Malmö (, ; da, Malmø ) is the largest city in the
Swedish county (län) of
Scania (Skåne). It is the
third-largest city in
Sweden
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, after
Stockholm
Stockholm () is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, largest city of Sweden as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in Scandinavia. Approximately 980,000 people liv ...
and
Gothenburg
Gothenburg (; abbreviated Gbg; sv, Göteborg ) is the second-largest city in Sweden, fifth-largest in the Nordic countries, and capital of the Västra Götaland County. It is situated by the Kattegat, on the west coast of Sweden, and has ...
, and the
sixth-largest city in
the Nordic region, with a municipal population of 350,647 in 2021. The
Malmö Metropolitan Region is home to over 700,000 people, and the
Øresund Region, which includes Malmö and
Copenhagen, is home to 4 million people.
Malmö was one of the earliest and most
industrialised
Industrialisation ( alternatively spelled industrialization) is the period of social and economic change that transforms a human group from an agrarian society into an industrial society. This involves an extensive re-organisation of an econom ...
towns in
Scandinavia, but it struggled to adapt to
post-industrial
In sociology, the post-industrial society is the stage of society's development when the service sector generates more wealth than the manufacturing sector of the economy.
The term was originated by Alain Touraine and is closely related to s ...
ism. Since the 2000 completion of the
Öresund Bridge, Malmö has undergone a major transformation, producing new architectural developments, supporting new
biotech and IT companies, and attracting students through
Malmö University and other higher education facilities. Over time, Malmö's demographics have changed and by the turn of the 2020s almost half the municipal population had a foreign background. The city contains many historic buildings and parks, and is also a commercial centre for the western part of
Skåne County
Skåne County ( sv, Skåne län, link=no ), sometimes referred to as Scania County in English, is the most southern county, or , of Sweden, basically corresponding to the traditional province Scania. It borders the counties of Halland, Kronobe ...
. It is also home to
Malmö FF, the Swedish
football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...
club with the most national championships and the only Nordic club to have reached the
European Cup
The UEFA Champions League (abbreviated as UCL, or sometimes, UEFA CL) is an annual club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) and contested by top-division European clubs, deciding the competit ...
final.
Malmö has a
mild climate for the latitude and, normally, average high temperatures remain above freezing in winter, with prolonged snow cover being rare.
Malmö was Sweden's fastest growing city in 2020 and the population increased by 3,800 inhabitants during 2021. Malmö is expected to have a population of 500,000 around 2050.
History

The earliest written mention of Malmö as a city dates from 1275.
It is thought to have been founded shortly before that date,
as a fortified
quay or
ferry
A ferry is a ship, watercraft or amphibious vehicle used to carry passengers, and sometimes vehicles and cargo, across a body of water. A passenger ferry with many stops, such as in Venice, Italy, is sometimes called a water bus or water taxi ...
berth of the
Archbishop of Lund, some to the north-east. Malmö was for centuries Denmark's second-biggest city. Its original name was ''Malmhaug'' (with alternate spellings), meaning "Gravel pile" or "Ore Hill". An alternate story stems from a more gruesome tale that suggests that a maiden was once ground up in a mill on what is now the town square. The name would originate from 'Mal Mö', which translates to 'Ground up maiden.' A millstone that was placed in 1538 can still be found on the town square today.
In the 15th century, Malmö became one of Denmark's largest and most visited cities, reaching a population of approximately 5,000 inhabitants. It became the most important city around the
Øresund, with the German
Hanseatic League
The Hanseatic League (; gml, Hanse, , ; german: label=Modern German, Deutsche Hanse) was a medieval commercial and defensive confederation of merchant guilds and market towns in Central and Northern Europe. Growing from a few North German to ...
frequenting it as a
marketplace, and was notable for its flourishing
herring
Herring are forage fish, mostly belonging to the family of Clupeidae.
Herring often move in large schools around fishing banks and near the coast, found particularly in shallow, temperate waters of the North Pacific and North Atlantic Oceans, i ...
fishery. In 1437, King
Eric of Pomerania (King of Denmark from 1396 to 1439) granted the city's arms:
argent with a
griffin
The griffin, griffon, or gryphon (Ancient Greek: , ''gryps''; Classical Latin: ''grȳps'' or ''grȳpus''; Late Latin, Late and Medieval Latin: ''gryphes'', ''grypho'' etc.; Old French: ''griffon'') is a legendary creature with the body, tail ...
gules
In heraldry, gules () is the tincture with the colour red. It is one of the class of five dark tinctures called "colours", the others being azure (blue), sable (black), vert (green) and purpure (purple).
In engraving, it is sometimes depict ...
, based on Eric's arms from
Pomerania. The griffin's head as a symbol of Malmö extended to the entire province of
Skåne
Scania, also known by its native name of Skåne (, ), is the southernmost of the historical provinces (''landskap'') of Sweden. Located in the south tip of the geographical region of Götaland, the province is roughly conterminous with Skåne C ...
from 1660.
In 1434, a new
citadel was constructed at the beach south of the town. This
fortress
A fortification is a military construction or building designed for the defense of territories in warfare, and is also used to establish rule in a region during peacetime. The term is derived from Latin ''fortis'' ("strong") and ''facere'' ...
, known today as
''Malmöhus'', did not take its current form until the mid-16th century. Several other fortifications were constructed, making Malmö Sweden's most fortified city, but only ''Malmöhus'' remains.
Lutheran teachings spread during the 16th century
Protestant Reformation, and Malmö became one of the first cities in Scandinavia to fully convert (1527–1529) to this Protestant denomination.
In the 17th century, Malmö and the ''
Skåneland'' region came under control of Sweden following the
Treaty of Roskilde with Denmark, signed in 1658. Fighting continued, however; in June 1677, 14,000 Danish troops laid siege to Malmö for a month, but were unable to defeat the Swedish troops holding it.
By the dawn of the 18th century, Malmö had about 2,300 inhabitants. However, owing to the wars of
Charles XII of Sweden
Charles XII, sometimes Carl XII ( sv, Karl XII) or Carolus Rex (17 June 1682 – 30 November 1718 O.S.), was King of Sweden (including current Finland) from 1697 to 1718. He belonged to the House of Palatinate-Zweibrücken, a branch line of t ...
