The Frösö Runestone has the distinction of being the northernmost runestone in Scandinavia — a remarkable geographical fact given that the Norse and Viking world extended as far north as it did. Raised in the early 11th century, the inscription records that Östman Gudfastson had the stone raised and Christianity introduced to Jämtland. That combination of personal commemoration and religious landmark-making is characteristic of many Scandinavian runestones, but the geographical position of this one gives it an extra resonance: this was genuinely the frontier of Christianisation.
The runestone stands on Frösön island, a short walk from the bridge that connects the island to Östersund. The Frösön church (a Romanesque structure rebuilt several times) stands nearby, making the religious landscape complete: the island was clearly a significant place in the Norse and early Christian religious geography of Jämtland. The stone is easily visited as part of a walk or cycle around Frösön, and combining it with the island's other attractions — the zoo, the views back over the lake to Östersund — makes for a good half-day out.