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@reeen
ah right. to fix it yourself, go get a set of cone spanners that fit your nuts. cone spanners are especially slim to fit next to each other in that small space. but the outer nut seems rather big, so i would think you need a 17 spanner. you might do with one cone spanner (usually 15, but do check). these axle lock nuts are known to slip if not tightened enough or if they feel like it during doing or undoing the track nuts.
to repack the bearings and tension them:
-get the cone spanners and the assumed 17 spanner
-get grease that doesn't wash out easily (if it's a particular wet part of sweden try cheap marine grease but it might weaken your rubber bearing shields)
-take the wheel out
-loosen and remove the nuts on both sides
-google a 'clean skateboard bearings' tutorial
-pop the shield
-degrease it with wd40, degreaser or alcohol (eh err sorry, you are in sweden, don't use alcohol! keep it for a house party or summing)
-apply a generous amount of grease (every excess will bleed out)
-close the shield
-tighten the 1st nuts on either side good and against each other (the thin cone spanners woun't give you enough force to destroy the axle)
-tighten the lock nuts the same way.
-reinsert wheel
-chaintension
wheelies till it rattles again