Strömsund Municipality

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**Strömsund Municipality (*Kommun*)**
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	Municipal facts
	Seat	Strömsund
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	County	Jämtland County
	Province	Jämtland and Ångermanland¹
	Area Rank	10,567 km² 6th of 290
	Population Rank (2005)	13,112 169th of 290
	Population density	1.2/km²

Strömsund Municipality is a Municipality in Jämtland County, in northeastern Sweden where Strömsund is seat. The nearest larger city is Östersund, the provincial capital of Jämtland, which is located approximately 100 km to the south.

With an area of roughly 10,500 km², it is the sixth largest in Sweden, and one of the most sparsely populated. The town has a municipal population of about 3,700 and is located on the slopes of Ströms vattudal, the river that flows through the town. Among locals, the town itself is usually referred to as Ström or Flata (a reference to the flack slope on which the central parts of the town is built).

Forest industry has traditionally been an important industry, but today tourism also has an important part. Like the rest of Jämtland, nature is what attracts visitors, with its blend of forests, mountains, lakes and rivers.

The tourism business had a turnover of 127 million crowns in 2002. The largest part of this (43%) was generated through transport, where the most significant post was people buying gasoline (fueling their car) travelling through the municipality.

Of those that stayed, the most visited sights in 2002 were: