STOCKHOLM — Suburbs of the Swedish capital were engulfed in a fourth night of rioting early Thursday in the country's worst civil unrest in years leaving locals shaking their heads and wondering when calm would return to their usually tranquil city hundreds of young residents of the suburbs of Husby Skarholmenset and others set dozens of cars on fire damaged buildings — including schools and a police station — and battled with police and one police officer was reported injured Police spokesman Kjell Lindgren says at least 30 cars were set ablaze across western and southern Stockholm early Thursday Firefighters said they have "never before seen so many fires raging at the same time." Fire also destroyed a restaurant in Skogas Government officials have called for calm while the rioters say they won't stop until there is a full investigation into the shooting death of a 69-year-old mentally ill Husby man last week who was swinging a machete as police attempted a house search "Everyone must work to restore calm," said Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt hundreds of residents walked the streets to answer the appeal for calm immigrant suburbs is only the latest to break out in Europe over the past decade following riots in Paris in 2005 and in London in 2011 But it has shocked both locals and those outside the rich northern country famous for its tolerance and generous welfare system known as the 'Swedish model,' a country also synonymous for its commitment to societal equality and justice locals are wondering if Sweden has done any better than its European neighbors in assimilating its immigrant population especially as administrations in the past two decades have been slowly dismantling the cradle-to-grave welfare benefits That has led to rising income inequality that has hit the young and immigrants the hardest with unemployment running at 7% for the general population many are disappointed about their future prospects," said Eva Andersson co-author of Segregation and Urban Unrest in Sweden a new study by the universities of Stockholm and Uppsala "You don't perceive the society as supportive Stockholm is one of the world's richest cities most of the residents are of non-Swedish origin Sweden has been traditionally welcoming of refugees and 15% of residents in the country are foreign-born Swedes have been increasingly worried over immigrants failing to integrate and the cost to the state in benefits This concern has spurred the success of the anti-immigrant far right party which won enough votes to enter Parliament for the first time in 2010 and is polling in third place in the run up to elections next year some foreign-born residents of the riot-torn areas said they were angry at the rioters "It's idiotic – they're ruining things for the people that live here," Husby resident Marianne Farede who was born in Lebanon told the Swedish news website It's our cars that are getting burned; it's our money." She said young people are using the incident as an excuse to cause trouble and said instead the youth should realize how good they have it I wouldn't have it as good as I have it now," she added "There aren't enough who do appreciate what they have – they want even more You don't have to feel like a Swede to adjust to Swedish society." "It's obvious that there are organizations or a network who are using Facebook or other social media to call on people to go out and cause trouble," police spokesman Kjell Lindgren told national Swedish Radio Swedish police added they are continuing to investigate the shooting incident Police officer Bert Jonsson noted that this is not the first time there have been disturbances in the Stockholm suburbs of Husby Rinkeby and Tensta where most people are immigrants and unemployment is especially high "Some of the rioters claim that this time it is linked to the (police shooting) death a few nights ago of an elderly man here in Husby but I don't know if that is the real reason," he said various Swedish citizens' groups held meetings to discuss the violence in the suburbs that's been taking place during the last three nights the run-down suburb northwest of Stockholm where the violence started late Sunday night as the greater area around Husby is called racism and governmental neglect of the suburbs "To disappoint Husby is to disappoint all suburbs in Sweden," said one speaker But as he complained of the lack of government representatives from these districts to vigorous applause Some locals said there was no cause for violence no matter how dire the situation of the young visiting his adult daughter in Husby this week said many young people in the Swedish projects have a poor education little chance to land a decent job and have poor prospects for the future "They are like a lost generation," he said they would get a whacking they wouldn't forget about." 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Read our Privacy notice Sweden’s largest Shia mosque has been partially destroyed by fire in what police are treating as an arson attack Police spokesman Lars Bystrom said the fire appeared to have been “lit from the outside" Photos showed the charred exterior of the warehouse building The mosque hosted around 500 people at a celebration earlier in the evening but there were only a handful of people inside at the time the fire broke out A police statement said forensic tests were being carried out Mosque spokesman Akil Zahiri told Swedish media he was "very troubled" by the suspected attack as the mosque "felt like another home” “This is the largest Shia mosque in Sweden and there are already dozens of members here on the spot right now,” he said including 112 fires last year at refugee reception centres Swedish authorities are wary of possible reprisals after a man rammed a hijacked truck into a busy pedestrian shopping centre last month An Uzbek whose asylum request was rejected is being held as the main suspect Isis has also targeted Shia sites in several countries Last year the group claimed responsibility for a fire at a small Shia mosque in Malmo in southern Sweden Last December, a 16-year-old boy was charged with arson after a fire caused £6m worth of damage at a mosque in south London which describes itself as the largest in western Europe. 