Tag: Jämtland County

  • VMA in Gällö in Bräcke municipality, Jämtland county

    VMA in Gällö in Bräcke municipality, Jämtland county

    On Monday, US President Joe Biden appeared in the Ukrainian capital Kiev side by side with the country’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyi. The visit is taking place in connection with the anniversary of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine. Biden pledges continued support for Ukraine’s valiant fight against the Russian invasion forces. Joe Biden later repeated…

  • They want to cover Helagsglaciären with white cloth – to prevent ice melting

    They want to cover Helagsglaciären with white cloth – to prevent ice melting

    To save Sweden’s southernmost glacier, Helagsglaciären, from melting away, two people from the organization POW, Protect Our Winters, want to try covering parts of the glacier with a white cloth. “The purpose of the project is to highlight the important role of glaciers in this enormously rapid climate change that is happening that we are…

  • Giant bear shot after protection hunt

    Giant bear shot after protection hunt

    A large bear, which despite having just stepped out of the den weighed a full 263 kilos, was shot on Thursday in the Bräcke area. This is since the county administrative board in Jämtland County last week granted protection hunting for the bear because it is said to have hunted and killed reindeer belonging to…

  • Region JH: Tourism has not increased the spread of infection

    Region JH: Tourism has not increased the spread of infection

    Tourism has not contributed to any increased infection at mountain destinations in Jämtland County. This is shown by evaluations made by Region Jämtland Härjedalen after the Christmas weekends and sports holiday weeks. “We can not see that tourism has contributed to any increased infection in society after either the sports holiday period or the previous…

  • SMHI upgrades the snow warning – can be up to 40 centimeters

    SMHI upgrades the snow warning – can be up to 40 centimeters

    SMHI has upgraded its weather warning to a class 2 warning for heavy snowfall that can cause heavy drift, in Jämtland County except the mountains. The warning applies mainly in the northern part of the county. From tonight until Tuesday afternoon, between 20 and 40 centimeters of snow are now forecast, locally more. According to…

  • VMA in Östersund, Jämtland County •

    VMA in Östersund, Jämtland County •

    At a quarter to ten on Tuesday evening, the alarm went off about a shooting in Tensta in northwest Stockholm, two people were found injured in Tensta center and a moment later another person was found shot in an apartment in the area. The police confirm to Swedish Radio that one of the injured has…

  • VMA in Östersund, Jämtland County •

    VMA in Östersund, Jämtland County •

    Today, the British Parliament will debate and vote on the free trade agreement that the British government concluded with the EU on Christmas Eve, and the agreement is expected to go through with a very large majority. Boris Johnson will give the introductory speech and say, among other things, that the agreement means that the…

  • VMA in Östersund, Jämtland County •

    VMA in Östersund, Jämtland County •

    In 2020, charges were brought in four suspected cases of insider trading and there were two convictions. Difficulty in obtaining sustainable evidence lies behind the fact that so few are prosecuted for insider trading, ie that they have used information that has not been generally known to make share transactions. Chief Prosecutor Gunilla Sandblom at…

  • Winter is here – and so is the ice rink

    Winter is here – and so is the ice rink

    The first meteorological winter has come to Sweden. From Trerikesröset in the north to Åre in the south, the daily average temperature has been zero degrees or lower for at least five days. At the same time, SMHI has also issued a class 1 warning for snowfall from Sunday afternoon until the night towards Monday…

  • Class 1 warns of snowstorms

    Class 1 warns of snowstorms

    SMHI extends its Class-1 warnings to several counties where it is expected to fall between 5-15 centimeters of snow. Jämtland County, Västernorrland, Gothenburg County, Dalarna County except the Dala Mountains, Värmland and Västmanland and Örebro. These are at risk of severe snowstorms. In Värmland is expected between five and ten centimeters of snow already the…

  • More beekeepers are seeking compensation for honey-hungry bears

    More beekeepers are seeking compensation for honey-hungry bears

    The number of beekeepers seeking compensation from the county administrative board after bears attacked their hives has increased drastically in the county over the past two years. From being 0-5 cases per year between 2010 and 2018, it has increased to over 20 per year during 2019 and 2020. This is shown by statistics from…

  • The first snow reports of the season

    The first snow reports of the season

    The first snow has come in Jämtland County. In Storlien, SMHI reported a snow depth of one centimeter on Friday morning. Tänndalen in Härjedalen has also received the first snow of the season, it fell on Thursday. “You get a little happy anyway”, says Rasmus Bent who is the manager of the ski resort in…

  • VMA in Norrköping, Östergötland.

    VMA in Norrköping, Östergötland.

    Forest owners are worried about a fungus that attacks pine forests. It is the fungus, dry catfish that has now spread to the county and in the long run can lead to major economic losses for forest owners. Törskate is a root fungus that forms large crayfish wounds that eventually choke the water and nutrient…