How Dala Horses Are Handmade In One Of The Last Factories In Sweden | Still Standing
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- The dala horse is a centuries-old handicraft that has become the national symbol of Sweden. Generations of Swedish artisans at Nils Olsson Dalahästar have been making hand-carved wooden horses since 1928.
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How Dala Horses Are Handmade In One Of The Last Factories In Sweden | Still Standing
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as someone who lives in dalarna, this horse is everywhere and i’m pretty sure it’s haunting my dreams.
Can confirm.
I want one 😁
I didn't even know they existed..quite cool.
*ghostly horse noises*
Can confirm
As a Swede myself, I cannot get enough of the reporter pronouncing swedish names and places
Is she any good?
@@TheEmilyMonster It's so horrendously bad I had no idea she was even trying to say swedish names at first. Very funny.
@@AS-gf3ts
The comment never implies there IS a problem. That twist belongs to you.
Lmao it’s just funny because she’s overdoing it, if she just tried to pronounce it like English it would probably sound better.
@@AS-gf3ts No problem whatsoever, I thought it was funny in a strictly good way. She sounds like she's trying which makes it so much funnier.
one of the last gifts that my grandma ever gave me was one of these horses after she came back from a from a trip to her homeland in Sweden...
I'm so sorry to hear that...
@@emilkajonca2845 😎👍
@@emilkajonca2845 😎👍
It's ok. We've all been there
It's ok. We've all been there
I love the shirts that they're wearing showing how to make the horses
Yup
Oooh it is
They are cool! I would have missed them without your comment! THANKS! LOL
pretty sure it's an ikea joke
No pictures of the bandsaw on it
How much does one of those horses cost? One dala.
I giggled
That made me smile
Dad jokes
🙂
Nooo hahaha! Good one
Is there a link to this company? The video mentioned that they have an online presence!
PS. I love business insider, but you have to link these businesses for support to go to them!!
I agree!!
@@maronline92 that's them
@@maronline92 thank you so much😊, I got one from a trip, and now I got nostalgic 😅
Dala horses, lights in every window, rice pudding, smorgasbord. That has always been Christmas in my family. The sight of those horses make my heart warm.
Pick up Swedish Chicago published by Arcadia. Great Christmas read!
I know the author personally! 😉
I have a black one of these that my grandparents brought back from Sweden in the 60s. So cool to see them being made!
Wait hold up she said that paint is special. That’s a cheap paint I actually painted two outhouses this summer and I needed to paint it 2 times because it gets sucked up by the wood. 👀
@@OHOE1 Something can be special and cheap though? Unique would probably a better word for it
@@Ca11mero yeah but like the way they talk about some things make them see so special when they aren’t
@@OHOE1 the brand you used maybe was a bad one or the batch was bad.
@@OHOE1 if something is special or not depends om who you ask.
I guess the Falu röd is special outside of Sweden. Comming from Falu community myself, I doesn't find Dalahästar and Falu rödfärg that special. 🤪😁
It's the little horse we get from Gulliver in Animal Crossing!
This was very informative.
I loved that it's still a very hand-made...so cute. ❤️
Bestexperience
Another animal crossing fan!😂😂
Wait, you get a Dala Horse from Gulliver?! Now I have to help Gulliver to get one!
@@mondedesign4988
Yeah. I got 2 so far. I like them.
It comes in red, or mine starts in red...maybe it's different for other players, but you can customize to white or blue.
You can get some on Nookazon, if you don't want to do Gulliver's quest.
I normally don't bother with Gulliver, but now I will have to in order to get a Dala.
I’ve received a red one as a gift when I visited Falun and Kvarnsveden mill. It is a piece of decor in my apartment in Brazil.
Goodvideo.Thanks
Ah, the Kvarnsveden paper mill in Borlänge, just west of Falun I assume.
I live not far from there.
Nice to hear that a piece of Dalarna in in Brazil. Take care! Tchau.
@@MaiaMirabell exactly that one!
:) glad to hear you like them :))
I'm from Kansas and we have a town called Linsburg that was established by Swedish Setters. They use the Dala horse as their symbol, you can see a ton of them everywhere around the town from the police station to street corners, and they have the big ones on the street corners all around town. Got to see them as a kid, they were really cool looking. They have a gift shop their that sells Dala horses, and artists that make them as well.
As a Swedish person that lives in Dalarna it's kind of weird that I never knew how exactly they were made, cool video :)
Do you know the website I can buy the Dala Horse from? I wanna buy directly from them to support them. Not some other place that sells it.
@@mastersplinter5966 There are two. www.nilsolsson.se/en/ www.grannas.com/en/
Been there and talked to the elderly man myself,loved the place
@@sosteve9113 been there, at both places. Have also fished for blikta in the lake Siljan. Was fun.
