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Insjön
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The Åhlens Pavilion which relocated to Insjön after the Baltic Exhibition
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 Insjön
Location in Dalarna
Insjön
Location in Sweden
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| Country | Sweden |
| Province | Dalarna |
| County | Dalarna County |
| Municipality | Leksand Municipality |
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| • Total | 3.48 km2 (1.34 sq mi) |
| Population
(31 December 2010)
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| • Total | 2,149 |
| • Density | 618/km2 (1,600/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Insjön () 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.
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