Zend_Form has problem with swedish characters

<?php
$this->form->city->city->setLabel("Stad");
//echo $this->form;
echo htmlentities($this->form) ;
?>

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<?php
class Application_Form_Editprofile extends Zend_Form
{
 
	.
	.
	.

    public function init()
    {
        $this->setMethod('post');
        $eCity=new Zend_Form_Element_Select("city");
        
        //TEST CODE HERE:
        $kalle=array(4=>"Stockholm",7=>"Eskilstuna",12=>htmlentities("Göteborg"), 77=>htmlentities("Malmö"));

        $eCity->setLabel("[please set label in view]")
               ->setMultiOptions($kalle);
               
//        $eCity->setMultiOptions($this->cities);
        
        $sfCity=new Zend_Form_SubForm();
        $sfCity->addElement($eCity);
        
        $this->addSubForm($sfCity, "city");
        }
}

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Swedishworkaroundform.php:

<?php
class Application_Form_Swedishworkaroundform extends Zend_Form
{

    public function  __construct() {
        parent::__construct();
    }

     /**
     * 'Cause there is a problem with swedish characters in Zend_Form..
     * Use from view script.
     */
    public function printSwedishWorkaround()
    {
        $s=htmlentities($this);
        $r=$s;
        $q="&amp;amp;";
        $r=str_replace($q."Aring;", "Å", $r);
        $r=str_replace($q."aring;", "å", $r);
        $r=str_replace($q."Auml;", "Ä", $r);
        $r=str_replace($q."auml;", "ä", $r);
        $r=str_replace($q."Ouml;", "Ö", $r);
        $r=str_replace($q."ouml;", "ö", $r);
        echo html_entity_decode($r);
    }
   
}

myview.phtml:

<p>This is html</p>
<?php
$this->form->city->city->setLabel("Stad");
//echo  $this->form;
$this->form->printSwedishWorkaround();
?>

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Swedishworkaroundform.php:
<?php

 /**
 * 'Cause there is a problem with swedish characters in Zend_Form..
 * Use from view script.
 * Usage:
 * echo $this->form; //as usual
 */
abstract class Application_Form_Swedishworkaroundform extends Zend_Form
{
    public function  __construct() {
        parent::__construct();
    }

    public function  __toString() {
        return html_entity_decode(parent::__toString()); //strings containing swedish chars (eg options in form) must be htmlentities()-ised or they'll be set to "" by here.
    }
}


myview.phtml:

<p>This is html</p>
<?php
$this->form->city->city->setLabel("Stad");
echo  $this->form;
?>

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