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Winter Swimming in the Swedish Mountains

“Of course I had had time to prepare mentally, but a cold bath did not feel completely like my cup of tea, especially when looking at the thermometer outside my kitchen window. I put on my swim suit, a cosy base layer made from wool and a loose fit pair of trousers and sweater with […]

AutumnCulture & HistoryHärjedalen+5

Ski Touring in a Prepared Piste

Two decades ago, no one would have imagined an urge to go up in a perfectly prepared piste with skins. Randonné / Ski Touring was only something for hills without ski lifts. Today it is becoming increasingly popular in Sweden to go uphill within bounds. More and more discover Ski Touring as a sport and […]

ÅreFunäsfjällenHärjedalen+6

Största sevärdheterna i Jämtland Härjedalen

Här är listan över de största sevärdheterna i Jämtland Härjedalen räknat i antal besökare. Varje destination i regionen har självklart ännu mer att bjuda på. Gör en egen “bucket-list” eller “måste-lista” för dina egna favoriter.

ÅreFunäsfjällenHöst+9

Tour suggestion: Route E45 – Inlandsvägen – The Inland Road

The route E45 (European road no 45) actually starts in southern Europe, in Italy, and goes all the way up to Kautokeino on the northern border between Norway and Finland. On it´s way north the route leads through Adventure Sweden territory. Beginning in the commercial center Sveg, the southern gateway of Härjedalen, it leads up […]

AutumnCulture & HistoryFlora & Fauna+8

The Frösö Runestone – A Viking Age Bulletin Board

Sweden’s northernmost runestone and the only one found in Jämtland Härjedalen is located on the island Frösön. It is the oldest document found in the region where “Jämtland” is mentioned. The rune stone tells about the way Östman Gudfast’s son let Christianize Jämtland and that he was able to build a bridge and raise the […]

AutumnCulture & HistoryÖstersund+2

Enigmatic composer and mountain lover – Wilhelm Peterson Berger

Wilhelm Peterson-Berger was an enigmatic composer who truly loved the mountains of Jämtland Härjedalen. He was overjoyed when he acquired a plot on the island Frösön to build his dream house with a view overlooking lake Storsjön and his beloved Oviken mountains.

Culture & HistoryÖstersundSummer

Sustainability and tradition – Mountain Cattle

Going on a safari does not have to mean hardships in the wilderness searching for wild animals. There are traditional breeds of farm animals that are easy to catch a glimpse of around Jämtland. Driving around you are most likely to see the Mountain Cattle on some farms keeping to the traditional breeds. They are […]

Culture & HistoryGastronomyKrokom+2

“Ölgås & Lagom” – how swedes learned to be moderate

An “Ölgås”, a wooden bowl with a bird neck handle, was used on festive occasions to pass around beer. Maybe the use of this festive bowl is the origin of the swedish expression “lagom” – to think about your fellow man and not use more than you have to, to be moderate. In Jämtland Härjedalen […]

AutumnCulture & HistoryFunäsfjällen+7

Saepmie – the People and the Land

Saepmie is both the Sami people and a land area in the northern part of the globe. The Swedish part of Saepmie is a rich cultural landscape among vast mountains, villages and towns from the Dalarna region in the south, including Jämtland Härjedalen and all the way up through to the swedish border in the […]

AutumnCulture & HistoryFunäsfjällen+12

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