Leksand, Dalarna County, Dalarna Province, Sweden

🇸🇪 Leksand is a locality and the seat of Leksand Municipality in Dalarna County, Sweden. Leksand is situated on the southern branch of lake Siljan, where it flows into river Dalälven.

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

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.

Economy: Industry Local industry in Leksand includes Leksandsbröd, a producer of traditional Swedish Crispbread.

Sport Leksand is famous for the Leksands IF ice hockey team, who have won four Swedish Championships, although the team is currently facing problems in performance when playing and they have received less funds. Leksand is also home to the Leksands Baseball and Softball Club, the oldest and one of the more successful baseball clubs in Sweden, having won 20 national championships in baseball and 7 in softball. The club was founded in the late 1950s and currently has about 130 members. Additionally, Leksand is home to the Baseball Academy Leksand, a Major League Baseball (MLB)-sponsored academy established in 2006. The academy is part of a broader drive by MLB to develop European talent through a system of baseball academies across the continent, and is the only such academy in Sweden. As of March 2010, Baseball Academy Leksand comprised 22 Swedish players and was managed by Tony Klarberg.