SCA has launched a new tool with AI functionality for digital forestry planning. In 2023, small-scale tests were conducted to scale up to more extensive tests in 2024. "It's incredibly exciting. It involves both new technology and new working methods that give us several advantages," says Magnus Bergman, who leads SCA Forest's technology and digitization staff.

The goal is that by 2025, all forest planners at SCA Forest will use digital forestry planning to prepare for harvesting in SCA's own forests.

"Digital forestry site planning brings several positive aspects. The most important is that we achieve more efficient forestry site planning thanks to higher and more consistent quality of our forest data, and a large part of the planning work can be done in the office. Additionally, we can plan more during the winter," says Magnus.