New school opens and retail plans advance

The new Vattudalsskolan in Strömsund was inaugurated on Monday and brings together around 650 pupils. Östersund's municipal executive board is proceeding with plans for a shopping centre on the Biltematomten site in Lillänge. In Ragunda, residents have collected nearly 200,000 kronor for World’s Children.

New Vattudalsskolan in Strömsund inaugurated

On Monday, the new Vattudalsskolan was inaugurated in central Strömsund. Bredgårdsskolan, Hedenvindskolan and Vattudalsskolan have been merged into a joint school with around 650 pupils from preschool class to Year 9, distributed across three buildings: F–3, 4–6 and 7–9.

The background is a decision made in December 2023 by Strömsund Municipality’s Children, Culture and Education Committee, the local authority responsible for, among other things, the school. The decision was made to strengthen results, secure expertise and create a sustainable school. Operations manager Magnus Sidén describes the opening day as festive, and the work of getting the organisation in place remains. SVT Nyheter Jämtland Östersunds-Posten

Östersund is moving ahead with the Biltema site in Lillänge

The executive board of Östersund Municipality is moving ahead with the plans for a retail site on the Karlsund 3:4 plot in Lillänge, on the other side of Stuguvägen from Bauhaus and Jysk. The executive board is the municipality's leading political body.

Five requests for expressions of interest regarding land allocation have been received, including from Biltema, Red and Svenska handelsfastigheter. A land allocation is an agreement between the municipality and a company allowing it to operate at a site. The officials proposed rejection in order to first investigate the traffic situation in Odenskog, but the political majority opposed the proposal. The municipal director is now to begin the detailed planning work and the process of handling the five land allocation requests. SVT Nyheter Jämtland

Jämtkraft's deal with Uniper may be affected

For several years, Jämtkraft has worked to secure 2 major electricity-intensive facilities in Östersund. The server halls in Verksmon were not realized, and now Uniper's plans for a fuel plant in Lugnvik remain. But the German electricity giant is for sale and the agreements are being renegotiated.

Jämtkraft is to ensure that there is a functioning electricity grid and generate electricity. The company is also to pay millions in dividends to the shareholder municipalities of Östersund, Åre and Krokom. Östersunds-Posten

Ragunda tops the World’s Children fundraiser

The World’s Children fundraiser is underway. It is Radiohjälpen’s campaign for children’s rights around the world. So far this year, more than 52 million kronor have been raised, but the fundraiser continues.

Ragunda has been the county’s most generous municipality for 9 years in a row. On Monday, the municipality ranked fourth among the country’s 290 municipalities in the municipal competition, with nearly 200,000 kronor raised, amounting to 38.50 kronor per capita. Härjedalen comes first in the county, in 40th place in the county. The results will be presented on 16 November. SVT Nyheter Jämtland

Elderly woman in Bräcke defrauded of 580,000 SEK

A woman in her 80s in Bräcke municipality has reported to the police that she was defrauded of 580,000 kronor. According to SVT, the woman says she was subjected to fraud in 2022 and that in the autumn she was contacted by a man who said he could help her get the money back.

To do this, she would need to transfer the money to digital wallets. The woman transferred a total of around 580,000 kronor, but when she tried to access the wallets, she was denied access. SVT Nyheter Jämtland

Storsjöcupen gets a new CEO

Storsjöcupen is getting a new CEO: 33-year-old Jonathan Andersson. “I should probably say that it is somewhat a childhood dream to work with sports and the community movement,” he tells Östersunds-Posten.

He has been active as a player and coach in sports. He has never played in Storsjöcupen himself, but he has watched his son participate. Östersunds-Posten

In brief

• Mothers in Jämtland County take considerably more days off than fathers when their children are ill, according to Länstidningen Östersund. Länstidningen Östersund
• Sales of organic food increased in value by 5.4 percent during the first half of 2026 compared with the same period in 2025, while the grocery retail sector as a whole increased by 1.8 percent, according to Krav. Länstidningen Östersund
• Östersunds-Posten’s survey shows that several former Guldgalan award recipients have discontinued their operations, gone bankrupt or lost profitability. Östersunds-Posten
• The County Administrative Board, the state authority at regional level, is to take in several animals, including puppies, because their owners can no longer care for them, and must now decide what will happen to the animals. Östersunds-Posten
• Brunflo lost at home to Kovland 2–3 in the northern C division of Hockeyettan. Östersunds-Posten
• 51 days after the election, C leader Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist was voted down as prime minister in the Riksdag on 3 November, and the exploratory assignment is now continuing with M leader Ulf Kristersson. Länstidningen Östersund
• While government formation in Stockholm has stalled, C, S and V in Bräcke have already found a workable way forward, and the municipal executive board is asking the national politicians to start with what they agree on. Länstidningen Östersund
• Länstidningen Östersund publishes the names of people who have recently died in the county’s eight municipalities, with details for the period from 21 September to 1 October. Länstidningen Östersund