Telia is currently experiencing disruptions affecting customers in Småland, with the police having been notified that there are problems with the mobile network. According to Telia, since 4:50 PM, some customers in Småland may experience difficulties using their fixed services due to a technical fault. Emergency calls are functioning, as confirmed by the police. Telia stated that technicians are working to fix this as soon as possible and information will be updated when the network is functioning normally again.
Details on the Telia fault reveal that the problem affects the Jönköping area, according to Telia press spokesperson Martin Ingerslev. Telia information chief Daniel Barhom explained that Telia has a fault causing some customers to experience problems with calling, with some calls failing but others going through, so customers just have to try again if the call fails. Ingerslev added that the disruption is concentrated to the Jönköping area, with technicians doing everything to fix this as soon as possible. Barhom further noted that work is underway to resolve the issue quickly and apologized for the inconvenience.
Context around the Telia disruptions includes several unknowns, such as the exact cause of the technical fault and when the service disruptions will be fully resolved. The scale of the impact remains unclear, including how many Telia customers are affected and what the total economic impact might be.
On the financial front, the upturn on the Stockholm Stock Exchange strengthened further during the afternoon, with the OMXS index up 1.4 percent at closing. On the Stockholm Stock Exchange, 27 of the 30 companies on the OMXS30 list closed up, with mining company Boliden at the top.
Drivers behind the stock market surge include reports in The Wall Street Journal that President Donald Trump is prepared to end the war against Iran, even if the Strait of Hormuz does not open for traffic. Specific company performances also fueled the rise, with clothing company H&M rising 1.8 percent after reports of insider purchases from the Persson family. Additionally, Volvo Cars has announced in connection with the company's annual general meeting that it is increasing its ownership in Polestar.
In crime prevention news, Stockholm will be the first to test a method where six-year-olds are pinpointed to combat gang crime. The effort targets families that in various ways come to the attention of social services and aims to identify parental care deficiencies and build up the environment around the children.
The project scope and costs involve about 90 families over a three-year period, with the cost estimated at 55 million kronor, which puts the price at about 600,000 kronor per family.
In Finland, a new suspected drone has crashed in southeastern Finland, with police confirming the incident and an area around a lake in the city of Parikkala cordoned off. Residents in the area are being evacuated as a precautionary measure.
Unknowns and background on the Finnish drone crash include that there is no information about any injuries and it is also unclear what type of drone it is or who is responsible for it. Past incidents provide context, as it turned out at that time to be Ukrainian drones that had been jammed by Russian electronic warfare systems, and Ukraine apologized to Finland after Sunday's drone crash.
In Eda municipality, a fully developed fire is raging in a barn, with the current status unknown.