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Employee injured in grinding machine – Ikea fined

Ikea Industry in Älmhult will have to pay a corporate fine of 300,000 kronor after a workplace accident, local media reports. In February this year, an employee got stuck with a hand in a grinding machine.

Employee injured in grinding machine – Ikea fined

Ikea promises millions to victims of forced labor under the GDR regime

Swedish Ikea promises in a statement of intent to pay nearly 70 million kronor to a fund for individuals who fell victim to the former East German dictatorship. The furniture giant admitted after an independent investigation in 2012 that some of its suppliers had used political prisoners in the GDR as forced laborers in the late 1970s and early 1980s.

Ikea promises millions to victims of forced labor under the GDR regime

Decreased sales for Ikea

Ikea's sales figures are plummeting and the number of visitors is decreasing. Despite this, the furniture giant is gaining market shares, according to the company.

Decreased sales for Ikea

IT Failure: Ikea withdrew large sums from customer accounts

Thousands of Ikea customers in Denmark have incorrectly had large amounts withdrawn from their accounts. It appears to be a gigantic IT fault, and Ikea has delayed notification of when all the money can be refunded, writes the newspaper BT.

IT Failure: Ikea withdrew large sums from customer accounts

The Autocrat's Visit to the Riksdag – Wants to Enter into Agreements

The Emir of Qatar, Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, is visiting Sweden for the first time. The Sheikh owns a mega yacht worth three billion kronor, has an interest in falconry and now wants to conclude an agreement with the Swedish government.

The Autocrat's Visit to the Riksdag – Wants to Enter into Agreements

Contact Advertisement for Electric Road on Öresund Bridge

Many puzzle pieces are already in place for a future electric highway on the Öresund Bridge. This is the opinion of three actors who are now making a declaration of intent to get the ball rolling in earnest.

Contact Advertisement for Electric Road on Öresund Bridge

Ikea invests in second-hand sales

Ikea is going to invest in a more comprehensive resale of the company's furniture. On two locations in Europe, Madrid and Oslo, the concept will be tested and evaluated until the end of the year, according to CEO Jesper Brodin in an interview with Financial Times.

Ikea invests in second-hand sales

Furniture Design Museum Moves to Älmhult

The Furniture Design Museum in Stockholm is moving to Älmhult in Småland, announced in a press release. The museum was founded by architects Kersti Sandin and Lars Bülow, and their collection of 1,200 pieces of furniture and other design objects will now be acquired by Ikea in Älmhult.

Furniture Design Museum Moves to Älmhult

Uncomfortable Olympic Start Forces Sweden to Ikea

No face masks, no morning spit testing and the freedom to move around as you want. The Swedish women's handball team has arrived in Paris and is actually missing only one thing from the Olympics in Tokyo.

Uncomfortable Olympic Start Forces Sweden to Ikea

Ikea recalls battery chargers

Ikea is recalling its product Varmfront portable battery charger due to a manufacturing defect that can pose a fire hazard. The recall applies to Varmfront 10,400 mAh (model number E2038) with a date stamp of 2313, 2316, 2318, or 2319, or a Varmfront portable battery charger 5,200 mAh (model number E2037) with a date stamp of 2318, 2319, or 2322.

Ikea recalls battery chargers

Chaos when Ishowspeed live-streamed in Stockholm

The American YouTube star Ishowspeed is on a tour of Europe and on Wednesday he drove around Stockholm wearing a Swedish national team jersey and live-streamed. .

Chaos when Ishowspeed live-streamed in Stockholm

Ikea to reopen closed Kiev store

The Swedish furniture chain Ikea has decided to reopen its store in the war-torn Ukrainian capital Kiev, reports the English-language newspaper The Kyiv Independent, citing [Forbes Ukraine](https://forbes. ua/company/ikea-virishila-povertatisya-do-ukraini-forbes-ukraine-diznavsya-koli-tse-mozhe-statisya-27062024-22022).

Ikea to reopen closed Kiev store