The deep, dark forests of northern Europe supplied people with wood, timber and food for millennia. They gave rise to myths, legends and fairy tales, and offered refuge to the persecuted. Over time, ...

Sweden and Finland, Europe's most forested countries, are not doing enough to protect their primary and old-growth forests, falling short of EU commitments, the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) said in a ...

Birgitta Velander’s forest is her retirement fund, a source of income, and an inheritance she hopes to one day pass on to her children. The 81-year-old’s family has cared for the 200-hectare (500-acre ...

Most of Europe's natural ecosystems have been lost over the centuries. However, a sizeable amount of natural old forest still exists, especially in the north. These "old-growth" forests are ...

The planet’s undisturbed old-growth boreal forests may be far more important in the fight against climate change than previously realized, according to a new study, which finds that primary forests in ...

Winter combat skills are attracting more interest both in Sweden and abroad as tensions rise in the strategic High North – Copyright AFP/File – In a snow-draped ...