A large scale demolition project, funded by the state, is currently taking place in Bräcke, Jämtland. Due to depopulation and the closure of large industries, the municipality is in a state of economic distress and buildings are demolished in order to lower the municipality's operating costs. Focusing on the three most central buildings being demol...
Biodiversity is the prerequisite for well-functioning ecosystem services that are crucial, like clean water and clean air. Invasive alien species (IAS) are a serious and long-term issue that is actively threatening the genetic diversity within ecosystems. In Sweden, 20 percent of 2000 alien species is estimated to be invasive or potentially invasiv...
Vilka bynamn är de äldsta i bygden? Vad kan ortnamnen i Hackås och Oviken berätta om områdets gradvisa kolonisering, eller för den delen om äldre uppfattningar om landskapsgränser eller väderstreck? Denna del i serien Sveriges ortnamn behandlar bebyggelsenamnen i två socknar i Bergs kommun. Utöver enskilda namnartiklar ingår också kommentarer kring...
This study aims to analyze young adults born, raised, and currently living in the county of Jämtland in northern Sweden. The study explores the phenomenon of youth choosing to remain in the county, either in the city or in the smaller surrounding towns. Through a qualitative approach, employing semi- structured interviews, the factors, and motivat...
This study focuses on the semi-subterranean houses in northern Sweden, specifically in the counties Jämtland, Västerbotten and Västernorrland. The semi-subterranean houses were usedby hunter-gatherers and the houses date to the end of the Mesolithic and the Neolithic. In this study two separate types of semi-subterranean houses are being investigat...
Fjällområdet utgör en stor del av Jämtlands län geografiskt sett, har betydelse för länets identitet och är dessutom en väsentlig del av kulturlandskapet. Fjällen har de mest opåverkade naturmiljöerna i länet, i Sverige och även sett i ett europeiskt perspektiv. Detta trots att det är ett landskap som nyttjats av människan i årtusenden. Djupa och b...
Viking Age tapestries are rare, with only a few examples known. Previous interpretations of figurative depictions from the Viking Age have mainly focused on what mythical or legendary gods and heroes these images might depict. To broaden the perspective and open up new discussions, this thesis will analyse tapestry fragments from three different si...
This thesis utilises district court records from the three judicial districts of Hammerdal, Offerdal, and Undersåker to shed light on Saamis’ presence in north-western Jämtland during the seventeenth century. The research question posed is how encounters with the local communities shaped the Saamis’ situation during a period of emerging colonial mo...
