Travel tips

Plan Your Trip – Travel Tips and Inspiration for Jämtland Härjedalen

Traveling to Jämtland Härjedalen is the start of an adventure. To make your stay as seamless and memorable as possible, we’ve gathered everything you need to know in one place. Here you’ll find practical information on how to get here by train, bus, plane, or car, along with tips on which season best suits your preferences.

Learn about mountain safety for a secure trek, find your nearest tourist information center, and discover our local treasures. We guide you through the region’s unique artisan foods and must-taste flavors, as well as world-renowned outdoor brands like Trangia and Woolpower, which originated and are made right here. You can even pick up a few useful words in the local dialect, “Jämtska,” to connect with our culture.

Wooden Eggs from trees

Wikners in Persåsen – A Passionate Woodworker´s Center

At the family Wikner´s in the village Persåsen sustainability, art,...

Mountain bog

Saepmie – the People and the Land

Saepmie is both the Sami people and a land area...

Spökprästgården | the vicarage of Borgvattnet

Visiting the vicarage of Borgvattnet

It is so much more fun to believe in things...

Dead falls in Ragunda | Photo: Niclas Blom

Döda fallet – the dead falls of Ragunda

Once upon a time there was a magnificent waterfall in...

Taste of Sapmi | Adventure Sweden

Taste of Sapmi

Few Swedes have tasted Sami food. Not even in Jämtland...

Best hiking food | Adventure Sweden

Best hiking food – add luxury

The hiking of the olden days, with minimal baggage, freeze-dried...

Fäviken Magasinet – World Class Food

If Fäviken had not been based in the heart of...

Skiing with reindeers | Adventure Sweden

Åre – Anything is possible

“If there’s one thing I know, it’s ski towns. But...

Cross country skiing on lake Storsjön in Östersund. Photo: Roger Strandberg

Cross country skiing minutes from the city center of Östersund

In winter, days up north seem shorter due to the...

Forest cocktail with flavours from Jämtland Härjedalen | Adventure Sweden

Forest cocktail

Emil Åreng, a star in the world of bartending, believes...

St Olavsleden – A Nordic Pilgrims Dream

The thousand-year-old St Olavsleden is a pilgrim path for thru...

Looking at history from another angle – Archive Q

Vivallen is a shieling of great importance when it comes...

Swedish Caroleans start war campaign Alf Lannerbäck

Armfeldts Karoliner – the Swedish Caroleans

When you travel in the borderland mountains between Jämtland and...

Downhill, cykling i Åre | Foto: Niclas Vestefjell

Top biking trails in Jämtland Härjedalen

Jämtland Härjedalen in Sweden is very bike-friendly with well-developed cycling...

Barfred -The amazing vestibules of Härjedalen

A fan from the fine world – The amazing vestibules of Härjedalen

Many old log houses in Härjedalen have particularly beautiful vestibules....

Storsjöyran, Sweden´s oldest city music festival. Photo: Göran Strand

Storsjöyran in Östersund – Sweden´s oldest city music festival

The festival Storsjöyran, or “Yran” for short, has a special...

Jamtli Historieland Foto:Tina Stafren

Swedish history comes alive at Jamtli

Jamtli Regional Museum, is not just another museum that one visits,...

Bear´s Den in Lofsdalen Photo: Martin Olson

Bear’s Den in Lofsdalen

Adventure with added comfort Bear’s Den in Lofsdalen is a...

Downhill, Åre | Photo: Mattias Fredriksson

Åre – a world class bike destination

Åre in Sweden is not only Scandinavia’s main ski destination...

Biking in Funäsfjällen | Photo: Anette Andersson

Cycling and mountains: an unbeatable combo

Summer and mountain biking are just the perfect combination for...

Waffel hut | Photo: Anette Andersson

Swedish waffles

Waffles (våfflor) are very popular in Sweden. Originally Swedish waffles...

Mountainbike in Funäsfjällen

Cycling in Funäsfjällen – childishly fun

Double or quadruple the fun on a bike; the bike...

Fly fishing Kvissleströmmarna | Photo: Anette Andersson

Fly fishing of your dreams – Kvissleströmmarna

With the myriad of fishing waters in Jämtland Härjedalen, there...

Fia Gulliksson | Photo: Tina Stafrén

Food Ambassador Fia Gulliksson

Meet Fia Gulliksson – food ambassador, CEO/founder of Food In...

Snowshoe hike | Photo: Anette Andersson

A Meditative Snowshoe Tour in the Vemdalen Mountains

Situated at 800 metres above sea level, the wide open...

Skiing in Sweden | Photo: Mark Going, Columbia Sportswear

Skiing in Sweden – a Holiday in the Mountains

The early morning sunrise reflects faintly off the window from...

Dog sledding Sweden | Photo: Nicklas Blom

On Four Feet in the Wilderness – Dog Sledding Sweden

There is little that compares to the magical experience of...

Dog sledding Sweden | Photo: Nicklas Blom

The Ultimate Bucket List for a Winter Holiday in Sweden

Skiing wide-open landscapes, ice skating on a frozen lake or...

Skiing in Sweden – Sylarna | Photo: Anette Andersson

Ski Touring Sweden & the Sylarna Mountain Range

In the middle of the wilderness, far out into the...

Outdoor Ice Skating | Photo: Anette Andersson

Outdoor Ice Skating

One of the best early winter experiences is heading to...