Kungsholmen

The City Executive Board proposes an updated action plan with 25 measures to help Stockholm address issues including cloudbursts, heatwaves, drought and geotechnical risks. The Kungsholmen District Administration supports the plan but wants stronger coordination between city departments and priority given to vulnerable groups; the plan is being considered as a referral and has not yet been adopted.

The Kungsholmen District Administration proposes that the committee submit its response on the city’s guidelines for supporting children in preschool to the City Executive Board. The administration supports the aim of making support more equitable, but says the guidelines should be clearer and shorter, with responsibilities more clearly defined and terminology updated; it also questions the statement that decisions on special support can be appealed.

A written question asks what biodiversity measures are planned for Kungsholmen and how the district’s green spaces will be monitored. The administration proposes that the committee approve the response: measures are reported on annually, and several were carried out in 2023–2026, including creating meadows, planting trees and shrubs, and installing birdhouses in parks and green spaces. The district administration works with the Environment Department but is not responsible for its monitoring work.

A citizen proposal calls for outdoor padel courts to be built on Kungsholmen, similar to those in Vinterviken. The Kungsholmen District Administration proposes that green spaces in parks not be used for courts, but that the proposal be referred to the Sports Committee and existing areas for informal sports continue to be developed.

The administration proposes upgrading the barbecue area at Oxhålsbadet on Stora Essingen in 2027, as the barbecue is broken and there is no seating. The proposal includes repairing or replacing the barbecue, installing seating, improving the ground and trimming vegetation to make the area more open and safe; windbreak walls are considered unsuitable.

The Property Management Department proposes building a new 176-square-metre park play building in Kronobergsparken, where the previous building was destroyed in a fire in 2023. It will house park play activities and can also be used for open preschool and youth activities; during construction, activities will move to Eiraskolan, and the new premises are expected to be ready for use in the first quarter of 2028.

The Real Estate Office proposes replacing 11 of the 17 elevators in the Technical Administration Building at Klamparen 7 because they are over 60 years old and essential spare parts are no longer available. The work is planned for 2027–2028, with one elevator at a time out of service for about two months; at least one elevator in each stairwell will remain in operation, and the design will take the building’s cultural heritage values into account.

The matter includes several documents submitted for information. They describe plans for housing, offices and supported accommodation under the Act Concerning Support and Service for Persons with Certain Functional Impairments (LSS) at Kristinebergs slott 11, where the Property Management Department also highlights the risk of disruptive noise and light from the nearby Kristineberg sports ground. The documents also cover coordinated planning for schools and care homes, as well as procurement for handling solar data and reusing hardware for alcohol interlocks.

The Preschool Committee will consider a response to a letter about deaf and hard-of-hearing children’s access to sign language in preschool. The administration considers that the places at the Draken unit at Mariedal Preschool are sufficient for children who need a sign-language environment and proposes no special language guarantee; Draken has 16 places, 10 of them for children with hearing loss or deafness, and eight of those places are occupied. The City does not pay for travel there, Kungsholmen District Council is responsible for the premises, and a review of specialist-profile preschools is due to begin in autumn 2026.

The Sports Administration will report several decisions made under delegated authority, including the renovation and development of the basketball court on the roof of S:t Erikshallen at S:t Eriks Upper Secondary School, the temporary appointment of Niklas Pettersson as head of the administration from 20 to 28 September, and participation in an educational seminar in Bolzano. The matter also covers financial support for many sports associations, including support for low membership fees, adaptive sports equipment, informal football, environmental initiatives, and various sporting events.

The Property Committee is proposed to begin negotiations to purchase 13 cooperative apartments in the Hornsberg blocks on Kungsholmen for supported housing for people with disabilities. The housing will comprise approximately 500 square metres, of which around 80 square metres will be staff and communal areas, and is expected to be ready for use in 2029; the cost is estimated at approximately SEK 57 million.

The Real Estate Office proposes renovating the City Hall Tower with a new copper roof, repaired brick façade, restored cultural and historical details, and improved fire safety, lighting, and lightning protection systems. The work is proposed to begin in 2027 and be completed in 2028, after which the tower is expected to last for nearly 100 years; visitors may encounter a closed tower during two tourist seasons.

The Kungsholmen District Council responded to a written inquiry about how violence, abuse and other misconduct are prevented and handled in home care by submitting the administration’s response. It described recruitment checks, training and follow-up, and said incidents must be documented and investigated; in serious cases, a Lex Sarah report may be made to the Health and Social Care Inspectorate (IVO). The same requirements for safe care apply to municipal and private providers, and the council approved the administration’s proposal.

Helena Slotte, Head of Department, informed the district council about the evacuation of Alströmerhemmet. The minutes record no decision or further details about the evacuation.

The Kungsholmen District Council noted the minutes of the Disability Council’s meeting on 14 September 2026. Among other things, the council discussed accessibility in meeting venues and the cultural centre, as well as support, staffing and skills for people with disabilities.

The Kungsholmen District Council noted the minutes of the Pensioners’ Council meeting held on 21 September 2026. The council had raised issues including elder care, day activities, home care and welfare technology, but the district council made no further decisions on these matters when the minutes were presented.

The Kungsholmen District Council decided to submit the administration’s statement to the City Executive Board on compensation for day programs for older people. The administration supported the proposal to raise the daily payment from SEK 582 to SEK 690 and the premises allowance from SEK 82 to SEK 120, and to adjust the payments annually in future; the council adopted the administration’s proposal.

The Kungsholmen District Council decided to send the administration’s comments on the city’s sauna guidelines to the City Executive Board. The administration wanted the guidelines to explain more clearly how saunas should coexist with other waterfront interests and to provide more reasonable conditions for association-run saunas in the inner city. A motion to return the matter for further consideration was rejected; the Liberals and the Moderates entered reservations and said they would otherwise have voted to reject the matter.

The Kungsholmen District Council approved the administration’s response to the audit of welfare technology in elder care and sent it to the Audit Office. The audit found that few technological solutions had been introduced on a large scale, that the city lacked a clear long-term strategy and was behind other municipalities; the administration agreed that development work needed to continue.

The Kungsholmen District Council submitted the administration’s official response to a letter about employees being deported as work permit rules are tightened. The council noted that such deportations could cause municipalities and regions to lose essential staff, but that the administration has so far been affected in only a few cases.