Heaven opened up over Helsingborg and Wednesday's action against NATO. Despite this, according to the police, up to 200 people had gathered to watch the incident.

"If he had said 'I want to have an open discussion', it would have been a completely different matter, instead of burning anything," says Jan Olibile Wåréus.

Different bids

The tours have been many. First came the news that a holy scripture would be burned in central Helsingborg, then that the Holy Scripture could be the Koran but only by lot. Both things changed – the draw was rigged and the Koran was replaced by NATO's statutes.

The place it was additionally changed.

"I think it's generally positive with demonstrations, that we talk about things and that people come out and talk to each other," says Elvira Lundskog.

See more in the video about how Wednesday's NATO action was received in Helsingborg.