Skåne is one of Sweden's most antique-rich regions. The long history of trade, the proximity to the continent and the dense population have created a unique range of antique shops – from well-curated specialist stores to more rustic warehouse outlets. Here is the editorial team's selection of the shops that are worth a proper visit.
Rågers Antik & Design – Malmö
Near Davidshallstorg in Malmö you'll find Rågers, one of the city's most thoughtfully run antique shops, with a focus on Scandinavian design and Swedish household items. Its strongest categories are porcelain (Rörstrand, Gustavsberg, Arabia), glass (Kosta Boda, Orrefors) and silver. It's a range that appeals to collectors with specific interests rather than to anyone looking for furniture.
Rågers makes a clearly curated impression – everything is carefully placed and the staff know their designers. The prices reflect that expertise but are not unreasonable for branded porcelain in fine condition.
Nirvana Furniture – Malmö
A curiosity in Skåne's antiques landscape: Nirvana Furniture on Sallerupsvägen is only open on the first weekend of each month. The shop sells hand-picked retro and classic Scandinavian design from the 20th century with a clear eye for quality. If you know when you want to go, it offers one of the most interesting furniture selections you'll find anywhere in Malmö.
Check their calendar in advance – every opening weekend draws loyal regulars, and the best pieces disappear quickly.
Spiken i Kistan – Lövestad
Skåne's most compact flea-market standard it is not: a warehouse of monumental proportions just outside Lövestad, with thousands of square metres indoors and outdoors. Spiken i Kistan is not a curated shop – it's a warehouse where you'll find everything and nothing, and that is precisely the point. The season's best antique finds often turn up in such disordered settings.
Expect to spend a whole morning there.
Mrs. Walker Antik & Design – near Smedstorp
Sisters Meta and Cecilia run one of Österlen's most personal antique shops, specialising in ceramics and interiors by designers such as Stig Lindberg and Mari Simmulson, mixed with older everyday items and restored furniture. The physical setting – a lovingly decorated cottage – is part of the experience.
Open during the summer season. Check the opening hours before you set off.
Loppos tip
Plan a route in Loppos so you take the shops in geographical order — distances in Skåne are short, but the shops are spread out.
Cederqvist Antik – Hannas
One of Österlen's most loyally visited antique shops, open daily 11am–5pm during June–August, and the last weekend of each month otherwise. The range is broad but with a clear sense of style – furniture, textiles, ceramics and porcelain in a mix that spans from the turn of the last century to the late 20th century.
The location in Hannas, in the middle of Österlen's rolling landscape, makes the visit a day out in itself.
Bohem Antique – Hammenhög
One of the best-stocked antique shops on Österlen, focusing on hand-picked furniture and textiles in linen prints and vintage fabrics. Open Wednesday–Saturday during the summer season. It's worth combining the trip with a look at its neighbour Allt i Allo – a 900 sqm flea market with a retro café in the same village.
Jan-Erik Öhgren – Brösarp
One of Skåne's most experienced antique dealers, with more than 40 years in the trade and a range of Swedish antiques from the 16th to the 20th century. Öhgren is a member of the Swedish Art and Antique Dealers' Association – a sign that he maintains a standard of authenticity that not everyone in the trade does. The shop is in Brösarp, home to the famous Antiques Fair held every spring.
Fyndet – Ängelholm
Right in central Ängelholm: 600 sqm with a range that mixes genuine antiques, design classics, porcelain, rugs, art and ceramics. The stock turns over regularly, and the shop is worth a visit even if you don't have a specific item in mind. Open daily during the summer half of the year, with shorter hours in the other months.
Karossgården Antikt – Österlen
One of the region's more stable shops, in business since 1995. Karossgården sells furniture, lamps, linen and porcelain in a personal mix, with consistent opening hours throughout the year – in sharp contrast to the seasonal shops that dominate Österlen.
