Ikea Uppsala Closes for a Month Due to Construction Issues

"Possible deficiencies in the reinforcement of parts of the construction". This is the reason why IKEA's department store in Uppsala is forced to remain closed, reports UNT. And it will remain closed for at least four weeks.

» Published: April 23 2025 at 15:19

Ikea Uppsala Closes for a Month Due to Construction Issues
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The newspaper writes that the suspected fault was discovered in connection with repairing cracks in the concrete floor on the entrance level above the parking area.

Exactly what deviation we have, we do not know today. But what we know is that we will not open the department store until it is one hundred percent safe, says department store manager Jessica Öhlund to UNT.

According to Öhlund, the entire department store will be controlled, including test drilling in the floors.

It was last Tuesday that Ikea received the results of an analysis concerning the construction of the department store in Uppsala. There, a construction fault was established, and it was decided to close the department store from Wednesday onwards.

The department store in the Boländerna district was inaugurated in 2009 and has a different building construction than other Ikea department stores in Sweden. According to Ikea, it was the first time ever that an Ikea department store in Sweden closed during the day.

The employees will receive their salary during the time the department store is closed.

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