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.
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 in the middle of Sweden is offering great experiences all year around and from next winter it is possible to take part of them with great service at Dalarnas newest (and first!) high end accommodation. The Fryksås Chalet is an old rustic log house that has been transformed into a place of divine comfort with elegance and style.
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.