@@AndersJackson awesome,then you probably saw the old boat outside,protected under ,sort of carport,to.
You managed to visit the factory in Mora?
We visited an dala workshop during a vacation like 20 years ago. They gave me an dala horse that wasn't cut correctly. I still have it to this day.
“What do you do for a living?”
“Critique red horse wood”
That woman is a proof of discipline, she have painting for 40 years, and i ask myself why i cannot stand in a job for more than 2-3 years without getting tired of it..
We have them down in our town "Little Sweden USA" in Lindsborg, Kansas. Our whole town (3,000+ people) is all about Sweden and traditions and it's amazing how many people travel here to visit!!
That's about the cleanest small town I've ever seen👍😁 and very friendly
@Aaron Erickson are you joking or are you serious? Why do they hate Sweden so much?
@@Irina-xm6mh Nobody hates Sweden. That guy was making a racist joke.
I love lindsborg, hope the ol stuga is still doing well
@@nickbristol7135 yep! Still there! It just got sold to new owners though! Mark decided to finally retire but I hear the new owners are keeping the name and things the same for now.
Been there and talked to the elderly man and the woman myself,
loved the place
I visited the official shop when in Sweden, and I saw that adorable and skilled lady
Using a horse as a currency...
sounds like something the President of Turkmenistan would do
Still unique lol
@@Perisa79 I’m sorry what?
Actually, I don't know where she got that from.
Ask one that live in Dalarna.
@@Perisa79 That’s how you respond to someone having ‘Cuban-American’ in their username?
@@AndersJackson i think she meant like trading and shit rather than actually using them as money
He looks great for 75! Wouldn't have ever thought that was his age, looks 60! 2:00
I have 4 of these!!! Three in red, and one in blue. This makes me even more happy to own them; to know they were hand made and painted! ❤️
“yeah they're made in Dalarna ehhhh hast, wooden horse, small wooden horse, so you can put in your window and stuff like that”
Wuden horse
lol them saying “...run through the blood...” as they were being doused in some kind of redish liquid had me wondering for a second, ngl 😂
"doula hastar" 🇸🇪 Jajemän ☺️
Hej! Hello! Mike Higgins här med mer Svenska för Nybörjare.
I had one of these as a kid. I named it Nils, after Nils Holgersson. Nice to see that they're keeping this craft alive. These horses are so iconic and quintessential swedish to me.
These are amazing. I don’t know how the craftspeople stay interested in managing to do the same sculpt over and over for decades, I give them huge credit for that.
I have the biggest size they make in red, 50cm. Love it! It has been in the family for quite a while.
as a swedish learner this gives me a bit more confidence in my accent.
This is amazing and they should be so proud of the excellent work you do. I really hope this handmade tradition continues for decades to come. I want a huge horse now.
Oh my goodness! I always dreamed of having one of these horses as a kid! My cousins were Swedish, so whenever we went to their Christmas brunch they had so many of these decorating the house.
So in 2004 my husband went to Sweden with a crew from his job and he brought back 4 of these beauties for me. Being a horse lover anyway I was ecstatic over them.🥰🐎
Me, a Swede: Oh awesome! A video about something I know about, Dalahästar!
Insider: dOoLaHasTaRr
Edit: I hate that I got almost 600 likes on this and I only just now, like months later, noticed my typo...
@PD S did you have a stroke?
We already know America is stupid prnoucing things
@Progreshbar r/mentalbreakdown
@PD S R/Ihadastroke
@PD S ikr
tun tun tuntuntunrurututnnn digng ding
These have been passed down in my family for generations from my wood carving ancestors. It was a whole set of about 25 and each was larger than the last like Russian nesting dolls, with the largest one at about 2ft tall. They were all together as an entire set until my mom and aunts decided to split them up ☹️😢
Too sad! A series of old horses could bring a fortune.. the most expensive dalahorse yet sold in auction cost 367000 SEK.
@@mariajonsson765 Jag undrar om hon läste det du skrev eller om hon deppade ihop totalt :P
Marzia and Felix had these as their person table headers at their wedding. So you'll find a horse with your name on it at your seating location. It was a really unique way to incorporate pewd's culture!!
Hey that’s cool! Did not know that
When money isnt an objekt lol
Never heard of them but they are beautiful. Hopefully it will not end - some one will see this and can keep them going.
I don’t think you need to worry lol, it’s very ingrained in our culture and a lot of foreigners and tourists buy them when visiting. It’s not a tradition that is gonna stop anytime soon, they have been making horses made out of wood for several hundreds of years here in Sweden.
