"Protecting Norrlandsströmming contributes to strengthening Swedish food production. It is important for preserving jobs and promoting Swedish origin," says Minister of Rural Affairs Peter Kullgren (KD) in a press release from the government.
The protected designation means that the products must be manufactured according to certain regulations. Norrlandsströmming consists of the wild-caught fish Clupea harengus from the Bothnian Sea and the Gulf of Bothnia. According to the Swedish Board of Agriculture, it must "be caught with passive gear and be landed and sorted within 24 hours".
Allåkerbär from Norrland, Bohuslän blue mussels, Gotland lentils, Grebbestado oysters, Hjälmargös, Hånnlamb, Coffee cheese, Kalix löjrom, Norrlandsströmming, Smoked Vättersik, Upplandskubb, Vänerlöjrom, Wrångebäcksost, Brown beans from Öland, Kullings kalvdans, Lappland mountain char, Skedvi bread, Svecia, Skånsk spettkaka, Swedish vodka, Swedish punch, Swedish aquavit, Sörmland noble, Vindeln smoked ham, White fresh salted Östgöta cucumber, Värmlandskrädmjöl and Äkta Gränna polkagrisar are Swedish products that have been registered in the EU as a protected designation of origin (PDO) or protected geographical indication (PGI).
Source: Government
