Haggården, Former care institution in Hedemora Municipality, Sweden

Haggården is a former institution for people with intellectual disabilities in Hedemora, designed by architect Nils Nordén. Construction began in 1912 and the buildings were completed in 1914, though water supply was finished later. The complex included a care department, its own school, and a farm with a barn and henhouse. The old school, care department, and work home have been demolished, while pavilions on Damastvägen from 1970 remain.

The site was established in 1915 as a relocation from Falun and operated as an institution for people with intellectual disabilities until 1997. Architect Nils Nordén designed the grounds in 1912, with individual pavilions being built out gradually until 1970.

The place held deep meaning for residents as a major local employer that shaped community life for generations. Its cluster of pavilions along Damastvägen functioned as a self-contained social world for both residents and staff.

The grounds were designed as a self-contained community with on-site farming including dairy and vegetable production to achieve food independence. Visitors should understand that the site is no longer operational as a functioning institution and the original activities are not available to experience.

The institution was divided by sex: girls and women did sewing, cooking and laundry, while boys and men did woodwork, shoemaking and farm work. At its peak in the 1960s and 1970s, 400 people worked there full- or part-time, and in the mid-1970s 275 people lived at Haggården and Lillgården.