In Mullsjö, a Facebook thread about an irritating sound prompted a formal complaint to the environmental office, with multiple reports indicating a suspicion that the noise originates from the plastic factory Amcor. The sound is suspected to come from multiple sources, possibly a fan or plastic granules being injected into silos under high pressure. The municipality of Mullsjö is investigating the noise issue. Meanwhile, in Mönsterås, a water and sewage work in Kuggås began in autumn 2025 and is expected to last until summer 2026, with a resident, Barbara Eriksson, complaining about extensive disturbances including noise, dust, and vibrations.
Traffic noise is a persistent issue in Knivsta, which has grown significantly in recent years and today has about 22,000 inhabitants. Residents along the entrance road, Gredelbyleden, are disturbed by noise from traffic, with the wooden fence installed in 1985 now in poor condition with flaking paint, bulging, and gaps. The municipality of Knivsta has a plan to reduce noise along Gredelbyleden.
It is very idyllic.
Heavy traffic has always been a feature in Horndal, with Highway 68 cutting through the village, but concerns have intensified with Google's groundworks beginning in mid-November and traffic to the Garpenberg mine also increasing.
A major development is underway in Moelv, where the new Mjøssykehuset hospital will be built, with construction starting in 2028. The Norwegian government allocated 18 billion kroner to the project in August last year, and 135,000 square meters of building mass will be constructed a stone's throw from the house of Are Koppang and Elin Evensen. A new road near the hospital will have 6,000 cars passing daily, with around 4,000 people working at Mjøssykehuset plus patients and relatives. Moelv currently has about 4,500 inhabitants, and the population is expected to double in a few years due to the hospital, with the building mass potentially 8.5 times as large as the Royal Palace in Oslo.
You come home from work, walk through the house and then you're at the cabin in a way. It is a huge experience to live so close to nature.
Safety risks are emerging in Finsjö, where several signs within the water protection area are unreadable, which could have devastating consequences in an accident. Additionally, there may be flight noise in areas around Falun and Borlänge during the night towards Thursday, April 9.
We are perhaps most excited about the construction period, which will go on for many years with both an access road and a through road between us and Mjøsa.
It is probably good for Moelv, and we have nothing against it. But we are excited about the construction period.