O-Ringen Magazine, nr 1 2024

Interest in the forest
across generations
Grandfather Lars, son Magnus and
grandson Vilgot share an interest
in the forest. Since 1988, Lars has
managed a family estate in Yttre
Åby in Fliseryd, where he is the
fifth generation. Since he bought
the estate from his parents, he has
been involved in Södra forest-owner
association in various ways, including
being a trustee of the Mönsterås
foresty area for over 30 years.
Grandfather Lars, son Magnus and grandson Vilgot share an interest in the forest. Photo: Private.
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For Lars, working in the forest and
being involved in Södra has offered
a necessary break from ordinary
working life, which was often
intense. He says that “forest bathing” as
it’s now widely called is something that he
has done for years without realising it. As a
pensioner he now spends a lot of his time
working in the forest and hunting.
He shares his interest in the forest with his
two children. His son Magnus, who works
in energy provision at Södra’s factory in
Mönsterås, has part-owned the property in
Fliseryd for some years now, along with his
sister.
Lars admits that during his working years
he didn’t have as much time as he would like
to be there for his children. His wife, Agneta,
had to take that responsibility. As a pensioner,
though, he has been able to be there
for his four grandchildren in a completely
different way. Spending time in the forest is
a natural part of their connection. Two of
the grandchildren are now qualified to use
chainsaws. The youngest, Vilgot, still isn’t
old enough for that but he is good at driving
tractors and logging vehicles in the forest.
The Tyrberg family’s connection to the
forest happens on several levels. Magnus
joined in at the forest as a teenager and
helped with planting among other things.
He started to work at Södra in 2017 and has
passed on his interest in the forest to his
youngest son Vilgot.
And what about orienteering? Magnus
has always been fascinated by maps. Unfortunately
he didn’t do much orienteering
as a youngster but when he did he always
enjoyed it.
When his sons were around ten, he
thought it would be fun for them to try orienteering.
Vilgot went with a friend to some
orienteering training and his older brother
Alfred went along too. The parents joined
SOK Viljan as leaders, too, and started orienteering
themselves.
Talent for the sport
Vilgot has showed a talent for orienteering
and has been successful since he started.
He was third at the Pölder Cup (Småland’s
youth cup) when he was twelve, winning
some of the individual races. Then he had
to take a break for a couple of years due to
injury, but in 2023 he was no longer injured
and could run again as normal. He’ll be
sixteen this year and is still as keen as ever.
Vilgot would love to run O-Ringen this
summer but since he knows the terrain
round Oskarshamn too well and even lives
next to the Stage 4 terrain, he will be helping
out instead. The family have been to three
O-Ringens until now: Uppsala, Kolmården
and Åre. This year they’re helping at the
Småland Coast but next year they will be
running again in Jönköping, which they are
looking forward to.
Vilgot in full flow. Photo: Private.
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