During the past decades the area owned by the state has declined by about 5%, because parliament decided that Sveaskog should sell parts of its forest holdings to strengthen private forestry.
Under de senaste 15 åren har arealen minskat med omkring 5 %, eftersom Sveaskog enligt riksdagsbeslut säljer av delar av sitt skogsinnehav för att stärka det privata skogsbruket.