Östersund (Swedish pronunciation: [œstəˈʂɵnd]) (Southern Sami: Staare) is an urban area (city) in Jämtland in the middle of Sweden. It is the seat of Östersund Municipality and the capital of Jämtland County. Östersund is located at the shores of Sweden's fifth largest lake, Storsjön, opposite the island Frösön, and is the only city in Jämtland. Östersund is the region's cultural and economical centre and by tradition a city of trade and commerce. Östersund had one of the most extensive garrisons in Sweden prior to its closure in the early 21st century. The city is the Mid Sweden University's largest campus site with approximately 7,000 students.
Population: 42,940
Latitude: 63° 10' 45.12" N
Longitude: 14° 38' 8.38" E
Jämtland (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈjɛmtˌland]) (Latin: Iemptia) or Jamtland (Jamtish: [ˈjamtˌlanː]) is a historical province (landskap) in the center of Sweden in northern Europe. It borders to Härjedalen and Medelpad in the south, Ångermanland in t…
Åre Östersund Airport (IATA: OSD, ICAO: ESNZ), previously known as Östersund–Frösön Airport is located about 11 km west of Östersund, Sweden and 94 km east of Åre, Sweden.
Frösön (Frey's island; Swedish pronunciation: [fɾøːsøːn]; [fɾøːsœʏːa] in the local dialect, Jamtlandic) is the largest island in the lake Storsjön, located west of the city Östersund in Jämtland, Sweden.
Jämtlands Flyg AB is a Swedish helicopter company that specialise in both aerial and charter work. They operate out of the main heliport Göviken in the city of Östersund, in Jämtland County.
Jämtkraft Arena is a football stadium in Östersund, Sweden.
Östersund Municipality (Swedish: Östersunds kommun) is a municipality in Jämtland County in northern Sweden.
Krokom Municipality (Swedish: Krokoms kommun) is a municipality in Jämtland County in northern Sweden.
The Norrland Artillery Regiment (Swedish: Norrlands artilleriregemente), designation A 4, was a Swedish Army artillery regiment that traced its origins back to the 19th century. The regiment's soldiers were originally recruited from the provinces of…
The Jämtland Rifle Regiment (Swedish: Jämtlands fältjägarregemente), also I 5 or I 23, was a Swedish Army infantry regiment located in the province of Jämtland that traced its origins back to the 17th century.
Isön is a small island in lake Storsjön, Jämtland, Sweden. The island is very sparsely populated and is a part of Andersön's nature reserve. In winter an ice road connects Isön to the nearby larger island of Norderön. The route is also served by a f…
Göviken Heliport, Östersund is the home base of Jämtlands Flyg AB helicopter company.