Editing Malmö

{{short description|City in Skåne County, Sweden}}
{{about|the city in Sweden}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}}
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| caption1 = Aerial view of Malmö
| image2 = Turning_Torso_3.jpg
| caption2 = [[Turning Torso]]
| image3 = Sankt_Petri_kyrka,_Malmö,_mars_2015.jpg
| caption3 = [[St. Peter's Church, Malmö|St. Peter's Church]]
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| caption4 = [[Malmö Castle]]
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| caption5 = [[Malmö Arena]]
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| image_shield       = Malmö fulla vapen.svg
| motto              = ''Mångfald, Möten, Möjligheter''<br/>(Eng.: ''Diversity, Meetings, Possibilities'')
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| subdivision_name1  = [[Scania]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Skåne County]]
| subdivision_name3  = [[Malmö Municipality]] and<br/>[[Burlöv Municipality]]
| established_title3 = [[City status in Sweden|Charter]]
| established_date3  = 13th century
| leader_party       = [[Swedish Social Democratic Party|S]]
| leader_title       = Chair of the City Administration <!-- Kommunstyrelseordförande is not mayor. -->
| leader_name        = [[Katrin Stjernfeldt Jammeh]]
| area_footnotes     = <ref name="SCBMunArea">{{cite web |date=30 May 2012 |title=Kommunarealer den 1 January 2012 |trans-title=Municipalities in Sweden and their areas, as of 1 January 2012 |url=http://www.scb.se/Statistik/MI/MI0802/2012A01/mi0802tab3.xls |access-date=1 December 2015 |website=Statistics Sweden |language=sv |archive-date=26 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181226044145/https://www.scb.se/Statistik/MI/MI0802/2012A01/mi0802tab3.xls%20 |url-status=live }}</ref>
| area_total_km2     = 332.6
| area_land_km2      = 156.9
| area_water_km2     = 175.8
| area_metro_km2     = 2,522
| elevation_m        = 12
| population_total   = 362,133
| population_as_of   = December 2023
| population_footnotes = <ref>{{cite web |website=Statistics Sweden |title=Dorotea minst igen – och Malmö passerar 360 000 invånare |trans-title=Population - Malmö |url=https://www.scb.se/pressmeddelande/dorotea-minst-igen--och-malmo-passerar-360-000-invanare/ |access-date=26 May 2022 |archive-date=26 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220526082816/https://malmo.se/Fakta-och-statistik/Befolkning.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
| population_density_km2 = 4,049
| population_metro   = 768,119 <ref>{{cite web |title=Folkmängden efter region, civilstånd, ålder och kön. År 1968 – 2015 |trans-title=Population by region, age and sex. In 1968 – 2015 |url=http://www.statistikdatabasen.scb.se/pxweb/sv/ssd/START__BE__BE0101__BE0101A/BefolkningNy/table/tableViewLayout1/?rxid=81b511ca-a37e-4542-a343-a8626bd4d708 |access-date=31 March 2023 |website=Statistics Sweden}}</ref>
| population_demonym = Malmöite{{dubious|date=January 2025}}
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| area_code          = (+46) 40
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'''Malmö''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|m|æ|l|m|ə|audio=En-Malmö.flac}}, {{IPAc|en|-ø|generic=yes}}, {{IPAc-en|-|oʊ}};<ref>{{cite Merriam-Webster|Malmö|access-date=1 February 2019}}</ref> {{langx|sv|Malmö}} {{IPA|sv|ˈmâlːmøː||sv-Malmö.ogg}}; {{langx|da|Malmø}} {{IPA|da|ˈmælmˌøˀ|}}) is the largest city in the [[Counties of Sweden|Swedish county]] ({{lang|sv|län}}) of [[Skåne County|Skåne]] (Scania). It is the [[List of urban areas in Sweden by population|third-largest city]] in [[Sweden]], after [[Stockholm]] and [[Gothenburg]], and the [[List of urban areas in the Nordic countries|sixth-largest city]] in [[Nordic countries|the Nordic region]], with a municipal population of 365 644 in 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Befolkning i land, län och kommuner. År 2021 |trans-title=Population in the country, counties and municipalities. In 2021 |url=https://www.scb.se/hitta-statistik/statistik-efter-amne/befolkning/befolkningens-sammansattning/befolkningsstatistik/pong/tabell-och-diagram/kvartals--och-halvarsstatistik--kommun-lan-och-riket/kvartal-3-2021/ |access-date=14 December 2021 |website=Statistics Sweden |archive-date=30 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211130221825/https://www.scb.se/hitta-statistik/statistik-efter-amne/befolkning/befolkningens-sammansattning/befolkningsstatistik/pong/tabell-och-diagram/kvartals--och-halvarsstatistik--kommun-lan-och-riket/kvartal-3-2021/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The [[Metropolitan Malmö|Malmö Metropolitan Region]] is home to over 700,000 people,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner 30 september 2016 och befolkningsförändringar 1 juli–30 september 2016. Totalt |trans-title=Population in the country, counties and municipalities, 30 September 2016 and population changes 1 July to 30 September 2016. Total |url=http://www.scb.se/hitta-statistik/statistik-efter-amne/befolkning/befolkningens-sammansattning/befolkningsstatistik/pong/tabell-och-diagram/kvartals--och-halvarsstatistik--kommun-lan-och-riket/kvartal-3-2016/ |access-date=28 January 2017 |website=Statistics Sweden |archive-date=20 December 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220144211/http://www.scb.se/hitta-statistik/statistik-efter-amne/befolkning/befolkningens-sammansattning/befolkningsstatistik/pong/tabell-och-diagram/kvartals--och-halvarsstatistik--kommun-lan-och-riket/kvartal-3-2016/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and the [[Öresund Region]], which includes Malmö and [[Copenhagen]], is home to four&nbsp;million people.<ref name="geography">{{cite web |title=Geography |url=http://www.tendensoresund.org/en/geography |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100211095153/http://www.tendensoresund.org/en/geography |archive-date=11 February 2010 |access-date=29 October 2010 |publisher=Tendens Øresund}}</ref>

