The Biggest IKEA in the World...Almost
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- čas přidán 7. 08. 2024
- Let's visit one of the biggest IKEA stores in the world, and the second one that was ever opened, back in 1965. In this video I explore IKEA Kungens Kurva in Stockholm.
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Even though IKEA is a Swedish company, the biggest IKEA store isn't in Sweden - it's in Manilla, in the Philippines. And the second biggest IKEA is in South Korea. But the third biggest IKEA in the world, at 63 000 square meters, can be found in the southern part of Stockholm.
In this video I explore the store itself, and also tell you about the history of IKEA and its founder, Ingvar Kamprad. Ingvar Kamprad was at one time the fifth richest person in the world...but he was also one of the stingiest people in the world. Learn more about him and how he started IKEA back in the 1940s in this video.
As usual, I've also found interesting anecdotes to tell about IKEA. How their naming system works for example, and some interesting examples of products. I also dug into the sordid history of IKEA failures - everything from failures like selling pianos and hard-to-assemble couches, to when they wanted to introduce a compost...inside a couch...that you would have inside...
And let's not forget about IKEA food. There's more than Swedish meatballs to be found at IKEA stores - and there's actually quite a lot of variety depending on where in the world the IKEA store is located-
Finally, I also discuss how this IKEA got its name - IKEA Kungens Kurva. It all began with a royal car crash in 1946, when the current Swedish king ended up in the ditch...
Just Superb! Thanks for the wonderful video. I am an IKEA Fan.
Happy to hear that :D I love going to IKEA myself, and this was a really fun video to make! I also went to an IKEA museum just after this actually
Intersting and informative vid. Thanks for the explanation of the product names. When my Swedish friends visit us in Scotland and we go to our local IKEA they laugh at the product names and how we try and pronounce them.
Haha, that sounds like something I'd enjoy doing too :D Thanks for checking out the video!
Now that you've made an episode about IKEA, you must of course make one about the other big store that is soooo.... important to many Swedes: Gekås Ullared.
Oh absolutely... You know, I was thinking of it but it's just a bit too far off to make it an easy visit. I have it on my todo list though! And as soon as I can combine it with another trip to the region, then I'll go for it :D
My first encounter with IKEA was in the store in Richmond, BC, Canada in the 70's. That store has moved and expanded twice since then. Thanks for the video of IKEA in Sweden!
And thanks for checking it out - and it's really interesting to hear about the stores abroad too!
@@ThreeStarVagabond I lived in Richmond when it first opened and they had a huge crowd on opening day. I ended up working near their second and third versions of the store, a very dangerous proposition at least dangerous to my wallet. I loved going there after work to either eat dinner or pick things up to cook at home. I still have a lot of IKEA stuff in my house including things that are no longer offered by IKEA. Typing to you from my computer sitting on an IVAR unit. lol
Haha, that's lovely! I've actually never lived close to an IKEA, and I don't have a car - so there's no risk of me buying too much furniture spontaneously. But I do have a fair bit of stuff from there. Right behind me is a chest of drawers that's not sold anymore, and I can't recall what it's called... It's a pity - it's quite nice looking!
IKEA has it all, very convenient @@ThreeStarVagabond
I didn't expect there is already IKEA during 70's... Thanks for sharing
Cool vlog - love some of the weird naming conventions at IKEA! Wish I knew the Gnabbas trick when my children needed discipline 🤣🤣🤣
Thanks for sharing and can’t wait for the road trip vlogs to come😊
Haha, I'm glad someone approves of my child raising tips ;D Cheers! I'll start the work of sorting through 320 GB of material for those videos this week ^^
Very interesting! 💛💚
Thank you 😀
I appreciate Ikea having a miniature gävlebocken we can all enjoy burning in the comfort of our own homes, no matter what country we live in. I will also add that I would find it a very enjoyable video if you talked about snacks, food, and drinks from Sweden. Could be traditional or obscure things, or things someone must try or try to avoid. I have a friend in Gävle who I exchange care packages with and he always manages to send me the most disgusting candy he can find, I refuse to believe this is all Sweden has to offer 😅
A burned Gävlebock in every home - that's our motto! :D And thank you so much for that suggestion! Ironically enough, I have been thinking of making a video about Swedish candy, but I just feel so ridiculous at the thought of lining up tons of candy at home... But yeah, Swedish snacks and drinks and candy - those are all great ideas! Thanks ^_^
Awesome video, you learn something new all the time, like how IKEAs name came to be I thought it was a family name. There is an IKEA about one hour from where I live and we have been many times, they definitely figured out how to get you to see the whole store, one way in and one way out not in the same places. When we were in Sweden we drove by the IKEA you were at, thank goodness we didn’t crash 😂. Stay safe till next time
Haha, I'm sure they made the road reeeally safe after the king got into his accident :D I really like going to IKEA, so this was fun - even if I wasn't shopping this time. But this one might be a tiny bit too big! It was really sprawling all over the place...
Very nice video.
Thank you! 😊
I never new that I needed a rocking moose!
Great video Miro! I love IKEA, but having a FIAT 500 I have found myself quite limited on what I can buy in store - thank goodness that IKEA do home delivery service.
If you can, look up a song on CZcams called I fear IKEA by The Lancashire Hotspots 😁.
