On Sunday, the police interrupted the Stockholm derby in the top football league between Djurgården and Hammarby after bangers and pyrotechnics were thrown from the stands.
Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson does not comment on the police operation, but says about the scenes in the stands:
It is completely unacceptable that the stands would become a haven for violence that we would never accept elsewhere. We cannot have it that way.
Are you concerned about the stadium culture in Sweden?
Yes, at least sometimes. The overwhelming majority goes to football, either alone or with their children, with joy and to experience football, and then there is always a small tail that does everything to sabotage for others. It is a concern.
According to information to TV4 News, a police officer involved in the decision to interrupt the match has received police protection after a threat against him emerged. The police have not confirmed the information.
That it even needs to be said is completely unreasonable – that people do not accept professional personnel performing important tasks, says Kristersson.
Hammarby won the match, which was played out on Monday afternoon without an audience, with 2–0.
