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Lemmi alias Schlumpf
August 21, 2024
Hiking
The most famous souvenir and symbol of Sweden is the Dala horse (Dalahäst) and is made by hand in the small, idyllic village of Nusnäs. Nusnäs is located about 10 km east of Mora in the Swedish province of Dalarna, right on the beautiful Lake Siljan.
Here, in the workshops of Grannas Olsson Hemslöjd, you can watch the Swedish Dalahäst being made from scratch, from the rough cut to the carving and the typical painting. The Dala horse is still made entirely by hand today.
Here, in the workshops of Grannas Olsson Hemslöjd, you can watch the Swedish Dalahäst being made from scratch, from the rough cut to the carving and the typical painting. The Dala horse is still made entirely by hand today.
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•Lemmi alias Schlumpf
August 21, 2024
Hiking
Here, in the Grannas Olsson Hemslöjd workshops, you can watch the Swedish Dala horse being made from scratch, from the rough cut to the carving and the typical painting. The Dala horse is still made entirely by hand today.
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Udo
June 22, 2019
Cycling
Dala Horse Smithy in Nusnäs
The Dala horse is a stylized, traditionally red-painted wooden horse with a saddle and bridle painted in white. The first Dala horses originated as toys in the early 1600s. Merchants traveling across the country selling all kinds of household goods always brought a few Dala horses with them. The Dala horse began its triumphant rise as a symbol of Sweden in 1936. At that time, a 3-meter-tall wooden horse from Dalarna represented the country at the World's Fair in New York. Small Dala horses with a total weight of 1,000 kg were sold there.
The Dala horse is a stylized, traditionally red-painted wooden horse with a saddle and bridle painted in white. The first Dala horses originated as toys in the early 1600s. Merchants traveling across the country selling all kinds of household goods always brought a few Dala horses with them. The Dala horse began its triumphant rise as a symbol of Sweden in 1936. At that time, a 3-meter-tall wooden horse from Dalarna represented the country at the World's Fair in New York. Small Dala horses with a total weight of 1,000 kg were sold there.
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