(reigned 1697–1718) and to
bubonic plague
Bubonic plague is one of three types of plague caused by the plague bacterium (''Yersinia pestis''). One to seven days after exposure to the bacteria, flu-like symptoms develop. These symptoms include fever, headaches, and vomiting, as well a ...
epidemics, the population dropped to 1,500 by 1727. The population did not grow much until the modern harbour was constructed in 1775. The city started to expand and the population in 1800 was 4,000. 15 years later, it had increased to 6,000.

In 1840, Frans Henrik Kockum founded the workshop from which the
Kockums shipyard eventually developed as one of the largest shipyards in the world. The
Southern Main Line was built between 1856 and 1864; this enabled Malmö to become a centre of manufacture, with major textile and mechanical industries. In 1870, Malmö overtook
Norrköping
Norrköping (; ) is a city in the province of Östergötland in eastern Sweden and the seat of Norrköping Municipality, Östergötland County, about 160 km southwest of the national capital Stockholm, 40 km east of county seat Linköp ...
to become Sweden's third-most populous city, and by 1900 Malmö had strengthened this position with 60,000 inhabitants. Malmö continued to grow through the first half of the 20th century. The population had swiftly increased to 100,000 by 1915 and to 200,000 by 1952.
1900–1969

In 1914 (15 May to 4 October) Malmö hosted the
Baltic Exhibition. The large park
Pildammsparken was arranged and planted for this large event. The Russian part of the exhibition was never taken down, owing to the outbreak of
World War I.
On 18 and 19 December 1914, the ''Three Kings Meeting'' was held in Malmö. After a somewhat disturbed period (1905–1914), which included the dissolution of the
Swedish-Norwegian Union
Sweden and Norway or Sweden–Norway ( sv, Svensk-norska unionen; no, Den svensk-norske union(en)), officially the United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway, and known as the United Kingdoms, was a personal union of the separate kingdoms of Sweden ...
, King
Oscar II was replaced with King
Håkon VII in Norway, who was the younger brother of the Danish King
Christian X. As Oscar died in 1907, and his son
Gustav V
Gustaf V (Oscar Gustaf Adolf; 16 June 1858 – 29 October 1950) was King of Sweden from 8 December 1907 until his death in 1950. He was the eldest son of King Oscar II of Sweden and Sophia of Nassau, a half-sister of Adolphe, Grand Duke of Luxe ...
became the new King of Sweden, the tensions within Scandinavia were still unresolved, but during this historical meeting, the Scandinavian Kings found internal understanding, as well as a common line about remaining neutral in the ongoing war.
Within sports, Malmö has mostly been associated with
football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...
.
IFK Malmö participated in the first ever edition of
Allsvenskan
Allsvenskan (; en, the All-Swedish, also known as Fotbollsallsvenskan, en, the Football All-Swedish) is a Swedish professional league for men's association football clubs. It was founded in 1924 and is the top tier of the Swedish football lea ...
1924/25, but from the mid-1940s
Malmö FF started to rise, and ever since it has been one of the most prominent clubs within Swedish football. They have won Allsvenskan 23 times in all (as of February 2018) between 1943/44 and 2017.
1970-1999
By 1971, Malmö reached 265,000 inhabitants, but this was the peak which would stand for more than 30 years. (
Svedala was, for a few years in the early 1970s, a part of Malmö municipality.)
By the mid-1970s Sweden experienced a
recession that hit the industrial sector especially hard; shipyards and manufacturing industries suffered, which led to high unemployment in many cities of
Skåne
Scania, also known by its native name of Skåne (, ), is the southernmost of the historical provinces (''landskap'') of Sweden. Located in the south tip of the geographical region of Götaland, the province is roughly conterminous with Skåne C ...
. Kockums shipyard had become a symbol of Malmö as its largest employer and, when shipbuilding ceased in 1986, confidence in the future of Malmö plummeted among politicians and the public. In addition, many middle-class families moved into one-family houses in surrounding municipalities such as
Vellinge Municipality,
Lomma Municipality
Lomma Municipality ( sv, Lomma kommun) is a municipality in Skåne County in southern Sweden, about 10 km north of Malmö. Its seat is located in Lomma with secondary locality Bjärred being of almost equal population size.
The present m ...
and
Staffanstorp Municipality
Staffanstorp Municipality ( sv, Staffanstorps kommun) is a municipality in Scania County
Scania, also known by its native name of Skåne (, ), is the southernmost of the historical provinces (''landskap'') of Sweden. Located in the south tip ...
, which profiled themselves as the suburbs of the upper-middle class. By 1985, Malmö had lost 35,000 inhabitants and was down to 229,000.
The
Swedish financial crises of the early 1990s exacerbated Malmö's decline as an industrial city; between 1990 and 1995 Malmö lost about 27,000 jobs and its economy was seriously strained. However, from 1994 under the leadership of the then mayor
Ilmar Reepalu
Ilmar Reepalu (born 11 October 1943) is an Estonian-born Swedish Social Democrat politician who was the 17th chairman of the municipal board in Malmö from 1994 to 2013.
After a professional life as an urban planner in Borås and Malmö, he bec ...
, the city of Malmö started to create a new economy as a centre of culture and knowledge. Malmö reached bottom in 1995, but that same year marked the commencement of the massive
Öresund Bridge road, railway and tunnel project, connecting it to Copenhagen and to the rail lines of Europe. The new
Malmö University opened in 1998 on Kockums' former dockside.
2000s and later
Further redevelopment of the now disused south-western harbour followed; a city architecture exposition (
Bo01) was held in the area in 2001, and its buildings and villas form the core of a new city district. Designed with attractive waterfront vistas, it was intended to be and has been successful in attracting the urban middle-class.
Since 1974, the
Kockums Crane had been a landmark in Malmö and a symbol of the city's manufacturing industry, but in 2002 it was disassembled and moved to South Korea. In 2005, Malmö gained a new landmark with completion of
Turning Torso, the tallest skyscraper in Scandinavia. Although the transformation from a city with its economic base in manufacturing has returned growth to Malmö, the new types of jobs have largely benefited the middle and upper classes.
In its 2015 and 2017 reports,
Police in Sweden placed the
Rosengård and the
Södra Sofielund/Seved district in the
most severe category of urban areas with high crime rates.
Malmö is currently growing fast and detailed work is being planned near the
Malmö Central Station, in a district called Nyhamnen. Nyhamnen will provide 9,000 new housings, two larger buildings for offices and courts. It is expected to be complete around 2040-2050.
