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Östersund is located in Jämtland, in the middle of Sweden.Östersund, Jämtland's only city, is situated on the eastern shore of lake Storsjön. Östersund has a 400 year old legend that there is a storsjödjuret, or lake monster, living in the lake.
There is not a lot to do in Ostersund itself, but it does have Jamtli, a village showing the history of the area which is really interesting, and there are lots of winter activities in the area. Nearby there is a moose garden and the Frösö zoo. You'll also find the city museum, glass blowing, handicrafts, geohuset, and the northern most ruin stone in Sweden. Östersund also offers hiking trails nearby as well as recreational paths along the lake. The city has an airport which has a bus service connecting to the city, train station, and a few hotels and hostels. The city offers many cafes for fika as well as plenty of restaurants.
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Mar 15, 2007
Just some random photos from the areas around the mountain lodge that I'm currently working at... trying to promote my beautiful country at winter time.... it's amazing...
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Nov 20, 2006 - May 03, 2007
Brussels, Belgium -› Tienen, Belgium -› ...
It seems like summer has come early but I've just arrived with James in Östersund staying with Stjernglans and I'm sure there'll be some more information soon.Sweden is super coolhooray
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Aug 24, 2007 - Aug 26, 2007
Trondheim, Norway -› Hell, Norway -› ...
Östersund, Jämtland's only city, is situated in the eastern shore of lake Storsjön. It is linked to the island of Frösön and the surrounding mainland by serveral beautiful bridges.
Stories are tould that Storsjö Lake has a monster. The monster has been described as a snake like creature with humps and a canine head and fins or ears close to its neck. Even though she is so famous, very few people have actually seen her. Lots of strategically place...
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Jan 17, 2008 - Jun 25, 2008
Umea, Sweden -› Vaasa, Finland -› ...
So, this time last week I was on my way to Östersund, Sweden. It's a
small city pretty much in the middle of Sweden and sits on the shore of
Storsjön. It started out as a city way back when it was a market town.
In the city, they have an open-air museum with old buildings depicting
lives of farmers from all over the area throughout time. The museum is
called Jamtli and they just happen to have a hostel on the grounds. So
of course we stayed there. Very nice quaint hostel even though i...
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Oct 14, 2008