My Dala was given to me by my great grandmother. It still has the tag from where it was made..
I bought one in Sweden in 1984, still have it.
Lovely ❤ Very nice to see! My grandmother and her side of the family was from Nusnäs and many if not all of them worked in the factory at some point. Her house was full of horses with love of the herreitage. ♡
This is such a nice series! Please continue making more of these and helping these incredible artists gain recognition
Perhaps the truest stereotype ever is that every swede has at least one in their home, without fail you can find them
I am swedish and i have never ever in my entire swedish life met anyone who has even a single one of them in their home. I am not joking.
@@Birchifyed I'm from dalarna and almost everyone I know has at least one in there home
I have one but I can't find it
I'm swedish and not true at all. I don't know a single person who has a dalahäst in their home.
@@blackbloodsunrise same is true for Gävleborg at least, maybe a regional thing
Interesting! We also have a traditional red horse but instead of wood, it's paper mache and called as "taka." 🇵🇭
I know the Dala Horse because of Animal Crossing! To know where they actually come from, so cool!
It's so cute that they wear dala horse t-shirts and even the wallpaper has dala horses on!
Уважаемый мастер,уважаю вас за ваш труд.Красота и благородие в вашем труде.Дай Бог вам здоровья!
At age three, my Swedish Grandma brought a Dala horse home from her trip to her homeland. When I finally visited Sweden, I went to the shop where they are made. It was like walking into a real “ Santa’s workshop”. How refreshing to see an older man sitting on a stool carving a horse, while a younger man was watching and learning. You are allowed to tour the studio and talk to the artists. One of my relatives sent each of my three granddaughters a little horse and the tradition continues. They love to play with my collection as well and always ask for the horsies.💕
I live in Norway so I have some friends in Sweden, been there a couple of times and once I got to paint my own dala horse x) I was very young though so it looks horrible! I hope I can get to buy some for when I grow up and move out
I want to buy this! It is super unique, Thank you because they are still making this kind of Product/Dala Horses 🤗❤️
Välkommen!!!! I used to go on road trips from Colorado to Kansas every summer and we always stopped in Lindsborg Kansas. They call it Little Sweden USA as it settled in 1869 by Swedish immigrants from the Värmland province of Sweden. They keep the traditions and values brought here by Pastor Olof Olsson alive to this day. You can see Dala horses everywhere. I have one on my desk as I type this.
@Mel Hawk id definitely say so. Take a look on google for campgrounds next to Lindsborg there seems to be a lot. It's a super cute place. Near Coronado heights Park.
Love the craft wish you another 100 years.
Hey world buy one of these.
I love learning new things! This channel is amazing. 🥰🥰🥰
I hv two of them that I bought at Sweden when I visited couple years ago, love them, the varnish and the hand painted patterns
I'm getting one!! Lindsburg KS. Is a Swedish community and can't wait to get mine.
In 2019 I took road trip across the US... Stopped in Lindsborg, Kansas... Hemslojd, Inc. makes Dala horses in traditional fashion. Town is devoted to the Scandinavian culture and Dala horses decorate the streets. Of course, I got a Dala in honor of my Father's heritage ❣
“Traditional red”
My bright orange bros: are we a joke to you?
Filtered video bro
They're using filter for this video
Actually I’m pretty sure you’re both wrong as the color is reddish orange and even in the video. The color is called mostly red, however it was referred to as an orange red or rusty red at a few points
@@violetpencil9614 bruh
@@phrog2785 Oh I’m sorry I was your original comment a meme with no backing behind it, my fault I got r/whooshed for sure
Just fantastic, beautiful. I knew some folks from Sweden, I've come to love the food, culture , the sweaters are wonderful. I want to learn the language. I speak Italian,French,spanish, this may take some time. Lol
th-cam.com/video/m9iprBiM0UY/w-d-xo.html👍
@@user-xm5dj8ty9c Thanks so much. One just as beautiful as the next. Their room looks like the one there. Bones, chewies, and toys everywhere. Just like the kids, put em in order, 5 min later as if I never put em away. Lol
Bestexperience
What a lovely story. Thank you for sharing it.🤗🤗🤗
Another brilliant video of a historic item that has been around for centuries (not the company but the horse and the handprints artwork). Thank you!
I want to see them cleaning up paint off the dripping paint tray, will be oh so satisfying.
😂😂 I thought I was the only one. I want to see the scraping/peeling of it. There were about 500 layers of paint!
I’ve ridden a dala horse. There’s a huge one in Kingsburg, California.
Oh so this is where it comes from. Very nice! Love the dripping paint when they soak them.
