Introducing Östersund
If you're lucky you'll catch a glimpse of Östersund's favourite tourist attraction, the monster called Storsjöodjuret, which usually stays hidden in the waters of Storsjön lake. Even if you're not that lucky, the town is worth a day or two of exploration. Many of its attractions lie on the adjacent island of Frösön, where there's a winter-sports centre. Östersund is also noteworthy as the starting point of the St Olavsleden pilgrim route to Trondheim in Norway.
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A huge four-day music festival, Storsjöyran, is usually held over the last weekend in July, when the town centre gets sealed off in the evenings. Some 50, 000 people attend the festival, but it's very expensive, with admission costing up to Skr350 per evening. Accommodation prices also shoot up at this time.
Last updated: Feb 17, 2009
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RE: Bus travel in Central and northern Sweden
by maryleah 23 August 2011
Thank you very much for the responses! Resrobot looks like it will be invaluable for me - I found a bus (Buss 45) that runs from Gällivare…
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RE: Bus travel in Central and northern Sweden
by emilgil 22 August 2011
The biggest Swedish coach operator is Swebus Express, their website can be found here: [Swebus Express|http://www.swebus.se/SwebusExpress_co…
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Bus travel in Central and northern Sweden
by maryleah 22 August 2011
Hi there, I'm traveling in Sweden mid-October to end-October and would like to travel through Central and Northern Sweden via Mora, Ostersun…
