Ikea plans to move its Borlänge store from Norra Backa to smaller premises in Kupolen in 2027. Municipal chairman Erik Nises (S) is disappointed over the short notice. It remains unclear how the move will affect the roughly 230 employees.
On May 5, 2026, Ikea announced that its Norra Backa store in Borlänge, opened in 2013, will close and relocate to smaller premises in the Kupolen shopping center. The move is scheduled for 2027 and is driven by changing customer shopping patterns, according to IKEA Sweden's interim CEO Michael Parker.
Municipal council chairman Erik Nises (S) voiced frustration that Ikea contacted the municipality only ten minutes before the news went public. "I'm a bit annoyed that we weren't given longer notice," he told SVT Nyheter. Borlänge municipality will now review its agreements with Ikea, which facilitated the establishment 13 years ago.
Ikea's press contact Louise Ridell Ehinger stressed that employees were informed first. "We are in a very early stage of the process and we started by informing our employees," she said. A smaller store will generally have fewer staff, but exact numbers are unknown.
Kupolen center manager Jenny Madi Ensgånd declined to comment on the relocation. It is the first time in 40 years that Ikea has closed a store in Sweden, according to Dagens Industri. Borlänge Tidning broke the story.