I can see why Sweden would ... in 1920s, forests covered 35% of their land, today they cover 70%, of this 80% is in active use [-1], employing 4% of the workforce [-2].

Makes sense in low-rise construction - of two otherwise identical buildings (4 story, ~15 flats/apartments), one with timber-frame construction has no carbon dioxide emissions, whereas the concrete-frame yields 96 tonnes [-2].

[-1] https://www.forestindustries.se/forest-industry/facts-and-fi... [-2] https://www.ksla.se/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Forests-and-F...