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Sweden's National Parks Struggle with Maintenance and Accessibility

Falling trees, bridges that are rotting and overflowing trash cans. This is the reality in several of the country's national parks and nature reserves.

Sweden's National Parks Struggle with Maintenance and Accessibility

Tourists abandoned the mountains after controversial decision

Thousands fewer guest nights – that's what it looks like after the Swedish Tourist Association's heavily debated decision to cut back on operations in the Jämtland Mountains. We live on tourism to 95 per cent, from shops to craftsmen and restaurants, says John Regouw, chairman of the tourist office in Ljungdalen.

Tourists abandoned the mountains after controversial decision