Östersund
Jamtli, 1km north of the centre, consists of two parts: the open-air museum, comprising painstakingly reconstructed wooden buildings, complete with…
Must-see attractions in Jämtland
Östersund
If you're into collections of stuff, this is the place to come, about 34km northwest of Östersund and1 km north of the E14. Per-Olov Nilson was a…
Jämtland
Bringing you almost to the top of Mt Åreskutan, this gondola is worth taking for the awesome views alone. The seven-minute ride departs from behind Åre’s…
Jämtland
This lovely old mountain railway was completed in 1910 along with the first ski lifts in Åre. These days, the funicular is run by SkiStar during winter…
Jämtland
Härjedalens Fjällmuseum has displays covering the South Sami, who still herd their reindeer in from the nearby Mittådalen and Brändåsen villages, and…
Östersund
Large and peaceful Frösön island sits just across the bridge from central Östersund, reachable by road and by footbridge from Badhusparken. The island…
Östersund
The waterfront park is the town’s most popular stop for sunbathing and a brisk swim. In winter the lake turns into Sweden's largest ice-skating rink (rent…
Jämtland
The FunäsGondolen whisks its passengers to the top of Mt Funäsdalsberget (directly above the village). It's not a massive mountain nor a lengthy gondola,…
Östersund
At Sweden's first Économusée (a concept originating in Quebec), you can observe the three masters of glass at work as they transform white-hot melted…
Östersund
Head to Moose Garden, 16km southwest of Östersund, to get up close and personal with the King of the Forest – or at least, some tame ones. You get to…
Jämtland
It's hard to drive past this place at the eastern end of town on the E14. These guys have been producing handmade chocolates, truffles and caramels since…
Östersund
Glösa, 40km northwest of Östersund and by the Alsensjön lake, has some of Sweden’s finest Stone Age petroglyphs. The carvings, on rock slabs beside a…
Jämtland
The narrow, serpentine 100km road that connects Ljungdalen and Åsarna runs through some of the remotest mountain landscape in Sweden, but its appeal lies…
Östersund
Five kilometres west of the centre of Östersund is the restored, late-12th-century Frösö kyrka, with its distinctive separate bell tower, built on a…
