Utmelandsmonumentet, Listed building complex in Mora, Sweden

Utmelandsmonumentet is a chapel-like building of granite and carved sandstone, measuring 9 by 7 metres, with a glazed lantern on the roof and a frieze of Swedish provincial coats of arms beneath the eaves. It stands over the opening to the cellar where, by tradition, Tomt Margit hid Gustav Eriksson in November 1520. The interior is a single room with large paintings and twelve blue shields naming Gustav's helpers in Dalarna.

The monument was inaugurated on 29 September 1860, the 300th anniversary of Gustav Vasa's death. The idea came from painter Johan Fredrik Höckert in Leksand in summer 1859, and a national fundraising campaign paid for the building. Architect Fredrik Wilhelm Scholander's drawings were approved by Crown Prince Carl on 6 May 1859, and the building was finished in time for the ceremony.

Inside, paintings by Höckert, Bergh, and King Karl XV depict moments from Gustav Vasa's journey through Dalarna. These artworks tell a story that mattered deeply to the nation's sense of itself.

The monument sits in Mora and is easily accessible for viewing from the outside, with the surrounding architecture fully visible. Daytime visits offer the best light for seeing details, especially through the glass lantern above.

The frieze under the eaves carries the coats of arms of Sweden's provinces, placed there as thanks for the nationwide fundraising that paid for the building. The architect was Fredrik Wilhelm Scholander, whose fee was 750 riksdaler.