Malmö was one of the earliest-industrialised and most-[[Industrial Revolution|industrialised]] cities in [[Scandinavia]], and it struggled to adapt to [[post-industrial]]ism. It has undergone a major transformation since the 2000 completion of the [[Öresund Bridge]], 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.statistikdatabasen.scb.se/pxweb/sv/ssd/START__BE__BE0101__BE0101Q/UtlSvBakgGrov/table/tableViewLayout1/|title=Antal personer efter region, utländsk/svensk bakgrund och år|language=sv|access-date=7 December 2020}}</ref> The city contains many historic buildings and parks, and is also a commercial centre for the western part of [[Skåne County]]. It is also home to [[Malmö FF]], the Swedish [[association football|football]] club with the most national championships and the only Nordic club to have reached the [[1979 European Cup final|final]] of the [[UEFA Champions League|European Cup]].

Malmö has a [[#Climate|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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://malmo.se/Fakta-och-statistik/Befolkning.html|title=Befolkning - Malmö Stad|language=sv|access-date=19 December 2021|archive-date=19 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211219205353/https://malmo.se/Fakta-och-statistik/Befolkning.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In Malmö, as in the rest of Sweden, there is no official statistics on religious beliefs. There are figures suggesting that around {{fraction|1|5}} to {{fraction|1|3}} of its residents are adhering to [[Islam]],<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Street |first=Nick Shindo |date=2016-03-11 |title=How young Muslim activists in Sweden are trying to protect youths from radicalization |url=https://www.latimes.com/world/europe/la-fg-sweden-muslims-20160311-story.html |access-date=2024-05-08 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US |archive-date=31 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240331194952/https://www.latimes.com/world/europe/la-fg-sweden-muslims-20160311-story.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Sydsvenskan Muslim holidays"/> but this is an exaggeration.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2010-09-30 |title=Sweden's Quiet Revolution |url=https://www.nationalreview.com/2010/09/swedens-quiet-revolution-duncan-currie/ |access-date=2024-05-08 |website=National Review |language=en-US |archive-date=8 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240508125438/https://www.nationalreview.com/2010/09/swedens-quiet-revolution-duncan-currie/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite news |last=Orange |first=Richard |date=2020-08-29 |title=Riots rock Malmö after far-right Swedish activists burn Qur'an |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/aug/29/riots-rock-malmo-after-far-right-swedish-activists-burn-quran |access-date=2024-05-08 |work=The Observer |language=en-GB |issn=0029-7712 |archive-date=22 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200922153741/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/aug/29/riots-rock-malmo-after-far-right-swedish-activists-burn-quran/ |url-status=live }}</ref> While exact figures are missing, an estimate based on migration figures suggest around 15 percent adhere to Islam.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-09-30 |title=Nätets mörka sida
 |url =https://nyheter24.se/natets-morka-sida/876726-faktakollen-malmo-muslimer/|access-date=2025-03-08 |website=Nyheter 24 |language=sv }}</ref>

