The state is the owner of the land is the basic principle and therefore you also have the right of disposal, according to the moderate leader, Ulf Kristersson.
According to him, the Girjas judgment, which gives a Sami village the right to manage hunting grounds on parts of its territory, makes political decisions urgent.
He believes that the starting point is that the state and the Swedish people have the ultimate decision-making power over the lands.
The Girjas verdict, announced two years ago, leaves room for demands for political decisions and legislation.
That's why the current clearing land investigation is very important for the future, according to Kristersson.
- I cannot short-circuit the legal system, and I will not do it either.
I am just stating that the judgment applies and it is urgent to make political decisions that regulate this.
The state has the right to dispose of that land and must be able to make those decisions, says Kristersson.
Want to use the assets
The moderate leader further says that he is not satisfied with Swedish mineral policy and believes that the mineral legislation is outdated in relation to Sweden's ambitions to change.
With electrification and increased need for battery capacity and other things within the framework of the so-called "green transition".
- Our age-old ability in mines and mineral matters is in a new light right now, and then we will use the large assets that we have in Sweden.
But with respect that it also has environmental consequences, says Kristersson.