Leksand

Leksand is a town, and a municipality, in the Dalarna province in Sweden.

Understand
Leksand is located at Lake Siljans outlet into river Österdalälven. As part of Siljansbygden, Leksand is regarded as a caretaker of Swedishness, with a knäckebröd (crisp bread) bakery, popular Midsummer celebration, and an ice hockey team unusually successful for such a small town — Leksand IF has won the Swedish Hockey Championship four times! Leksand municipality has a population of about 16,000 people, out of which some 6,000 live in Leksand proper. The summer park Leksand Sommarland, a few km north of Leksand, is a major tourist attraction.

Get in
The regional traffic company in Dalarna is Dalatrafik. Their bus 274 provide 20 minute to and from Tällberg for 33 kr, while bus 111 carry passengers to Borlänge at fares from 65 kr, and bus 102 service passengers traveling to Rättvik at fares from 50 kr.

Route 70 passes just east of Leksand, and carry traffic south towards Borlänge and Västerås, and north toward Tällberg, Rättvik and Mora.

The closest airport is Dala Airport  outside of Borlänge.

Do
Watch Leksands IF play ice hockey. The town also has a thriving baseball community. Winter sports can be practiced in nearby Tällberg.


 * Go on a boat trip on Lake Siljan! During summer two shipping companies offer cruises from Leksand:



Eat
Leksandsbröd is a famous brand of crisp bread, and one of the strongest symbols of Leksand. Crisp bread probably originated in Värmland as early as in the 6th century, but has since spread across Sweden and Europe. A more modern and multicultural version of the classic dish is crisp bread pizza!

Aside from these restaurants, you can also dine one the cruise ships M/S Gustaf Wasa and S/S Engelbrekt.

Go next

 * Falun – The administrative centre of Dalarna, famous for its UNESCO World Heritage copper mine.
 * Mora – The uncrowned capital of Siljansbygden
 * Tällberg – A tiny village, but a major tourist resort in Ludvika municipality.