Geography

Malmö is located at
13°00' east and 55°35' north, near the southwestern tip of Sweden, in
Skåne County
Skåne County ( sv, Skåne län, link=no ), sometimes referred to as Scania County in English, is the most southern county, or , of Sweden, basically corresponding to the traditional province Scania. It borders the counties of Halland, Kronobe ...
.
The city is part of the transnational
Öresund Region and, since 2000, has been linked by the Öresund Bridge across the
Öresund to
Copenhagen,
Denmark. The bridge opened on 1 July 2000, and measures (the whole link totalling 16 km), with pylons reaching vertically. Apart from the
Helsingborg-
Helsingør ferry links further north, most ferry connections have been discontinued.
Climate

Malmö, like the rest of southern Sweden, has an
oceanic climate
An oceanic climate, also known as a marine climate, is the humid temperate climate sub-type in Köppen classification ''Cfb'', typical of west coasts in higher middle latitudes of continents, generally featuring cool summers and mild winters ( ...
(
Cfb). Despite its northern location, the climate is mild compared to other locations at similar latitudes, mainly because of the influence of the
Gulf Stream
The Gulf Stream, together with its northern extension the North Atlantic Current, North Atlantic Drift, is a warm and swift Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic ocean current that originates in the Gulf of Mexico and flows through the Straits of Florida a ...
and also its westerly position on the Eurasian landmass. Owing to its northern latitude, daylight lasts 17 hours 31 minutes in midsummer, but only around seven hours in midwinter. According to data from 2002 to 2014
Falsterbo, to the south of the city, received an annual average of 1,895 hours of sunshine while Lund, to the north, received 1,803 hours. The sunshine data in the weather box is based on the data for Falsterbo.
Summers are mild with average high temperatures of and lows of around . Heat waves during the summer arise occasionally. Winters are fairly cold and windy, with temperatures steady between , but it rarely drops below .
Rainfall is light to moderate throughout the year with 169 wet days. Snowfall occurs mainly in December through March, but snow covers do not remain for a long time, and some winters are virtually free of snow.
Transport
Öresund Line trains cross the Öresund Bridge every 20 minutes (hourly late night) connecting Malmö to
Copenhagen, and
Copenhagen Airport. The trip takes around 35–40 minutes. Additionally, some of the
X 2000 and
Intercity trains to
Stockholm
Stockholm () is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, largest city of Sweden as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in Scandinavia. Approximately 980,000 people liv ...
,
Gothenburg
Gothenburg (; abbreviated Gbg; sv, Göteborg ) is the second-largest city in Sweden, fifth-largest in the Nordic countries, and capital of the Västra Götaland County. It is situated by the Kattegat, on the west coast of Sweden, and has ...
, and
Kalmar cross the bridge, stopping at Copenhagen Airport. In March 2005, excavation began on a new railway connection called the
City Tunnel, which opened for traffic on 4 December 2010. The tunnel runs south from
Malmö Central Station through an underground station at the
Triangeln railway station to
Hyllievång (Hyllie Meadow). Then, the line comes to the surface to enter
Hyllie Station
Hyllie Station ( sv, Hyllie station) is a railway station located in the Hyllie city district in the southwestern part of Malmö, Sweden. It is the final station on the Swedish side of the Öresund Line before trains pass the Øresund Bridge towar ...
, also created as part of the tunnel project. From Hyllie Station, the line connects to the existing Öresund line in either direction, with the Öresund Bridge lying due west.
Besides the Copenhagen airport, Malmö has an airport of its own,
Malmö Airport, today chiefly used for domestic Swedish destinations,
charter flights and
low-cost carriers
A low-cost carrier or low-cost airline (occasionally referred to as '' no-frills'', ''budget'' or '' discount carrier'' or ''airline'', and abbreviated as ''LCC'') is an airline that is operated with an especially high emphasis on minimizing op ...
.
The
motorway system has been incorporated with the Öresund Bridge; the
European route E20 goes over the bridge and then, together with the
European route E6
European route E6 ( no, Europavei 6, sv, Europaväg 6, or simply E6) is the main north-south thoroughfare through Norway as well as the west coast of Sweden. It is long and runs from the southern tip of Sweden at Trelleborg, into Norway and t ...
follows the Swedish west coast from Malmö–
Helsingborg to Gothenburg. E6 goes further north along the west coast and through
Norway to the Norwegian town
Kirkenes
Kirkenes (; ; Skolt Sami: ''Ǩeârkknjargg;'' fi, Kirkkoniemi; ; russian: Киркенес) is a List of towns and cities in Norway, town in Sør-Varanger Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, in the far northeastern part of Norway. The town ...
at
Barents Sea. The European route to
Jönköping–Stockholm (
E4) starts at Helsingborg. Main roads in the directions of
Växjö–Kalmar,
Kristianstad–
Karlskrona
Karlskrona (, , ) is a locality and the seat of Karlskrona Municipality, Blekinge County, Sweden with a population of 66,675 in 2018. It is also the capital of Blekinge County. Karlskrona is known as Sweden's only baroque city and is host to Swed ...
,
Ystad (
E65), and
Trelleborg start as
freeways.
Malmö has of bike paths; approximately 40% of all commuting is done by bicycle.
Ports
The city has two industrial harbours; one is still in active use and is the largest Nordic port for car imports. It also has two marinas: the publicly owned Limhamn Marina () and the private Lagunen (), both offering a limited number of guest docks.
Public transport consisted of a
tram network from 1887 until 1973. Afterwards, it was replaced by a bus network.
Malmö S-Train
A local train line with circular traffic at seven stations was opened in December 2018. The stations are
Malmö Central Station (underground platforms) –
Triangeln station
Triangeln Station ( sv, Triangeln/Trianglens station) is an underground railway station in Malmö, Sweden. It is located in the central parts of town, close to the St. John's Church and to the Triangeln (literally "The Triangle") square, with the ...
–
Hyllie station
Hyllie Station ( sv, Hyllie station) is a railway station located in the Hyllie city district in the southwestern part of Malmö, Sweden. It is the final station on the Swedish side of the Öresund Line before trains pass the Øresund Bridge towar ...
–
Malmö South/Svågertorp –
Persborg
Persborg is a neighbourhood of Malmö, situated in the district of Öster, Malmö Municipality, Skåne County
Skåne County ( sv, Skåne län, link=no ), sometimes referred to as Scania County in English, is the most southern county, or , o ...
