Environmental Sweden in brief

Sweden is a country of vast forests, marvellous archipelagos and clean air. But there are also severe environmental problems, such as excessively high nutrient levels in the Baltic Sea, acidification of lakes and land, and continuing exposure to a number of toxic substances, where the margins between current levels and levels that could result in adverse health affects are small.

The environmental situation is complex, as is the organisation of environmental protection, policy and legislation. The Environmental Sweden section of this website is intended to provide a brief overview of work in the public sector in Sweden on environmental issues.