City-wide

The City Council is proposed to adopt a new cultural strategy for Stockholm, with clearer goals, commitments, and responsibilities for the city’s committees and companies. The program will strengthen cultural life, artistic freedom, and residents’ equal access to culture throughout the city through better cooperation, culture in urban development, and support for cultural organizations; the 2021 program is proposed to be discontinued.

The City Council will consider audit reports and proposed discharge from liability for seven foundations and institutions for the 2025 financial year, including SHIS Bostäder, the Strindberg Museum, and Stockholms läns Äldrecentrum. The auditors recommend granting discharge, but a reservation also proposes that the city investigate substantial investment losses at the Stockholm Maritime Hotel Foundation and work toward a more cautious investment policy.

The Board noted several consultation responses, including those on the climate premium for environmentally friendly construction machinery and the EU’s revised Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive. The Port of Stockholm supported guidelines for public saunas but emphasized the safety of bathers and shipping, and welcomed the cultural program while highlighting the need for commercially based financing; no separate decision item or vote is reported.

The board of Stockholms Hamn AB adopted four action plans decided by the City Council: for an age-friendly city, the rights of national minorities and the Sami people, the rights of LGBTQI people, and Roma inclusion through 2030. The plans aim to strengthen older people’s participation and access to services, combat discrimination, and ensure equal rights for minorities, LGBTQI people, and Roma; the minutes reported no vote count or reservations.

The board of Stockholms Hamn AB adopted the financial policy of Stockholms Stadshus AB as the framework for financial management within the port company and its subsidiaries and associated companies. The policy covers, among other things, borrowing, investments, risk management, responsibilities, and reporting; no other decision or vote was reported.

The Board of Stockholm Hamn AB approved the annual review of the rules governing who may place orders, sign contracts, approve expenses, and make decisions about investments and maintenance. The rules are intended to strengthen financial control, including through spending limits and special requirements for investments exceeding SEK 300 million.

The board of Familjebostäder received a response to a submission from the Christian Democrats, Moderates, Liberals and Centre Party about how procurements can be opened up to more small and medium-sized enterprises and how risks associated with a broader supplier base can be managed. The board decided to file the response, with no further decision indicated.

The Head of Quality and Sustainability informed the board about a security procedure. The Chief Executive Officer also gave a brief account of the ongoing cost-saving efforts; no specific decision or outcome is stated.

The City Executive Office’s financial monthly report was presented to the board. The report was noted, meaning that no further action or changes were decided.

The board approved the financial report for January–June 2026. The report presented the organisation’s financial results for the first six months of the year; no further decisions or dissenting opinions were recorded.

The Board approved the revised rules of procedure and instructions for the Chief Executive Officer of AB Familjebostäder for the current financial year. The documents regulate, among other things, the Board’s work, the division of responsibilities between the Board and the Chief Executive Officer, and when major decisions, such as property purchases exceeding SEK 10 million, must be made by the Board.

The Board decided to approve the financial policy for the Stockholms Stadshus AB Group. The policy sets out the framework for managing the Group’s financing and financial risks.

The City Council decided to adopt action plans through 2030 for an age-friendly city, the rights of national minorities and the Sámi, the rights of LGBTQI people, and Roma inclusion. Previous guidelines and programs in these areas were repealed at the same time.

The City Planning Committee had previously instructed the City Planning Office to begin the planning process, and Kärrliljan 1 was later given its own detailed development plan. The proposal included around 200 new apartments in four- to five-storey buildings at Åkermyntan Centre, ground-floor premises, garages beneath the courtyards, and a new street and park along Lövkojsgränd. The Council on Beauty was positive about the housing but wanted better overall planning, a different design facing Lövstavägen, more cohesive roofs, and the possibility of a future pedestrian passage; the minutes did not record a final adoption of the detailed development plan.

The meeting addressed a proposal to demolish Västertorp Swimming and Sports Centre and replace it with a larger facility featuring a 50-metre pool, two teaching pools, spectator stands, and two dividable sports halls. The Council on Beauty criticised the demolition, citing the loss of cultural-historical value and increased climate impact, and argued that the centre should instead be renovated and expanded; the material does not indicate any decision or voting result.

The meeting considered Svenska Bostäder’s responses to several consultations. The company supported revising the city’s cultural strategy programme, said the long-term target of 140,000 new homes should be reviewed but stressed that the need for rental housing remains substantial, and took no position on halting the listed housing projects. In its response on the traffic noise ordinance, the company welcomed simplifications but warned that the proposed requirement for a continuous sound-insulated façade could make housing construction more difficult, particularly for smaller homes in noise-exposed locations close to public transport.

The board of Svenska Bostäder decided to adopt four action plans as supplementary ownership directives: for an age-friendly city, the rights of national minorities and the Sámi, the rights of LGBTQI people, and Roma inclusion, all with targets for 2030. The plans aim to strengthen older people’s rights, combat discrimination, and ensure equal rights for minorities, the Sámi, LGBTQI people, and Roma in the city’s operations.

The board of Svenska Bostäder approved the financial report for July 2026. The company’s loans totaled SEK 12,134 million, the interest rate was 2.85 percent, and its loan debt had decreased by SEK 7 million since June; the report also showed that a one-percentage-point increase in interest rates would raise the estimated interest expense by SEK 121.3 million.

The board adopted the annual financial policy for Stockholm Stadshus AB and its subsidiaries. The policy governs, among other things, the management of loans, investments, cash flows, and financial risks; this year’s review resulted in no changes.

The Board approved Svenska Bostäder’s updated submission for the City of Stockholm’s 2027 budget, with a focus on 2028–2029, after CEO Stefan Sandberg provided supplementary information. The plan covered the company’s finances, investments, housing construction, maintenance, energy efficiency and safety initiatives; no vote results or reservations were reported.