Malmö serves as a primary entry point for the majority of migrants heading to Sweden.<ref name=":0" /> Malmö is expected to have a population of 500,000 by 2050.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pmalmo.se/Om-parkering-Malmo/mediarum/aktuella-nyheter/ny-prispolicy-2022/|title=Ny prispolicy införs 2022|language=sv|access-date=14 February 2022|archive-date=14 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220214113332/https://www.pmalmo.se/Om-parkering-Malmo/mediarum/aktuella-nyheter/ny-prispolicy-2022/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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==History==
[[File:Malmo Vapenbrev.png|thumb|upright=0.7|left|Malmö's 1437 [[grant of arms]]]]
Malmö was for centuries Denmark's second-biggest city. The earliest written mention of Malmö as a city dates from 1275.<ref name="ne malmö">{{cite web |last1=Lilja |first1=Sven |last2=Nilsson |first2=Lars |title=Malmö: Historia |url=http://www.ne.se/uppslagsverk/encyklopedi/l%C3%A5ng/malm%C3%B6-%28t%C3%A4tort-ingress%29 |url-access=subscription |access-date=1 December 2015 |website=Nationalencyklopedin |publisher=NE Nationalencyklopedin |language=sv |archive-date=4 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304060001/http://www.ne.se/uppslagsverk/encyklopedi/l%C3%A5ng/malm%C3%B6-(t%C3%A4tort-ingress) |url-status=live }}</ref> It is thought to have been founded shortly before that date,<ref name="ne malmö" /> as a fortified [[quay]] or [[ferry]] berth of the [[Archbishop of Lund]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Malmös uppkomst |trans-title=Malmö Origins Part 1 |url=http://www.fotevikensmuseum.se/malmo/hist/h2/malmo_h2.htm |access-date=7 August 2015 |publisher=[[Fotevikens Museum]] |language=sv |archive-date=24 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924015114/http://www.fotevikensmuseum.se/malmo/hist/h2/malmo_h2.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> {{convert|20|km|0|abbr=off}} to the north-east. Its original name was ''Malmhaug'' (with alternative spellings), meaning "Gravel pile" or "Ore Hill".

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]] frequenting it as a [[marketplace]], and was notable for its flourishing [[herring]] fishery. In 1437, King [[Eric of Pomerania]] (King of Denmark from 1396 to 1439) granted the city's arms: [[argent]] with a [[griffin]] [[gules]], based on Eric's arms from [[Pomerania]]. The griffin's head as a symbol of Malmö extended to the entire province of [[Skåne]] from 1660.

In 1434, a new [[citadel]] was constructed at the beach south of the town. This [[fortress]], known today as [[Malmö Castle|''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.

[[File:1594 map of Elbogen.jpg|thumb|left|Malmö in 1594: [[Malmö Castle]] can be seen at far left, [[Sankt Petri Church, Malmö|Sankt Petri Church]]'s tower at centre]]

[[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 3,000 inhabitants. However, owing to the wars of [[Charles XII of Sweden]] (reigned 1697–1718) and to [[bubonic plague]] epidemics, the population dropped to 1,800 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.<ref>{{Cite web |date=20 February 2011 |title=Så har Malmö vuxit genom åren |url=http://malmo.se/Kommun--politik/Vart-Malmo/Vart-Malmo-artiklar/2011-02-20-Sa-har-Malmo-vuxit-genom-aren.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160101064647/http://malmo.se/Kommun--politik/Vart-Malmo/Vart-Malmo-artiklar/2011-02-20-Sa-har-Malmo-vuxit-genom-aren.html |archive-date=1 January 2016 |access-date=6 December 2015 |publisher=[[Malmö Municipality]] |language=sv}}</ref>

[[File:Sodergatan-1913.jpg|thumb|left|{{lang|sv|Södergatan}} in 1913]]
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]] 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===
[[File:Meeting of Scandinavian kings 2.jpeg|thumb|right|Malmö, 18 December 1914. All three kings of the Scandinavian countries, on the same balcony.]]
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]], 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]] 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 [[association football|football]]. [[IFK Malmö]] participated in the first ever edition of [[Allsvenskan]] 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's population reached 265,000 inhabitants, but this was the peak which would stand for more than 30 years.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Malmo Population 2022 (Demographics, Maps, Graphs)|url=https://worldpopulationreview.com/world-cities/malmo-population|access-date=6 February 2022|website=worldpopulationreview.com|archive-date=6 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220206224740/https://worldpopulationreview.com/world-cities/malmo-population|url-status=live}}</ref> ([[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]]. 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]] and [[Staffanstorp Municipality]], which profiled themselves as the suburbs of the upper-middle class. By 1985, Malmö had lost 37,000 inhabitants and the population was down to 225,500.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Malmo Population|url=https://worldpopulationreview.com/world-cities/malmo-population|access-date=28 July 2024}}</ref>

