SPECTRALWhat happened here
The vicarage housed Borgvattnet's priests for about a century. In 1927 the chaplain Nils Hedlund reported that washing he had hung in the attic had been torn down and thrown about — the first of many reports from the clergy who lived there.
A later priest, Erik Lindgren, described being thrown out of his rocking chair, and other residents told of doors opening and figures appearing. The house is no longer a priest's home; it is run as a guest house and café.
The legends
Visitors report grey figures in the rooms, rocking chairs that move on their own, objects rearranged overnight and footsteps upstairs when the house is empty.
The hosts give a certificate to guests who manage to stay the whole night — a tradition that tells you how many don't.
Fact or legend?
The early reports come from priests who wrote them down, which is part of the house's appeal. Nothing has ever been proven, and a creaking 19th-century wooden house in a silent northern village produces plenty of natural noise.
Visiting
The vicarage is open as a guest house and café, and anyone can book a night. Borgvattnet is remote — Östersund is the nearest city — so book ahead, especially around Halloween.
