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Sweden

Swedish municipalities demand millions from “garbage queen” in waste dumping scandal

Published 12 May 2025
– By Editorial Staff
A mountain of rubbish in Botkyrka, south of Stockholm, shows the extent of the environmental scandal involving the company Think Pink.
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Several Swedish municipalities are demanding over SEK 260 million (€23.5 million) from “the garbage queen” Fariba Vancor and scandal-ridden company Think Pink for illegal dumping of waste. The trial, which is also Sweden’s largest environmental crime case, concluded last week and the verdict is expected in mid-June.

Between 2015 and 2020, Think Pink dumped approximately 200,000 tons of construction and demolition waste at 21 sites in 15 municipalities, including Botkyrka, Västerås, Norrtälje, and Eskilstuna, instead of recycling it.

The municipalities have been forced to clean up and remove the waste at great expense. The affected municipalities are now demanding millions in damages, reports Dagens Industri.

Environmental crime on a record scale

Prosecutors and environmental authorities claim that Think Pink, led by Fariba Vancor and co-founder Thomas Nilsson, systematically accepted and dumped approximately 200,000–220,000 tons of construction and demolition waste on industrial sites, gravel pits, and other locations.

Botkyrka, Västerås, Eskilstuna, Flen, Gullspång, Haninge, Huddinge, Håbo, Laxå, Norberg, Norrtälje, Skövde, Strängnäs, Uppsala, and Östhammar are among the affected municipalities.

The waste has often been dumped near water protection areas, storm drains, and residential areas, causing significant environmental and health risks.

The municipalities have been forced to clean up, transport, and treat the waste at enormous cost. Botkyrka municipality alone is now demanding up to SEK 125 million (€11.5 million) in compensation.

Västerås municipality has submitted a claim for SEK 66.6 million (€60 million), and several other municipalities – including Eskilstuna, Flen, and Norrtälje – have their own claims amounting to millions. In total, the claims for damages amount to approximately SEK 260–262 million (€23.5 million).

– We have not yet made any decision on how to deal with the remaining waste, but are awaiting the outcome of the court case, says Marianne Lidman Hägnesten, director of environmental and health protection in Västerås.

Trial concluded

The trial against Fariba Vancor, Thomas Nilsson, and nine other individuals concluded on May 8 after more than 80 days of proceedings.

Prosecutors are seeking six years in prison for Vancor, Nilsson, and several other former executives, as well as financial liability for the environmental crimes. The verdict is expected to be announced on June 17, according to tax-funded SVT.

Think Pink and its parent company were declared bankrupt in 2020, and since the company has no assets, the claims for damages are now also being directed against the individuals charged, which makes the process legally complicated.

Large amounts of waste remain at several of the affected sites, posing a continuing environmental risk. Municipalities and county councils warn that chemicals and hazardous substances risk leaking into the ground and water if the clean-up is not completed.

Fariba Vancor has denied any wrongdoing in questioning and claims that she followed the law. However, the prosecution argues that the Think Pink scandal is Sweden’s largest and most extensive environmental crime case ever.

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Facts: The Think Pink trial

  • Sweden's largest environmental crime investigation in 50 years revolves around the company Think Pink, led by Fariba Vancor (formerly Bella Nilsson). Eleven people are accused of environmental crimes, five of which are aggravated environmental crimes.
  • The prosecution concerns the handling of approximately 200,000 tons of construction and demolition waste that between 2015 and 2020 was dumped in at least 21 locations in central Sweden. The waste should have been recycled, but was instead piled up or buried.
  • The trial started in September 2024 and is scheduled to end on May 8. The verdict is expected in June 2025.
  • In addition to the environmental crimes, several people involved are also charged with serious financial crimes, which will be tried after the environmental case.

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Source: Public Prosecution Service

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Sweden: Over 900 convicted individuals evade prison sentences

Deteriorating safety

Published yesterday 11:09
– By Editorial Staff
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Today, over 900 people are wanted for refusing to serve their prison sentences. Meanwhile, the Swedish government has tightened the rules – since April this year, no one can “wait out” their sentence anymore.

A survey by news agency Siren shows that wanted criminals are found in half of Sweden’s municipalities. In total, it involves just over 900 people who actively avoid showing up when the Swedish Prison and Probation Service calls.

Since April 1 this year, the possibility of escaping punishment by hiding until the statute of limitations expires has completely disappeared. Now the sentences remain until they are enforced, regardless of how much time passes.

– It’s no longer enough to stay hidden for five or ten years, because now the sentences will remain, says Geska Mark, group manager at the Swedish Prison and Probation Service, to the news agency.

Two-thirds report voluntarily

Statistics from the Swedish Prison and Probation Service show that between 65 and 70 percent of those convicted follow the authority’s reporting decisions and appear at the designated facility when the time comes.

– When we look year by year at how many follow our reporting decisions, the proportion is between 65 and 70 percent, states Geska Mark.

Those who are not already in custody receive a letter with instructions about where and when they should report. If they fail to appear without acceptable reason, they risk being wanted, especially if they lack a known address.

