Leksand Municipality

Leksand Municipality (Swedish: Leksands kommun) is a municipality in Dalarna County in central Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Leksand.

Leksand Municipality Leksands kommun
Municipality
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 60°44′N 15°0′E
Country	Sweden
County	Dalarna County
Seat	Leksand
Area [1]
• Total	1,411.9579 km2 (545.1600 sq mi)
• Land	1,221.2279 km2 (471.5187 sq mi)
• Water	190.73 km2 (73.64 sq mi)
	Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population  (31 December 2024)[2]
• Total	16,137
• Density	11/km2 (30/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code	SE
Province	Dalarna
Municipal code	2029
Website	www.leksand.se
Density is calculated using land area only.

In 1974 "old" Leksand was amalgamated with Ål and reunited with Siljansnäs (which had been separated from it in 1875).

Geography

Bridge over Österdal River

The municipality is located alongside the Österdalälven, (Österdal River), and the town is at the southern shore of lake Siljan.

The culture is marked by being in the heart of the culture rich Dalarna. There is a substantial old town section in Leksand, with preserved old cottages as a landmark.

Localities

Norsgatan

• Alvik
• Djura
• Häradsbygden
• Insjön
• Leksand (seat)
• Siljansnäs
• Tällberg
• Västanvik

Demographics

This is a demographic table based on Leksand Municipality's electoral districts in the 2022 Swedish general election sourced from SVT's election platform, in turn taken from SCB official statistics.^[3]

In total there were 15,995 residents, including 12,738 Swedish citizens of voting age.^[3] 47.2 % voted for the left coalition and 51.6 % for the right coalition. Indicators are in percentage points except population totals and income.

Location	Residents	Citizen adults	Left vote	Right vote	Employed	Swedish parents	Foreign heritage	Income SEK	Degree
			%	%
Edshult-Åkerö-Övermo	2,112	1,623	46.6	52.7	86	92	8	27,059	45
Häradsbygden-Heden	1,949	1,585	47.9	51.0	88	95	5	25,129	38
Insjön V - Ål-Kilen	1,235	941	40.1	57.7	79	84	16	23,468	27
Insjön Ö	1,542	1,184	42.6	55.8	83	89	11	24,351	33
Leksand V	2,284	1,753	44.8	54.2	82	84	16	26,457	42
Leksand Ö	1,456	1,158	52.3	46.6	86	94	6	25,000	45
Leksandsnoret	1,753	1,468	54.6	44.7	76	77	23	20,236	30
Siljansnäs	1,858	1,496	46.4	51.8	83	92	8	23,005	41
Tällberg	1,806	1,530	46.3	52.8	84	92	8	25,187	40
Source: SVT[3]

Economy

Most companies are small enterprises, covering several sectors. To the larger belong:

• Clas Ohlson (Sweden's largest department store chain, which was founded in Insjön)
• Leksandsbröd (Swedish crispbread)
• Bergkvist-Insjön (Wood factory)
• Tomoku Hus (Houses for export to Japan)
• Leksands IF (Sport organization)
• Ejendals

In the 2002 list of Swedish Industry Climate, Leksand Municipality was ranked 15 of 289 investigated municipalities.

Riksdag elections

Year	%	Votes	V	S	MP	C	L	KD	M	SD	NyD	Left	Right
1973[4]	89.5	8,329	1.9	36.5		40.0	8.8	2.9	9.7			38.4	58.4
1976[5]	90.7	8,977	2.0	35.2		38.3	10.0	2.7	11.7			37.2	60.0
1979[6]	89.7	7,202	2.5	35.6		30.9	8.9	2.9	18.5			38.1	58.4
1982[7]	90.3	9,522	2.5	37.6	1.9	27.7	5.4	3.5	21.3			40.2	54.5
1985[8]	88.8	9,561	2.9	36.8	1.7	25.3	13.2		19.9			39.8	58.5
1988[9]	85.3	9,172	3.5	35.5	6.2	21.4	11.1	7.4	14.7			45.3	47.2
1991[10]	85.7	9,690	3.1	31.9	3.4	15.1	8.2	11.8	18.2		7.4	35.0	53.3
1994[11]	86.3	9,994	5.4	38.6	7.6	13.0	5.9	7.7	20.2		0.9	51.6	46.8
1998[12]	82.3	9,584	11.7	30.8	6.1	8.9	2.8	18.1	19.3			48.6	49.2
2002[13]	80.5	9,428	7.7	34.9	4.8	14.1	10.2	13.1	12.5	0.8		47.4	49.9
2006[14]	82.9	9,834	4.8	31.3	4.9	13.6	5.0	10.5	16.6	2.9		41.0	54.6
2010[15]	85.0	10,245	4.2	28.9	6.5	9.4	5.3	8.8	31.4	4.0		39.6	54.9
2014[16]	87.5	10,584	4.9	29.4	5.8	10.0	3.8	7.4	23.7	11.8		40.1	44.9
2018[17]	89.5	10,944	7.0	26.1	3.7	12.9	3.6	9.5	19.6	16.2		49.7	48.9

Notability

One of Sweden's most popular ice hockey teams is Leksands IF. NHL goalkeeper Johan Hedberg hails from Leksand. In addition, one of Sweden's best baseball teams (Leksand Lumberjacks) plays in Leksand. Along with Mora, Leksand co-hosted the 2007 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. The European Go Congress was held in Leksand in 2008.

Twin towns – sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Sweden

Leksand is twinned with:^[18]

• Aurora, Canada
• Brainerd, United States
• Hørsholm, Denmark
• Karksi-Nuia (Mulgi), Estonia
• Lillehammer, Norway
• Oulainen, Finland
• Tōbetsu, Japan