Palantir创始人兼首席执行官亚历克斯·卡普（Alex Karp）在美国最为人所知的是他那家价值4500亿美元、备受争议的AI防务公司。但在瑞典，他却因另一件事引发了不满：他购入了数千英亩土地，导致当地的狩猎活动受到干扰。
Palantir founder and CEO Alex Karp is best known in the U.S. for his controversial $450 billion AI defense company, but in Sweden, he’s ruffled feathers for another reason: snapping up thousands of acres of land that’s disrupted local hunting.
卡普通过其新成立的公司Cladonia Skog AB（他是该公司受益所有人）在瑞典海里耶达伦（Härjedalen）购买了1.5万公顷（约3.7万英亩）的森林。据报道，此次交易金额为2.35亿瑞典克朗，约合2200万美元。瑞典《海里耶达伦报》（Tidningen Härjedalen）率先报道了这笔交易。
Karp has purchased 15,000 hectares (37,000 acres) of forest in Härjedalen, Sweden, through his newlyed company Cladonia Skog AB, of which he is the beneficial owner. The sale was reportedly for 235 million kronor, or $22 million. Swedish newspaper Tidningen Härjedalen first reported the deal.
该媒体采访了一些猎人，他们收到了邮寄通知，称他们无法再租用斯托尔舍卡佩尔（Storsjö Kapell）宁静村庄以南的土地进行狩猎。该村庄以徒步和垂钓而闻名。此前拥有这片土地的造纸商瑞典赛路纸业公司（SCA）证实，出售该地产是因为其不适合林业经营。禁止在这些土地上狩猎是销售协议的一部分。
The outlet spoke to hunters who had received notifications in the mail alerting them they could no longer lease the land to hunt south of the quiet village of Storsjö Kapell known for its hiking and fishing. Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget (SCA), a paper manufacturer that previously owned the land, confirmed it had sold the property because it was suboptimal for forestry. Banning hunting on the grounds was part of the sales agreement.
SCA在给《海里耶达伦报》的电子邮件中写道：“交易已经完成，终止与该土地相关的狩猎协议（无论是针对我们自己的员工还是外部团队）是销售过程的自然组成部分，因为我们只能授予我们所拥有土地的狩猎权。”SCA未立即回应《财富》杂志的置评请求。
“The transaction has already been completed, and terminating hunting agreements—whether for our own staff or external teams—linked to the land is a natural part of the sales process, as we can only grant hunting rights on land we own,” SCA wrote in an email to Tidningen Härjedalen.
卡普此前已通过Palantir与瑞典建立了联系。Palantir瑞典国家经理安德斯·弗里登（Anders Fridén）今年早些时候证实，该公司已与瑞典国防部门建立了合作伙伴关系。Palantir在大约十年前开始在欧洲扩展其软件开发业务，但欧盟持续使用该公司服务引发了人们对欧洲计划摆脱对美国技术和人工智能依赖的担忧。
SCA did not immediately respond to Fortune’s request for comment.
Cladonia向瑞典媒体表示，将利用这片土地“开展林业及其他相关活动”。促成此次交易的斯堪的纳维亚信托公司（Scandinavian Trust）未回应《财富》杂志的置评请求，但重申了Cladonia保护这片土地的意图。
Karp already has ties to Sweden through Palantir, which established a partnership with Swedish defense authorities, Palantir’s Sweden Country Manager Anders Fridén confirmed earlier this year. Palantir expanded its offering software development in Europe about a decade ago, but the EU’s continued use of the company’s services has raised concerns about Europe’s plans to wean itself of U.S. technology and AI.
“这片林地的新主人致力于保护这片土地的美丽及其生态，”Cladonia董事会成员兼斯堪的纳维亚信托公司销售经理珍妮·洛佩斯·达席尔瓦（Jenny Lopes Da Silva）在一份声明中表示。“广袤的天然森林景观为动植物提供了宝贵的栖息地，同时也成为了人们休闲和恢复身心的地方。”
Cladonia told Swedish media outlets it would use the land to “carry out forestry and other related activities.”Scandinavian Trust, which brokered the deal, did not respond to Fortune’s request for comment, but has reiterated Cladonia’s intention to preserve the land.
亿万富翁的土地投资：购买自然土地已成为超高净值人群的一种流行趋势。据农业房地产公司Peoples Company总裁史蒂夫·布鲁尔（Steve Bruere）称，仅在美国，农田资产规模就已增长至4.3万亿美元。土地是一种有限资源，这意味着其需求将随时间推移而增加，价值也会随之水涨船高，使其成为抵御通胀和市场波动的可靠工具。根据美国农业部的数据，2025年美国土地成本同比增长4.3%，平均每英亩约为4,350美元。
“The new owner of the forest property is committed to the beauty of the land and its preservation,” Jenny Lopes Da Silva, a board member of Cladonia and a sales manager at Scandinavian Trust, said in a statement. “The vast, natural forest landscapes offer valuable habitats for plants and animals, while also serving as a place for recreation and restoration.”Billionaire land investment Purchasing natural lands has become a popular trend for the ultrawealthy, with farmland growing into a $4.3 trillion asset class in the U.S. alone, according to Steve Bruere, president of agricultural real estate firm Peoples Company. Land is a finite resource, meaning its demand will increase over time, along with its value, making it a reliable hedge against inflation and market volatility. In the U.S., the cost of land increased 4.3% year-over-year in 2025, averaging about $4,350 per acre, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture data.
碳信用的兴起——即一种用于抵消温室气体排放并可交易排放配额的认证——也激励了对森林等农业用地的持有。
The rise of carbon credits, a certification that indicates action to offset greenhouse gas emissions that can be traded for emission allowances, has also incentivized owning agrarian land such as forests.
但对于一些亿万富翁来说，土地所有权也已成为一种复杂的爱好。例如，Meta首席执行官马克·扎克伯格（Mark Zuckerberg）正在其位于夏威夷考艾岛的4,000英亩牧场上饲养和牛；Reddit联合创始人亚历克西斯·奥哈尼安（Alexis Ohanian）则在佛罗里达州朱庇特市经营着一家家庭农场，至今已有六年。
But landownership has also become an elaborate hobby for some billionaires, including Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, who is raising wagyu cattle on his 4,000 ranch in Kauai, Hawaii, and Reddit cofounder Alexis Ohanian, who has operated a family farm in Jupiter, Fla., for six years.
“很多人开始认识到农田带来的非经济收益，”布鲁尔此前告诉《财富》，“你可以沿着农田徒步、散步，也可以钓鱼、狩猎，还能在上面种植粮食。新冠疫情结束后，这种趋势真正兴起了起来。当时人们被困在家中和公寓里，开始寻找其他投资方式。”据《华尔街日报》报道，卡普为了个人休闲娱乐购置土地并不鲜见，其中就包括位于科罗拉多州卡皮托尔克里克谷的一处占地3700英亩的修道院建筑群，成交价为1.2亿美元。这笔交易还包括灌溉1500英亩土地所需的水权。
“A lot of people started to appreciate the nonfinancial benefits of farmland,” Bruere previously told Fortune. “You can hike it, you can walk on it, you can fish it, you can hunt it, you can grow food on it. That trend really emerged coming out of the COVID area, where people were stuck in their homes and apartments and started looking for alternative investments.”Karp is no stranger to buying land for his own recreational purposes, which reportedly includes a 3,700 acre monastery compound in Capitol Creek Valley, Colo., which sold for $120 million, according to The Wall Street Journal. The deal also included water rights to irrigate 1,500 acres of land.