The [[Sweden financial crisis 1990–1994|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]], 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 attract, 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|Södra Sofielund/Seved]] district in the [[Vulnerable area#Especially vulnerable area|most severe category of urban areas with high crime rates]].<ref name="map_noa_utsatta_2015_p29">{{Cite book |url=https://polisen.se/Global/www%20och%20Intrapolis/%c3%96vriga%20rapporter/Utsatta-omraden-sociala-risker-kollektiv-formaga-o-oonskade-handelser.pdf |title=Utsatta områden – sociala risker, kollektiv förmåga och oönskade händelser |publisher=Police in Sweden – Nationella Operativa Avdelningen – December 2015 |page=29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160819054415/https://polisen.se/Global/www%20och%20Intrapolis/%C3%96vriga%20rapporter/Utsatta-omraden-sociala-risker-kollektiv-formaga-o-oonskade-handelser.pdf |archive-date=19 August 2016}}</ref><ref name="map_noa_utsatta_2017_p41">{{Cite book |url=https://polisen.se/Global/www%20och%20Intrapolis/Ovriga%20rapporter/Utsatta%20omr%c3%a5den%20-%20social%20ordning,%20kriminell%20struktur%20och%20utmaningar%20f%c3%b6r%20polisen.pdf |title=Utsatta områden – Social ordning, kriminell struktur och utmaningar för polisen / Dnr HD 44/14A203.023/2016 |date=June 2017 |publisher=[[Police in Sweden]] – Nationella operativa avdelningen – Underrättelseenheten |page=41 |access-date=22 October 2017 |archive-date=19 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171119114159/https://polisen.se/Global/www%20och%20Intrapolis/Ovriga%20rapporter/Utsatta%20omr%c3%a5den%20-%20social%20ordning,%20kriminell%20struktur%20och%20utmaningar%20f%c3%b6r%20polisen.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2023, however, the situation in [[Södra Sofielund|Södra Sofielund/Seved]] was deemed as improving, and it was re-categorised to a [[Vulnerable area#Risk area|risk area]], the less severe category.<ref>{{cite book |title=Lägesbild över utsatta områden: Regeringsuppdrag 2023 |date=November 2023 |publisher=Polismyndigheten |pages=38–40 |url=https://polisen.se/siteassets/dokument/ovriga_rapporter/utsatta-omraden/lagesbild-over-utsatta-omraden-2023.pdf |access-date=18 December 2023}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{Cite web |date=20 December 2019 |title=Översiktsplan för Nyhamnen |url=https://malmo.se/download/18.38c6709716cae2cad392c813/1577969982708/F%C3%96P_2037_Nyhamnen_antagen_20191219%20lowlow.pdf |access-date=20 December 2021 |publisher=[[Malmö Municipality]] |language=sv |archive-date=20 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211220202728/https://malmo.se/download/18.38c6709716cae2cad392c813/1577969982708/F%C3%96P_2037_Nyhamnen_antagen_20191219%20lowlow.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>

The [[Middle Eastern crisis (2023–present)|conflicts in the Middle East]] since 2023 have affected society in Malmö, since many of its citizens have roots and family ties to the [[Levant]]. Hours after the [[2023 Hamas-led attack on Israel|Hamas attack on Israel]], Malmö was in the spotlight when people took to the streets, waved Palestinian and other Middle Eastern flags in a caravan of cars. Some people celebrated and fired fireworks. As a result of the celebration, the long-standing collaboration between the Jewish community and the Islamic Academy was put on ice. When Malmö hosted [[Eurovision 2024]], there were enormous demonstrations and protests to stop [[Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024|Israel's participation]]. Furthermore, the conflict has caused conflicts in schools, especially in the classrooms. Large war-related protests take place in Malmö every weekend. The cityscape in Malmö has changed during the war, where Palestinian flags hang on building facades and the former "drug roundabout" on Möllevången has been renamed the "Gaza Roundabout".<ref> {{Cite news |date= 6 October 2024|title= Kriget i Gaza har satt djupa spår i Malmö: "Ett av de svåraste åren i mitt liv"|work= Sveriges television|url= https://www.svt.se/nyheter/lokalt/skane/kriget-i-gaza-har-satt-djupa-spar-i-malmo-ett-av-de-svaraste-aren-i-mitt-liv}}</ref> [[Antisemitism]] remains a concern in Malmö and antisemitic incidents has risen since the start of the war.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Lidor |first1=Canaan |title=Protesters chant 'bomb Israel' and burn flag outside synagogue in Sweden |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/protesters-chant-bomb-israel-and-burn-flag-outside-synagogue-in-sweden/ |website=The Times of Israel |access-date=11 June 2024}}</ref>

==Geography==
[[File:Malmö by Sentinel-2, 2020-06-25.jpg|thumb|Satellite image of Malmö by ESA Sentinel-2]]
Malmö is located at [[13th meridian east|13°00' east]] and 55°35' north, near the southwestern tip of Sweden, in [[Skåne County]].

