Our history

Trolska Skogen is a living fairytale forest in Mellanfjärden between Hudiksvall and Sundsvall.

Nature, fairy tales, folklore, music and song go hand in hand. The first adventure took place in summer 2011 and every year 30-40 000 people visit the magical world.

For 12 years, the non-profit theater association borrowed forests owned by private landowners to put on interactive performances for children.

Starting from scratch in a new forest every summer was frustrating. There was so much to tell and so many more children who wanted to see the adventures than we could accommodate. Nordanstig Municipality exchanged a section of forest that the theater association had leased and then bought. The ultimate goal is for the fairytale forest to become a foundation where the forest and the sites can continue to be cared for and developed and where any future surpluses are reinvested in the local population and nature.

Thanks to a project granted by Leader Hälsingebygden, we were able to build our first permanent playgrounds, at Tomten and Trollen. Region Gävleborg helped us further and 200 volunteers contributed labor and knowledge over five years. Collaborations with companies and organizations that helped us develop in various ways were also crucial.

We hope that Trolska Skogen will give the children a quality experience where we link old and new knowledge where the theater stories are the hub.

We hope that Trolska Skogen will play a crucial role in the development of the village, by creating jobs and inspiring different ways of using the forest. We also want to give local children and young people access to more theater and music.