Sweden's Forests: Problems and Opportunities

European Tourism

Sweden is covered by vast forests. The following map, compiled by the European Forest Institute, shows us how Sweden compares to the rest of Europe.

final_forest_map_50dpi_02_12--copyright Katja Gunia, Jo Van Brusselen, Risto Päivinen, Sergey Zudin, Elena Zudina

There are lots of trees, but not so many people. This creates problems and business opportunities. How do Swedes communicate by telephone? What do Swedish people do with all those trees?

Swedish Forest, CC-BY-SA, Netzanette (taken in Sandviken, Gavleborg, SE)

Swedish Forest, taken by Netzanette (CC-BY-NC, taken in Sandviken, Gavleborg, SE).jpg