Drunk driving most common among evaders

Before the rule change, approximately one hundred people annually managed to avoid prison by staying hidden until the sentence was subject to statute of limitations. Previously, there was a five-year limitation period for sentences under one year and ten years for sentences between one and four years.

Most of those who used this “way out” had been sentenced to short prison terms, often one to two months, where drunk driving was the most common crime.

– Most of the sentences that were previously subject to statute of limitations were short prison sentences, one to two months in prison, and the most common crime was drunk driving. It often involved cases where the convicted person had no address in Sweden, explains Geska Mark.

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https://nordictimes.com/the-nordics/sweden/swedish-climate-extremists-who-blocked-ambulance-acquitted-by-supreme-court/

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Swedish climate extremists who blocked ambulance acquitted by Supreme Court

The exaggerated climate crisis

Published 11 July 2025
– By Editorial Staff
Police remove the road blockade in August 2022.
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A nearly three-year legal process concluded this week when all activists from Restore Wetlands (Återställ Våtmarker) were acquitted for blocking the E4 motorway in August 2022, which in addition to causing long traffic jams also delayed an ambulance on an emergency call.

According to Sweden’s Supreme Court (Högsta domstolen), the road blockade was not comparable to the threats against vital societal interests required by law for a conviction of sabotage, and therefore acquitted all participants in the climate alarmist group’s action. The Supreme Court particularly emphasized the importance of freedom of demonstration and freedom of expression in a ruling that will serve as guidance for how civil disobedience should be punished, which in practice opens the door for more motorway blockades.

– The legal situation has been unclear regarding what constitutes a serious disruption or obstruction in these cases. It’s good that we now have clear guidance from the Supreme Court on how prosecutions for sabotage should be assessed in the future, says Chief Prosecutor Katarina Johansson Welin in the Supreme Court’s press release.

The group itself describes its action as an “act of love”.

– Victory! Today we celebrate that the sabotage charge has been shot down for the last time. In my heart, I have always known that I acted exactly right. To sit peacefully and openly on a motorway and demand that emissions decrease is among the strongest acts of love for our children and for life that you can do, and we did exactly that, says one of those acquitted in the climate group’s press release.

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https://nordictimes.com/the-nordics/sweden/green-party-economist-good-that-fewer-children-are-born-in-sweden/

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Green Party economist: Good that fewer children are born in Sweden

The exaggerated climate crisis

Published 11 July 2025
– By Editorial Staff
The Green Party politician Lennart Olsen sees children as an unnecessary burden on the economy and the environment.
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That fewer children are born in Sweden is only good for the environment, argues Green Party (Miljöpartiet) politician Lennart Olsen. Children and young people also cost more than older people, who can still work at higher ages if the pension age is raised, he adds.

Olsen writes in a debate article in the Bonnier publication Dagens Nyheter that people should view positively the fact that Swedes are not reproducing themselves.

“What’s needed here is a reversed perspective, where lower birth rates and eventually decreasing population should be welcomed to reduce the exploitation of the earth’s ecosystems“.

The Green Party member believes that the Swedish government’s investigation aimed at proposing measures to raise the very low birth rates in Sweden is “misguided”. He argues that the state can save money from fewer children being born.

“For the state’s and municipal sector’s economy, children and young people are a much greater expense than the elderly. This is because virtually all people between 0 and 20 years old cost a lot of money in the form of preschool, school, higher education, parental insurance, child allowance and more“, Olsen explains his thesis and argues that older people also won’t need as much pension if the retirement age is raised further.

Above all, the Green Party economist sees the possibility that fewer Swedish children will lead to a better climate in the long term.

“The positive effects of such a development can then also take effect and lead to reduced pressure on the earth’s ecosystems“, writes Olsen.

Olsen represents a so-called neo-Malthusian line, an ideological movement that strives for reduced population and strongly influences the climate alarmist movement.

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https://nordictimes.com/the-nordics/sweden/swedens-christian-democrats-call-for-tax-relief-for-families-with-children/

Sweden

Sweden’s Christian Democrats call for tax relief for families with children

Published 10 July 2025
– By Editorial Staff
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Swedish families with children should receive tax relief, according to the same model as Hungary. This is proposed by Christian Democrat leader Ebba Busch.

The catastrophically low birth rate has recently become a topic of discussion even among Swedish politicians. Childbirth in Sweden is at historically low levels. During 2023, an average of 1.43 children were born per woman – the lowest figure ever recorded. The standing solution advocated among Swedish politicians has been to bring foreigners to Sweden to replace the population.

The leader of the Christian Democrats Ebba Busch proposes on this theme to follow the Hungarian model, where families with children receive significant tax relief that increases for each child. The principle is to make it easier for one or later both parents to support themselves through work instead of benefits.

If current birth rate trends continue in Sweden, each new generation will be approximately 30 percent smaller than the previous one, which means major consequences including for the labor market and welfare system when fewer people of working age must support a growing elderly population.

 

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