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Malmö

Malmö is Sweden's third largest city with a population of about 352,000 (2021), and the capital of the province of Scania (Skåne) on the southern tip of the country. Malmö is a port city on the Öresund strait, facing Copenhagen on its other bank, with which it is connected by the Öresund bridge. Wikivoyage

Population 339,316 (Wikidata)

Live guide From your hotel

Before you go

Emergency numbers in Sweden

Visas and entry What your passport needs for Sweden

Getting there

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Still gathering the markets around Malmö. I'll let you know here when it's all in — or open the live guide.

Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Through the year

  1. BUFF International Film Festival

    March

    BUFF International Film Festival (Swedish: BUFF Filmfestival) is an international children and youth film festival in Malmö, Sweden, held annually in March. It was founded in 1984 and is a member of the European Children’s Film Association (ECFA).

    Official site Wikipedia

  2. Malmö Pride

    July

    Malmö Pride is organised by the city's LGBT community. July, tbc

  3. Malmöfestivalen

    August

    Malmöfestivalen is a free 8-day festival, with lots of cultural and culinary experiences. Aug, tbc

Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Malmö); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.

Eating nearby

All 18 places to eat

Somewhere to run

Getting around

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