The survey was sent out to nearly 4,000 forest owners in the county, of which 756 responded.

A majority - 75 percent - of them answered that they were interested in "different management methods", that is, to find out more about methods other than tract harvesting with clear cutting.

A little more than half – 53 percent – ​​stated that they wanted to use their own forest without logging.

Lack of information about alternatives to clearcutting

But most - around 70 percent - stated at the same time that they had received very little information from their advisors about clear-cut alternatives.

The explanation is that many of the advisers are timber buyers connected to forest companies without incentive to inform about clear cutting, says Gunnar Hafmar.

A view that is shared by many in the forestry industry, including forestry professor Per Angelstam at the Swedish University of Agriculture.

Hear more about the interest in hyggesfreet and what the lack of information is due to in the video above.