Norrmalm

The Swedish Transport Administration proposes discontinuing maintenance of a railway switch at Värtan East rail yard, as it's unused and costs SEK 140,000 annually. This switch previously led to an industrial track in Norra Djurgårdsstaden, an area where Stockholm plans new housing and offices. The City of Stockholm supports ceasing maintenance and decommissioning the switch, as there are no plans to resume traffic on the old industrial track.

The Board of Stockholmshem approved the implementation decision for the renovation of the Kannan 16 property in Vasastaden. This entails an investment of 209 million SEK, and Stockholmshem's CEO was tasked with signing the necessary agreements for the project's execution.

Skolfastigheter i Stockholm AB (SISAB) is proposed to approve the final report for the Storkyrkoskolan project. The project, which included ventilation renovations and pipe replacement, cost a total of SEK 92.9 million, exceeding the original budget of SEK 46.4 million. This increase was due to the property being in poorer condition than expected, its blue-listed status requiring special solutions, and additional works.

The District Council received letters regarding illegal settlements and long-term camping from the Sweden Democrats, and about the renovation of Tessin Park's entrance from the Moderates, Liberals, and Centre Party. While Tessin Park's basketball court renovation was deemed a high priority, no start date is planned, and the administration noted that the organizer of the Hjorthagen Walpurgis celebration in 2026 declined a new venue offer after their original site was deemed unsuitable.

The Norra innerstaden district committee approved and filed the minutes from the Pensioners' Council meeting on April 13, 2026. Discussions included the importance of assisting pensioners with digital submissions for care service fee calculations, and how to address public transport issues with Region Stockholm. The council also received updates on creating an age-friendly city and recruiting summer staff for elderly care.

The Northern Inner City District Council approved its financial report for March 2026, which projected a year-end surplus of SEK 28.6 million after appropriations. While areas like council administration and financial aid showed deficits, elder care significantly contributed to the surplus, despite individual deficits within nursing homes and home care services.

The Norra innerstaden District Council addressed a Moderate Party motion proposing home care recipients gain the right to decline specific staff without stating a reason or changing providers. While the administration found the motion's aim to empower individuals positive, they concluded a formal requirement would create too many difficulties in planning and executing the service. The council approved the administration's recommendation, thus rejecting the proposal to introduce a formal right to decline staff, with the Moderate Party, Liberal Party, and Centre Party dissenting.

The Northern Inner City District Council approved the administration's statement in response to a referral from the City Executive Board. The referral concerned transitioning to digital personnel records to streamline and quality-assure the management of personnel documents, a proposal which the administration supported and which also entails scanning existing paper documents.

The Norra Innerstaden District Council approved the administration's statement in response to the "Program for Events in the City of Stockholm" referral to the City Executive Board. While agreeing with the program's aim of making Stockholm a vibrant and sustainable event city, the council emphasized the need for clearer exceptions for targeted events, more explicit requirements for organizers, and a defined division of responsibility within the city for sustainable events.

The Norra innerstaden district council decided to amend a previous decision regarding association grants for 2026. This corrects the descriptions of how funds may be used for the associations Social motion (SEK 29,600 for health-promoting activities) and Varghalsen's allotment society (SEK 102,700 for biodiversity and related projects), and also adjusts incorrect years in a distribution table to reflect the correct dates.

The City District Committee for Norra innerstaden approved a project directive, tasking the administration with investigating Spelbomskan 3 and 17 near the City Library as potential new premises for the city district administration. This is due to the current premises no longer meeting requirements following the 2023 merger of the Östermalm and Norrmalm city district committees. The investigation, costing up to SEK 8 million, will clarify how the buildings can be adapted for modern office environments while considering cultural-historical values, accessibility, and safety, potentially requiring the Swedish Institute for Children's Books to relocate.

The Norra innerstaden District Council approved the District Director's verbal and written update for the April 23, 2026 meeting. The update covered a senior week in May, home care drop-in recruitment, a public dialogue about Vegaparken, and positive results for activity boxes. It also included information on preschool places, greening Gärdesbacken preschool, the evacuation of Rio preschool due to pipe replacement, and activated crisis support following a resident-witnessed death.

The Norra innerstaden district council decided against investigating the construction of a full-size football pitch in Bellevueparken, rejecting a motion from the Liberals and the Centre Party. The administration argued that such a pitch would harm the culturally and ecologically valuable National City Park, suggesting instead to explore hard-surface areas or integrate sports planning into larger urban development projects.

The Norra Innerstaden district committee approved the administration's statement regarding a motion by Jonas Naddebo (C), which proposed protecting culture and entertainment venues from complaints by new residents through adapted zoning plans and local agreements or legislative changes. The administration suggested the city explore better ways to safeguard these activities while preserving residents' rights, but did not endorse the motion in its entirety. Daniele Fava (C) dissented, arguing for full approval, citing studies on culture's urban value and the principle that those causing change should bear the adaptation costs.

The City District Board for Norra Innerstaden approved a statement to the City Executive Board concerning a new digital map for Stockholm's local public order regulations. This means existing PDF maps will be replaced by a digital map in the city's DpMap tool. Furthermore, the regulations will be amended to require dog owners to pick up after their dogs throughout the entire city, not just the inner city, creating consistent rules for all Stockholm residents.

The Norra Innerstaden district council approved the administration's statement on the "Action Plan for a Gender-Equal Stockholm 2030," forwarding it to the City Executive Board with the view that the plan, while ambitious, only partially fulfilled its goals due to unclear guidance and ambiguous responsibilities for expert committees. The Moderates and Sweden Democrats dissented, arguing the plan was overly bureaucratic, lacked concrete measures against issues like male violence against women, and was too focused on ideological concepts.

The Norra Innerstaden District Council approved the administration's statement in response to the referral on new guidelines for processing financial assistance to the City Executive Board. The administration noted only one point of concern, arguing that the description of the maximum acceptable housing cost contradicts legal precedent, which states that actual rent should be included during a grace period. The Moderates and Liberals reserved themselves against the decision, seeking to refer the proposal back for revisions regarding phrases on summer leave with continued support, general SL cards without means testing, and assistance to individuals without legal right of residence, as they believed these weaken work incentives and erode trust in redistribution.

The Norra Innerstaden district committee approved the administration's opinion on new guidelines for allocating special housing, including residences under the Social Services Act (SoL), the Act concerning Support and Service for Persons with Certain Functional Impairments (LSS), and social psychiatric supported housing. While positive about the new guidelines for their unifying potential, the committee emphasizes responsible implementation and attention to risks like extended waiting times, which could reach eight months for a housing offer. This aims for a clearer, more legally secure allocation process for residents needing these housing forms, but with concerns about potentially prolonged wait times.

The Norra innerstaden District Council approved the administration's response to a referral from the City Executive Board regarding the new activity requirement for social assistance recipients, set to take effect on July 1, 2026. While supporting the goal of self-sufficiency, the administration suggested supplementing the proposed model with clearer frameworks and requirements for quality and efficiency. The Moderates issued a separate statement welcoming the reform but raising concerns about the lack of collaboration with civil society and businesses to meet activity needs.

The Norra Innerstaden district committee approved the administration's statement regarding guidelines for child safety in Stockholm's municipal preschools. While deeming the guidelines a good basis for strengthening and standardizing child safety efforts, the committee noted a need for clearer definitions of responsibility and better adaptation to practical preschool conditions. The Moderate, Liberal, and Centre parties' proposal for stronger measures, including expanded background checks, improved detection of honor-based violence, and stricter guidelines for welfare reports, was rejected, leading to their formal reservation against the decision.