Here in the capital of Sweden the situation has been pretty so-so. Right after new year's a drought made it impossible to get any H at all for almost a week - no one had anything, and the was filled with sick and desperate junkies looking for a fix. There's nothing worse than having money and not being able to find dope. Now the situation is back to normal, here's a quick rundown if anyone is interested:
The west africans control the H trade in Stockholm. The dealers seem to be mostly independent and small scale, they buy about 20 g at most and divide it into individual "balls" (balloons) to sell.
The dope itself is kind of a mystery: no one knows if it's brown or white. The powder is usually tan and does need cooking to dissolve completely, and when it does the solution is usually very dark (can post pics later). On the other hand it does not need any citric acid to dissolve (other than once or twice when I have gotten true brown which did need acid), which has made people speculate if it is brown dope already pre-mixed with citric. Also it is smokable on foil.
Anyway, the dope comes in "balls", containing 50-120 mg. It is tightly packed in several layers of plastic and sometimes also toilet paper so you can keep it in your mouth (as all dealers do) and swallow if the cops show up. The quality has recently gotten better, but is still mostly crap. The prices have fallen significantly the last ten years, to about a quarter of what the same amount cost ten years ago. You can also quite easily get 5 g or 10 g after you have met the dealer a few times, and the quality is the same as the balls, leading me to think it is uncommon for the dealers to cut it more before packaging. I have come across 1 g packs a few times, but IME it is uncommon.
There is an open air market all year round, concentrated to a square in the very center of the city, and IME that's where you meet your connect and get their number and then meet someplace else. The square is always pacled with cops, uniformed as well as UC, but the trade still keeps rolling.
If anyone wants to know more then go ahead. Btw this is my first real post after a long time lurking.