Shopping

Shopping hours in Lund

M-F 10.00 -18.00
Sat 10.00 - 14.00

Long Saturday (långlördag) 10.00 - 17.00 is the first Saturday of the month in Lund and the last Saturday of the month in Malmö.

In larger towns, department stores and shopping centres remain open until 19-20 or longer. Some are also open on Sundays between 12.00 and 16.00. Shops generally close early the day before a public holiday. Supermarkets usually open earlier, at 8.00 or 9.00 and stay open longer, some until 22. N.B. In many shops a queue ticket system is in operation.

Tax-Free Shopping

If you are resident with a Swedish personal identity number, you cannot take advantage of this. Otherwise, if you reside outside the European Union (EU), you are entitled to a tax refund on your purchases. In Sweden, as in most European countries, Value Added Tax is included in the sales price on the tag. Tax Free Shopping by Global Refund is a simple system that puts cash in your hand when you leave the EU. You get refunds of up to 15-18% on your purchases. The minimum purchase is SEK 200.
Global Refund Holdings AB, tel. 046 300 554 00, fax 046 300 127 66
E-mail: taxfree@se.globalrefund.com

Global Refund (New window) 

The University Shop in AF-building

This shop carries a variety of tastefully designed souvenirs and presents, many featuring the original university seal of 1666. Also available are jackets etc. with the university emblem.

Open-Air Markets

In Lund there is an open-air market on Mårtenstorget, open 8.00 -14.00 weekdays but is especially good on Wednesdays and Saturdays. There is also an indoor market (Saluhallen) on the same square, open during normal shopping hours, and ”flea” markets on Clemenstorget near the railway station, and along Södra Esplanaden on Saturdays 8.00 -14.00, where simply anything and everything can be found.

In Malmö there is a good fruit and vegetable market on Möllevångstorget which is open daily 8.00-14.00, except on holidays. There is also a variety of specialist stores around the Möllevångstorget such as Asian, Arabic, Polish stores, where exotic ingredients can be bought at a good price.

Second-hand shops

There are several second-hand shops, where you can find household goods, clothes and sometimes bicycles. See also the yellow pages of the telephone directory under: Second handaffärer.
• Erikshjälpen Second Hand, Stora Södergatan 25, tel. 046-13 00 35. Open Tue
Thu. 11.00-18.00 and Sat. 10.00-14.00
• Amnesty International, Bredgatan 8, tel. 046-15 20 82. Open Tue. & Thu. 16.00-18.00,
Wed. 10.00-12.00 and Sat. 10.00-14.00
• Uggleboden Råbygatan 17, tel. 046-15 71 08
• Tilde & Alex, Children’s clothes. St. Södergatan 12, tel. 046-211 02 69

Liquor Shops (Systembolaget)

For those of you who do not wish to be teetotal, alcoholic drinks can be purchased only from these state-run shops (2005), which have both a very impressive selection of wines, spirits and beers as well as knowledgeable attendants. N.B. The Systembolaget outlets are closed on Sundays & public holidays, e.g. Christmas, Midsummer and the day immediately preceding these holidays. They are very busy on days before such holidays and also on Thursdays and Fridays. The main drink in Sweden is a lager-type beer (öl). It comes in three strengths:
• Class I, light beer (lättöl) min. alcohol content 1.8%
• Class II, medium (mellanöl) 2.8% I and II are available at supermarkets.
• Class III, strong beer (starköl) over 2.8% available only at the Systembolaget.

Apart from the two normal Systembolaget shops, at Bangatan and on Mårtenstorget, there is a ”drive-in”, self-service outlet on Tullgatan 13, which has a more limited selection of mainly wines and beer.

Systembolaget (New window) 

Specialist Food Shops in Lund

• Ris & Curry, (Asian, Indian, Middle-Eastern and American and English spec
alities), Mårtenstorget, 7A. tel. 046-211 11 71
• Mediterranean Frukt och Grönt (Mediterranean food), Kattesund 6A
• Restaurant Spot on Klostergatan sells Italian specialities, as does Alfredo in
Saluhallen on Mårtenstorget.
• IM shop on S:t Petri Kyrkogata opposite the public library sells textiles and
other things to support aid to other countries.
• Klotet, on the corner (Triangel) where Östra Vallgatan, Biskopsgatan and
Tunavägen meet, sells fair-trade labelled merchandise.
• Salehan LIVS. Mediterranean food. Vårfrugatan 8 in Lund
• See Food from Home.dk for British and American specialities:

Newspapers

Foreign newspapers/magazines are sold in Lund at “Press Stop”, Klostergatan 8.
At the public library in Lund foreign newspapers are available in the cafeteria.

Foreign language book shops in Lund

Librairie Française stocks French, Spanish, Italian, German and some Japanese and Portuguese literature. Lilla Tvärgatan 21, Lund, tel. 046-12 85 68

Food Glossary

LUFF has compiled a glossary of words for basic foods and household needs, in several languages. If interested please contact the LUFF office.

Consumer Advice

”Öppet köp” means that if you purchase goods and wish to return them, providing that you have retained the receipt, you may do so within 7 days.
Konsumentverket, click on “flera språk” (New window)

Consumer Guidance provides free help to the council’s citizens concerning consumer questions. You can call, write or book a time for a visit. The Consumer Secretary in Lund is available - if booked - at Lund Public Library,
S:t Petri Kyrkogata 6, in Ekska huset (the Ekska house)
Tel. 046 - 35 58 88, e-mail: konsument@lund.se
Lund Public Library (New window)

Malmö has a consumer advice office open for queries for Malmö residents at Bergsgatan 17, phone 040-34 34 00, e-mail: konsument@malmo.se www.malmo.se

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