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Sweden / Northern Europe

Östersund City Intelligence

Östersund is the capital of Jämtland County beside Lake Storsjön, serving as the regional service center and the air gateway to the Åre mountain area. Östersund is a northern europe city of about ~65K metro in Sweden. On the composite city-intelligence score, Östersund sits below the indexed median, with practical gaps to close (62/100).

Last updated
2026-05-16
Data year
2025
Population
~65K metro
View of Östersund, Sweden

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Overall score

Use the Östersund profile to compare affordability, air quality, energy, and resilience alongside Umeå, Gävle, and Stockholm.

Overall62/100
Affordability68/100
Air quality82/100
Energy66/100

Overall city intelligence

Mixed

62/100

Composite directional score across affordability, air quality, clean energy, and resilience.

Data confidence

Directional

Directional indicators pending integration of verified city-level data.

Verified utility layers

See country hub

Emergency, healthcare, and transport verification status appears on the country hub.

Östersund data table

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Östersund city intelligence data table
MetricValueContext
Overall score62/100Composite score across major city intelligence modules.
Cost of Living68/100Östersund's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies.
Air Quality82/100Östersund's air-quality profile is a directional indicator framed against WHO and regional benchmarks; verified city-level measurements appear in the dedicated air-quality dataset section once integrated.
Energy66/100Östersund's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context.
Safety60/100Östersund's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available.
Internet Speed64/100Östersund's connectivity profile is a directional indicator combining national digital-readiness context with widely cited speed-test references.
Climate Risk58/100Östersund's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity.
Resilience58/100Climate adaptation and infrastructure continuity context.

Safety

Deterministic safety estimates from our index — planning signals derived from country priors and city data, not official crime statistics.

Safety

Overall safety89/100
Low crime91/100
Personal safety90/100
Night safety86/100
Road safety85/100

Östersund ranks in the upper tier of our safety index (89/100), with strong personal-safety and low night-time indicators.

Quality of Life

A composite quality-of-life estimate and its component indicators.

Quality of Life

Quality of life86/100
Healthcare92/100
Education88/100
Green space96/100
Cleanliness97/100
Infrastructure92/100
Mobility68/100

Östersund has a very high quality-of-life estimate (86/100), with notable strengths in healthcare, green space, cleanliness and infrastructure.

Family Friendliness

How the city scores for raising a family, with the indicators that drive it.

Family Friendliness

Family friendliness90/100
Education88/100
Green space96/100
Overall safety89/100

Östersund scores very high for family living (90/100), helped by education access, safety, parks and green space and healthcare.

Digital Nomad Suitability

Suitability for remote workers, based on connectivity, mobility, and livability.

Digital Nomad Suitability

Digital nomad suitability78/100
Walkability78/100
Cycling75/100
Infrastructure92/100

Östersund is high for remote workers (78/100), based on connectivity, affordability, walkability, safety and overall livability and day-to-day amenities.

Retirement Suitability

Suitability for retirement, weighing healthcare, affordability, climate, and environment.

Retirement Suitability

Retirement suitability83/100
Healthcare92/100
Cleanliness97/100
Outdoor lifestyle50/100

Östersund is very high for retirement (83/100), appealing for healthcare access, affordability and a clean environment.

Emergency and public safety in Östersund

Local public safety guidance for Östersund, with the country-level emergency contacts that apply when calling for police, fire, or ambulance.

Unverified

For the universal emergency contacts that apply in Östersund, including police, fire, and ambulance, see the Sweden emergency profile, which currently lists no verified national contacts.

Methodology and the wider source registry are documented on the scoring methodology and data sources pages.

Healthcare and hospitals in Östersund

Healthcare context for Östersund, with national-level information from Sweden where city-specific data is not yet verified. This is informational only and does not provide medical advice.

Unverified

For the national healthcare and public-health context that applies in Östersund, see the Sweden healthcare profile, which currently lists no verified national healthcare information.

Related sections: emergency and public safety, scoring methodology, and data sources.

Transport and mobility in Östersund

Local mobility context for Östersund, with national-level context from Sweden where city-specific data is not yet verified. This is informational only.

Unverified

For national transport authorities and operators that apply in Östersund, see the Sweden transport profile, which currently lists no verified national transport information.

Related sections: emergency and public safety, healthcare and hospitals, cities directory, countries directory, scoring methodology, data sources.

Air quality dataset

Source-attributed air-quality dataset for Östersund. Verified measurements are surfaced when published from accepted official datasets; transparent fallback is shown otherwise.

Air quality dataset for Östersund

Verified data unavailableLast updated 2026-05-16 / data year 2025

Verified air-quality measurements are not yet published for this location

Source-attributed values for Östersund will appear here after the platform integrates verified measurements from accepted official publishers. Until then, structured air-quality module context remains available on the dedicated module page.

