An increase in notified fellings in March

Nyhet | Statistik - 15 April 2025

The latest statistics from the Swedish Forest Agency show that the area notified or applied for felling in March increased 14 percent, compared to March 2024. The area regarding applications for permits for felling in montane forests increased 22 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 21,675 hectares in March, which was an increase of 14 percent, compared to March 2024. Of this area, applications for permits for felling of montane forests represented 306 hectares, compared with 250 hectares in the same month last year.

Compared to the average area of notifications and applications for the country in March over the previous five years, this is an increase of 11 percent. Compared to the average area for the previous ten years, this is an increase of 23 percent.

Notifications and applications on the regional level in March

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

• Northern Norrland – increase of 532 hectares (+19 percent)
• Southern Norrland – decrease of 570 hectares (-8 percent)
• Svealand – increase of 1,400 hectares (+34 percent)
• Götaland – increase of 1,289 hectares (+25 percent)

A 23 percent increase in the area covered by notifications and applications so far this year

For January to March, the area of notifications and applications for permits for felling was 61,948 hectares, which is an increase of 23 percent compared to the same period last year. So far this year, the area concerning applications for permits for felling of montane forests is 1,338 hectares, for the corresponding period last year the area was 1,029 hectares.

In Northern Norrland, the area notified and applied for has increased by 33 percent, in Southern Norrland by 25 percent, in Svealand by 26 percent and in Götaland by 13 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 12 percent. Compared to the previous ten years, this is an increase of 16 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.