Among the communities getting an IKEA store in 2026 are Tulsa, Oklahoma, and Huntsville, Alabama, which will be each state’s first taste of Swedish meatballs and assembly instructions known to cause ire online. Here are the 10 cities where IKEA will open new locations this year:

Ikea plans to open 10 new U.S. locations in 2026, with stores spread across seven states and three landing in Texas alone.

It will be the 11th IKEA in California and the 10th in Southern California, joining existing full-sized stores in Burbank, Carson, Costa Mesa, and Covina.

The Chicago area will be getting its third Ikea retail outlet this year when the Swedish retail giant opens a new store in the Gurnee Mills mall in the region's far northern suburb.

The furniture giant known for "Billy" bookcases and Swedish meatballs will occupy part of the old Helms Bakery building.