🇸🇪 Sweden: wildfires in August 2026
Over the month, kanari archived 7 significant fire ignitions in Sweden (August 2026). Figures from kanari's fire memory, updated 22 August at 12:00.
"In August 2026, kanari detected 7 significant wildfires in Sweden, 0 of them still active at the last update; the most powerful reached 0 MW."
Few fires this month: informative page, handle the figures with care.
Fire ignitions per day
Most powerful fires of the month
| Place | First detection (UTC) | Detections | MW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Västra Hagen | 5 Aug, 12:10 | 9 | 0 |
| Eskilstuna | 4 Aug, 08:20 | 12 | 0 |
| Dingtuna | 4 Aug, 08:20 | 10 | 0 |
| Lycksele | 4 Aug, 01:50 | 8 | 0 |
| Långsele | 4 Aug, 01:50 | 14 | 0 |
| Norsjö | 4 Aug, 01:50 | 12 | 0 |
| Norsjö | 4 Aug, 01:50 | 8 | 0 |
Cite these figures
kanari (2026). Wildfires detected, Sweden, August 2026: 7 significant ignitions. https://kanari.io — accessed 2026-08-22.
Methodology: only significant fires are archived (corroborated by witnesses, or above detection and power thresholds); totals are not comparable to exhaustive official tallies. Full methodology and licence.
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