Sweden hosts a large number of internationalla well-known companies in the paper & pulp industry such as Stora Enso, Svenska Cellulosa AB (SCA) and MoDo. The forests have also spawned several smaller companies in the wood-processing industry. Inter alia Swedish furniture and pre-fabricated houses have found global markets.
High environmental standards are an integral part of Swedish forestry. Since 1903, Swedish legislation has required planting and cultivation of new forests after logging. Today 40% of productive Swedish forests are certified according to the strict environmental and bio-diversity protecting regulations of the international Forest Stewardship Council (FSC). Sweden was the first country in the world to develop a national FSC standard in 1998. The six largest forest management companies in Sweden are all FSC certified.
Sweden also has a gene bank, which is responsible for preserving the original genetic material of the country's tree species.
The Swedish Government owns 5 % of the productive forest land through the forest product corporation AssiDomän. However, the Government owns only 51% of the shares of AssiDomän, which are also quoted on the Stockholm stock exchange.