–
Rosengård –
Östervärn
Östervärn () is a neighbourhood of Malmö, situated in the Borough of Centrum, Malmö Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the ...
–
Malmö Central Station (main overground terminus). Some trains arrive from
Kristianstad and finish with a lap around Malmö, whilst other trains at this circular line, never drive outside the city limits. There is at least a 30 minutes service between each departure, but far more between the Central Station and Hyllie. Extension plans of a minor network system exists.
Proposed metro
The
Öresundsmetro is a proposed
rapid transit network linking Malmö with the existing
Copenhagen Metro through a 22 km tunnel under the Öresund. It is a project that has been proposed since 2012. A metro station can be placed in the Galeonen which is a sub-area located in the far north of
Västra hamnen
Västra hamnen (, "western harbor") is a neighbourhood of Malmö, situated in the borough of Centrum, Malmö Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden. Västra hamnen was an industrial area until the 21st century, when also the last factory closed down ...
. The Galeon is the only larger area in
Västra hamnen
Västra hamnen (, "western harbor") is a neighbourhood of Malmö, situated in the borough of Centrum, Malmö Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden. Västra hamnen was an industrial area until the 21st century, when also the last factory closed down ...
that is not planned yet and Malmö's general plan states that the expansion of the area is expected to take place 2032 to 2041. The connection between Malmö and Copenhagen will take approximately 20 minutes instead of 40 minutes by the
Öresund Bridge. The construction cost is estimated at 4 billion euros with a construction period of 6–7 years.
Municipality

Malmö Municipality is an administrative unit defined by geographical borders, consisting of the ''City of Malmö'' and its immediate surroundings.
Malmö (''Malmö tätort'') consists of the urban part of the municipality together with the small town of
Arlöv in the
Burlöv Municipality
Burlöv Municipality (; ''Burlövs kommun'') is a municipality in Skåne County in South Sweden in southern Sweden, just north of Malmö. Its seat is located in Arlöv, a community which for geographical and statistical purposes is seen as a part ...
. Both municipalities also include smaller
urban areas and rural areas, such as the suburbs of
Oxie
Oxie () is a locality and was a city district ( sv, stadsdel) in the south-east of Malmö Municipality, Sweden. On 1 July 2013, the city district was merged with Fosie, forming Söder. In 2012, Oxie had a population of 12,453 of the municipality ...
and
Åkarp
Åkarp () is a locality situated in Burlöv Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 5,617 inhabitants in 2010.
It is situated approximately 8 km northeast of Malmö and 13 km southwest of Lund. It has a railway station where the Skåne ...
. ''Malmö tätort'' is to be distinguished from ''Malmö stad'' (the city of Malmö), which is a semi-official name of
Malmö Municipality.
The leaders in Malmö created a commission for a socially sustainable Malmö in November 2010. The commissions were tasked with providing evidence-based strategies for reducing health inequalities and improve living conditions for all citizens of Malmö, especially for the most vulnerable and disadvantaged and issued its final report in December 2013.
Demographics
Malmö has a young population by Swedish standards, with almost half of the population under the age of 35 (48.2%).
After 1971, Malmö had 265,000 inhabitants, but the population then dropped to 229,000 by 1985. The total population of the urban area was 280,415 in December 2010. It then began to rise again, and had passed the previous record by the 1 January 2003 census, when it had 265,481 inhabitants. On 27 April 2011, the population of Malmö reached the 300,000 mark. In 2017 the total population of the city was 316,588 inhabitants out of a municipal total of 338,230.
[ ]
Malmö is a diverse city with inhabitants from 179 different nationalities. In 2019, approximately 55.5% of the population of Malmö municipality (190,849 residents) had at least one parent born abroad. The statistics from 2020 show that 120,517 are foreign born, 43,740 are born in Sweden but have two foreign parents, 30,878 are born in Sweden with one Swedish parent and one foreign parent and 152,813 are born with two Swedish parents.
The Middle East,
Horn of Africa
The Horn of Africa (HoA), also known as the Somali Peninsula, is a large peninsula and geopolitical region in East Africa.Robert Stock, ''Africa South of the Sahara, Second Edition: A Geographical Interpretation'', (The Guilford Press; 2004), ...
, former Yugoslavia and
Denmark are the main sources of immigration.
Greater Malmö is one of Sweden's three officially recognized metropolitan areas (''storstadsområden'') and since 2005 is defined as the municipality of Malmö and 11 other municipalities in the southwestern corner of Skåne County.
, its population was recorded as 740,840. The region covers an area of .
The municipalities included, apart from Malmö, are
Burlöv,
Eslöv
Eslöv (; older da, Eslev) is a town and the seat of Eslöv Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 19,598 inhabitants as of 2018.
Eslöv is part of the Öresund Region.
History
According to a map from 1717, Eslöv village was originally loc ...
,
Höör,
Kävlinge,
Lomma
Lomma () is a locality and the seat of Lomma Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden. In 2020 it had 13,772 inhabitants.
History
Lomma was mentioned in a deed of Cnut the great under the name ''Lumaby'' in the year 1085. Skåne's cultural centre ...
,
Lund
Lund (, , ) is a city in the southern Swedish provinces of Sweden, province of Scania, across the Øresund, Öresund strait from Copenhagen. The town had 91,940 inhabitants out of a municipal total of 121,510 . It is the seat of Lund Municipali ...
,
Skurup,
Staffanstorp
Staffanstorp is a locality and the seat of Staffanstorp Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 14,808 inhabitants in 2010. Staffanstorp is the largest Scanian settlement never to acquire town privileges before 1971, when they were abolished in ...
,
Svedala,
Trelleborg and
Vellinge. Together with Lund, Malmö is the region's economic and education hub.
Religion
The largest religion in Malmö is Christianity and the
Church of Sweden has the largest membership base, with a total of 125,697 in 2019, corresponding to 36% of its population.
There exist several
Catholic communities in Malmö, one being the
Church of Our Saviour, Malmö
The Church of Our Saviour ( sv, Vår Frälsares katolska församling) (which means "Catholic Parish of Our Savior") is the name given to a religious building belonging to the Catholic Church and is located in the center of the city of Malmö in the ...
with 7,500 members.
