Land and Forest as Parallel Wealth Store

“As soon as a year after the stock listing of Securitas, Melker Schörling bought the Edeby manor by Lake Båven outside Norrköping in 1992 for 32 million kronor. The area was close to 3,200 hectares at the time of acquisition, mostly forest. Schörling has gradually bought more land since then and is described by Forbes as one of Sweden’s largest landowners.”

“The lands on Edeby’s property invite high-level hunting. Melker Schörling has always appreciated hunting and fishing. Since the early 1990s, he has been able to hunt deer, roe deer, hare, and partridge on his own land. With his successes in Swedish business and ownership of Edeby, he has also been invited into the exclusive circle that hunts with King Carl XVI Gustaf. Moreover, the forest is a valuable investment. “It’s forestry that I’m interested in because I come from a farming family. I think it’s good to invest in Swedish forests,” he told Lantbrukets Affärstidning.”