When you think of Sweden, you might picture one of its famous symbols, the Dala horse, or the dalahäst. Minnesota has the highest number of Swedish immigrants in the U.S. As a way to embrace Swedish heritage, this statue was constructed in 1971 by the Mora Jaycees in the town of Mora.
Mora, Minnesota, is the sister city of its namesake: Mora, Sweden. This horse is a replica of the Dala horse statue in Mora, Sweden.
This statue is 22 feet (6.7 meters) tall, 17 feet (5.18 meters) long, and 6 feet (1.82 meters) wide. It weighs 3,000 pounds!
It was built 18 years before the world’s largest Dalahästen in Avesta, Sweden.
Mora, Minnesota, is also home to the annual Vasaloppet U.S. ski races, which are held in February.
