Norway spruce and Scots pine seedlings together constitute 96% of the total number of forest seedlings delivered.
Swedish Forest Agency
Sweden's area notified for felling in March 2024 decreased 13%, compared to March 2023. The area regarding applications for permits for final felling in montane forests decreased to barely one twelfh, compared to the same month last year.
The average area per holding owned by Swedish forest owners has increased from 30 hectares in 1999 to 34 hectares in 2023. The median has decreased from 13 to 11 hectares during the same period
Sweden's area notified for felling in February 2024 decreased 25%, compared to the same month 2023. The area regarding applications for permits for final felling in montane forests decreased to barely one seventh, compared to the same month last year.
The area notified for felling in January decreased 21%, compared to January 2023. The area regarding applications for permits for final felling in montane forests however, increased by 20%, compared to the same month last year.
Sweden's timber stocks on 31 December 2023 were 4% lower than at the same time last year and 15% lower than the average for the past five years.
In 2023, the Swedish Forest Agency paid out almost SEK 309 million ($29.7 million) in infringement compensation to landowners for denied felling permission in montane forests.
In 2023 the roundwood prices on delivery timber in Sweden increased for sawlogs by 12% and for pulpwood by 37% in comparison to 2022.
The area notified for felling in December decreased 20%, compared to December 2022. The area regarding applications for permits for final felling in montane forests however, increased by 18%, compared to the same month last year.