It should be pointed out that colour is from one specific mine, which is Falun koppargruva. Today the mine is closed; however, in its prime was one of the largest copper mines in Europe. The paint is made out of the mine's tailings (a restproduct from the mine), consisting of hematite, iron(III)oxide that gives its red colure. If you are a metallurgy geek like myself, I can recommend visiting the mine in Falun.
Today, only one copper mine is still open in Dalaran, the mine in Garpenberg owned by Boliden.
Bladee
Like if your Drain Gang.
You know why your here.
WOODEN HORSEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE. pUt In ThE wInDoW.
cmal wowden horc
I was scrolling through the comments looking for this lmao💀
small wooden horse you can put in your window
Bladee lol moment
I was searching for this
A time honored tradition.
These guys last forever. The black horses are beautiful - they're ALL gorgeous❣🥰
I have a black one from the 60s, I agree it's a great colour!
I was on a trip to Sweden a couple of years ago and got one of the small horses. How fun to see them being made.
Nice art and craft.
What did the horse say when it fell?
“I’ve fallen and I can’t giddyup!”
I love horses, I've climbed Mount Paektu on my horse
Great clip for my to practice my Swedish listening comprehension. The painter has a particularly clear way of speaking.
As a fellow Swedish man that lives right next to the factory like it when people talk about my town
Handcraft is made with alot of care and love.
I can't imagine doing the same thing for 40 years.
It isn't so bad if it's very chill and good atmosphere. I would rather do that for 40 years than having a job where someone is checking your efficiency
There's a marriage joke in there somewhere.
Don't be a doctor, teacher, accountant, nurse, police officer, or anything requiring service to others. These artists are keeping a tradition alive not only for their country and people but to share for the world. So many people these days have no purpose.
@@barcelonachair6487 Not sure what doing the same thing for 40 years has to do with being a teacher, accountant, nurse, or especially a police officer, or anything requiring service to others.
@@ericcarabetta1161 When you train and study for many years to become a profession it isn't something that someone would walk away from in a few years. These happen to be jobs in service and commitment to others. I could not trust any of the listed above without many years of a CV.
There has been a Dala horse in my family for at least 45 years. My mom still displays it today. Very neat video.
I love how the video makes it seems like its some obscure and dying art as if these things aren't absolutely everywhere, both inside and outside.
I have a giant one in my scandinavian park here. Literally my favorite part of the place, even with my mild megalophobia
I love the passion and love they have for doing this art/job
Good for them! Love seeing the preservation of traditional handcrafts
When your work is your passion I don't think anyone can really retire. 💚
Sweden is also known for hand made paint brushes, handmade chocolates, and several other handmade products. These horses might be the staple of Sweden but they are far from the last handmade products of that region.
"small wooden horse that you can put in your window and stuff like this"
Simply Beautiful !!🐾
Bought one of these from a car boot sale in uk for my son about 25 years ago he's still got it now!
Bladee horse
small wooden horse
Based drainer
You can put in your window n stuff like that
Oof imagine that AirPod falling in the paint
Edit: IVE NEVER GOTTEN SOOK MANY LIKES THANKS GUYS (lol I sound like morgz lollll)
My worst fear
other than dieing alone abandonment and spiders
@@tab4691 u ok dude?
@@mlarsson2472 what’s you’re definition of ok
Oh no time
@@tab4691 well that’s subjective I suppose
Beautiful things. Amazing craftsmanship people. Thanks for the video.
I love my dala horse!! My sister got it for me when she and my mother visited Sweden.
Drain Gang
hast small wooden horse
a centuries old tradition practiced the same way even today!
When I have an opportunity I will buy that handcrafted beauty 🤗❤️
Love hand crafted items. Would love to get one of this horses.
Sweden Is The Best
I was going to do my school work but this looks more important.
Ikr
I love when I see videos like this because I get exposed to something I've never heard of or seen and now I want one!
WONDERFUL!!!!
Thave literally watched everything TH-cam has to offer
Me too
The reporter just butchered the word dalahästar 😂
Well you DO know she's not Swedish. So OBVIOUSLY she's not going to be able to replicate the Swedish accent properly. Sooo..... I would like to hear you repeat another language perfectly🙄🙄🙄
@@GameChanger597 You don’t know how it’s supposed to sound. She butchered it to the point of no return. 😂😂
@@GameChanger597She's north American, not outer Mongolian. There is no excuse.
Wherever I travel and meet new people, I try and bring a Dala horse with me as a gift.
Live in Sweden and vissited this factory as a kid. Very cool and interesting, even bought a kit to carve my own horse
small wooden horse you can put in window
You can put it in your window and stuff like that
Small wooden horse
Love it,hand made ! ❣️
Great video Thank you