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Mora is a city and the county seat of Kanabec County, Minnesota, located on the Snake River at the junction of Minnesota highways 23 and 65, about 72 miles north of Minneapolis–St. Paul.

Mora was platted in 1882 by Myron Kent and named after Mora, Sweden, at the suggestion of settler Israel Israelson, who came from that town in Dalarna County; its post office opened on February 27, 1883.

The first train arrived in Mora on October 27, 1882, a wood-burning construction locomotive on what became the Hinckley branch of the Minneapolis–St. Cloud line.

Mora's motto is "A City For All Seasons," and its residents are called Morans.

Mora celebrates its Swedish roots with a gigantic Dala horse statue and a Mora clock in town, and it has been the sister city of Mora, Sweden — the famous finish line of the Vasaloppet ski race — since the Dala horse was dedicated in 1972.

Each February, Mora hosts Vasaloppet USA, Minnesota's largest cross-country skiing event, modeled on the Swedish race, and it also holds the Snake River Canoe Race, the Mora Half-Marathon, and the Mora Bicycle Tour.

The population of Mora was 3,665 at the 2020 census, up from 785 in 1900, with 1,555 households counted in 2020.

Mora is one of the cold spots of east-central Minnesota: its weather records, kept since 1904, include a record low of -52 degrees Fahrenheit.

Welia Health is Mora's largest employer, with nearly 590 employees according to the city's 2022 financial report, followed by Mora Public Schools.

Mora is served by the Mora Municipal Airport and by Timber Trails Transit, the public bus service for Kanabec and Mille Lacs counties.