Social and cultural values:
The greatest part of the area has been influenced mainly by forest activities over the last 500
years. Spruce (Picea abies) has been an important tree species as energy source for the iron
industry and as building material. As to the management goals of the national park nowadays
about 88% of the total area is shown to be wilderness zone. That means that any economic use
of the area is strictly prohibited – there is no forestry, no agricultural activity, no mining, no
hunting or fishing. Tourism activities have been poor before the establishment of the national
park but will be more important in future.
The pastures of the montane or subalpine zone of the area have been reduced to a small amount
within the last 100 years and comprise about 1.500 hectares in the national park. They represent
a typical part of the cultural identity of the region and therefore are maintained also in the
national park within a management zone.
There are no permanent settlements within the boundaries of the national park