Malmö
Sign in to saveMalmö is the third-largest city in Sweden, after Stockholm and Gothenburg, and the seventh-largest city in the Nordic region. Located on the Öresund strait on the southwestern coast of Sweden, it is the largest city in Scania, with a municipal population of 365,644 in 2024, and is the gubernatorial seat of Skåne County. Malmö received its city privileges in 1353, and today Malmö's metropolitan region is home to over 700,000 people.
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Malmö is Sweden's third-largest city, located on the southwestern coast and serving as the main hub for the surrounding Scania region with a metropolitan population of over 700,000 people. The city has been an important settlement since receiving its city privileges in 1353 and remains a significant urban center in the Nordic region today.
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- History
- 1275–1658 (Denmark)
- 1658 onwards (Sweden)
- 1900–1969
- 1970–1999
- 2000s and later
- Geography
- Climate
- Transport
- Air
- Rail
- Long distance and regional trains
- Local trains
- Proposed metro
- Road network
- Buses
- Ports
- Municipality
- Demographics
- Religion
- Economy
- Education
- Culture
- Film and television
- Theatre
- Music
- Museums
- Architecture
- Other sights
- Annual events
- Media
- Sports
- Football
- Other sports
- Ice hockey
- Handball
- Rugby
- Gaelic football
- Other team and individual sports
- Twin towns and sister cities
- Notable events
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Malmö is the third-largest city in Sweden, after Stockholm and Gothenburg, and the seventh-largest city in the Nordic region. Located on the Öresund strait on the southwestern coast of Sweden, it is the largest city in Scania, with a municipal population of 365,644 in 2024, and is the gubernatorial seat of Skåne County. Malmö received its city privileges in 1353, and today Malmö's metropolitan region is home to over 700,000 people.
Malmö is the site of Sweden's only fixed direct link to continental Europe, the Öresund Bridge, completed in 2000. The bridge connects Sweden to Denmark, and carries both road and rail traffic. The Öresund Region, which includes Malmö and Copenhagen, is home to four million people.
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