so many serious crimes at the same time.” Statistics to mid-August show that 44 people have been shot dead in Sweden this year and 66 wounded has seen the highest rates of gun deaths this year (21) followed by the southern region that surrounds Malmö (11) but there has been at least one gun death in each of the seven regions which make up the Nordic country.  Experts note that Sweden stands out in Europe because shootings are on the rise while they are generally stable or falling elsewhere.  As portrayed in the recent gritty Netflix hit drama “Snabba Cash,” the lives of Stockholm’s drug gangs are often brutal and short and the ruthlessness of the violence they unleash has begun to erode Sweden’s long-held reputation as a safe country “The new trend that we see now is that [criminals] are shooting to kill,” Manne Gerell an associate professor of criminology at Malmö University, told national broadcaster SVT “That is one of the reasons why this year looks set to be the worst ever.”  With less than a week to go until a general election in Sweden, law and order has emerged as the top issue for voters according to recent research by Gothenburg University.  The race looks set to be a tight one with parties supporting Social Democrat Magdalena Andersson to continue as premier marginally ahead of those supporting her main rival the center-right Moderate Party leader Ulf Kristersson.  Opposition leaders recently sought to make up the ground by visiting the playground in Årby to condemn the violence and claim that they would do a better job fighting it.  Moderate leader Kristersson said the violence was “horrible.” “We have to say ‘Here, but no further,’” Christian Democrat leader Ebba Busch said, local media reported Opposition parties say the government has been soft on crime for too many years and allowed gangs to terrorize communities like Årby opposition lawmakers highlight the government’s long-running problems with its target to recruit 10,000 more police officers by 2024 compared with 2016.  Posters all over Sweden show Kristersson and other opposition leaders under phrases like “Now we’ll get Sweden in order” and “Ready to fight crime.” Prime Minister Andersson met with her Social Democrat colleague and Eskilstuna Mayor Jimmy Jansson at the end of August before speaking to reporters outside the town hall She expressed shock at a shooting so close to where children were playing and also sought to highlight a toughening of punishments for gang members as outlined in the government’s recent 34-point plan to tackle organized crime she acknowledged that more needed to be done to stop recruitment of younger members into gangs to replace older criminals being locked away for longer terms.  experts also point to underlying social problems in places like Årby which create an environment where criminality can take hold Michael Tärnfalk, a researcher of social work at Uppsala University, told Sweden’s main morning news show last week that high levels of immigration over recent years had led to increased segregation in some suburbs, which had left them socially and economically vulnerable.  He said parents in those areas, who didn’t speak Swedish or have strong links to the local community, could find themselves unable to track the progress of their children in schools or to notice if they were moving in criminal circles.  Those children were at an increased risk of recruitment by local gangs whose members had made a lot of money through drug dealing and were highly visible to youngsters in the community driving expensive cars and wearing fancy clothes, he said.  Björn Larsson, a local lawmaker with the ruling Social Democrats in Eskilstuna, out campaigning for his party ahead of the September 11 election, said the municipality had invested heavily in social services and programs that seek to stop youngsters from moving from less serious to more serious crimes.  But Larsson said there also needs to be a broad change in attitude across society, from the middle-class drug user who realizes that it is their money funding the gangs to the teenager reached by a teacher or social worker who sees a future outside criminality.  A community center and library are already running in Årby offering, among other things, child care and support with job hunting, but Larsson said there “would be no easy fixes.” He said changing the outlook for young people in places like Årby would take time.  But in the park nearby, the 33-year-old mother out with her son shook her head at the thought of a future in the suburb.  “We have to move out of here,” she said. “This is no place to raise a child.” Like other socialist parties in Europe, Sweden’s center left has lost ground to the far right. It’s hoping to turn that around. It’s feared Russia could use the church as cover for future intelligence or sabotage operations. Shootings by Swedish gang members in other countries ups pressure on government in Stockholm. A surge in gang violence during a brutal summer spells trouble for the ruling parties. 19 Apr 2025 14:00:00 GMT?.css-1txiau5-AnswerContainer{color:var(--GlobalColorScheme-Text-secondaryText2);}AFC Eskilstuna vs Nordic United FC on Sat The current head to head record for the teams are AFC Eskilstuna 0 win(s) Haven't kept a clean sheet in 6 matches Nordic United FC have won the previous 2 matches against AFC Eskilstuna Who won between AFC Eskilstuna and Nordic United FC on Sat 19 Apr 2025 14:00:00 GMT?AFC Eskilstuna vs Nordic United FC on Sat 19 Apr 2025 14:00:00 GMT ended in a 1–1 tie.InsightsHave scored 13 goals in their last 5 matches AFC Eskilstuna is playing home against Nordic United FC on Sat Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker Sweden has had three Miss Universes in the pageant at the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas She was the third Swede to win the title (earlier winners are Hillevi Rombin in 1955 and Margareta Arvidsson in 1966 – Anita Ekberg competed in 1951 but was never a finalist) she was filmed recently by a TV-team from South Korea “They are fascinated with me being both a mother and an entrepreneur,” says Ryding and adds that her beauty line focuses on natural beauty For more about Yvonne Ryding’s beauty products: www.yvonneryding.com Minnesota United FC have bolstered their defense before the 2023 MLS season, announcing Monday they’ve signed Swedish center back Mikael Marqués from AFC Eskilstuna who last played in his homeland’s second division (Superettan) has signed with the Loons through the 2025 season with an option for 2026 Norway and Denmark were starting to take an interest but we got him through a good contact of ours who felt Mikael had so much upside,” Minnesota head coach Adrian Heath said in a release “It’s an area of the field that we’ve been trying to get more depth played right side of a four – there’s a lot of versatility there We’re excited to get him in and we feel he’s only just started Välkommen! 🇸🇪The club has signed Swedish defender Mikael Marques to a 3-year contract, with a club option for 2026. The 21-year-old joins #MNUFC from @afceskilstuna of @SuperettanSE. pic.twitter.com/t0L9gp20cG Marqués has played nearly 50 professional games, also featuring at Jönköpings Södra IF in Sweden before his last stop at AFC. He is Minnesota’s second new center back this offseason after they previously signed Canadian international Doneil Henry The Loons, who have made the Audi MLS Cup Playoffs across four consecutive years, open their new season at FC Dallas on Feb. 25 (8:30 pm ET | MLS Season Pass) READ MORE: MLS Transfer Tracker presented by Avant A mosque in southeastern Sweden has been destroyed by a fire in what community members suspect was an arson attack.  Anas Deneche, the communications director of the Great Mosque in the city of Eskilstuna, told public broadcaster Sveriges Radio that he believed Monday's blaze was deliberately caused.  He said that police records showed the mosque had faced threats for over a year and had previously been subjected to attacks Deneche said his mother heard a loud noise before the fire broke out "She heard an explosion and all of a sudden things start to burn," he said Police said on Tuesday that it had no suspects but were investigating the incident as suspected aggravated arson "Yet again terror strikes against a mosque in Sweden," wrote Mikail Yuksel "This is another brutal attack on human rights and to democracy and freedom in the country formally known as a humanitarian super power." In recent years, there have been several arson attacks on Swedish mosques. A spate of such attacks in 2014 targeted several cities Monday's incident comes months after a man burned pages of the Quran in the Swedish capital sparking criticism around the world.  stomping on it and setting pages alight outside the largest mosque in the Swedish capital In Iraq, the country's Swedish embassy was stormed by supporters of Iraqi Shia leader Muqtada al-Sadr following the incident, while thousands took to the streets of Baghdad to rally against the Quran-burning.  It wasn't the first Quran-burning incident in Sweden: riots broke out in August 2020 in the city of Malmo hours after right-wing anti-Islam activist Rasmus Paludan burned a copy of the Quran.  