Islam
Islam (; ar, ۘالِإسلَام, , ) is an Abrahamic religions, Abrahamic Monotheism#Islam, monotheistic religion centred primarily around the Quran, a religious text considered by Muslims to be the direct word of God in Islam, God (or ...
is the largest non-Christian religious group, with approximately 45,000 members, making up 12% of the population. There are about 100,000 Muslims in the region.
Malmö Mosque was opened in 1984 and is managed by the Islamic Center.
Mahmood Mosque opened in 2016, and serves the
Ahmadiyya community.
Malmö has one synagogue,
Malmö Synagogue
Malmö Synagogue ( sv, Malmö synagoga, ) is the only synagogue in Malmö, Sweden. It was built in 1903 and designed by the architect John Smedberg. It has an Art Nouveau and Moorish Revival design, which is one of the few synagogues in Europ ...
, and two congregations: one
orthodox and one egalitarian.
The Jewish community has a membership of 500.
Economy

The economy of Malmö was traditionally based on shipbuilding (
Kockums) and construction-related industries, such as concrete factories. The region's leading university, along with its associated hi-tech and pharmaceutical industries, is located in
Lund
Lund (, , ) is a city in the southern Swedish provinces of Sweden, province of Scania, across the Øresund, Öresund strait from Copenhagen. The town had 91,940 inhabitants out of a municipal total of 121,510 . It is the seat of Lund Municipali ...
about to the north-east.
Malmö had a troubled economic situation following the mid-1970s. Between 1990 and 1995, 27,000 jobs were lost, and the budget deficit was more than one billion
Swedish krona
The krona (; plural: ''kronor''; sign: kr; code: SEK) is the official currency of the Kingdom of Sweden. Both the ISO code "SEK" and currency sign "kr" are in common use; the former precedes or follows the value, the latter usually follows it ...
(SEK). In 1995, Malmö had Sweden's highest unemployment rate.
However, during the last two decades, there has been a revival. One contributing factor has been the economic integration with
Denmark brought about by the
Öresund Bridge, which opened in July 2000. Also the university founded in 1998 and the effects of integration into the
European Union have contributed. In 2017 the unemployment rate was still high. However, in the last 20 years Malmö has had one of the strongest employment growth rates in Sweden, although a high proportion of jobs created are taken by workers from outside
Malmö. In 2021, Malmö had the highest unemployment rate of 11,3%.
, the largest companies were:
*
Skanska – heavy construction
*
Nobina – transport
*
PostNord – postal services
*
Pågen
Pågen is a Swedish bakery company founded in 1878 by Anders and Matilda Påhlsson. The company started off as a small bakery in Malmö in the southern province of Scania. Their bakeries are run by around, 1350 employees, and are located in Malm� ...
– bakery
*
IKEA
IKEA (; ) is a Dutch multinational conglomerate based in the Netherlands that designs and sells , kitchen appliances, decoration, home accessories, and various other goods and home services. Started in 1943 by Ingvar Kamprad, IKEA has been t ...
– furniture
Almost 30 companies have moved their headquarters to Malmö during the last seven years, generating around 2,300 jobs. Among them are IKEA which has most of its headquarter functions based in Malmö.
The number of start-up companies is high in Malmö. Around 7 new companies are started every day in Malmö. In 2010, the renewal of the number of companies amounted to 13.9%, which exceeds both Stockholm and Gothenburg. Especially strong growth is in the gaming area with Massive entertainment and King being the flagship companies for the industry. Among the industries that continue to increase their share of companies in Malmö are transport, financial and business services, entertainment, leisure and construction.
Tall buildings
*
Turning Torso, 191 meters
* The Point, part of
Point Hyllie, 110 meters
*
St. Peter's Church, Malmö
Saint Peter's Church ( sv, Sankt Petri kyrka) is a Brick Gothic church in Malmö, Sweden. Built in the 14th century as the main church of the city, it has been described as "the main Gothic monument within church architecture in Skåne". The chur ...
, 96 meters
*
Malmö Live
Malmö Live is an event centre in Malmö, Sweden. It opened in August 2015, containing a concert hall
A concert hall is a cultural building with a stage that serves as a performance venue and an auditorium filled with seats.
This ...
, 87 meters
*
Kronprinsen, 82 meters
* Hotel Triangeln, 69 meters
Under construction, announced and proposed
Education
Malmö has the country's ninth-largest school of higher education,
Malmö University, established in 1998. It has 1,600 employees and 24,000 students (2014).
In addition nearby
Lund University (established in 1666) has some educational facilities located in Malmö:
* Malmö Art Academy (''Konsthögskolan i Malmö'')
*
Malmö Academy of Music (''Musikhögskolan i Malmö'')
*
Malmö Theatre Academy
Malmö Theatre Academy ( sv, Teaterhögskolan i Malmö) is a theatre academy at Lund University in Malmö, Sweden.
The theater college educates actors, playwrights and performance artists. Over the years the school has trained over 500 actors. The ...
(''Teaterhögskolan i Malmö'')
* The Faculty of Medicine, which is located in both Malmö and
Lund
Lund (, , ) is a city in the southern Swedish provinces of Sweden, province of Scania, across the Øresund, Öresund strait from Copenhagen. The town had 91,940 inhabitants out of a municipal total of 121,510 . It is the seat of Lund Municipali ...
.
The
United Nations World Maritime University
The World Maritime University (WMU) in Malmö, Sweden, is a postgraduate maritime university founded within the framework of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), a specialized agency of the United Nations. Established by an IMO Assem ...
is also located in Malmö. The World Maritime University (WMU) operates under the auspices of the
International Maritime Organization
The International Maritime Organization (IMO, French: ''Organisation maritime internationale'') is a specialised agency of the United Nations responsible for regulating shipping. The IMO was established following agreement at a UN conference ...
(IMO), a specialized agency of the United Nations. WMU thus enjoys the status, privileges and immunities of a UN institution in Sweden.
Culture
Film and television
A striking depiction of Malmö (in the 1930s) was made by
Bo Widerberg in his debut film () (1963), largely shot in the shabby Korpen working-class district in Malmö. With humour and tenderness, it depicts the tensions between classes and generations. The movie was nominated for an
Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
The Academy Award for Best International Feature Film (known as Best Foreign Language Film prior to 2020) is one of the Academy Awards handed out annually by the U.S.-based Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). It is given to a ...
in 1965. In 2017, the film () was awarded the prize for best film by an African living abroad at the
Africa Movie Academy Awards. It was filmed in Malmö and
Gambia
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, and deals with identity, integration and everyday racism.
