Blueberry season in northern Sweden gets early start
- The blueberry season has started early in several parts of the country — but most of this year’s blueberries are unlikely to be picked.
- Ola Langvall, a forest researcher at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, says the season’s come about a week early in northern Sweden.
- On average, only a few percent of all blueberries in Sweden are harvested.
Radio Sweden
For more on this year’s blueberry harvest, listen to Radio Sweden’s full report.
Related stories from around the North:
Canada: Fort Smith growers say new permit rules create barriers for local food producers, CBC News
Finland: Berry picker testifies as human trafficking trial resumes in Lapland, Yle News
Norway: Climate change brings cloudberry to Svalbard, The Independent Barents Observer
