Stockholm Quality Outlet shopping mall in Barkarby offers big savings and bargains on brand-name fashion in 70 factory stores.
Stockholm Quality Outlet center is a typical Swedish-style outlet shopping village in Barkarby just to the north of the capital of Sweden. Around 70 factory stores here sell mostly brand-name fashion, shoes and household wear at discounts ranging from 30 to 70%. Many Swedish and other Scandinavian brands are represented in own factory stores and include well-known brands such as Bergans, Björn Borg, Ecco, Haglöfs, Hunkemöller, Peak Performance, and Samsøe & Samsøe. Stockholm Quality Outlet factory stores mall is around a 20 minute drive from central Stockholm.
A large variety of Swedish and other Scandinavian brands make the Stockholm Quality Outlet shops very popular with foreign visitors and locals alike. Some of the fashion brands with own stores include Abecita, Accent, Acne Studios, Barbour, Bergans of Norway, Björn Borg, By Malene Birger, Calvin Klein, Didriksons 1913, Ecco, Eton, Filippa K, Fourfield, G-Star Raw, Gaastra, Gant, Guess, Haglöfs, Happy Socks, Hollies, Hope, Hugo Boss, Hunkemöller, J. Lindberg, John Henric, Levi’s, Lexington, Nike, Noa Noa, Norrøma, Nudie Jeans, Odd Molly, Peak Performance, Puma, Redgreen, Röhnisch, Saint Tropez, Samsonite, Samsøe & Samsøe, Sand, Timberland, Timbuk2, Tommy Hilfiger, and Triumph.
The Stockholm Quality Outlet mall also has several shops selling household items, fine kitchenware and interior decorating items. Le Creuset and Vileroy & Boch have their own stores while a large Home & Cook sells a variety of brands. Gant and Lexington also offer some quality linen and towels.
A typical Swedish coffee and cake fika may be enjoyed at Espresso House or Wayne’s Coffee while food is available from Asian Bistro, Delicato and Mangal Kolgrill. For gourmet food eat elsewhere.
The Stockholm Quality Outlet shops are open on Sundays and most vacation days but obviously not over Christmas or Midsummer. Earlier opening hours usually apply on Black Friday and Boxing Day.
Tax-free shopping is available for non-EU residents through the Global Blue system. Expect around 19% returns on purchases – enquire at any store about the details.
By public transportation, use Barkarby Handelsplats as destination stop. Planning is easy on sl.se but basically involves a train to Barkarby and then bus 550 or 567 to Barkarby Handelsplats that is near the shopping mall. Total traveling time from Stockholm Central Station is around 40 minutes.
Factory outlet shopping malls in Sweden are few and far between. The only other similar shopping village is at Hede near Gothenburg (Göteborg) in the far west of the country.