An increase in notified fellings in May

Nyhet | Statistik - 12 June 2025

The latest statistics from the Swedish Forest Agency show that the area notified or applied for felling in May increased 17 percent, compared to May 2024. The area regarding applications for permits for felling in montane forests decreased 44 percent, compared to the same month last year.

Experience has shown that statistics regarding notifications and applications can vary from month to month due to the forestry planning of various stakeholders. It is therefore important to be careful when analyzing the monthly data and to not draw conclusions about the planned felling.

The area of received notifications and applications for permits for felling was 23,401 hectares in May, which was an increase of 17 percent, compared to May 2024. Of this area, applications for permits for felling of montane forests represented 193 hectares, compared with 342 hectares in the same month last year.

Compared to the average area of notifications and applications for the country in May over the previous five years, this is an increase of 21 percent. Compared to the average area for the previous ten years, this is an increase of 16 percent.

Notifications and applications on the regional level in May

The area of notifications and applications increased in all regions, compared to the same month last year.

• Northern Norrland – increase of 1,003 hectares (+28 percent)
• Southern Norrland – increase of 2,341 hectares (+43 percent)
• Svealand – decrease of 195 hectares (-3 percent)
• Götaland – increase of 226 hectares (+4 percent)

A 21 percent increase in the area covered by notifications and applications so far this year

For January to May, the area of notifications and applications for permits for felling was 106,447 hectares, which is an increase of 21 percent compared to the same period last year. So far this year, the area concerning applications for permits for felling of montane forests is 2,226 hectares, for the corresponding period last year the area was 1,817 hectares.

In Northern Norrland, the area notified and applied for has increased by 30 percent, in Southern Norrland by 34 percent, in Svealand by 14 percent and in Götaland by 10 percent.

Compared to the average area of notifications and applications for the country for the corresponding period for the previous five years, this is an increase of 17 percent. Compared to the previous ten years, this is an increase of 19 percent.

Explanation

An increase or decrease in notifications and applications for permits for felling does not necessarily mean that the area of actual felling has increased or decreased to the same extent.

Statistics refer to total notifications for felling and applications for permission on productive forest land for felling in montane forest and valuable broad-leaved forest.

The statistics are part of the Official statistics of Sweden.

We publish all results in our statistical database.