Optand Teknikland

Optand Teknikland is a museum which is located at the Östersund-Optand airfield southwest of Östersund. It was opened on 5 June 2010.^[1] The basis for the museum was the Flyg- och Lotta museum which had been open since 1994.^[2] The museum is driven by the Aktiebolag Optand Teknikland AB. The largest museum in Jämtland, Jamtli owns 55% of the shares. Three other nonprofit organizations own 15% each. These organizations are the Jämtlands flyghistoriska förening, Militärhistoriska föreningen i Jämtlands län, and Jemtlands Veteranbilklubb. The museum is mainly financed by Statens Försvarshistoriska museer, The ERDF as well as private donors.^[3]

The museum consists of three different exhibitions. There is the Garage (Garaget) which is an antique car exhibition with older cars as well as models. Also the Flyg & Lotta museum which contains all the jet-aircraft that have previously been on the Airforce-wing F 4 Frösön. There is also a room for Lottorna, who had a canteen during the late 1930s - 1940s (when the airfield was a secret military airbase in preparation for a German attack). And at last the Garrison (Garnisonen) which is a building containing weapons, uniforms and veichle models of Swedish army history, mostly from the former Östersund regiments I5 and A4.

Notes

1. ^ http://www.teknikland.se/bilder/invigning/album/index.html
2. ^ http://www.flygochlotta.se/index.asp
3. ^ http://www.teknikland.se/om.php (Official Website in Swedish)