Orsa Municipality

For other uses, see ORSA (disambiguation).

Orsa Municipality Orsa kommun
Municipality
View from the Grönklitt mountain
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 61°07′N14°37′E / 61.117°N 14.617°E / 61.117; 14.617
Country	Sweden
County	Dalarna County
Seat	Orsa
Area [1]
• Total	1,797.39 km2 (693.98 sq mi)
• Land	1,730.85 km2 (668.28 sq mi)
• Water	66.54 km2 (25.69 sq mi)
	Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population  (31 December 2024) [2]
• Total	6,851
• Density	3.8/km2 (9.9/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code	SE
Province	Dalarna
Municipal code	2034
Website	www.orsa.se
Density is calculated using land area only.

Orsa Municipality (Swedish : Orsa kommun) is a municipality in Dalarna County in central Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Orsa.

Orsa is one of a few municipalities in Sweden which has not been amalgamated, but retains its area from the time it was instituted as a municipal entity in 1863.

Geography

The town of Orsa is located on the north-eastern shore of the 53 square kilometres (20 sq mi) large Lake Orsa (Orsasjön). Through a southern water passage it is connected with one of Sweden's largest lakes: Siljan.

By the shores of Orsasjön the Orsa Camping was inaugurated in 1932. With a kilometer long sandy beach, it has received several awards for its quality and beauty, and is by some referred to as the Dalarna Riviera.

Nature sights include the Grönklitt mountain, that previously housed a notable bear park and skiing hill. The bear park was an enclosed area where not only bears but also wolves, lynx, siberian tigers and wolverines reside, and was the biggest bear park in northern Europe.

Localities

• Orsa (seat)
• Skattungbyn

Demographics

This is a demographic table based on Orsa Municipality's electoral districts in the 2022 Swedish general election sourced from SVT's election platform, in turn taken from SCB official statistics. ^[3]

In total there were 5,489 Swedish citizens of voting age resident in the municipality. ^[3] 42.3 % voted for the left coalition and 55.7 % for the right coalition. Indicators are in percentage points except population totals and income.

Location	Residents	Citizen adults	Left vote	Right vote	Employed	Swedish parents	Foreign heritage	Income SEK	Degree
			%	%
Orsa M	1,694	1,363	43.7	54.7	73	77	23	19,471	26
Orsa S	1,678	1,346	37.6	60.9	85	94	6	25,971	32
Orsa V	964	777	38.0	60.7	84	94	6	24,635	25
Orsa Ö	1,770	1,346	47.3	50.5	78	81	19	22,484	27
Skattungbyn-Kallmora	808	657	46.9	49.0	80	90	10	20,600	34
Source: SVT [3]

Riksdag elections

Year	%	Votes	V	S	MP	C	L	KD	M	SD	NyD	Left	Right
1973 [4]	86.2	4,407	6.2	37.3		40.4	5.0	1.3	8.8			43.6	56.0
1976 [5]	87.6	4,744	4.5	37.8		38.3	7.7	1.9	9.7			42.4	55.6
1979 [6]	85.6	4,759	5.4	40.4		29.0	6.9	1.9	15.5			45.8	51.3
1982 [7]	86.8	4,866	5.1	44.2	2.7	21.8	4.4	2.6	19.1			49.3	45.4
1985 [8]	85.3	4,826	5.7	42.4	3.0	19.4	12.6		16.9			48.1	48.9
1988 [9]	80.1	4,473	5.7	40.9	7.8	18.5	11.2	3.4	12.3			54.4	42.1
1991 [10]	83.0	4,624	5.4	35.2	4.7	14.4	7.4	7.8	14.3		10.3	40.5	43.8
1994 [11]	82.4	4,520	8.7	43.9	8.6	12.5	4.5	5.2	14.6		1.5	61.2	36.7
1998 [12]	78.8	4,225	17.5	33.7	6.1	7.3	2.9	15.2	14.9			57.3	40.3
2002 [13]	76.3	4,015	10.2	36.9	6.0	13.6	9.1	8.2	10.3	2.8		53.1	41.3
2006 [14]	80.3	4,253	6.9	34.8	5.1	15.6	4.2	5.5	21.0	3.2		46.9	46.3
2010 [15]	82.5	4,424	6.2	36.1	6.6	10.2	4.6	4.7	21.3	9.0		48.9	40.7
2014 [16]	84.8	4,607	5.7	33.1	5.0	10.7	2.8	3.2	14.5	20.8		43.7	31.1
2018 [17]	86.7	4,601	8.1	27.9	3.0	11.0	2.6	7.2	11.5	26.6		49.9	47.9
2022 [18]	84.7	4,598	5.3	26.8	3.7	6.5	2.8	6.6	13.4	32.9		42.3	55.7

Notable natives

• Gustaf de Laval, 19th century inventor
• Orsa Spelmän, musicians/fiddlers
• Gunnar Myrdal, economist, politician, and Nobel laureate
• Kalle Moraeus, musician, TV personality
• Melker Jernberg, Melker Jernberg became president of Volvo Construction Equipment and member of the Volvo Group executive board on January 1, 2018

References

1. "Statistiska centralbyrån, Kommunarealer den 1 januari 2014" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 2014-01-01. Archived from the original (Microsoft Excel) on 2016-09-27. Retrieved 2014-04-18.
2. "Folkmängd och befolkningsförändringar - Kvartal 4, 2024" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 21 February 2025. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
3. "Valresultat 2022 för Orsa i riksdagsvalet" (in Swedish). SVT. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
4. "Allmänna valen 1973" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB.
5. "Allmänna valen 1976" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB.
6. "Allmänna valen 1979" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB.
7. "Allmänna valen 1982" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB.
8. "Allmänna valen 1985" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB.
9. "Allmänna valen 1988" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB.
10. "Allmänna valen 1991" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB.
11. "Allmänna valen 1994" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB.
12. "Allmänna valen 1998" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB.
13. "Orsa - summering" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten.
14. "Orsa - Allmänna val 17 september 2006" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten.
15. "Orsa - Röster Val 2010" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten.
16. "Orsa - Röster Val 2014" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten.
17. "Orsa - Röster Val 2018" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten.
18. "Orsa - Röster Val 2022" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten.

External links

• Orsa Municipality – Official site
• Walk of Orsa Famous personalities from Orsa (official site)