Less damage to cultural remains in 2022

According to the Swedish Forest Agency's inventory, the proportion of known cultural remains that are affected by regeneration felling has decreased slightly since 2021. At the national level, the proportion of damaged and severely damaged cultural remains is now at the lowest level since the inventory began in 2012. However, in northern Norrland the proportion of damaged and severely damaged cultural remains has increased.

New conversion factor results in slightly reduced gross felling

The conversion factor used for the calculation of the annual felling statistics will be slightly adjusted. The adjustment is made after a study that the Swedish Forest Agency has carried out together with the Forestry Research Institute of Sweden (Skogforsk) as part of the work to continuously improve the quality of the statistics. The adjustment will also mean that the statistics for gross felling will decrease slightly.

Continued decline in area of approved regeneration

Statistics from the Swedish Forest Agency show that 84 percent of the annual harvested forest area has been regenerated to the levels stipulated by the Forestry Act. This is a decrease with 2 percentage points compared with results from 2021, and the lowest approval figure in eight years.

Small decrease in area notified for final felling in October

In October 2022 the area covered by notifications and applications for permits of final felling was down by 4 percent compared with October 2021, according to new statistics from the Swedish Forest Agency. The area covered by applications in montane forests was 10 percent smaller than October last year.

Reduced timber stocks in September

Timber stocks were 16 percent lower on September 30 than they were in June, according to the Swedish Forest Agency's inventory survey. The decrease is due to reduced stocks of pulpwood and pulp chips. The stocks of softwood saw logs have increased slightly.

Continued increase in roundwood prices third quarter 2022

The roundwood prices on delivery timber increased for both sawlog and pulpwood during the third quarter of 2022 in comparison to the second quarter of 2022. The sawlog price increased by almost 3 percent and pulpwood by 8 percent.

Decreased forest area notified for final felling also in September

In September 2022 the area covered by notifications and applications for permits of final felling was down by 18 percent compared with September 2021, according to new statistics from the Swedish Forest Agency. The area covered by applications in montane forests was 50 percent smaller than September last year

This year’s felling is expected to be slightly lower than last year’s record felling

This year's gross felling in Swedish forests is expected to be slightly lower than the record year 2021, according to a new forecast from the Swedish Forest Agency.

Continued decrease in area of forest notified for final felling

In August 2022 the area covered by notifications and applications for permits of final felling was down by 17 percent compared with August 2021, according to new statistics from the Swedish Forest Agency. The area covered by applications in montane forests was 127 percent larger than August last year.

Continued high level of silvicultural activities in 2021

Silvicultural activities were at a continued high level 2021, according to the Swedish Forest Agency’s survey results. The area on which the owners have the ambition to conduct long-term non-clearcut forestry is collected for the second time and is now also shown by ownership class.