A large number of people have gathered in central Stockholm to demonstrate for climate action. The demonstration's message is 'Listen to the scientists – reduce emissions now.' Organizers estimated around 5,000 participants before the demonstration. The demonstration gathered at Odenplan in Stockholm at 5 PM on Thursday to march towards Sergels torg. The demonstration is backed by over 85 non-partisan organizations, including ABF Stockholm, Equmeniakyrkan, Naturskyddsföreningen, and Extinction Rebellion. Organizers state that 89 percent of the world's population demands stronger climate policy.
Police were present to redirect traffic and ensure the demonstration could proceed from Odenplan to Sergels torg. Police press spokesperson Ola Österling stated the demonstration was permitted and went very well.
A protest against the halving of night train services began in Abisko and is to end in Umeå on Thursday. The protest background is a decision by Trafikverket to have only one night train in each direction between Stockholm and Narvik to ensure quality until new vehicles are delivered in 2030. During the campaign's second day at Älvsbyn's travel center, a relay baton was handed over to organizers for the train onward to Umeå. The election relay continues for democracy, justice, and the environment, with demands to be presented in a hearing to the Riksdag.
Arjeplog is participating in a protest against high electricity prices. The Facebook group 'Eluppropet' started in Jokkmokk and has nearly 3,500 members. Today, manifestations are being carried out in Luleå, Boden, Arjeplog, Jokkmokk, and Vuollerim to protest against the high electricity prices. The protest demands include lower electricity prices, domestic electricity trade, lower electricity tax in northern areas, and removal of VAT on electricity.
Listen to the scientists – reduce emissions now.
The Electricity Uprising, a grassroots movement, now has over 1,400 members spread across all of Norrbotten, with its strongest foothold in Jokkmokk. The Electricity Uprising's ambition is to spread across the entire county and then demonstrate together on March 18 in Norrbotten's central towns. The movement 'Elupproret' started in Jokkmokk at the end of February. The Electricity Uprising's demands include national electricity prices prioritizing national needs, a real 'Norrland tariff' halving the energy tax in SE1 and SE2, abolishing the 'tax on tax' by removing VAT on electricity, and regulating the electricity grid monopoly with full transparency and caps on grid fee increases for companies.
Jokkmokk is the municipality that is the country's largest producer of renewable electricity. January became the historically most expensive month for electricity consumers in Norrbotten ever. Vattenfall states that electricity prices are set by the market and influenced by many different factors, that prices are set on a Nordic market, and that they themselves have no direct influence. January 2026 has become an unusually expensive month for electricity consumers in the so-called electricity areas SE1 and SE2, which cover northern Sweden and northern central Sweden. The spot price on the electricity market became 94 öre – last year at the same time the price was 24 öre, which gives a difference of almost 300 percent.
About ten protests are planned from Luleå in the north to Malmö in the south, with the message that children should not be imprisoned. The protests aim to show massive opposition to lowering the age of criminal responsibility, according to organizations including Rädda Barnen, Bris, Svenska kyrkan, Vision, and Akademikerförbundet SSR.
Thousands of people demonstrated in several German cities on Saturday, demanding a faster shift to renewable energy sources. Demonstrations were arranged in Berlin, Cologne, Hamburg, and Munich. According to organizers, about 80,000 people participated in the climate demonstrations. Demonstrators blame German authorities for slowing the transition to green energy.
The specific impact of the electricity price protests on policy or market changes remains unclear. They have not yet received any reactions from the powers that be.