Älmhult is a locality and the seat of Älmhult Municipality

Älmhult Municipality

Älmhult Municipality is a municipality in central Kronoberg County in southern Sweden, where the town of Älmhult is seat.In 1901 Älmhult was detached from Stenbrohult and made a market town...

 in Kronoberg County

Kronoberg County

Kronoberg County is a County or län in southern Sweden. It borders the counties of Skåne, Halland, Jönköping, Kalmar and Blekinge. Its capital is the city Växjö.- Province :For History, Geography and Culture see: Småland...

, Sweden

Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

 with 8,518 inhabitants in 2005.

It was in Älmhult that the first IKEA

IKEA

IKEA is a privately held, international home products company that designs and sells ready-to-assemble furniture such as beds and desks, appliances and home accessories. The company is the world's largest furniture retailer...

 store was built, and IKEA still has a large corporate presence here.

The botanist Carl Linnaeus was born in Råshult, Stenbrohult, now part of Älmhult municipality.

Älmhult has a local high school called Haganässkolan, and also an International School up to Grade 10.