Dalarna (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈdɑ̂ːlaɳa] ()) is a landskap (historical province) in central Sweden.English exonyms for it are Dalecarlia (US: / ˌ d ɑː l ə ˈ k ɑːr l i ə /) and the Dales.. Dalarna adjoins Härjedalen, Hälsingland, Gästrikland, Västmanland and Värmland.It is also bordered by Norway in the west. The province's borders mostly coincide with the modern ...

A Dalecarlian horse or Dala horse (/ ˌ d ɑː l ə ˈ k ɑːr l i ə n /; Swedish: Dalahäst) is a traditional carved, painted wooden statue of a horse originating in the Swedish province of Dalarna (Dalecarlia). In the old days [when?] the Dalecarlian horse was mostly used as a toy for children; in modern times it has become a symbol of Dalarna, as well as of Sweden in general.

Kronoberg County (IPA: [ˈkrûːnʊˌbærj]; Swedish: Kronobergs län) is a county or län in southern Sweden.Kronoberg is one of three counties in the province of Småland.It borders the counties of Skåne, Halland, Jönköping, Kalmar, and Blekinge.Its capital is the city of Växjö.While Kronoberg is an inland county, the southernmost fringes are about 20 kilometres (12 mi) from the coastline.

Midsummer is a celebration of the season of summer usually held at a date around the summer solstice.It has pagan pre-Christian roots in Europe. The undivided Christian Church designated June 24 as the feast day of the early Christian martyr St John the Baptist, and the observance of St John's Day begins the evening before, known as Saint John's Eve. ...

General elections were held in Sweden on 14 September 2014 to elect all 349 seats in the Riksdag, alongside elections for the 21 county councils, and 290 municipal assemblies.. The centre-right Alliance for Sweden coalition (comprising the Moderate Party, Liberal People's Party, Centre Party, and Christian Democrats) sought a third term in government.In contrast to the …

A regional council (Swedish: region) is a self-governing local authority.There are 21 regional councils (one of which is a municipality having the same responsibilities as a county council), each corresponding to a county.Regional councils are governed by a regional assembly (regionfullmäktige) that is elected by the regional electorate every four years in conjunction with …

Leksand (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈlɛ̂kːsand] ) is a locality and the seat of Leksand Municipality in Dalarna County, Sweden, with 5,934 inhabitants in 2010. Sport. Leksand is famous for the Leksands IF ice hockey team, who have won 4 Swedish Championships, although ...

Dalecarlian (dalmål in Swedish) is a group of West Scandinavian languages, and their respective dialects spoken in Dalarna County, Sweden.In the northernmost part of the county (i.e., the originally Norwegian parishes of Särna and Idre), a characteristic dialect reminiscent of eastern Norwegian is spoken.Some Dalecarlian varieties can be regarded as part of the Swedish …

The COVID-19 pandemic in Sweden is part of the pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).As of 30 March 2022, there have been 2,487,852 confirmed cumulative cases and 18,365 deaths with confirmed COVID-19 in Sweden. Sweden ranks 57th in per capita deaths worldwide, and out of …

Skåne County (Swedish: Skåne län [ˈskôːnɛ ˈlɛːn]), sometimes referred to as Scania County in English, is the most southern county, or län, of Sweden, basically corresponding to the traditional province Scania.It borders the counties of Halland, Kronoberg and Blekinge and connects to Capital Region, Denmark by the Öresund Bridge.The seat of residence for the Skåne Governor …