Copyright © 2014 - 2025. Middle East Eye. All rights reserved. Only England and Wales jurisdiction apply in all legal matters. Middle East Eye          ISSN 2634-2456                      03 May 2025 14:00:00 GMT?.css-1txiau5-AnswerContainer{color:var(--GlobalColorScheme-Text-secondaryText2);}Sollentuna FK won 2–1 over AFC Eskilstuna on Sat Haven't kept a clean sheet in 8 matches Have scored 4 goals in their last 5 matches Haven't kept a clean sheet in 12 matches Who won between AFC Eskilstuna and Sollentuna FK on Sat 03 May 2025 14:00:00 GMT?Sollentuna FK won 2–1 over AFC Eskilstuna on Sat 03 May 2025 14:00:00 GMT.InsightsHave scored 7 goals in their last 5 matches AFC Eskilstuna is playing home against Sollentuna FK on Sat The legend of Sigurd is a core component of both Norse and Germanic mythology (with the figure known as Siegfried in the latter) and is included in texts from the Poetic Edda to the Niebelunglied to Beowulf Elements of the story has been incorporated into modern epics such as Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen and Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings Dating from the Viking Age, the Sigurd Stones are a group of runestones in eastern Sweden that provide the earliest Norse depictions of the legend of Sigurd the dragon slayer The Sigurdsristningen (which translates to Sigurd Carving but is commonly called the Ramsund Carving) is unique among the Sigurd Stones in that it is the only runic carving in the group etched into a rocky outcrop it was apparently commissioned to help a loved one's soul reach Christian heaven the Sigurdsristningen provides a pictorial account of the heroic feats of Sigurd the dragon slayer. As a displaced youth Regin had a score to settle with his brother Fafnir who murdered their father Hreidmar and stole the gold paid to their family as a settlement after the trickster god Loki killed their brother Ótr The main hurdle for Regin was that Fafnir had subsequently turned into a dragon, thanks to a curse attached to a ring in the treasure horde The good and impressionable Sigurd was enlisted to the cause and armed with a magic sword forged by Regin licked a bit of dragon blood from his fingers which gave him the ability to speak with birds so Sigurd instead killed Regin and made off with the loot—carried on the back of a steed descended from Odin's own horse—to engage in further adventures of similar grimness and complexity This is the tale that the Sigurdsristningen tells in visual vignettes while Ótr hovers over the proceedings the runic inscription in Fafnir's body describes the carving as a "bridge" made by a woman named Alríkr for "the soul of Holmgeirr." This is significant because and bridge-building projects were funded by the Church to gain local support as well as to represent the bridge they offered to the afterlife which fit neatly in a culture accustomed to reaching the afterlife by boat Bus number 9 from Fristadstorget To Sundbyholm Get off at the castle and follow the signs to "Sigurdsristningen".If going by car take "Mälarvägen" towards Sunbyholms Castle turn right just before you enter the dense forest There is a parking lot on the other side of the road from the carving a flying dragon was blinded by a lighthouse and crashed leaving a permanent mark on this island rock Generations of rockhounds got their start at this beloved Erosion left these fascinating granite formations strewn across fields and mountains in Burgundy This igneous rock monolith towers above the surrounding landscape just outside the Nigerian capital A traveling Bronze Age sacrificial stone that was used to honor elves A mural of the Virgin of Guadalupe painted on the rock wall by canyon's religious namesake fossil-rich cobble beach holds Viking graves Charities say scheme will make beggars even more vulnerable and open to exploitation A Swedish town has become the first in the country to introduce an official begging permit, requiring anyone who asks for money in the street to pay SEK 250 (£21) upfront for a licence. Valid for three months, the permit can be obtained by filling in a form online or at a police station and requires a valid ID. Anyone found begging for money in Eskilstuna, west of Stockholm, without one faces a fine of up to SEK 4,000 (£342). Jimmy Jansson, a Social Democrat local councillor, said the scheme, which came into force on 1 August after nearly a year of legal delays, was aimed at “bureaucratising” begging to “make it more difficult” for people to ask for money. “We’ll see where this goes,” Jansson told local media, adding that