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1.4 million hectares of forest land were voluntary set-asides during 2022 and the certified area was 14.8 million hectares. Both voluntary set-asides and certified area increased marginally since 2021, according to the Swedish Forest Agency’s statistics.
Latest statistics from the Swedish Forest Agency show that the area notified for felling in April was 14 percent larger than in April 2022. The area of applications for permits for final felling in montane forests was however just over one third as large as the same month last year.
Timber stocks amounted to 8.6 million cubic meters on 31 March, according to the Swedish Forest Agency's survey. That is the lowest volume for this time of year since 2018.