Östersund Winter Eco Rally 2025

Here we have collected things that are good to know when you are at the competition.

Buses

The app for the buses can be downloaded via AppStore or Google Play. You can choose English as language by choosing the option “Mer” in the drop-down menu inside the app.
When you have landed on Åre/Östersund Airport there will be a Airportbuses outside the entrence which will take you to City Center. The bus will stop directly outside Hotel Clarion Grand.

Hotel

Our official hotel are situated in the town center of Östersund, Hotell Clarion Grand Östersund

Taxi

Taxi Östersund: phone +46 63 199 000

Hospital

Östersund Hospital is located at Kyrkgatan 16

In case of Emergency – Call 112

In case of advice – Call 1177

Swedes love their coffee

Few people drink more coffee than the Swedes. In Sweden, coffee drinking is fostered through a tradition called fika – in which friends, family or colleagues meet for coffee or tea, often with something sweet on the side. Most Swedes will enjoy at least one fika a day as an opportunity to bond.

Be on time

It is common knowledge here that ‘time’ should be respected at all times – regardless of whether you’re going for an interview or a friendly fika. Meetings will start on time with or without you. The bus leaves on time with or without you. Swedes value punctuality.

No competition on ice-covered lakes

The winter has so far been very cold in Östersund. Many days have we got -25–30
degrees. We also have got a lot of snow which have covered the ice on the lakes.
Therefore will it not be a stage on a Ice covered lake.
If you want to try driving on a lake will you have time to do it on Storsjön from Sunne
to Vällviken on Thursday 25 january. It´s 15 km from the center of Östersund to
Sunne. Ask for more information in the administrative check in.
Beware that you don´t are allowed to drive faster than 30 km/h on the lake and
the maximum weight is 2000 kg.

Weather forecast

When you come to Östersund it will be snow in the Landscape.
The weather forecast says that it will be about 2-6 minus degrees.
The roads that you will drive will almost be covered with snow.
On Friday will it come about 100 mm of snow.

Study visit

If you are interested there will be a study visit in Mid Sweden University at 19.20 on Thursday
evening. We will start at the Clarion Grand Hotel at 19.00 and walk to the wind tunnel in the
University. In the wind tunnel you can see the environment how the skiers train in windy
conditions and also test for the transportation industry equipments.

Make a notice in the administrative check in if you will participate.

Welcome to Östersund

Thomas Fuchs

Chairman of the organization