Björn Fredriksson

  +372 516 3569

  bjorn.fredriksson@sodra.com

www.sodra.com

Södra Forest Estonia OÜ, operating in Estonia since 2006, manages around 17,500 hectares of land, with more than 90% being forest land. Their primary activities include forest management and pulpwood purchasing for Södra’s pulp mills in Sweden, utilizing timber terminals in Pärnu and Kunda. Additionally, they engage in leasing and selling agricultural land, and collaborate with local hunters to ensure the sustainable management of their forest properties.
Södra is also active in Latvia where the land area is about 135 000 ha.

 

Leading the company’s Baltic operations is Björn Frediksson, Managing Director for Södra Baltic Region. Björn has a rich history in the industry, having previously worked for other forest companies in the Baltics.

 

Södra Forest Estonia OÜ adheres to high standards of environmental stewardship. They are certified by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) and the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC), and they follow ISO14001:2015 environmental management standards. Their practices ensure the preservation of biodiversity, ecological productivity, and cultural values in their forests.

 

Södra Forest Estonia OÜ organizes logging activities and sells logs, fuelwood, and forest residues for local energy use. Additionally, they manage 1,054 land units across all regions of Estonia, ensuring high-quality cooperation with other Estonian forest owners and maintaining sustainable forest management practices.