Topics: Tourism

  • World-unique underground sauna in the Adventure Mine

    It’s now possible to experience a world-unique sauna in the heart of Dalarna. As part of a guided tour, you can venture down into a disused mine to experience the newly opened sauna. You can also indulge in a mystical, atmospheric sauna ritual.

  • Testing a new hosting concept: Outdoor Qualified certificate

    A pilot test of a brand new concept is currently in progress, with some of Dalarna's accommodation facilities being certified as Outdoor Qualified by Visit Dalarna. “As a certified Outdoor Qualified accommodation facility, we can create conditions to attract completely new target groups and offer more incentives for the visitor to travel,” says Andreas Hermansson, Outdoor business developer.

  • Dalarna: an amazing destination for fishing throughout the year

    Dalarna, in central Sweden, is a paradise for all fishing enthusiasts. We have deep lakes, wide rivers, thrilling ice fishing and small, hidden waterways where you can sneak up and not scare away the fish that are trying to stay hidden. Several companies offer guided fishing tours and courses combined with accommodation.

  • Swedish Workshop international event in Falun

    Visit Sweden’s yearly sales event, Swedish Workshop, is coming to Falun on May 18-19. Swedish Workshop is an incredibly valuable opportunity for creating and developing contacts with international tour operators, which in turn generate future long-term business partnerships for Dalarna's hospitality companies’, says Tatjana Summermatter, international business developer, Visit Dalarna.

  • Vasaloppet - 100 year anniversary

    Vasaloppet, the ski race between Sälen and Mora, is the world’s biggest long-distance ski race. In 2022, Vasaloppet will be 100 years old and celebrated with a Jubileumsvasa (Jubilee Vasaloppet), a race in tribute to the pioneers that put the first race together in 1922 with 139 participants. Also a new race, Vasaloppet 10, is intended to be a roughly 10 km long, 100th birthday party.

  • 7 tips on peaceful winter activities in Dalarna

    In Dalarna in central Sweden, you’ll find everything you need for a calm yet active winter holiday . Relax, unwind and enjoy nature and explore sparkling winter environments where you yourself choose the pace. Snowshoe walking, cross-country skiing, winter fishing, winter hiking, outdoor cooking and more.

  • Lucia celebration in Tällberg, Dalarna

    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.

  • Hiking in Grövelsjön in northern Dalarna

    Hiking in the Dalecarlian mountains in Central Sweden late summer and autumn is magical with the beautiful colours and the crispy air! At Grövelsjön in Northern Dalarna, there are opportunities everywhere for getting out into wide-ranging and amazing natural environments without too much effort. It's possible to get a real mountain experience only 6 hours from Stockholm.

  • A complete outdoor holiday in Dalarna

    Whether you are a family raring to go on a canoeing adventure or friends who want to experience challenging mountain bike trails, the region Dalarna in central Sweden has several places where you can find outdoor activities, accommodation and food experiences all in the same place, year round. From Säfsen Resort in the south to Idre Fjäll in the north.

  • Everything you need to know about Midsummer in Dalarna

    ​Light summer nights, flowers in your hair, raising the Maypole, traditional clothing and music, these are the things most often associated with the Midsummer holiday, celebrating the start of the summer. And, for a lot of people, Midsummer in Dalarna, central Sweden, is symbolic of a Swedish summer.

  • An extraordinary app that makes the world rotate around the Carl Larsson gården

    Lovers of art and culture around the world now have a unique opportunity to take a guided tour at the Carl Larsson gården. With this new app, you can visit the home of the famous artists Carl and Karin Larsson and digital visitors can see exclusive material which is only available on the app. - The world rotates around this place – that’s how extraordinary it is. Carl Larsson, Lilla Hyttnäs, 1918

  • Book a table in a mountain landscape and prepare your own lunch al fresco

    The idea behind “The Edible Country” is to turn Sweden’s outdoors into a gourmet restaurant. Soon you can book an outdoor table in Grövelsjön. - Our table is focused on flavours from Sami cuisine and what nature provides, depending on the season. Visitors can also book us to prepare their food and hear more about life as a reindeer herder and about Sami culture, says Helena Andersson, Renbiten.

  • A cultural journey through Dalarna

    Dalarna Culture route is a captivating journey on which you’ll visit nine places that have played an important role in Swedish history. The Culture Pass gives the holder special benefits at each location. When using one of these benefits, the holder gets a stamp in the Culture Pass. Visiting all nine locations will be rewarded with a special Dala horse as a gift.

  • Local taste experiences in Dalarna, Sweden

    Taste of Dalarna is a network of farm shops, artisan producers, craft brewers, cafés and restaurants throughout Dalarna, all of whom are passionate about local produce and local flavours. On tasteofdalarna.se you will find a map showing the location of all the various restaurants, cafés and producers so that you easily can create your own food itinerary in Dalarna.

  • Seven unique places to stay in Dalarna, Sweden

    Unique accommodations are more popular than ever. In Dalarna, in Central Sweden, you’ll find treehouses that look like Christmas baubles, a raft in the middle of a lake, an old-fashioned, all-inclusive chalet, peace, quiet and total isolation in the national parknd more.

  • Dalarna in Sweden – the obvious choice for a sustainable holiday

    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.

  • Unique baby news at Orsa Predator Park in Dalarna, Sweden

    A healthy polar bear cub is born in Dalarna. It is unusual that polar bears have cubs in zoos, and only fifty percent of the cubs survive the first critical weeks. 'The first couple of weeks were nerve-racking of course, since it was a big risk that the cub would not survive', says Johanna Berglund, caretaker in the park.

  • Dalarna, Sweden in miniature

    ​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.

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