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Jämtlands län · 63.2° N

Östersund

In Swedish

Östersund is the only city in Jämtland, on the shore of Lake Storsjön, facing the island of Frösön. It combines winter sport, local food recognised by UNESCO and Mid Sweden University's largest campus.

Red wooden houses with snow-covered roofs in the foreground and, across frozen Lake Storsjön, the town of Östersund under a clear sky
Östersund seen from Frösön in winterPhoto: Lars Falkdalen Linda…, CC BY-SA 3.0

Now in Östersund

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Things to do in Östersund

  1. Jamtli

    Museum and open-air museum in central Östersund, with historic farmsteads and the Överhogdal tapestries.

  2. Frösön and its runestone

    Cross the bridge to Frösön to see the Frösö Runestone, the world's northernmost raised runestone. From the island you look across Storsjön to the town.

  3. Eating in Jämtland

    Östersund and the Jämtland Härjedalen region have been a UNESCO Creative City of Gastronomy since 2010. Visit Östersund has a page dedicated to restaurants and local producers.

  4. Storsjön by boat

    In summer you can hire a boat or a SUP board on Storsjön, Sweden's fifth-largest lake. If you spot something odd in the water, you know who to blame.

Official tourism guide
Red wooden houses and an old carriage on green grass in summer
Old farmhouses at the Jamtli open-air museumPhoto: Josefina Fogelin, CC BY-SA 4.0

When to go

Best timeJune to September

This is the season for the lake and for exploring Frösön. In winter the town calls itself Vinterstaden and has hosted three Biathlon World Championships: 1970, 2008 and 2019.

The light of the year The longest and the shortest day of the year here.

21 June
20 h 26 min
21 December
4 h 38 min

From Santiago

As the crow flies
13,100 km
Time difference today
4 hours ahead of Chile
County
Jämtlands län

The city

Population
64,979 (municipality, SCB 2024)
Known for
For Storsjöodjuret, the monster said to live in Lake Storsjön.
To study
Mittuniversitetet (campus Östersund)