Swedish National Forest Inventory - SLU - Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet

Photo: Åke Bruhn, SLU

87 years of experience in forest inventory

The Swedish National Forest Inventory has the task of describing the state and changes in Sweden's forests. The information collected is used, for example, as a basis for forestry, energy and environmental policy in Sweden. Data from the Swedish National Forest Inventory is part of Sweden's official statistics.

Here you can find statistics,
analysis and much more!

Skogsdata - annual publication with official statistics about the Swedish forests

Forest statistics - Forest statistics archive including the official statistics

TaxWebb - an interactive webb service for queries and data tabulation from the Swedish National Forest Inventory (in Swedish).

Contact

Head of Program

Jonas Fridman
0046 (0)90 786 8473

Latest Skogsdata

New statistics from the Swedish National Forest Inventory

Since the 1980's the total standing volume in final felling stage forests has increased by 26% (cuurrent level is 213 cubic meters per hectare), and by 7% in thinning stage forest (cirrent level 134 cubic meters per hectare). Noteworthy is an increase in standing volume of 56% in thicket and precommercial felling stage forests, mainly due to more mature tree being left during final felling.

In the publication SKOGSDATA 2011 the Swedish National Forest Inventory presents the current official statistics plus an themed analysis, this year about field and ground layer vegetation in Swedish forests. More.

Skogsdata 2011 is available as both a pdf and a printed publication, the tables are available in excel format. Downloads and orders.

News

Skogsdata publication: a popular download

Skogsdata is the 3rd most downloaded document from SLU's open archive so far this year. Skogdata download

Good lingonberry year in southern Sweden

The forecast for lingonberries is good in the south of Sweden, even central Sweden should have a reasonable lingonberry year. However in the North for the second year in a row the forecast for lingonberries is poor. The forecasts are based on data from the Swedish National Forest Inventory. Read more (in Swedish).

The annual blueberry forecast is published

This years forecast point towards a better than normal blueberry crop in southern Sweden, especially Götaland. The forecast for Norrland is in line with previous years. Read more (in Swedish).

Publication on status and changes in the southern swedish forests

A report studying the status and change in forests with high natural value in southern Sweden has been published by Frank Götmark in the botanical journal Svensk Botanisk Tidskrift. The Swedish National Forest Inventory has been a contributer of data to the report. Read more (in Swedish). If you would like a free printed copy of the report contact Frank Götmark (frank.gotmark@zool.gu.se).

2012-09-14 - French NFI delegation visits SLU
During a four day visit to SLU in Umeå a delegation from the French NFI will be exchanging experiences with their Swedish counterparts and observing how the Swedish NFI operates in the field.

2012-03-09 - New digital forest map from SLU
How do the forests look like where you live? With the help of skogskarta.slu.se you can see how much forest there is in a defined area and even which species there are and how old the forest is.

2011-11-14 - Swedish NFI and Swedish Environmental Research Institute cooperate with moss sampling for air pollution monitoring
Since the 1970's deposition of metals - arsenic, lead, iron, cadmium, copper, chromium, mercury, nickle, vanadium and zink - have been monitered through moss samples. During the 2010 field season the Swedish...

2011-11-14 - Swedish NFI contributes to Skog och Mark 2011 report
The Swedish National Forest Inventory has contributed to the Environmental Protection Agency report Skog och Mark 2011 (Forest and Land 2011).

2011-10-13 - The National Forest Inventory an important contibuter to the Swedsih Statistical Yearbook of Forestry
The Swedish Forestry Agency has recently presented its annual statistical yearbook on their website www.skogsstyrelsen.se . This publication which is also availble in printed form is part of Sweden Official...

To archive

Historical data from The Swedish National forest Inventory

The Swedish National Forest Inventory is part of the Forest programme within SLU's environmental monitoring and assessment.

Page updated: 2012-10-15.