Forestry is a long term operation requiring considerable strategic planning. The results of today's operations materialise in the far distant future. The purpose of the planning is to develop and maintain the forest's economic value.
Annual growth on Sveaskog’s productive forest land is 10.4 million m3fo or 3.7 m3fo/hectare. In recent years timber extraction has averaged about 60-70% of growth on cultivated land. This means that timber reserves increase in volume every year.
Sveaskog has performed careful calculations in order to achieve a long term, sustainable degree of felling. As from 2004, we have reduced the felling levels.