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(ANS – Stockholm) – A woman committed to evangelization and education to the faith of children and young people in one of the world’s most secularized countries a catechist in the Salesian parish of Jakobsberg and animator of youth ministry projects and activities at a national level Today she tells ANS about her commitment and efforts As a member of the Jakobsberg parish youth ministry how did you become involved in youth ministry I came back to the Church when I was 21 years old (2013) I found my community in the charismatic group The parish priest of that time asked me if I could read the readings during Mass and a few months later he asked me if I could prepare the first communion group with a religious Sister for two years I felt that I wanted to do more for the kids and we started to organize activities for kids.  What makes you joyful and happy as the catechist to young people to see them have fun in the church and to see that they feel that the church is also their home Some memorable moments of your two years of commitment with the Sweden Catholic youth at the national level one of my goals was to introduce adoration with worship I invited a lot of different priests during our camps so they could build a relationship with them and so they could feel comfortable going to confession.  One of my best memories is the Nordiska Ungdomsdagarna You can see a part of the camp here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4H0-GfkOYM&t=2105s and the music band from Croatia 'Božja pobjeda' I started the "Kom till mig" (Come to me) Adoration with worship once a month in different parishes in Stockholm I asked the youth group from the parish to help me with games and snacks What do you treasure most from the encounters with Pope Francis during his visit in Sweden It was a big blessing to meet him both times and represent the Swedish youth during his visit in 2016 We didn’t speak so much; I only had time to greet him  What are the main challenges of the Sweden Catholic youth - Hmm….that the parents don´t pray with the kids at home and they think that it´s enough just leaving them to have catechism.  - We are few Catholics in this country (1%) Sometimes they are the only Catholics in their class and they don’t always have the courage to show their faith to their friends they teach them the contrary of what we teach them in church (sex you can do what you what and everything else doesn’t matter)  Your dreams about Salesians of Don Bosco in Sweden That all the kids and youth feel at home in the church To see how confirmands can remain in the Church by finding their place for example as a minister ANS - “Agenzia iNfo Salesiana” is a on-line almost daily publication the communication agency of the Salesian Congregation enrolled in the Press Register of the Tibunal of Rome as n 153/2007 This site also uses third-party cookies to improve user experience and for statistical purposes By scrolling through this page or by clicking on any of its elements Stocholm county police write on their website that the woman was out walking in the evening when she met more than a dozen wild boars When the surprised woman turned tail and fled the boars gave chase She luckily met a group of young people who were able to scare away the pack of pursuing porkers Wild boar pack mounts road-rage attack in eastern Sweden Sweden’s drunken elks threaten home owner Men stuck on roof after wild boar attack in Sweden The incident was reported at half past 8 pm on Saturday night about a kilometre from the Jakobsberg station on Stockholm’s commuter train line It is a quiet road with detached houses and gardens but to the north and west are green spaces along the coast of Lake Mälaren Albin Näverberg at the county police writes that the local Järfälla municipality has been informed He says to newspaper Svenska Dagbladet that he is himself a hunter and understands why people are scared of wild boars since they kan kill a hunter’s dog with their tusks “If you flee too fast this will give a signal to the whole pack to attack and even the gentlest ones will join in.” The woman was probably chased by a group of sows protecting their young According to the Swedish Farming Association (LRF) all wild boars apart from mature males live in groups that can be described as a matriarchy led by an older female Wild boar incidents have also been reported from nearby Barkarby and Jakobsberg in the Stockholm northern suburbs For more news from Sweden visit Radio Sweden and website in this browser for the next time I comment A young woman was left shaken after being chased by a large group of wild boar in a Stockholm suburb A young woman was left shaken after being chased by a pack of wild boar in a Stockholm suburb about a kilometre from the Jakobsberg station on Stockholm's commuter train line and understands why people are scared of wild boars since they kan kill a hunter's dog with their tusks "If you flee too fast this will give a signal to the whole pack to attack plus weekly summary on Fridays at 4.30pm on P2 (P6 89.6FM in Stockholm) Kontakta gärna Sveriges Radios forum för teknisk support där vi besvarar dina frågor vardagar kl Mikael Persbrandt is a Swedish actor who has a net worth of $5 million He is often seen playing tough guy roles in his Swedish films He was involved in a controversy after leaving the Royal Dramatic Theatre and many of the ensemble responded negatively and Jan Malmsjo even claimed that Persbrandt "has pissed on us!" Mikael started in theater in 1984 and performed in King Lear One of his best known roles is as police officer Gunvald Larsson in multiple Martin Beck movies Persbrandt also starred as Carl Hamilton in the Agent Hamilton film series Mikael stars as Beorn in The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug and The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies Persbrandt has won three Guldbagge Awards for Best Actor and another for the Ingmar Bergman Award © 2025 Celebrity Net Worth / All Rights Reserved