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Oestersund [1] is a town located roughly in the middle of Sweden. It is
neither famous for its picturesque buildings nor its slogan [2], nor for
its location, nor name. The thing that it could be famous for is its
attempt to be the place that has to pay billions for housing thousands of
athletes during a few weeks, just to let them show off [3]. It's probably
a good thing the town has always come second place in the election for the
Olympics.
One thing that makes the town interesting for field researchers is the high
pub-to-inhabitant ratio, so, if you're old enough, you'll always have a
place to get a beer.
Things of interest for the casual tourist include Sweden's most northerly
rune stone, Froesoestenen [4], the lake monster that lives in the lake
Storsjoen [5], and the world's first outdoors museum, Jamtli.
The town is sometimes called "Sweden's Chicago" by the inhabitants since
it's so windy. Another thing it could be called is San Francisco, since
it's got so many steep streets that lead down to the lake.
Oestersund is also the home town, more-or-less, of the field researcher
Olle Johansson.
[1] "East of the Sound."
[2] The slogan is "Oestersund - Masters of Life Quality".
[3] This sport event reference is the Olympics.
[4] "The Froesoe Stone" (Froesoen is the name of the island on which the
stone is located).
[5] "Great Lake."