Södra Skogsägarna
Växjö, Kronobergs Lan, Sweden, Europe
Overview
Södra is an economic association with a membership base of 50,000 forest owners. Its key function is to secure markets for its members´ forest products and contribute to the profitability of their forestry. Södra members own a total of 36,000 forest estates, representing more than half the privately owned forest in south of Sweden. They are also owners of a forest industry group active on the Swedish and international market.
- Total investments
- 1
- Lead investments
- 0
- Investments · 12mo
- 1
- Active investors
- 2
Sector focus
- Forestry
- Paper Manufacturing
- Sustainability
Investment portfolio
- Nordic Forestry Automation
Participated · Equity · Jul 2026
Nordic Forestry Automation builds physical-AI driven systems, sensor-fusion and robotic solutions for forestry machines, including proprietary software that enables harvesters to measure trees in real time. Its first commercial product is already in use across seven markets on three continents, and its systems have logged more than 20,000 hours of operation. The company partners with large forestry organisations such as Sveaskog, Södra Skogsägarna, Holmen and Weyerhaeuser. CEO and co-founder Lars Svensson emphasizes operator support and automation as the company’s strategic focus. With the newly raised capital, Nordic Forestry Automation intends to expand its international footprint and accelerate development of its next-generation platform and autonomous machine roadmap.