1.
MSP in Sweden
BalticScope Stakeholders meeting – Malmö 27-28 January 2016
Susanne Gustafsson
susanne.gustafsso@havochvatten.se

2.
The Swedish planning system
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3 x MSP
SwAM

3.
Swedish MSP
• Three MSP:
Gulf of Bothnia,
Baltic Sea
Skagerrak/Kattegat
• MSP to be adopted by Government
• MSP to be guiding (like comprehensive
plans)
• Government may adopt regulations
prohibiting or limiting activities in destined
geographical areas
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The Gulf of
Bothnia
The Baltic Sea
Skagerrak
Kattegat
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4.
Overlapping plans
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(Comprehensive plans)
and the Common Fisheries Policy

5.
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Swedish MSP borders
on to:
9 (+1) neighbouring
countries (MSP)
And overlaps with:
65 municipalities
(comprehensive plans)
14 regions and
counties (regional plans
and strategies)

6.
Areas of National
Interest
• Areas defined in law and by appointed
agencies
• No integrated spatial planning at a
national level before MSP
• In MSP process: thematic work groups
give input for planning
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7.
Current
status
Guidance Planning
Swedish MSP- process
Status
report
Guidance
document
Plan proposals
to Government
Dialogue Consultation Consultation
2014 2015 <1 March 2016- 2019
SEA
Plan-
proposal
SEA
Plan-
proposal
Strategic
Environmental
Assessment
Plan
proposal