Insjön (pronunciation) is a locality situated in Leksand Municipality, Dalarna County, Sweden with 2,149 inhabitants in 2010.[1] 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
The Åhlens Pavilion which relocated to Insjön after the Baltic Exhibition
Insjön is located in Dalarna
Insjön
Insjön
Insjön is located in Sweden
Insjön
Insjön
Coordinates: 60°41′N 15°06′E / 60.683°N 15.100°E / 60.683; 15.100
CountrySweden
ProvinceDalarna
CountyDalarna County
MunicipalityLeksand Municipality
Area
 • Total3.48 km2 (1.34 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2010)[1]
 • Total2,149
 • Density618/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 27 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.