John says he was threatened with a knife after complaining about his noisy neighbour.

Lyssna: John asked his neighbour to turn down the music — was threatened with a knife

The lives of thousands of tenants are made a misery by noisy neighbours in Sweden's three largest cities, but only a few cases of the several thousand cases reported last year led to eviction, according to a survey by Swedish Radio's local P4 channels in Stockholm, Gothenburg and Malmö.

A disturbance hotline responded to several thousand alarms about fights and other issues last year.

John, whose neighbour played loud music 24/7, was...