Nearly 11 million m³ of forest felled by storm Johannes

Storm Johannes has felled an estimated 10.9 million cubic metres of forest in northern and central Sweden, according to the final assessment published by the Swedish Forest Agency. The figure confirms the storm as one of the more severe wind events to affect Swedish forestry in recent years. “The damage amounts to 10.9 million cubic metres of forest according to our final estimate, which confirms that this is a storm that hit many forest owners hard,” said Lennart Svensson, National Damage Coordinator at the agency. He noted that the preliminary estimate of 10 million cubic metres, issued ...