On 1 January 2005, Sweden introduced further financial support for the agricultural sector in the form of a land benefit – the single farm payment scheme. The single farm payment scheme is not linked to agricultural production, and is to a large extent independent of what the farmer produces, and in what quantities. The farmer can apply for single farm payment for all agricultural lands currently in use, including both arable land and pastures. Aid for environmental protection is intended for actions to reduce the environmental load of agriculture on the environment. Each state designs a programme for environmentally-friendly production methods in agriculture and for the preservation of biological diversity in the agricultural landscape. Compensatory allowances are aimed at areas which have poorer conditions for food production (Less Favoured Areas) than other regions. In Sweden, compensatory allowances are paid to development areas in northern Sweden, parts of the forest and central regions in southern and middle Sweden and certain areas of Öland and Gotland. Sweden's agreement with the EU gives it the right to provide national aid to northern Sweden. The aid is funded completely by the Swedish state and is aimed to preserve traditional agricultural production especially suited to climatic conditions in northern Sweden. The aim of the aid is also to improve the structure of production, turnover and processing of agricultural products and to ensure that the environment and natural values are protected and preserved.
EU support to the agricultural holdings in 2019. Thousands SEK
Region
Single farm payment
Greening payment
Young farmers
Cattle support
Support drying corps
Support for less favoured areas
National support
Environ- mental support
Total
EU- support per holding
Support to less favoured or/ and national support per holding
Stockholm County
117328
64805
2183
10826
15806
20966
0
23362
255276
132
11
Uppsala County
209658
114429
5429
24278
39157
34849
73
29051
456924
165
13
Södermanland County
186260
102179
4430
26819
47849
22993
52961
443491
218
Östergötland County
333886
10910
69708
96269
32431
103817
980907
293
10
Jönköping County
172110
6510
81404
48259
133250
65911
679554
203
40
Kronoberg County
89635
3433
40214
26421
42453
23012
314803
143
19
Kalmar County
230245
127421
5545
99651
91613
43481
156927
754883
252
15
Gotland County
138567
76727
3605
37704
40540
20798
68383
386324
273
Blekinge County
54485
30071
1886
16390
18125
2444
24763
148164
113
2
Skåne County
691475
381837
18114
130680
214161
13566
149239
1599072
195
Halland County
166704
91912
3933
55063
64894
9914
44327
436747
140
3
Västra Götaland County
694387
382982
20559
169801
196019
187410
172745
1823903
149
Värmland County
144284
79670
3986
32947
29831
90056
11037
23407
415218
133
32
Örebro County
146220
80764
4289
20956
34865
17712
28445
333251
147
8
Västmanland County
168735
93017
4137
13822
32062
22856
27387
362016
225
14
Dalarna County
83160
45727
2413
19850
15126
68409
13869
14297
262851
135
42
Gävleborg County
92574
51098
2433
26994
19116
113647
49216
11855
366933
173
77
Västernorrland County
62695
34670
2180
18337
10815
93016
57045
2484
281242
76
Jämtland County
55222
30564
1686
19609
10724
115581
75854
16405
325645
226
Västerbotten County
90789
50195
2707
25223
16161
137427
127399
4376
454277
197
115
Norrbotten County
47514
26270
1946
11050
7580
64443
59747
75248
293798
233
98
Sweden
3975932
2193743
112314
951328
1075390
1287700
394240
1118403
11109050
177
27
Source: The Swedish Board of Agriculture
EU support to the agricultural holdings in 2006-2019. Thousands SEK
Support
Thousands SEK per holding
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2016
2019
EU-support
103
106
109
108
107
118
of which support to less favoured or/and national support
4
5
6
130
137
139
136
138
144
12
25
EU support to the agricultural holdings in 2006-2019. Index year 2006=100
Index 2006=100
2005
100
105
110
104
145
122
336
102
111
121
127
212
229