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In 2022, 30 200 people were employed in forestry, which is at the same level as in 2021. Occupational accidents in forestry decreased during 2022.
According to the Swedish Forest Agency's inventory, the proportion of known cultural heritage sites affected by regeneration felling is still at a historically low level.
Statistics from the Swedish Forest Agency show that 80 percent of the annual harvested forest area has been regenerated to the levels stipulated by the Forestry Act. This is a decrease with four percentage points compared with results from 2022, and the lowest approval figure in ten years.
The latest statistics from the Swedish Forest Agency show that the area notified for felling in October decreased by just under 1 percent, compared to October 2022. The area regarding applications for permits for final felling in montane forests decreased, to near half the area, compared to the same month last year.
On 30 September, stocks of softwood sawlogs amounted to 2.1 million cubic metres, according to the Swedish Forest Agency's survey. Stocks have not been this low since the measurement started in 2013.
The roundwood prices on delivery timber increased for both sawlog and pulpwood during the third quarter of 2023 when compared with the second quarter of 2023. The sawlog price increased by 8 per cent and pulpwood by almost 6 per cent.
The latest statistics from the Swedish Forest Agency show that the area notified for felling in September decreased by 6 percent, compared to September 2022. The area regarding applications for permits for final felling in montane forests however, almost doubled, compared to the same month last year
This year's felling in Swedish forests is expected to be lower in comparison to record levels of felling in 2021 and 2022, according to a new forecast from the Swedish Forest Agency.
The latest statistics from the Swedish Forest Agency show that the area notified for felling in August increased, compared to August 2022. However, regional variations are still large. The area regarding applications for permits for final felling in montane forests was only one-eighth of the same month last year.
Fertilisation of forest land fell by 77% between 2021 and 2022, according to the Swedish Forest Agency's silvicultural survey. Fertilisation has not been this low since the introduction of nitrogen fertilisation on forest land in the 1960s. The decline was caused by high fertiliser prices due to the war in Ukraine.