Beartown (location)

"Bears shit in the woods, but everyone else shits on Beartown, so forest people have learned to take care of themselves."

- Beartown Local Saying - pg. 30, Beartown

Beartown is a small, remote Swedish town where hockey is the biggest thing to happen. There is a sign beside the road at the entrance of the town. Due to years of wind and snow, the sign changed from "Beartown - Leaves You Wanting More!" to "Beartown - Leaves You Wanting", which symbolizes the town's desire to regain of national glory and its economy up.

The town is divided into two places: the Heights and the Hollow. Much like its name, the Heights is where those who are rich live and the Hollow is a place that is lower than the rest of the town. Down the lake, there is an ice rink built by factory workers "four generations ago" ( Beartown ). There are not many places in the town, other than a supermarket, sports store that sells equipment for hunting and hockey, a pub called the Bearskin, and the kennels, where Benji's eldest sister runs.