Falun
in Falu kommun of Dalarna, Sweden
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Borlange Airport (13 mi) - Gävle Sandviken Airport (45 mi)
- Mora Airport (45 mi)
- Söderhamn Airport (67 mi)
- Stockholm Västerås Airport (78 mi)
- Eskilstuna Airport (94 mi)
- Karlskoga Airport (95 mi)
- Örebro Airport (97 mi)
- Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (103 mi)
- Mining Area of the Great Copper Mountain in Falun (Unesco heritage, 0 mi)
- Engelsberg Ironworks (Unesco heritage, 46 mi)
- Decorated Farmhouses of Hälsingland (Unesco heritage, 79 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 60.604 and 15.626 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 60° 36' 12" and E 15° 37' 33"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Krona - SEK
- Spoken languages:
- Swedish, Northern Sami, Finnish
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 06:24 PM (Tuesday)
- Timezone: Europe/Stockholm
- UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 8:43 am and 2:51 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -44.033 and -176.367 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Ouwenga - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,5 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to Sweden.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Sweden. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Touring Falun
Falun in Falu kommun (Dalarna) with it's 37,000 residents is a town located in Sweden about 122 mi (or 196 km) north-west of Stockholm, the country's capital place.
Time in Falun is now 06:24 PM (Tuesday). The local timezone is named Europe / Stockholm with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 9 airports nearby Falun, of which one is a larger airport. The closest airport in Sweden is Borlange Airport in a distance of 13 mi (or 21 km), South. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in Sweden is Mining Area of the Great Copper Mountain in Falun in a distance of 0 mi (or 0 km), North-East. Need some hints on where to stay? We compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Being here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Borlaenge, Saeter, Hedemora, Smedjebacken and Gagnef. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: -6°C / 22 °F
| Morning Temperature | -1°C / 30 °F |
| Evening Temperature | -6°C / 20 °F |
| Night Temperature | -11°C / 12 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 6% |
| Air Humidity | 87% |
| Air Pressure | 1018 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 9 km/h (6 mph) from South-West |
| Cloud Conditions | Clear sky, covering 7% of sky |
| General Conditions | Snow |
Wednesday, 4th of December 2024
-7°C (20 °F)
-10°C (14 °F)
Overcast clouds, calm.
Thursday, 5th of December 2024
-4°C (25 °F)
-3°C (27 °F)
Overcast clouds, light breeze.
Friday, 6th of December 2024
2°C (35 °F)
1°C (34 °F)
Overcast clouds, gentle breeze.
Hotels and Places to Stay
First Hotel Grand Falun
Clarion Collection Hotel Bergmastaren
HOTEL FALUN
SCANDIC LUGNET - FALUN
Främby Udde Resort
Videos from this area
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![preview picture of video 'Kamil Stoch - 134,5 m - Falun 2014 - II seria, 4 miejsce [HD]'](https://img.youtube.com/vi/hEXwcuUH32w/mqdefault.jpg "'Kamil Stoch - 134,5 m - Falun 2014 - II seria, 4 miejsce [HD]'")
Kamil Stoch - 134,5 m - Falun 2014 - II seria, 4 miejsce [HD]
Kapitalny skok dwukrotnego mistrza olimpijskiego, który pozwolił mu awansować z 13. miejsca na pozycję 4, tuż za podium. Jest to drugi wynik w historii przebudowanej skoczni w Falun. Kamil...
Falun Borlänge Falun på Superblackbird
Åker Falun Borlänge Falun. Tvungna o lufta blackbirdsen efter kopparträffens kortege.
Cruising in Falun 2013.
Cruising with American cars in Falun, Sweden. Falu Cruising 2013.
Equipe de France : dans les coulisses des Mondiaux de Falun
Falun, en Suède. Février 2015. L'équipe de France a rendez-vous avec l'histoire. Les championnats du monde de ski nordique vont être fertiles en médailles. Riche en émotions aussi....
Stenskottet 2014 Enduro 7jun 2014 Falun
Enduro Stenskottet 2014. FMCK Falun, Jämmerdalen.
Cruising Falun 24juli 2013, Burnouts
Lite burnouts från cruisingen i Falun den 24juli 2013.
EOC 2012 Relay, Falun, Sweden , Swe Language
1str place for Switzerland 7th place Latvia (officially 6th) Downloaded from http://svtplay.se.
Fischer Nordic | Behind the Scenes | Nordic WSC Falun 2015
We recently visited our Fischer Race Family members at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2015 in Falun, Sweden. Have a look over the shoulders of our Nordic Racing Service team.
Poliskontroll i Falun, jag blir stoppad
Jag blir stoppad i en poliskontroll i centrala Falun, och får visa körkortet och blåsa.
MTB Lugnet, Falun
Jag, min bror och Malin cyklade lite MTB på Lugnet i Falun i Juli -14. Varken regn eller åska gjorde oss mindre sugna på lite go cykling!
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Falun Municipality
Falun Municipality (Falu kommun) is a municipality in Dalarna County in central Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Falun. Falun is the second biggest city and provincial capital of Dalarna County. Falun was originally famous for its copper mine. The present municipality was formed at the time of the local government reform of 1971, when the City of Falun and six surrounding rural municipalities were amalgamated.
Dalregementet
Dalregementet (Dalarna Regiment), designations I 13 and I 13/Fo 53, was a Swedish Army infantry regiment that traced its origins back to the 16th century. It was disbanded in 2000. The regiment's soldiers were originally recruited from the province of Dalarna, and it was later garrisoned there.
Dalarna University College
Dalarna University is a university college (högskola) located in Falun and Borlänge, in Dalarna County, Sweden. Dalarna University is one of Sweden’s more recent institutions of higher education, established in 1977. It is situated in Dalarna, 200 kilometres north-west of Stockholm. The college currently has about 18000 students.
Gruvrisskolan
Gruvrisskolan is an elementary school located in Falun, Sweden. The school, built in 1992, was the first "F-9" (preschool to ninth grade) school in Falun. The school holds a good score in the Swedish school ranking system.
Lugnet, Falun
Lugnet is a large sport complex located in Falun, Sweden. 58 of the Swedish Sports Confederation's 67 special sports can be practiced there. There are 6 full sized indoor pitches in the area where everything from dance to association football can be played or performed. There are also a tennis hall, an athletics arena, an ice arena including one indoor ice hockey rink, an outdoor ice hockey rink, a bandy field and a curling hall.
Great Copper Mountain
Great Copper Mountain was a mine in Falun, Sweden, that operated for a millennium from the 10th century to 1992. It produced as much as two thirds of Europe's copper needs and helped fund many of Sweden's wars in the 17th century. Technological developments at the mine had a profound influence on mining globally for two centuries. Since 2001 it has been designated a UNESCO world heritage site as well as a museum.
These districts belong to Falun.
Other districtsThese are districts that are close by, but belong to a different city than Falun.
Popular in vicinityThese are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Falun.
Källviken: Källviksbacken − Familjebacken, Källviken (source)
Sjulsarvet: Riksskidstadion på Lugnet, Falun, Sjulsarvet (source)
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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Fahlun, فالون, Горад Фалун, Фалун, Falun, Ֆալուն, BLE, ファールン, ფალუნი, 팔룬, Falunga, Faliunas, Fāluna, فالن, ฟาลุน, 法倫