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 {{convert|8|km|0|abbr=off}} (the whole link totalling 16&nbsp;km), with pylons reaching {{convert|204.5|m|1|abbr=off}} vertically. Apart from the [[Helsingborg]]-[[Helsingør]] ferry links further north, most ferry connections have been discontinued.

===Climate===
[[File:A view of Malmö from a plane window, August 2015.jpg|thumb|A view of Malmö from a plane window, August 2015]]
[[File:Vattentornet vid Pildammarna.jpg|thumb|left|[[Pildammsparken]] with the old water tower]]
Malmö, like the rest of southern Sweden, has an [[oceanic climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|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]] 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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nederbörd Solsken Och Strålning Året 2014 |trans-title=Precipitation and Sunshine 2014 (Historical Normals section) |url=http://data.smhi.se/met/climate/time_series/year/vov_pdf/SMHI_vov_precipitation_sunshine_14.pdf?98231 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160101064647/http://data.smhi.se/met/climate/time_series/year/vov_pdf/SMHI_vov_precipitation_sunshine_14.pdf?98231 |archive-date=1 January 2016 |access-date=15 April 2015 |publisher=[[Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute]] (SMHI)}}</ref>

Summers are mild with average high temperatures of {{convert|20|to|23|C|F}} and lows of around {{convert|11|to|13|C|F}}. Heat waves during the summer arise occasionally. Winters are fairly cold and windy, with temperatures steady between {{convert|-3|and|4|C|F}}, but it rarely drops below {{convert|-10|°C|°F|abbr=on}}.

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,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Average Weather in Malmö, Sweden, Year-Round – Weather Spark |url=https://weatherspark.com/y/76106/Average-Weather-in-Malm%C3%B6-Sweden-Year-Round |access-date=18 March 2019 |website=weatherspark.com |archive-date=3 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803185052/https://weatherspark.com/y/76106/Average-Weather-in-Malm%C3%B6-Sweden-Year-Round |url-status=live }}</ref> and some winters are free of snow.

{{Weather box
|location = Malmö, 1991–2018; extremes since 1901
|collapsed = 
|metric first = Yes
|single line = Yes
|Jan record high C = 10.8
|Feb record high C = 14.1
|Mar record high C = 19.5
|Apr record high C = 26.2
|May record high C = 29.6
|Jun record high C = 34.0
|Jul record high C = 33.2
|Aug record high C = 33.6
|Sep record high C = 29.4
|Oct record high C = 22.8
|Nov record high C = 17.4
|Dec record high C = 11.9
|year record high C = 34.0
|Jan high C = 2.9
|Feb high C = 3.0
|Mar high C = 6.7
|Apr high C = 12.6
|May high C = 17.6
|Jun high C = 20.5
|Jul high C = 23.2
|Aug high C = 22.3
|Sep high C = 18.6
|Oct high C = 12.6
|Nov high C = 8.0
|Dec high C = 4.8
|year high C = 
|Jan avg record high C = 8.0
|Feb avg record high C = 7.7
|Mar avg record high C = 13.8
|Apr avg record high C = 19.2
|May avg record high C = 24.6
|Jun avg record high C = 26.9
|Jul avg record high C = 29.2
|Aug avg record high C = 28.2
|Sep avg record high C = 23.7
|Oct avg record high C = 17.8
|Nov avg record high C = 12.5
|Dec avg record high C = 9.2
|year avg record high C = 29.9
|Jan mean C = 0.8
|Feb mean C = 0.8
|Mar mean C = 3.4
|Apr mean C = 8.0
|May mean C = 12.7
|Jun mean C = 15.9
|Jul mean C = 18.5
|Aug mean C = 18.0
|Sep mean C = 14.7
|Oct mean C = 9.5
|Nov mean C = 5.8
|Dec mean C = 2.8
|year mean C = 
|Jan low C = -1.4
|Feb low C = -1.5
|Mar low C = 0.0
|Apr low C = 3.4
|May low C = 7.7
|Jun low C = 11.2
|Jul low C = 13.8
|Aug low C = 13.7
|Sep low C = 10.7
|Oct low C = 6.4
|Nov low C = 3.6
|Dec low C = 0.7
|year low C = 
|Jan avg record low C = -11.1
|Feb avg record low C = -8.6
|Mar avg record low C = -7.1
|Apr avg record low C = -2.9
|May avg record low C = 1.0
|Jun avg record low C = 5.8
|Jul avg record low C = 9.4
|Aug avg record low C = 8.0
|Sep avg record low C = 3.3
|Oct avg record low C = -2.1
|Nov avg record low C = -4.4
|Dec avg record low C = -7.7
|year avg record low C = -13.4
|Jan record low C = -28.0
|Feb record low C = -23.1
|Mar record low C = -23.3
|Apr record low C = -12.1
|May record low C = -4.5
|Jun record low C = -0.1
|Jul record low C = 2.5
|Aug record low C = 3.0
|Sep record low C = -4.0
|Oct record low C = -8.5
|Nov record low C = -15.0
|Dec record low C = -22.2
|year record low C = -28.0
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 58.0
|Feb precipitation mm = 39.7
|Mar precipitation mm = 38.5
|Apr precipitation mm = 30.0
|May precipitation mm = 39.9
|Jun precipitation mm = 67.3
|Jul precipitation mm = 71.1
|Aug precipitation mm = 86.3
|Sep precipitation mm = 42.3
|Oct precipitation mm = 66.7
|Nov precipitation mm = 64.2
|Dec precipitation mm = 69.4
|year precipitation mm = 673.2
|Jan sun = 43.6
|Feb sun = 64.4
|Mar sun = 138.9
|Apr sun = 222.9
|May sun = 274.4
|Jun sun = 271.5
|Jul sun = 272.1
|Aug sun = 236.0
|Sep sun = 188.1
|Oct sun = 115.9
|Nov sun = 56.8
|Dec sun = 33.1
|year sun = 
|source 1 = SMHI Open Data<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.smhi.se/klimatdata/meteorologi/ladda-ner-meteorologiska-observationer/#param=precipitationMonthlySum,stations=all,stationid=52350 |title=SMHI Open Data |language=sv |publisher=SMHI |access-date=21 April 2019 |archive-date=11 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190411092753/https://www.smhi.se/klimatdata/meteorologi/ladda-ner-meteorologiska-observationer#param=precipitationMonthlySum,stations=all,stationid=52350 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|date=April 2015
|source 2 = SMHI Average Data 2002–2018<ref name=eather2>{{cite web |url=http://www.smhi.se/klimatdata/meteorologi/temperatur/2.1240 |title=Statistics from Weather Stations |language=sv |access-date=21 April 2019 |publisher=SMHI |date=21 April 2019 |archive-date=2 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190502092934/http://www.smhi.se/klimatdata/meteorologi/temperatur/2.1240 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
}}

