About Åre and Östersund
Östersund..
is a beautiful town located almost in the middle of Sweden.
Link to Google maps here.
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.
We can offer a breathtaking scenery here, with very relaxing energies and locations where you can visit while you are here. The seasons vary between bright summer nights, sparkling winter evenings or sunny spring days.
The town is very famous because of it's Storsjöodjur, which is a monster in the lake - almost like Nessie in Loch Ness. Many have seen it during the past 400 years and there are lots of excursions and scientists watching the lake from time to time. Even National Geographic have been here in search for our protected monster. Some psychics claim that there are water dragons - and multiple!
It is very easy to get here from Stockholm/Arlanda Airport, and it takes approximately 50 minutes by plane; if you book your ticket in advance you can get it to a low price of just above 400 skr/40 euro. From the airport in Östersund you can catch a taxi or get in the bus that is connected to every flight; a ticket only cost about 70 skr/7 euro and you are in the centre of the town in less than 15 minutes.
It is easy to travel to Östersund whether you drive a car, travel by train or flying:
Car:
E 14 is the road that takes you to Östersund.
Distance:
* Sundsvall, 188 km
* Stockholm 563 km
* Gothenburg 802 km
* Malmö 1 020 km
Trains
The train station is situated in the centre of the town and direct train from Stockholm, Gothenburg, Sundsvall, Östersund and Trondheim, Norway, operates a daily basis.
Flight
Åre Östersund Airport offers daily flights to major cities in Sweden. Airport transfers are offered by Airbus transfers in Östersund and the local taxi company. It takes about 15 minutes to get to the airport by bus from the centre of the town.
where both Östersund and Åre can be found, is a county known for it's nature, scenery and wonderful fishing opportunities. You also have several alps here, that are famous skiing resorts for the rest of Scandinavia, here people often hike during the summer. The healthy and natural food here is also something we are very proud of.