Östersund air-quality dataset coverage
MetricValueData yearStatus
Air qualityVerified air-quality measurements are not yet published for this location.

Data provenance

Source attribution

  • Global City Intelligence — air-quality dataset

    Verified data unavailable
    Publisher
    Global City Intelligence
    Last verified
    2026-05-16

    The air-quality dataset begins empty by design. Verified city-level measurements appear here only after they are sourced from accepted publishers (WHO, EEA, US EPA, OpenAQ, OECD, or official national/city environmental agencies).

Explore Östersund modules

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Cost of Living in Östersund

Östersund's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies.

Air Quality in Östersund

Östersund's air-quality profile is a directional indicator framed against WHO and regional benchmarks; verified city-level measurements appear in the dedicated air-quality dataset section once integrated.

Energy in Östersund

Östersund's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context.

Safety in Östersund

Östersund's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available.

Internet Speed in Östersund

Östersund's connectivity profile is a directional indicator combining national digital-readiness context with widely cited speed-test references.

Climate Risk in Östersund

Östersund's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity.

City rankings

Compare this city against other indexed cities in crawlable ranking tables.

Cost of living in Östersund

Cost of living estimates for Östersund — monthly budgets, rent, food, and transport in the local currency, plus an affordability score for comparison. Planning estimates derived from country baselines, not live prices.

Climate in Östersund

Climate profile for Östersund — Subarctic climate, annual average -1.7°C, comfort score 49/100. Month-by-month temperatures, rainfall, sunshine, and the best months to visit. Deterministic planning estimates, not a forecast.

Economy and jobs in Östersund

Economy and jobs profile for Östersund — regional center, economy score 81/100, key industries including technology, manufacturing, automotive. Employment, salary, startup, remote-work, and career indicators. Deterministic planning estimates.

Universities and education in Östersund

Education profile for Östersund — regional education center, education score 65/100, 4 representative universities, plus research, student life, and international-student indicators. Deterministic dataset, not institutional rankings.

Visual guide to Östersund

Source-attributed visual context for Östersund using verified Wikimedia imagery from the existing media catalog, alongside structured city intelligence and planning links. Not a tourism guide or attractions ranking.

Weekend trip planning guide for Östersund

Weekend trip planning checklist for Östersund — links into arrival planning, Summer 2026 travel context, visual orientation, budget tools, transport, public safety, and healthcare context. Not an itinerary, events calendar, hotel-price guide, restaurant guide, or tourism ranking.

Nearby weekend places from Östersund

Source-backed nearby place records for local-first weekend planning, with verification status, official source links, Wikidata identity, and visual context.

Estimate a monthly budget for Östersund

Estimate a monthly budget for Östersund using your own housing, food, transport, healthcare, and lifestyle inputs. Planning estimator only — not an official cost-of-living measurement.

Plan a trip budget for Östersund

Plan a trip budget for Östersund using your own accommodation, food, local transport, activities, travel, healthcare buffer, and emergency buffer inputs. Planning estimator only — not an official travel cost estimate.

Nearby cities from Östersund

Where else nearby you could spend a day or a weekend from Östersund. Links are derived from geographic proximity, shared region, shared natural-recreation areas, transport corridors, and country borders — not popularity or tourism rankings.

Sundsvall, Sweden

Same region · about 160 km from Östersund. Explore Sundsvall's city intelligence profile.

Trondheim, Norway

Cross-border · about 214 km from Östersund. Explore Trondheim's city intelligence profile.

Umeå, Sweden

Weekend trip · about 289 km from Östersund. Explore Umeå's city intelligence profile.

Gävle, Sweden

Same region · about 308 km from Östersund. Explore Gävle's city intelligence profile.

Vaasa, Finland

Cross-border · about 351 km from Östersund. Explore Vaasa's city intelligence profile.

Uppsala, Sweden

Same region · about 403 km from Östersund. Explore Uppsala's city intelligence profile.

Themed collections

Theme-first discovery collections that include Östersund — grouped by outdoor interest (mountains, lakes, coasts, forests, national parks) rather than geography.

Interpretation

Use the Östersund profile to compare affordability, air quality, energy, and resilience alongside Umeå, Gävle, and Stockholm. Its standout dimensions are air quality (82/100) and cost of living (68/100). The area most worth watching is climate risk (58/100), where the model registers practical gaps. Data year 2025; last updated 2026-05-16. Drawn from 4 institutional references.

Country context is available on the Sweden country page. Related rankings include Overall Intelligence, Quality of Life, Remote Work. See where Östersund appears in global rankings or read the scoring methodology.

Structured indicators on this page are directional and intended for orientation. Verified datasets are being integrated; official sources should be used for critical decisions.

Sources

4 institutional references inform this view, listed below with reliability notes. Structured indicators on this page are directional and intended for orientation; verified datasets are being integrated and official sources should be used for critical decisions.