The cities of Malmö and Copenhagen are, with the Öresund Bridge, the main locations in the television series ''
''The Bridge'' (, da, Broen).
Theatre
In 1944, Malmö Stadsteater (Malmö Municipal Theatre) was established with a repertoire comprising stage theatre, opera, musical, ballet, musical recitals and experimental theatre. In 1993 it was split into three units, Dramatiska Teater (Dramatical Theatre), Malmö Musikteater (Music Theatre) and Skånes Dansteater (Skåne Dance Theatre) and the name was abandoned. The ownership of the last two were transferred to
Region Skåne
Region Scania is the regional council of Scania County in Sweden. Scania County was formed on January 1, 1999, by the amalgamation of the county councils of Malmöhus County and Kristianstad County and some of the tasks handled by Malmö Municipa ...
in 2006 Dramatiska Teatern regained its old name. In the 1950s
Ingmar Bergman
Ernst Ingmar Bergman (14 July 1918 – 30 July 2007) was a Swedish film director, screenwriter, Film producer, producer and playwright. Widely considered one of the greatest and most influential filmmakers of all time, his films are known ...
was the Director and Chief Stage Director of Malmö Stadsteater and many of his actors, like
Max von Sydow and
Ingrid Thulin became known through his films. Later stage directors include
Staffan Valdemar Holm and
Göran Stangertz. Malmö Musikteater were renamed
Malmö Operan and plays operas and musicals, classics as newly composed, on one of Scandinavia's large opera scenes with 1,511 seats. Skånes dansteater is active and plays contemporary dance repertory and present works by Swedish and international choreographers in their house in Malmö harbor.
Since the 1970s the city has also been home to independent theatre groups and show or musical companies. It also hosts a rock–dance–dub culture; in the 1960s
The Rolling Stones played the
Klubb Bongo
Potetball (also known as ball, klubb, kumle, komle, kompe, raspeball) is a traditional Norwegian potato dumpling. A similar German dish is called '' Kartoffelklöße''.
The main ingredient is peeled potatoes, which are grated or ground up and m ...
, and in recent years stars like
Morrissey
Steven Patrick Morrissey (; born 22 May 1959), known professionally as Morrissey, is an English singer and songwriter. He came to prominence as the frontman and lyricist of rock band the Smiths, who were active from 1982 to 1987. Since then ...
,
Nick Cave
Nicholas Edward Cave (born 22 September 1957) is an Australian singer, songwriter, poet, lyricist, author, screenwriter, composer and occasional actor. Known for his baritone voice and for fronting the rock band Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Ca ...
,
B.B. King and
Pat Metheny have made repeated visits.
The Cardigans debuted in Malmö and recorded their albums there. On 7 January 2009
CNN Travel broadcast a segment called "MyCity_MyLife" featuring
Nina Persson taking the camera to some of the sites in Malmö that she enjoys.
The
Rooseum
The Rooseum Center for Contemporary Art was a formally private-owned (though publicly funded) centre for contemporary art located in Malmö, Sweden.
Founded in 1988 by the Swedish art collector and financier Fredrik Roos (1951-1991), Rooseum beg ...
Centre for Contemporary Art, founded in 1988 by the Swedish art collector and financier Fredrik Roos and housed in a former power station which had been built in 1900, was one of the foremost centres for
contemporary art in Europe during the 1980s and 1990s. By 2006, most of the collection had been sold off and the museum was on a time-out; by 2010 Rooseum had been dismantled and a subsidiary of the National Museum of Modern Art inaugurated in its place.
Music
In 1992 and in 2013 Malmö was the host of the
Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest (), sometimes abbreviated to ESC and often known simply as Eurovision, is an international songwriting competition organised annually by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), featuring participants representing pr ...
.
Big Slap is a music festival, held annually since 2013 at
Pildammsparken. Big Slap will be held at Nyhamnen 2022 featuring
Justin Bieber, which will be the biggest concert in Malmö's history.
Malmö is the home of several bands, including
CC & Lee,
Fews,
LeGrand,
Nasty Idols
Nasty Idols were a Swedish glam metal, hard rock band from Malmö, Sweden, which was formed in 1987. After the band split in 1995 they reformed in 2006. Since then the band has released a fifth studio album '' Boy's town'' and a sixth album ''Kali ...
,
Spunsugar and
Timeless Miracle.
Museums
Moderna Museet Malmö was opened in December 2009 in the old
Rooseum
The Rooseum Center for Contemporary Art was a formally private-owned (though publicly funded) centre for contemporary art located in Malmö, Sweden.
Founded in 1988 by the Swedish art collector and financier Fredrik Roos (1951-1991), Rooseum beg ...
building. It is a part of the
Moderna Museet, with independent exhibitions of modern and contemporary art. The collection of Moderna Museet holds key pieces of, among others,
Marcel Duchamp,
Louise Bourgeois,
Pablo Picasso,
Niki de Saint Phalle,
Salvador Dalí,
Carolee Schneemann
Carolee Schneemann (October 12, 1939 – March 6, 2019) was an American visual experimental artist, known for her multi-media works on the body, narrative, sexuality and gender. She received a B.A. in poetry and philosophy from Bard College and ...
,
Henri Matisse and
Robert Rauschenberg
Milton Ernest "Robert" Rauschenberg (October 22, 1925 – May 12, 2008) was an American painter and graphic artist whose early works anticipated the Pop art movement. Rauschenberg is well known for his Combines (1954–1964), a group of artwor ...
Malmö Museum () is a municipal and regional museum. The museum features exhibitions on technology, shipping, natural history and history. Malmö Museum has an aquarium and an art museum.
Malmöhus Castle
Malmöhus is a neighbourhood of Malmö, situated in the Borough of Centrum, Malmö Municipality, Scania County (formerly Malmöhus County
Malmöhus County ( sv, Malmöhus län) was a county of Sweden 1719–1996. On 1 January 1997 it was merged ...
is also operated as a part of the museum.
Exhibitions are primarily shown at Slottsholmen and at the Technology and Maritime Museum ().
Malmö Konsthall is one of the largest exhibition halls in Europe for contemporary art, opened in 1975.
