Uneven-aged forest management in Sweden's boreal forest has been debated for over a century. This study aimed to estimate the amount of continuous tree cover forest sites and pre-industrial agricultural woodlands, and explore local forestry actors' views on alternative forest management systems. The researchers found that about 10% of the forest landscape in both study areas consisted of continuous tree cover sites. Foresters in the southern area were more positive towards uneven-aged forest management compared to those in the northern area. They believed that selection felling systems had led to unsustainable exploitation of forests in the past, but saw them as valuable for social and ecological reasons. More knowledge is needed to encourage the use of selection systems alongside clear cutting for sustainable forest management.