Forest owners and Indigenous Sami reindeer herders use the same land in northern Sweden for commercial forestry and winter grazing, respectively. Fire management has been controlled by foresters since the late-19th century, and Sami herders have had to deal with the effects of both fire suppression and prescribed burning. However, the environmental history of fire management and reindeer herding in Sweden has never been thoroughly investigated. We therefore analyzed written archives in order to understand how reindeer herding was considered in planned burning during the mid-20th century, and how the effects of prescribed burning on reindeer herding were interpreted by foresters. We supplemented the interpretation of written sources by including local Sami reindeer herders’ insights about prescribed burning. Written records show that reindeer herding was increasingly integrated into the planning process during the 20th century, yet foresters failed to include important aspects of reindeer herding in their interpretation of the effects of prescribed burning. The Sami consider the effects of burning in terms of fodder availability, opportunities for reindeer to graze the fodder, and any impact on the reindeer’s movement patterns and thus herd management. The Sami’s historical perspective is essential in order to reconstruct a comprehensive picture of the past, and adapt forestry measures effectively in the future.

森林所有者和土著萨米驯鹿牧民分别使用瑞典北部的同一块土地进行商业林业和冬季放牧。自 19 世纪末以来，森林管理人员一直在控制火灾管理，萨米牧民不得不应对灭火和规定燃烧的影响。然而，瑞典的火灾管理和驯鹿放牧的环境历史从未被彻底调查过。因此，我们分析了书面档案，以了解在 20 世纪中期的计划燃烧中如何考虑驯鹿放牧，以及林务员如何解释规定的燃烧对驯鹿放牧的影响。我们通过纳入当地萨米驯鹿牧民对规定燃烧的见解来补充对书面资料的解释。书面记录显示，在 20 世纪，驯鹿放牧越来越多地融入规划过程，但林务员未能将驯鹿放牧的重要方面纳入他们对规定燃烧效果的解释中。萨米人从饲料供应、驯鹿吃草的机会以及对驯鹿运动模式和畜群管理的任何影响方面考虑燃烧的影响。萨米人的历史视角对于重建过去的全面图景以及在未来有效地调整林业措施至关重要。萨米人从饲料供应、驯鹿吃草的机会以及对驯鹿运动模式和畜群管理的任何影响方面考虑燃烧的影响。萨米人的历史视角对于重建过去的全面图景以及在未来有效地调整林业措施至关重要。萨米人从饲料供应、驯鹿吃草的机会以及对驯鹿运动模式和畜群管理的任何影响方面考虑燃烧的影响。萨米人的历史视角对于重建过去的全面图景以及在未来有效地调整林业措施至关重要。