Architecture

Malmö's oldest building is
St. Peter's Church ( sv, Sankt Petri). It was built in the early 14th century in Baltic Brick Gothic probably after
St Mary's Church in Lübeck. The church is built with a
nave, two aisles, a
transept and a tower. Its exterior is characterized above all by the flying
buttresses spanning its airy arches over the aisles and
ambulatory. The tower, which fell down twice during the 15th century, got its current look in 1890. Another major church of significance is the
Church of Our Saviour, Malmö
The Church of Our Saviour ( sv, Vår Frälsares katolska församling) (which means "Catholic Parish of Our Savior") is the name given to a religious building belonging to the Catholic Church and is located in the center of the city of Malmö in the ...
, which was founded in 1870.
Another old building is
Tunneln, to the west of Sankt Petri Church, which also dates back to around 1300.
The oldest parts of Malmö were built between 1300 and 1600 during its first major period of expansion. The central city's layout, as well as some of its oldest buildings, are from this time. Many of the smaller buildings from this time are typical Scanian: two-story urban houses that show a strong Danish influence.
Recession followed in the ensuing centuries. The next expansion period was in the mid 19th century and led to the modern stone and brick city. This expansion lasted into the 20th century and can be seen by a number of
Art Nouveau
Art Nouveau (; ) is an international style of art, architecture, and applied art, especially the decorative arts. The style is known by different names in different languages: in German, in Italian, in Catalan, and also known as the Modern ...
buildings, among those in the
Malmö synagogue
Malmö Synagogue ( sv, Malmö synagoga, ) is the only synagogue in Malmö, Sweden. It was built in 1903 and designed by the architect John Smedberg. It has an Art Nouveau and Moorish Revival design, which is one of the few synagogues in Europ ...
. Malmö was relatively late to be influenced by modern ideas of
functionalist tenement architecture in the 1930s.
Around 1965, the government initiated the so-called
Million Programme, intending to offer affordable apartments in the outskirts of major Swedish cities. But this period also saw the reconstruction (and razing) of much of the historical city centre.
Since the late 1990s, Malmö has seen a more cosmopolitan architecture. (the Western Harbor), like most of the harbors to the north of the city centre, was industrial. In 2001 its reconstruction began as an urban residential neighbourhood, with 500 residential units, most were part of the exhibition
Bo01. The exhibition had two main objectives: develop self-sufficient housing units in terms of energy and greatly diminish phosphorus emissions. Among the new building's towers were the
Turning Torso, a skyscraper with a twisting design, tall, the majority of which is residential. It became Malmö's new landmark. The most recent addition (2015) is the new development of
Malmö Live
Malmö Live is an event centre in Malmö, Sweden. It opened in August 2015, containing a concert hall
A concert hall is a cultural building with a stage that serves as a performance venue and an auditorium filled with seats.
This ...
. This new building features a hotel, a concert hall, congress hall and a sky bar in the centre of Malmö.
Point Hyllie is a new commercial tower that began construction in 2018.
Other sights

The beach ''Ribersborg'', by locals usually called ''Ribban'', south-west of the harbor area, is a man-made shallow beach, stretching along Malmö's coastline. Despite Malmö's chilly climate, it is sometimes referred to as the "Copacabana of Malmö". It is the site of
Ribersborgs open-air bath
Ribersborg open-air bathhouse (''Ribersborgs kallbadhus'' in Swedish, also known as ''Ribban'' by the older and ''Kallis'' by the younger generation) is an open-air public bath on the Ribersborg beach in Malmö, Sweden approximately one kilometr ...
, opened in the 1890s.
The long boardwalk at the Western Harbor, and , has become a favorite summer hang-out for the people of Malmö and is a popular place for bathing. The harbor is particularly popular with Malmö's vibrant student community and has been the scene of several impromptu outdoor parties and gatherings.
Annual events

In the third week of August each year a festival, , fills the streets of Malmö with different kinds of cuisines and events.
BUFF International Film Festival, an international children and young people's
film festival, is held in Malmö every March.
Nordisk Panorama Film Festival
Nordisk Panorama Film Festival is an annual film festival for Nordic short and documentary films, founded in 1990 and organized by Nordisk Panorama. From 1990 to 2012, the festival rotated between different cities in the five Nordic countries. Si ...
, a film festival for
short
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Places
* Short (crater), a lunar impact crater on the near side of the Moon
* Short, Mississippi, an unincorporated community
* Short, Oklahoma, a census-designated place
People
* Short (surname)
* List of people known as ...
and
documentary films by filmmakers from the
Nordic countries
The Nordic countries (also known as the Nordics or ''Norden''; literal translation, lit. 'the North') are a geographical and cultural region in Northern Europe and the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic. It includes the sovereign states of Denmar ...
, is held every September.
Malmö Arab Film Festival
Malmö Arab Film Festival (MAFF) is an Arab film festival based in Malmö, Sweden. MAFF is widely regarded as the most influential and largest Arabic film festival in Europe, and is the only one in Scandinavia. The first edition was held in 2011 ...
(MAFF), the largest Arabic film festival in Europe, is held in Malmö.
The
Nordic Game
Nordic Game is a video game developer conference and trade show held annually in Malmö, Sweden. The Nordic Game conference is held each spring, but since 2020, an autumn event is also created each year - in November 2022 in Helsinki, Finland. T ...
conference takes place in Malmö every April/May. The event consists of conference itself, recruitment expo and game expo and attracts hundreds of "gamedev" (game development) professionals every year.
Malmö also hosts other 3rd party events that cater to all communities that reside in Malmö, including religious and political celebrations.
Media
, founded in 1870, is Malmö's largest daily newspaper. It has an average circulation of 130,000. Its main competitor is the regional daily , which has a circulation of 34,000. The tabloid still has a minimal editorial staff but is today just a version of a Stockholm tabloid. The Social Democratic was edited and printed at Malmö between 1887 and 2000.
In addition to these, a number of free-of-charge papers, generally dealing with entertainment, music and fashion have local editions (for instance ''City'', ''Rodeo'', ''Metro'' and ). Malmö is also home to the
Egmont Group
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's Swedish magazine operations. A number of local and regional radio and TV broadcasters are based in the Greater Malmö area.
Sports
Football

Malmö is home to several football teams.