{{Weather box
|location= [[Malmö Airport]] (1991–2020)
|single line= Yes
|metric first= Yes
|Jan high C= 3.2
|Feb high C= 3.5
|Mar high C= 6.6
|Apr high C= 12.3
|May high C= 17.1
|Jun high C= 20.2
|Jul high C= 22.7
|Aug high C= 22.3
|Sep high C= 18.0
|Oct high C= 12.5
|Nov high C= 7.6
|Dec high C= 4.5
|year high C= 12.5
|Jan mean C= 1.2
|Feb mean C= 1.2
|Mar mean C= 3.3
|Apr mean C= 7.7
|May mean C= 12.3
|Jun mean C= 15.7
|Jul mean C= 18.2
|Aug mean C= 17.9
|Sep mean C= 14.2
|Oct mean C= 9.5
|Nov mean C= 5.5
|Dec mean C= 2.6
|year mean C= 9.1
|Jan low C= -1.0
|Feb low C= -0.9
|Mar low C= 0.3
|Apr low C= 3.5
|May low C= 7.6
|Jun low C= 11.3
|Jul low C= 13.7
|Aug low C= 13.7
|Sep low C= 10.6
|Oct low C= 6.7
|Nov low C= 3.4
|Dec low C= 0.5
|year low C= 5.8
|precipitation colour= green
|Jan precipitation mm= 55.6
|Feb precipitation mm= 42.4
|Mar precipitation mm= 40.9
|Apr precipitation mm= 33.6
|May precipitation mm= 41.1
|Jun precipitation mm= 64.0
|Jul precipitation mm= 62.0
|Aug precipitation mm= 72.8
|Sep precipitation mm= 55.9
|Oct precipitation mm= 64.5
|Nov precipitation mm= 59.5
|Dec precipitation mm= 65.8
|year precipitation mm= 658.1
|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm
|Jan precipitation days= 10.5
|Feb precipitation days= 8.7
|Mar precipitation days= 8.3
|Apr precipitation days= 6.3
|May precipitation days= 7.6
|Jun precipitation days= 9.1
|Jul precipitation days= 8.5
|Aug precipitation days= 10.2
|Sep precipitation days= 8.2
|Oct precipitation days= 10.6
|Nov precipitation days= 11.1
|Dec precipitation days= 12.4
|year precipitation days= 111.5
|source =[[NOAA]],<ref name=WMOCLINO>{{cite web
  |url =https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/2.2/data/0-data/Region-6-WMO-Normals-9120/Sweden/CSV/Malmo_A_02635.csv
  |title =World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991–2020: Malmo-02635
  |publisher =[[NCEI|National Centers for Environmental Information]]
  |format = CSV
  |access-date =2 August 2023
  |archive-date =23 March 2024
  |archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20240323125221/https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/2.2/data/0-data/Region-6-WMO-Normals-9120/Sweden/CSV/Malmo_A_02635.csv
  |archive-format=CSV
  |url-status =live
  }}</ref>}}

