Älmhult
Place in Småland, Sweden
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Älmhult (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈɛ̂lmhɵlt] ⓘ)[2][verification needed] is a locality and the seat of Älmhult Municipality in Kronoberg County, Sweden with a population of 17950 as of 2024[1]
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The original IKEA store in Älmhult. As of 2025, this store is now the IKEA Museum. | |
 Coat of arms | |
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| Coordinates: 56°33′N 14°08′E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| Province | Småland |
| County | Kronoberg County |
| Municipality | Älmhult Municipality |
| Area | |
• Total | 8.78 km2 (3.39 sq mi) |
| Population (2020)[1] | |
• Total | 11,003 |
| • Density | 1,020/km2 (2,600/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
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.
