Sofhu has no shop to visit in Sweden, so an Arabic majlis is ordered to measure and delivered to your door. As the manufacturer, Sofhu builds each set in Türkiye from your wall lengths, usually as a single row or L-shape for an apartment living room, with 32 kg/m³ foam, removable washable covers and free shipping to Sweden.
- Maker
- Sofhu, manufacturer in Türkiye
- How it is sold
- To order, from your wall measurements
- Usual layout in a Swedish flat
- Single row or L-shape
- Foam
- 32 kg/m³ (32 DNS), no springs
- Covers
- Zippered, removable, wash at 30°C
- Shipping to Sweden
- Free
On this page
You will not find a Sofhu shop on a Swedish high street. An Arabic majlis in Sweden is bought the way a fitted kitchen is: someone measures the room, the set is made for those walls, and it arrives at the door. Sofhu is the manufacturer. The sets are built in Türkiye from the measurements you send and shipped to Sweden free of charge.
Sofhu makes two kinds of Arabic seating. The Arabic majlis is raised to sofa height and fully upholstered, with a solid base, tall fixed backs and arm bolsters; the velvet sets on this page are majlis. The Arabic floor sofa is low, a seat mattress near the floor with loose back cushions, an ottoman and floor pillows; the kilim, medallion and sadu-pattern sets pictured here are floor sofas.
Buying an Arabic majlis in Sweden without a shop to visit
The question most buyers start with is where they can see one. The honest answer is that Sofhu keeps no display or stock in Sweden. What you get instead is a set that fits, because it is cut to your room and not pulled from a shelf in standard lengths.
In practice the order runs like this:
- Measure each wall the seating will stand against, and note doors, windows and radiators.
- Choose a layout, a fabric and a colour from the photos Sofhu sends or from the pages on this site.
- Sofhu prices the set for your room and confirms the plan, by message or on a video call.
- The set is made, vacuum packed and sent to your address.
The full process is laid out in the main guide to the Arabic majlis. Swedish speakers can read the same information on the arabisk soffa page.
Who sits on a majlis in Sweden
Sweden’s Syrian, Iraqi, Somali, Iranian, Kurdish and Afghan communities grew over several decades of refugee immigration. They are best known in Stockholm’s Järva districts, in north-eastern Gothenburg and in Malmö, and Södertälje is a centre of the Assyrian/Syriac community.
These families do not all mean the same thing by a guest room. An Iraqi household may think first of the diwaniya, the reception room that tradition says should be the largest in the house. Afghan families sit on the toshak, a mattress that serves for meals, guests and sleep. Many Somali households in the diaspora choose Arabic-style seating for the sitting room, and the page on Somali Arabic seating covers what those buyers tend to ask for. What they share is the idea that guests sit together, at one level, around the edge of the room.
Post-war apartment blocks and the layouts that fit
Many of these families live in apartments in post-war blocks. The living room is a standard size, with one long wall, a window wall and a door to the hall or balcony. That decides the layout more than taste does.
| Your room | Layout to ask for | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Living room shared with a TV and dining table | Single row on the long wall | Seating for daily use, floor left open |
| Living room used mainly for guests | L-shape into the corner | More seats, with the corner in use |
| A spare room kept as the guest room | U-shape on three walls | A full majlis in the classic arrangement |
Two rules apply to every plan. Each run is planned against a wall, and the loose back cushions of a floor sofa cannot stand without one. And a window wall with a radiator under it is better left clear or given a shorter run.
The grey quilted L-shape above shows how quiet a majlis can look. In a flat with white walls and pale floors it reads as a corner sofa until the guests arrive.
Fabric and foam for long dark winters
Swedish winters are long and dark, and the living room carries most of family life for months. Seating that is used that much needs two things: a cover that feels warm and can be cleaned, and a dense foam underneath.
- Velvet is the fabric most buyers picture. Sofhu describes its velvet sofas as durable and easy to clean.
- Suede is described by Sofhu as a good option for autumn and winter.
- Chenille takes woven medallion and kilim patterns well and sheds very little.
All of the options are on the fabrics page. Every cover has a zip, comes off and, according to Sofhu, can go in the washing machine at 30°C.
The filling is 32 kg/m³ polyurethane foam, also written 32 DNS. That number is density, the weight of foam in a cubic metre. Denser foam generally keeps its height and support longer than light foam. It does not tell you how hard the seat feels, and on a custom order you can ask for a softer or firmer cushion. There are no springs inside.
Arabic sofa set delivery to Sweden
Shipping to Sweden is free. The cushions travel vacuum packed in sealed bags, which keeps the parcels small enough for a stairwell or a lift. Open the bags by hand, without a blade, and the foam recovers its shape.
Sweden is in the EU and the set comes from Türkiye, so it arrives as an import. Duty or tax may apply depending on the destination. Sofhu can tell you what to expect before you order, and there is general background in ordering a majlis from Türkiye to the EU.
City pages and your next step
The three city pages go into more local detail: majlis sofa in Stockholm, majlis sofa in Malmö and majlis sofa in Gothenburg.
To get a price, send your wall lengths, a photo of the room and the colours you like through get a quote by measurement or by WhatsApp.