Malmö FF, who play in the top-level
Allsvenskan
Allsvenskan (; en, the All-Swedish, also known as Fotbollsallsvenskan, en, the Football All-Swedish) is a Swedish professional league for men's association football clubs. It was founded in 1924 and is the top tier of the Swedish football lea ...
league, had their most successful periods in the 1970s and 1980s, when they won the league several times. In 1979, they advanced to the final of the
European Cup
The UEFA Champions League (abbreviated as UCL, or sometimes, UEFA CL) is an annual club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) and contested by top-division European clubs, deciding the competit ...
, defeating
AS Monaco,
Dynamo Kiev,
Wisła Kraków and
Austria Wien
Fußballklub Austria Wien AG (; known in English as Austria Vienna, and usually shortened to Austria (German: Österreich) in German-speaking countries, is an Austrian association football club from the capital city of Vienna. It has won the mos ...
. In the final, played at the
Munich Olympic Stadium against
Nottingham Forest, they lost by a single goal scored by
Trevor Francis just before half time. To date, they are the only Swedish football club to have reached the final of the competition.
Bosse Larsson
Bo Einar "Bosse" Larsson (2 February 1934 – 12 July 2015) was a Swedish television presenter.
Larsson started working at ''Sparbanken'' in Drottninggatan, Stockholm and after that he worked as a janitor. In 1959, he worked as a United Nation ...
and
Zlatan Ibrahimović began their football careers at Malmö FF. A second football team,
IFK Malmö, played in Sweden's top flight for about 20 years. The club's greatest achievement was reaching the quarterfinal in the European Cup. Today IFK Malmö club play in the third tier of the Swedish league system.
FC Rosengård (former LdB Malmö) are playing in the top level in
Damallsvenskan, women's football league. FC Rosengård girls have won the league 10 times and
the national cup title 5 times. In 2014, they reached the semi-final in Champions League, which they ultimately went on to lose to the German side
1. FFC Frankfurt
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Eintracht have won sev ...
. Brazilian football player
Marta
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* Marta (given name), a feminine given name
* Märta, a feminine given name
* Marta (surname)
:István Márta composer
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, widely regarded the best female football player of all time, played in FC Rosengård between 2014 and 2017.
Malmö Stadion was inaugurated for the opening match of the
1958 FIFA World Cup
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Brazil be ...
. The then world champions,
West Germany, defeated
Argentina 3–1 in front of a crowd of 31,156. A further two games in the cup were decided at the stadium.
Other sports
Malmö has athletes competing in a variety of sport.
=Ice hockey
=
The most notable other sports team is the ice hockey team
Malmö Redhawks. They were the creation of millionaire Percy Nilsson and quickly rose to the highest rank in the early to mid-1990s and won two Swedish championships, but for a number of years found themselves residing outside of the top flight. As of the 2015/2016 season they are once again competing in the top flight SHL league.
=Handball
=
A first division
handball
Handball (also known as team handball, European handball or Olympic handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of throwing it into the g ...
team,
HK Malmö
HK Malmö is a handball club based in Malmö, Sweden. The club was formed in May 2007 and plays in the highest handball division in Sweden.
The club has quickly established itself at the top of Swedish handball on the men's side
The club has ac ...
, attracts a fair amount of attendance.
=Rugby
=
Rugby union team,
Malmö RC
Malmö Rugby Club is a rugby union club from Malmö
Malmö (, ; da, Malmø ) is the largest city in the Swedish county (län) of Scania (Skåne). It is the third-largest city in Sweden, after Stockholm and Gothenburg, and the sixth-lar ...
, founded in 1954, have won 6 national championships. The club has teams for men, women and juniors.
=Gaelic football
=
Gaelic football
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has also been introduced to Malmö. The men of Malmö G.A.A. have won the Scandinavian Championships twice and the women once.
=Additional Team and Individual Sport
=
Other notable team a sports are
baseball,
American football and
Australian football
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.
Among non-team sports,
badminton and
athletics are the most popular, together with east Asian martial arts and boxing. Basketball is also fairly a big sport in the city, including the clubs
Malbas
Malbas is a professional basketball based in Malmö
Malmö (, ; da, Malmø ) is the largest city in the Swedish county (län) of Scania (Skåne). It is the third-largest city in Sweden, after Stockholm and Gothenburg, and the sixth-la ...
and
SF Srbija among others.
Women are permitted by the city council to swim topless in public swimming pools. Everyone must wear bathing attire, but covering of the breasts is not mandatory.
Twin towns & sister cities
Malmö has relations with the following cities:
*
Port Adelaide Enfield, Australia
*
Stralsund
Stralsund (; Swedish: ''Strålsund''), officially the Hanseatic City of Stralsund (German: ''Hansestadt Stralsund''), is the fifth-largest city in the northeastern German federal state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania after Rostock, Schwerin, Neub ...
, Germany
*
Szczecin
Szczecin (, , german: Stettin ; sv, Stettin ; Latin: ''Sedinum'' or ''Stetinum'') is the capital and largest city of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship in northwestern Poland. Located near the Baltic Sea and the German border, it is a major s ...
, Poland
*
Tallinn, Estonia
*
Tangshan, China
*
Vaasa, Finland
*
Varna, Bulgaria
Notable events
Notable people
See also
*
Malmö Bulltofta Airport
Malmö Bulltofta Airport ( sv, Malmö-Bulltofta flygplats; ) was the main airport for the city of Malmö, Scania, Sweden, from 1923 to 1972. Located in the Malmö city district of Kirseberg, the area has since been converted into a major park an ...
*
Chapter 4 Concerning the Friary in Malmø in ''
Chronicle of the Expulsion of the Greyfriars
The ''Chronicle of the Expulsion of the Greyfriars'' ( la, Cronica seu brevis processus in causa expulsionis fratrum minoritarum de suis cenobiis provincie Dacie, da, Krønike on Gråbrødrenes Udjagelse, or ''Gråbrødrenes Fordrivelseskrønik ...
''
*
List of governors of Malmöhus County
*
Ports of the Baltic Sea
*
''Thin Blue Line'', a 2021 TV series set in Malmö
References
* – in English. From the municipal webpage,
PDF
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format.
*
Citations
Further reading
*
Article ''Malmö''from
Nordisk familjebok
''Nordisk familjebok'' (, "Nordic Family Book") is a Swedish encyclopedia that was published in print from between 1876 and 1993, and that is now fully available in digital form via Project Runeberg at Linköping University. Despite their consi ...
, 1912
External links
* an
EnglishMalmotown.com, Malmö official visitor site
Malmöfestivalen
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