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  • Increase in protected marine areas 2025

    At the end of 2025, 15.7 per cent of Sweden’s total area was formally protected. The total increase during the year amounted to 232,600 hectares and mainly comprised marine areas in the Baltic Sea, in the form of new or expanded Natura 2000 sites. A new marine national park was also established, Nämdöskärgården National Park in Stockholm County.

  • More than 200 new nature reserves in 2024

    Sweden's protected nature increased by 148,000 hectares in 2024. More than 200 new nature reserves became valid and several existing areas were expanded. The largest new area was Nåara/Härbergsdalen in the northern and mountainous part of Sweden.

  • Nature reserves increased in 2023

    Sweden's nature reserves increased by 60,000 hectares in 2023. More than 100 new areas became valid and several existing areas were expanded. The largest new area was Norra Borgafjällen in Dorotea municipality, covering almost 20,000 hectares.

  • Almost 100 new nature reserves

    In 2022, the number of nature reserves increased by 98 areas. This means that Sweden had 5,440 nature reserves at the end of 2022. The largest new nature reserve was Södra Gardfjället, located in the northern and mountainous area of Sweden. The area covers almost 39,000 hectares in total, including a lot of open land in the mountainous region.

  • More than 100 new nature reserves

    In 2021, the number of nature reserves increased by 101 areas. This means that Sweden had more than 5,300 nature reserves at the end of 2021. The largest new nature reserve was the Slite archipelago, located on the eastern side of Gotland. The area covers more than 6,300 hectares in total, including a marine area of almost 6,000 hectares.