{{Weather box
|location = Malmö 2002-2021
|collapsed = Yes
|metric first = Yes
|single line  = Yes
|
|Jan high C = 4.3
|Feb high C = 4.3
|Mar high C = 7.2
|Apr high C = 12.0
|May high C = 17.2
|Jun high C = 20.4
|Jul high C = 22.9
|Aug high C = 22.4
|Sep high C = 17.9
|Oct high C = 13.6
|Nov high C = 8.6
|Dec high C = 5.2
|year high C = 
|Jan mean C = 1.7
|Feb mean C = 1.7
|Mar mean C = 3.9
|Apr mean C = 7.7
|May mean C = 12.5
|Jun mean C = 16.0
|Jul mean C = 18.3
|Aug mean C = 18.2
|Sep mean C = 14.2
|Oct mean C = 10.4
|Nov mean C = 6.0
|Dec mean C = 2.7
|year mean C = 
|Jan low C = -0.4
|Feb low C = -0.4
|Mar low C = 1.0
|Apr low C = 3.7
|May low C = 8.1
|Jun low C = 11.9
|Jul low C = 14.1
|Aug low C = 14.3
|Sep low C = 10.8
|Oct low C = 7.7
|Nov low C = 4.0
|Dec low C = 0.7
|year low C = 
|source 1 = SMHI Open Data<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.smhi.se/klimatdata/meteorologi/ladda-ner-meteorologiska-observationer/#param=precipitationMonthlySum,stations=all,stationid=53430 |title = Nederbörd för Malmö|access-date = 27 January 2022 |language = sv |publisher = SMHI |date = January 2022 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190411092753/https://www.smhi.se/klimatdata/meteorologi/ladda-ner-meteorologiska-observationer#param=precipitationMonthlySum,stations=all,stationid=53430 |archive-date = 11 April 2019 |url-status = live }}</ref>
|source 2 = SMHI Average Data 2002–2019<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.smhi.se/klimatdata/meteorologi/temperatur|title=SMHI Data för väder och vatten|publisher=[[Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute]]|language=sv|access-date=27 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190426200812/https://www.smhi.se/klimatdata/meteorologi/temperatur|archive-date=26 April 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>
}}

==Transport==
[[File:Oresund bridge.jpg|thumb|The [[Öresund Bridge]], connecting Malmö to [[Copenhagen]] and the [[Scandinavian Peninsula]] with [[Central Europe|Central]] and [[Western Europe]] through Denmark.]]
[[File:Øresundståg.JPG|thumb|The [[Øresundståg|Öresund Line]]]]

Öresund Line trains cross the Öresund Bridge every 15 minutes (hourly during night) connecting Malmö to [[Copenhagen]], and [[Copenhagen Airport]]. The trip takes around 40 minutes. Additionally, some of the [[X 2000]] and [[Intercity train]]s to [[Stockholm]], [[Gothenburg]], and [[Kalmar]] cross the bridge, stopping at Copenhagen Airport. In March 2005, excavation began on a new railway connection called the [[City Tunnel (Malmö)|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 railway station|Hyllie Station]], 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]].

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]] 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]] at [[Barents Sea]]. The European route to [[Jönköping]]–Stockholm ([[European route E4|E4]]) starts at Helsingborg. Main roads in the directions of [[Växjö]]–Kalmar, [[Kristianstad]]–[[Karlskrona]], [[Ystad]] ([[European route E65|E65]]), and [[Trelleborg]] start as [[freeway]]s.

Malmö has {{convert|410|km|mi}} of bike paths; approximately 40% of all commuting is done by bicycle.

===Buses===
[[File:Malmoexpressen Malmo Central 20140618 0005 (14270129978).jpg|thumb|City bus at Malmö Central Station]]
{{Main|Buses in Malmö}}
Malmö has an extensive network of buses within the city, and is also the destination of many regional bus lines from the rest of Skåne. The bus network replaced the [[Trams in Malmö|tram network]] that existed from 1887 to 1973.

