Insjön

Insjön (pronunciation) is a locality situated in Leksand Municipality, Dalarna County, Sweden with 2,149 inhabitants in 2010. In 1899 Åhléns started out as the mail order business Åhlén & Holm. 19 years later, in 1918, the mail order firm Clas Ohlson was founded in Insjön. The sawmill Bergkvist sågen was also founded here.

Insjön
The Åhlens Pavilion which relocated to Insjön after the Baltic Exhibition
Insjön
Insjön
Coordinates: 60°41′N 15°06′E
CountrySweden
ProvinceDalarna
CountyDalarna County
MunicipalityLeksand Municipality
Area
  Total3.48 km2 (1.34 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2010)
  Total2,149
  Density618/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
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