Have a great day ❤
Everyone needs an Ekorre :D And yeah I know your pain. I don't even own a car, so I have to rent one if I want to buy something!
Haha! Oh that was brilliant. "He went missing a week ago between kitchens and beds" :D Love it! Cheers :D
Där har man varit många gånger!
Och man får alltid med sig mer än man tänkte!
you should visit the Manila store next 😅
Oh, I definitely should... I think that'll have to be in 2025 though...
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Interesting tour. Not been to IKEA in the UK for a long time. They are always so busy and impossible to park :( Wish they'd open up more branches. Though I do get my meatball fix elsewhere. Yum 😋
Oh, and an idea for future places to visit . What about the old land borders between Norway, Sweden (gothenburg) and Denmark?
Yeah parking is always a bit of a mess. I went by public transport on this visit but yeah that won't work if you're buying furniture... Cheers for meatballs!
Oh yeah that could be a cool idea! And I could visit some places that used to be e.g Danish or Norwegian... Thanks for the tip 😀
@@ThreeStarVagabond I always thought Norway was part of Sweden once, but not the other way around.
@@TheGramophoneGirl Well yeah, that's true.. But it also used to belong to Denmark, and back then some parts that are Swedish now belonged to Norway/Denmark. It's a bit of a mess!
ikea is regestrated in the Netherlands and is a non tax paying compagnie, yes than you can get that rich isn't! But anyway, thank you for your nice content. Kind regards
I think there are plenty of big, tax-avoiding companies unfortunately. Too bad that this one had to be yet one more example! Cheers
I have never been to IKEA so this was quite interesting!
Happy to hear that! It was a fun day out as well 😀
This was a lot of fun. We have two IKEAs in the Dallas/Fort Worth area in Texas...and almost had a third close by (that would have been near our NASCAR race track..."Yee-Haw!!!"). I have friends who have credit cards that get IKEA reward points.
So, Sweden has successfully invaded Texas (and won the hearts of many).
Sweden hasn't just infiltrated Minnesota in other words - we've infiltrated the hearts of Texans as well :D Some day I'd love to go to that IKEA as well as NASCAR, to have a perfect contrast of cultures....
@@ThreeStarVagabond We're a couple weeks away from a NASCAR weekend. If nothing else, the people watching in town gets good. (We'll get a one-two punch of a run on grocery stores in the area between people coming in over the coming weekend for the total eclipse and the following weekend for the race.)
@@ChristopherGronlund There's a lot of stuff happening in other words! Fun times - and meanwhile in Sweden it started snowing again today. This is Mordor!
I appreciate that this is totally not the point of the video at all but cool Pokémon hoody 🤩👍
Haha thank you! I love it - I have it on right now in fact. Best piece of clothing I have!
It almost seems like they must have people employed solely for naming their products. Perhaps they'll soon use AI for coming up with new names, and then they might end up with names of really tiny unknown places or weird old words depending on what they've fed the AI with. And even some AI hallucinations?
10:15 - Isn't that berry supposedly a luxury? But they sell it in Ikea? Hm... 🤔
Bearnaise sauce? Lol! That's just so 1980s! 😂
It would be so much fun to see what an AI would come up with actually! There's no way it would have that quirky humor that they usually have :D
Yep, hjortron is a luxury, but nothing is too luxorious for IKEA! Haha, nah, the jam is actually commonly available (but hard to find cloudberries in the woods).
Oh, bearnaise is still going strong at every crappy pub in Sweden...
hellyeah bruder (biltema takes the krown)
Haha Biltema for the win!
Actually the biggest ikea un the world is the Ikea in the Philippines that stands at around 730,000 feet
Good job! You summarized the first 10 seconds of the video!
In 1943, a lot of Europe was at war. I think Sweden wins in its use of time, and no one has been hurt. The Denmark town names really make me laugh, that's some sense of humour 🤣
Well, I think we shouldn't blow our own horns too much about what we did during the 1940s. But thanks - I love pokning fun at the Danes whenever I can :D
You Are Hilarious !
Thank you - I try at least :D
Varför är du alltid så kritisk med saker? Ibland är du helt gnällig om saker. Har du inget positivt att säga om saker och platser du besöker? Lite less på allt negativt du säger även om du tycker du bara skämtar hela tiden o tycker det är roligt. Det är många som är inte svensk som ser på dina videos o alla har inte ditt humör och kanske tar det du säger allvarligt.
Bara något att tänka på 😊
Mvh,
Heather i USA 🇺🇸 men fd Borlänge bo.
Well Heather from the US, you and the other whining people should learn to appreciate some good old Swedish complaining then. Take this as the first lesson in how to appreciate complaints like a good Swede: you don't complain about the complaining.
@@ThreeStarVagabond jag har bott ett tag i Sverige och ingen klagade över mycket därborta. Att du lura folk med hur hemsk saker är utan att säga att det är enbart dina åsikter och inte faktum att alla tycker lika som dig, skulle vore ett toppen grej att säga i början av dina videos om Sverige.
Jag älskar Sverige. Jag kan göra videos om saker att klagar över i usa, men jag tycker att det är bättre att vara positivt och låta folk fattar deras egna åsikter om olika länder. :)
Mvh,
Heather