Östersund is the cultural centre of Jämtland County and home to the prize winning museum Jamtli.
The museum has both an indoor exhibition area and an outdoor area which contains a number of historical buildings from all over the county, depicting the old lives of peasants, the early city of Östersund and the Scandinavian inland herding.
The museum exhibition hosts an interesting set of tapestries, the Överhogdal tapestries, showing a rich imagery of both Norse and Christian origin from the Viking Age.
The mythical Storsjöodjuret (Great Lake Monster) has an exhibit of its own.
Another remnant from the Viking age is Frösöstenen, one of the world's most northerly rune stones located on Frösön, the island of Freyr.

The county library, Jämtlands läns bibliotek is located in the city.
It is the oldest county library in Sweden, being founded in 1816 by the will of professor Carl Zetterström.
As the library grew it was moved to a bigger facility.
The older building is now situated beside the old church in Kyrkparken.

Lake Storsjön has been trafficked for a long time and the steamships S/S Thomée and S/S Östersund are still in operation every summer.
Unlike most boats, they are seen as male and not female.
S/S Thomée is the only one that sets sail from Östersund's harbour.
S/S Östersund sails from Arvesund, located at Storsjön's western shore but makes visits to Jamtli's steamboat jetty.

Frösö Zoo is one of Sweden's largest zoological gardens with exotic animals.
It has roughly 700 animals like Siberian tigers, lions, polar wolves, monkeys etc.
Frözö Zoo also has a tropic house, a biological museum and an amusement park.
Outside of Östersund in the village of Orrviken there's a Moose Zoo, called Moose Garden allowing close encounters with tame moose.

Färgfabriken  (' paint factory') is a centre for experimental culture based in Stockholm, that perceive itself as a laboratory of contemporary art.
A branch named Färgfabriken Norr was established in Östersund between April 2008 and January 2011.

Gaaltije, the centre for South Sami culture, opened in 1999 and is a living source of knowledge for South Sami culture, history and business.

Gamla Tingshuset holds a small cinema, a café, a small venue and practice halls.
It is usually a meeting place for the town's youth.
Östersund is the cultural centre of Jämtland County and home to the prize winning museum Jamtli. The museum has both an indoor exhibition area and an outdoor area which contains a number of historical buildings from all over the county, depicting the old lives of peasants, the early city of Östersund and the Scandinavian inland herding. The museum exhibition hosts an interesting set of tapestries, the Överhogdal tapestries, showing a rich imagery of both Norse and Christian origin from the Viking Age. The mythical Storsjöodjuret (Great Lake Monster) has an exhibit of its own. Another remnant from the Viking age is Frösöstenen, one of the world's most northerly rune stones located on Frösön, the island of Freyr.
The county library, Jämtlands läns bibliotek is located in the city. It is the oldest county library in Sweden, being founded in 1816 by the will of professor Carl Zetterström. As the library grew it was moved to a bigger facility. The older building is now situated beside the old church in Kyrkparken.
Lake Storsjön has been trafficked for a long time and the steamships S/S Thomée and S/S Östersund are still in operation every summer. Unlike most boats, they are seen as male and not female. S/S Thomée is the only one that sets sail from Östersund's harbour. S/S Östersund sails from Arvesund, located at Storsjön's western shore but makes visits to Jamtli's steamboat jetty.
Frösö Zoo is one of Sweden's largest zoological gardens with exotic animals. It has roughly 700 animals like Siberian tigers, lions, polar wolves, monkeys etc. Frözö Zoo also has a tropic house, a biological museum and an amusement park. Outside of Östersund in the village of Orrviken there's a Moose Zoo, called Moose Garden allowing close encounters with tame moose.
Färgfabriken  (' paint factory') is a centre for experimental culture based in Stockholm, that perceive itself as a laboratory of contemporary art. A branch named Färgfabriken Norr was established in Östersund between April 2008 and January 2011.
Gaaltije, the centre for South Sami culture, opened in 1999 and is a living source of knowledge for South Sami culture, history and business.
Gamla Tingshuset holds a small cinema, a café, a small venue and practice halls. It is usually a meeting place for the town's youth.
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