Östersund the winter city

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Östersund in Sweden

• The Capital of the County of Jämtland

• 59,300 inhabitants

• Area: 2517 km2

• Åre Östersund Airport

• 3.5 hours from Trondheim, by car

• 2 hours to Sundsvall

• 5 hours to Stockholm, by express train

Trondheim

Sundsvall

Stockholm

The History of Östersund

The termination of garrisons…

…turned into development• 350 years of military tradition ended

• 1,400 people, or 3 per cent of the regional labour market, lost their job

• Östersund was compensated with 1,200 governmental jobs.

• New uses for regiment quarters:

• University, residential areas, offices, arena, arts centre etc.

WintercityThe winter is our greatest asset

We enjoy it, and we benefit from itMany winter sports events and World class arenas

The pleasures of WinterPublic establishments

• Winter Park, a recreational area for fun and games. Snow castle, skating track, sauna, winter bathing, refreshments and deckchairs

• Sweden’s longest maintained skating track, Medvinden, stretches for 20 kilometres

• The ski slope of Frösön, Gustavsbergsbacken, is situated five minutes from the city centre.

• Europe’s largest funpark for cross-country skiing, Frösö Skidlek, offers playful skiing for children

Winter Park - Winter's living room

• A place for fun and enjoyment.

• There is snow forts, ice skating track, ice bath, sauna, food, drinks and chairs

Surrounded by the breathtaking open spaces• Around Ostersund's mountains and magnificent scenery throughout the

year

Sailing on drinking-water

• First Swedish municipality to be certified in accordance to both ISO 14001 and EMAS

• Freshest air and cleanest water of Europe

• “Preserving Winter is vital”

Sweden’s best for climate work

• The Swedish Society for Nature Conservation compared the 221 municipalities in 2010’s climate index.

• ”Östersund is the best, thanks to comprehensive and ambitious climate efforts in all areas.”

The capital city of Culinary Sweden

Östersund named as the capital city of Culinary Sweden in 2011 by the National Board of Agriculture and the government.

• Jämtland has also been named as a gastronomic region in the Creative Cities Network.

Östersund appointed as a Creative City of Gastronomy by UNESCO july 2010

The purpose of the network is to enhance the creative, social and economic potential of cultural industries

Many “outdoors companies” in

the region Niched at outdoors-, event- and adventure sector, many with winter profile

– Snow systems from Areco and

Lenco

– Ski Lift systems from Liftbyggarna

– Tents from Hilleberg

– Outdoors equipment and clothes

from, e.g. Lundhags, Triangia,

Woolpower, Klättermusen och ToBe

Food craftsmanship

• The region is famous for its’ food craftsmanship, and no other Swedish region has so many small-scale producers

• Among the specialities are cured meats and provisions, cheese, berries and chocolates.

• The Swedish national centre of food craftsmanship, Eldrimner, is located to the County Jämtland

– Annual gourmet fair

Events are important parts

of tourism Aims at, along with Åre, becoming

Northern Europe's leading winter sports region

– Alpine World Championships 2007 – IBU World Championships 2008

Aims at becoming a recurrent host of World Cup competitions in biathlon

The ski stadium of Östersund The World’s best Biathlon

stadium• 90 km of tracks

• Illuminated to meet night-time TV demands

• Public stand for 10,000 spectators

• Computer access by the tracks

Snow is guaranteed

• 18 000m3 of snow have been stored in order to guarantee the IBU World Championships

• Producing snow, early in the season and for major winter sports events, is a long term objective

The City of Östersund

• 5 600 employees.• Seven departments.• Turnover of 3,5 billion kroner.

• Community builder, employer authority and service provider.

Activities of the municipality

• Preschool 1-5

• Education class 6-12

• Individual and family care

• Social security benefits

• Elderly and disability care and medical care at home

• Streets and roads

• Culture and recreation

Activities of the municipality

• Town planning and environmental administration

• Fire department and emergency service

• Water supply and garbage collection and disposal

Östersund’s political vision

• A democratic, socially, ecologically and economically sustainable Östersund.

• The starting point for policy making.

The political leadership

• The municipality is governed through a partnership between S, V and MP.

• The highest decision-making body in the municipality is the City Council.

AnnSofie Andersson

STRUCTURE FOR GOVERNING THE

CITY OF ÖSTERSUND Goals to strive towards insectoral plans, budget etc.

Requirements in annual budget, agreements etc.

Contracts with units,volume, quality, etc.

Plan and activities to fulfil contracts, etc.

National governing documents

Political level

Follow up contracts &report to committee

Unit follow up plan & that activities are implemented

Council follows up and evaluates goals in budget

Follow up & evaluateagreements, etc.

Department level

City council

Committees

Departments

Units

The money – and how it is used

• Municipal tax is determined by the elected politicians in the City Council.

• They also decide how the money should be divided.

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