Lucia is celebrated in Sweden on the 13th of December with a 'Lucia procession'. Every year, a Lucia celebration is selected for broadcast on national television. This year, viewers will be heading to Tällberg, in the heart of Dalarna, which has been chosen for the broadcast of the Lucia procession.
Sweden is the world’s most sustainable tourist destination. In Dalarna, focus on sustainability is a key factor on a municipal and regional level and for the local businesses. – Sustainability work is part of our business idea, it provides a structured approach that gives customers, employees, and the company a profile that everyone understands the benefits of, says Patrick Lund, Mora Hotel.
Dalarna means the valleys and the province’s varied, unspoiled landscape is stretching from mighty mountains in the north to rolling farmland in the south. Dalarna is like Sweden in miniature. Culturally, Dalarna is the most Swedish of Swedish provinces too. The iconic Dala horse originates here, just like the red-painted cottages.
The Dala horse became world-famous at the 1939 New York World’s Fair and has been a Swedish icon ever since. The wooden horse can be bought everywhere in Sweden, but it has its roots in the village of Nusnäs outside of Mora in Dalarna. The Dala horse is hand-carved and then hand-painted in the traditional folk art style Dalarna is known for, called ‘kurbits’.
The Dalarna Culture Route is a truly special and unique journey. The cultural passport will help visitors to experience the essence of Dalarna’s cultural heritage by collecting the stamps, take part of special offers and carry out a cultural journey. When the visitor has collected all the stamps they will also have seen the largest cultural heritage sites Dalarna has to offer.