the permit system should help bring homeless and other vulnerable people in contact with the local authority, in particular social services. Read moreCritics of the scheme have said it legitimises begging and argued it makes those who are reduced to asking for money many of whom are Roma from countries such as Romania and Bulgaria said the system increased opportunities for exploitation pointing out that criminal gangs could pay for people’s permit applications and then demand extortionate repayments Jansson told Aftonbladet newspaper the council’s approach was the right one “This is not about harassing vulnerable people but trying to address the bigger question: whether we think begging should be normalised within the Swedish welfare model,” he said “I hear a lot of criticism of any attempts to regulate begging but I don’t see the same strength and energy directed at the fact that people are forced to beg in the first place.” Several Swedish towns have outlawed begging altogether in recent months after the supreme administrative court upheld a ban on the practice in the town of Vellinge in the country’s southernmost county of Skåne The state broadcaster SVT reported that applications for eight permits had been filed in Eskilstuna over the weekend while three EU citizens begging in the town centre without a licence were informed of the new law by police and moved on According to Aftonbladet some beggars were attempting to circumvent the regime by selling blueberries a development Jansson described as “not unexpected” and “a reasonable reaction to a change in the conditions” told the paper the municipality’s lawyers were considering how to respond make an assessment of whether this is a way of getting round the new provision,” he said .st1{fill-rule:evenodd;clip-rule:evenodd;fill:#2a2a2a}By South Jersey TimesBridgeton Eskilstuna Sweden exchange students 1.jpg The four exchange students inside the Copeland Maritime Center of the Kalmar Nyckel Foundation Wilmington: Left to right: Luis Vera (Bridgeton) Jesper Perrault (Sweden) and Kimberly deOjeda Celaya (Bridgeton) The annual excursion of the Bridgeton-Eskilstuna Sweden exchange students and teachers took place Feb The exchange students and teachers in front of the Tercentenary Monument by Swedish sculptor Carl Milles at Fort Christina Park Bridgeton and Eskilstuna -- about 55 miles west of Stockholm -- were made sister cities in 1988 The exchange program is intended to promote mutual understanding between the two countries It has been in existence since 1988 when King Carl XVI Gustav and Queen Silvia of Sweden opened the New Sweden Colonial Farmstead (NSCF) in Bridgeton to celebrate the 350th anniversary of the founding of the colony of New Sweden (they returned to Wilmington in 2013 for the 375th anniversary)          On the excursion were students Jesper Perrault Malin Johansson and teacher Patrik Persson of Sweden; and students Kimberley deOjeda Celaya Luis Vera and teacher Matthew Brenner of Bridgeton All six participants had to win essay contests in order to be selected by their respective committees Also in attendance were the Swedish program coordinator Christoffer Sylvan and his two granddaughters both 15; Bridgeton High School District Student Assistance Coordinator Ida Bonavito and the NSCF executive committee chairman Joe Mathews Bridgeton High's program coordinator is Timothy Cubbage The group left from Bridgeton High School early in the morning and traveled first to see the New Sweden Colonial Farmstead (now closed hopefully temporarily) in Bridgeton; then on to a tour of Old Swedes Church (built 1699) and cemetery in Wilmington; then to Fort Christina State Park nearby with its 1938 monument commemorating the 300th anniversary of the 1638 founding of the colony of New Sweden; and finally to the new Copeland Maritime Center of the Kalmar Nyckel Foundation (KNF) The KNF owns the present-day tall ship of the state of Delaware Fort Christina State Park marks the site of the first Swedish settlement in America Expert tour guides Rebecca Wilson of Old Swedes and Ginny Hanna of the KNF led informative and entertaining sessions Everyone said they greatly enjoyed the excursion Later that evening the group and their families were warmly welcomed at a dinner and program back at Bridgeton High Use of and/or registration on any portion of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement, (updated 8/1/2024) and acknowledgement of our Privacy Policy, and Your Privacy Choices and Rights (updated 1/1/2025) © 2025 Advance Local Media LLC. 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