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Avesta, Dalarna, Exploring Sweden

Avesta is the place where the European Bison meets the Dala horse. With a population of around 16.000, the area has a long and prosperous history. With industrialization in the centre of Avesta’s development, a lot is connected with the copperworks and ironworks of the past and present. A Short […]

Avesta, Dalarna – Exploring Sweden

Grisslehamn, Uppland, Exploring Sweden

Grisslehamn is a small locality in an area known as Roslagen. This is an area from where it is believed people emigrated to Eastern Europe where they eventually gave their name to the Rus people and later the country of Russia. That grand history is harder to see here today. […]

Grisslehamn, Uppland – Exploring Sweden

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Sandviken, Gästrikland, Exploring Sweden

Sandviken is with its population of around 25 000 inhabitants the second largest town in the province of Gästrikland. The town has lived with its ironworks for its whole lifetime, and both the history and current appearance are closely linked with the steel production. A Short History of Sandviken Sandviken […]

Sandviken, Gästrikland – Exploring Sweden

Falun, Dalarna, Exploring Sweden

Falun and its around 37.000 inhabitants have shown that there is a life after the closure of a mine that has formed the area for centuries. The mine is today a part of World Heritage Falun, a UNESCO World Heritage site that covers a large part of the urban area. […]

Falun, Dalarna – Exploring Sweden

Rättvik, Dalarna, Exploring Sweden

On the eastern shore of Lake Siljan you find the locality of Rättvik. It is an urban area with a population of around 4.700 inhabitants and a long history as a tourist destination. The name could be translated to “the right/correct bay” A Short History of Rättvik Today’s Rättvik started […]

Rättvik, Dalarna – Exploring Sweden

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Leksand, Dalarna, Exploring Sweden

Leksand is an urban area at shores of Lake Siljan. With around 6.400 inhabitants, Leksand is famous for maintaining old traditions. Such traditions include the local folk costume and the annual maypole raising. A Short History The Leksand parish had two localities establishing themselves in the second half of the […]

Leksand, Dalarna – Exploring Sweden

Malung, Dalarna, Exploring Sweden

Malung is a locality in the province of Dalarna with around 4.900 inhabitants. It was previously known as the world’s leather centre, but is today mostly famous for dancing. And we do not refer to just any kind of dancing. No, the music played in Malung is a typically Nordic […]

Malung, Dalarna – Exploring Sweden

Högfjället, Dalarna, Exploring Sweden

Högfjället is one of seven ski areas within the larger Sälen ski area. It is located nine kilometres from the small locality of Sälen. Högfjället is mainly a ski resort, but there is activity here all year around. A Short History of Högfjället It was in the 1930’s that the […]

Högfjället, Dalarna – Exploring Sweden

Sälen, Dalarna, Exploring Sweden

Sälen is a locality known for skiing, both the alpine and cross-country kind. Located in the Swedish mountains, close to the Norwegian border, its surrounding area is scattered with ski resorts. But it is not only in the wintertime that Sälen awakes. The popularity of summer activities is also on […]

Sälen, Dalarna – Exploring Sweden

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Mångsbodarna, Dalarna, Exploring Sweden

Mångsbodarna is a small village that is well-known to many Swedish ski enthusiasts. It is here that you find one of Vasaloppet’s checkpoints. Vasaloppet is an annual 90-kilometer long cross-country ski race with thousands of participants and a lot more viewers on the national broadcast. According to some sources, Mångsbodarna […]

Mångsbodarna, Dalarna – Exploring Sweden

Evertsberg, Dalarna, Exploring Sweden

Evertsberg is a small locality that is famous for being the half way point for the 90 kilometre cross-country ski race Vasaloppet. Evertsberg comes to life one week each year when thousands of skiers pass through the locality on their way from Sälen to Mora. The rest of the year […]

Evertsberg, Dalarna – Exploring Sweden

Oxberg, Dalarna, Exploring Sweden

Oxberg is a small village with a long history. For many it is famous as the route of the cross-country ski race Vasaloppet, which has a checkpoint in the village. But what happens when the race week has come to an end and Oxberg’s 140 inhabitants go back to their […]

Oxberg, Dalarna – Exploring Sweden

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