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Is Ikea really trying to wipe the floor with Denmark?

Roxanne Sorooshian on flat-packs at dawn

I always thought Ikea stood for simple, honest furniture: no-frills fixtures and fittings all sensibly packaged to slide neatly into your sensible Volvo. But the clean lines hide a dirty secret. It seems all those funny Swedish names for Ikea products have hidden meanings.