By air
Copenhagen (CPH), ~25 min by train
Europe · Sweden
Malmö, Sweden
A bridge to Copenhagen and a sunny city
Getting there
Best time to visit
May to September — summer
Don't miss
The Turning Torso
Malmöhus Castle
Lilla Torg
The Öresund Bridge
Things to do
The Turning Torso
The Öresund Bridge
The castle parks
Where to eat
Sources: Photo: David Castor · CC0
What to pack
Layers
A quieter corner
Ribersborg's cold-bath house
Questions travellers ask
Can I fly into Copenhagen for Malmö?
Yes — Copenhagen (CPH) is about 25 min away by train.
Is summer the time to visit Malmö?
Yes: May to September. Bring layers.
What are Malmö's landmarks?
The Turning Torso, Malmöhus Castle and the castle parks, Lilla Torg and the Öresund Bridge. For something different, visit Ribersborg's cold-bath house.
What is Malmö's signature food?
Falafel is a Malmö staple, alongside Skåne cooking.
About Malmö
- Coastal
Where it is
Malmö is Sweden's third-largest city, in the southern province of Skåne on the Öresund strait, linked to Copenhagen in Denmark by the Öresund Bridge.
History
In the 15th century Malmö was one of Denmark's largest towns, rich from the herring fishery, and it passed to Sweden with the rest of Skåne under the Treaty of Roskilde in 1658. The Kockums shipyard made it an industrial city in the 19th and 20th centuries, and since the late 1990s it has reinvented itself with a new university on the old docks and the Öresund Bridge to Copenhagen, opened in 2000.
People
Malmö's people speak Swedish, often with the accent of Skåne, and the city is one of the most international in Sweden, with residents of nearly 180 nationalities. Many commute across the bridge to Copenhagen, and Skåne's food traditions include spettekaka, a tall cake baked on a spit.
Known for
- The Turning Torso skyscraper
- The Öresund Bridge to Copenhagen
- Malmöhus Castle
- The old square of Lilla Torg
- Ribersborg beach and its cold-bath house
Did you know?
The Turning Torso, completed in 2005, twists through a quarter turn from its base to its top and was the tallest building in Scandinavia when it opened.
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