Dissemination permission is required to be able to share photos or film taken with a drone, so that you do not happen to spread sensitive geographical information.

Recently, however, the processing times at Lantmäteriet, which examines the submitted material, have increased sharply - and are expected to be even longer.

"Risk knocking out an entire industry"

The Umeå-based photographer Fredrik Larsson believes that the long processing times are now beginning to affect his customers and the message that the waiting times tend to be longer risks having devastating consequences.

- This does not affect those who photograph their lawn mowing out in the cottage and may still not send in a distribution permit, but for all of us who are professionals, it risks knocking out an entire industry.

17 working days

At the time of writing, the processing time across the country is 17 working days, which corresponds to 3.5 weeks.

Neither photographers nor the authority are happy with the long waiting times.

- If you are a commercial player or, for example, a broker who wants to sell your pictures with a quick impact, 17 days is not acceptable.

We have been requesting financial compensation since 2018 to expand the business, without results, says Anders Sandin, operations manager at Lantmäteriet.

Lantmäteriet has been alerting about the development for several years - without success.

They have gone from two to 26 officers but today have the same compensation, two million kronor, as when they took over the review of the aerial photos from the Armed Forces.

The number of cases has increased avalanche-like.

Five years ago, 700 cases were examined in one year - this year, up to 40,000 are expected.