| Official Name: | Älmhult |
| Pushpin Map: | Sweden Kronoberg#Sweden |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Sweden |
| Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name3: | Älmhult Municipality |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Kronoberg County |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Småland |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 8.78 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 11,003 |
| Population Density Km2: | 1020 |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Timezone Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
| Coordinates: | 56.55°N 22°W |
Älmhult (pronounced as /sv/)[2] is a locality and the seat of Älmhult Municipality in Kronoberg County, Sweden with 8,955 inhabitants in 2010.
It was in Älmhult that the first IKEA (the Swedish furniture company) store was built. IKEA continues to have a large corporate presence there.[3] [4] A museum of IKEA's history, the IKEA Museum, opened in the town on 30 June 2016.[5] It was constructed to present the history of IKEA.[6] Visitors to Älmhult can also experience the IKEA Hotel, which opened in 1964. It is near IKEA's offices and opposite the IKEA Museum.
The botanist Carl Linnaeus was born in Råshult, Stenbrohult, which is now part of Älmhult Municipality.
Älmhult has a local gymnasium called Haganässkolan and an international school that goes up to Year 10.Haganässkolan is an International Baccalaureate-authorized school that offers the IB Diploma Programme since August 2017.[7] The school also offers a preparatory year, the Pre-Diploma Programme.