Today nobody can say for certain what consequences will follow from the present climatic changes. In Sweden warmer weather may have a positive impact on tourism and forestry, but other sectors of society, such as reindeer herding and fishing, will suffer.

SMHI, the Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute, has listed various scenarios for different sectors of society. Glaciers may disappear and impact tourism and outdoor activities. A warmer climate may mean that bare mountain regions will shrink and be replaced by deciduous forests. Such a climate may also have consequences for lakes and the Baltic Sea, because salinity and oxygen content may change.
A different climate may also increase risks of pollution, in particular in case of floods when waste may leak out from deposits and industrial zones. Warms summers may also increase algal bloom.

More forests
Forestry may profit when warmer weather prolongs the growth season. Increased carbon dioxide content improves growth, but growth earlier in the season increases risks of freezing. Growth may be hampered, if precipitation is very uneven, in particular in Southern Sweden where there is a shortage of water.
A warmer climate may also result in damage to forests. Storm felling due to stronger and more serious storms, forest fires, new and more serious attacks by insects and fungi may have a negative impact on forestry.