Älmhult

Älmhult
The original IKEA store in Älmhult. As of 2025, this store is now the IKEA Museum.
The original IKEA store in Älmhult. As of 2025, this store is now the IKEA Museum.
Coat of arms of Älmhult
Coat of arms
Älmhult is located in Kronoberg
Älmhult
Älmhult
Älmhult is located in Sweden
Älmhult
Älmhult
Coordinates: 56°33′N 14°08′E / 56.550°N 14.133°E / 56.550; 14.133
CountrySweden
ProvinceSmåland
CountyKronoberg County
MunicipalityÄlmhult Municipality
Area
[1]
 • Total
8.78 km2 (3.39 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)[1]
 • Total
11,003
 • Density1,020/km2 (2,600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Älmhult (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈɛ̂lmhɵlt] ⓘ)[2] is a locality and the seat of Älmhult Municipality in Kronoberg County, Sweden with a population of 17950 as of 2024[1]

It was in Älmhult that the first IKEA (the Swedish furniture company) store was built. IKEA continues to have a large corporate presence there.[3][4] A museum of IKEA's history, the IKEA Museum, opened in the town on 30 June 2016.[5] It was constructed to present the history of IKEA.[6] Visitors to Älmhult can also experience the IKEA Hotel, which opened in 1964. It is near IKEA's offices and opposite the IKEA Museum.

Älmhult has a local gymnasium called Haganässkolan and an international school that goes up to Year 10. Haganässkolan is an International Baccalaureate-authorized school that offers the IB Diploma Programme since August 2017.[7] The school also offers a preparatory year, the Pre-Diploma Programme.

Museums

  • IKEA Museum
  • The Museum of Furniture Studies

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 27 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
  2. ^ Jöran Sahlgren; Gösta Bergman (1979). Svenska ortnamn med uttalsuppgifter (in Swedish). p. 29.
  3. ^ "Älmhult – IKEA's cradle". Visit Småland. Archived from the original on 10 March 2016. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
  4. ^ Opam, Kwame. "IKEA will open museum at original location in Sweden". The Verge. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
  5. ^ Danailova, Hilary. "Land Of The Lingonberries". New York Jewish Week. Archived from the original on 3 August 2016. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
  6. ^ "IKEA Museum öppnar 30 juni i år". Allas. Archived from the original on 27 April 2016. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
  7. ^ "International Baccalaureate Programme vid Haganässkolan". Älmhult.se. Retrieved 29 September 2020.

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  1. ^ "Population statistics - Quarter 1, 2024". 10 December 2024. Archived from the original on 15 September 2024.
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