List of IKEA stores

The original IKEA store was opened in Sweden in 1958. The first stores outside Sweden were opened in Norway (1963) and Denmark (1969). In the 1970s, stores spread to other parts of Europe, with the first store outside Scandinavia opening in Switzerland (1973), followed by Germany (1974). During the same decade, stores were opened in other parts of the world, including Japan, (1974), Australia and Hong Kong (1975), Canada (1976) and Singapore (1978). Germany, with 43 stores, is IKEA's biggest market, followed by the United States, with 35. IKEA now has 285 stores in 36 countries. However, the company has thus far not shown much of a presence in the developing countries. [Inter IKEA Systems B.V. [http://franchisor.ikea.com/showContent.asp?swfId=facts3 Facts and Figures] .]

The following List of IKEA stores is arranged by date of first store in each country.

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