Forests

Sweden's forests have doubled in size over the last 100 years

A forest machine that builds a fire pit in the fire-borne area around Farila, Halsingland, in central Sweden, July 25, 2018. TT News Agency/Erik Simander/via REUTERS   ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. SWEDEN OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN SWEDEN - RC1D69FD13D0

Sustainable forestry is key to Sweden's success. Image: REUTERS

Alex Gray
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Image: Swedish Forest Agency
Growth in Sweden is greater than felling Image: Swedish Wood
 70% of Sweden’s land is forest
Image: Royal Swedish Academy of Agriculture
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