Alex Karp bought about 15,000 hectares of forest near Storsjö kapell in Härjedalen, Sweden, with local outlets reporting the land transfer covers roughly 15,000 hectares.
Swedish broadcaster SVT reported the buyer behind the purchase is a newly registered Swedish company, and several local and international outlets say the property covers contiguous mountain-close forest in Berg municipality.
Dagens Nyheter published details saying the deal was valued at about 235 million Swedish kronor and that the seller was the large timber company SCA, a figure repeated in multiple local reports.
Industry coverage and region-focused sites identified the purchasing vehicle as Cladonia Skog AB and reported Alex Karp, Palantir’s CEO, as the company’s beneficial owner with control of the holding.
The sale has prompted local concern because two hunting groups lost their prior hunting rights on the contiguous parcel, local reporting said, and community members in Berg municipality have complained about the change to long-standing land use.
What this means for timber management or public access remains unresolved; local outlets quoted municipal sources describing a standard land-transfer process but did not report a declared business plan for the holding.
Sources
- SVT — reported the purchase location and that the buyer used a Swedish company.
- Dagens Nyheter — reported the sale price (about 235 million kronor) and that SCA sold the land.
- Arctic Today — provided an early English-language summary of the acreage and regional location.
- Lesprom — reported the contiguous 15,000-hectare figure and local reactions including loss of hunting rights.