=== Ports ===
The city has two industrial harbours; one is still in active use and is the largest Nordic port for car imports.<ref>{{Cite web |year=2012 |title=Cars |url=http://www.cmport.com/ |access-date=1 December 2015 |publisher=[[Copenhagen Malmö Port]] |archive-date=29 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130729055128/http://www.cmport.com/ |url-status=live }}</ref> It also has two marinas: the publicly owned Limhamn Marina ({{Coord|55|35|N|12|55|E}}) and the private Lagunen ({{Coord|55|35|N|12|56|E}}), both offering a limited number of guest docks.

===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]] – [[Hyllie station]] – [[Svågertorp railway station|Malmö South/Svågertorp]] – [[Persborg]] – [[Rosengård]] – [[Östervärn]] – [[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.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.skane.se/organisation-politik/Vart-uppdrag-inom-kollektivtrafik/Nya-linjer-och-fordon/Nya-taglinjer-och-stationer/Malmoringen/ |title=Continental Railway (Malmö Ring)|website=www.skane.se |access-date=15 January 2019 |archive-date=16 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190116045817/https://www.skane.se/organisation-politik/Vart-uppdrag-inom-kollektivtrafik/Nya-linjer-och-fordon/Nya-taglinjer-och-stationer/Malmoringen/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Malmö ännu närmare med kontinentalbanan|trans-title=Malmö even closer with the continental railway |url=https://malmo.se/Stadsplanering--trafik/Stadsplanering--visioner/Framtidens-kollektivtrafik/Persontrafik-pa-Kontinentalbanan.html |website=malmo.se/Stadsplanering |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190130053755/https://malmo.se/Stadsplanering--trafik/Stadsplanering--visioner/Framtidens-kollektivtrafik/Persontrafik-pa-Kontinentalbanan.html |archive-date=30 January 2019 |access-date=15 January 2019}}</ref>

===Proposed metro===
The [[Öresund Metro]] is a proposed [[rapid transit]] network linking Malmö with the existing [[Copenhagen Metro]] through a 22&nbsp;km tunnel under the Öresund.<ref>{{Cite news |date=30 May 2018 |title=Denmark — Sweden cross-border metro project moves forward |url=https://www.metro-report.com/news/single-view/view/denmark-sweden-cross-border-metro-project-moves-forward.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190809141037/https://www.metro-report.com/news/single-view/view/denmark-sweden-cross-border-metro-project-moves-forward.html |archive-date=9 August 2019 |access-date=12 July 2019 |website=Metro Report}}</ref> 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]]. The Galeon is the only larger area in [[Västra hamnen]] 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.<ref>{{Cite web |date=3 March 2021 |title=Galeonen - Malmö Stad |url=https://malmo.se/Stadsutveckling/Stadsutvecklingsomraden/Vastra-Hamnen/Galeonen.html |access-date=20 December 2021 |publisher=[[Malmö Municipality]] |language=sv |archive-date=20 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211220203126/https://malmo.se/Stadsutveckling/Stadsutvecklingsomraden/Vastra-Hamnen/Galeonen.html |url-status=live }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://oresundsmetro.com/sites/oresundsmetro.com/files/media/document/Fact%20sheet%203%20The%20%C3%96resund%20Metro%20our%20future%20connection%202018.pdf|title=The Öresund Metro – our future connection|language=en|access-date=26 January 2022|archive-date=26 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220126201721/https://oresundsmetro.com/sites/oresundsmetro.com/files/media/document/Fact%20sheet%203%20The%20%C3%96resund%20Metro%20our%20future%20connection%202018.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Municipality==
{{Main|Malmö Municipality}}
[[File:Malmö rådhus, Stortorget, Malmö.jpg|thumb|Malmö's old city hall.]]
Malmö Municipality is an administrative unit defined by geographical borders, consisting of the ''City of Malmö''<ref>In all official contexts, the town Malmö calls itself "Malmö stad" (or City of Malmö), as does a small number of other Swedish municipalities, and especially the other two metropolitans of Sweden: [[Stockholm]] and [[Gothenburg]]. However, the term ''[[City of Sweden|city]]'' has administratively been discontinued in Sweden.</ref> and its immediate surroundings.

Malmö (''Malmö tätort'') consists of the urban part of the municipality together with the small town of [[Arlöv]] in [[Burlöv Municipality]]. Both municipalities also include smaller [[Urban areas in Sweden|urban areas]] and rural areas, such as the suburbs of [[Oxie]] and [[Åkarp]]. ''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.<ref>{{Cite book |url=http://malmo.se/download/18.1d68919c1431f1e2a96c8e4/1389601836575/malmo%CC%88kommisionen_rapport_engelsk_web.pdf |title=Malmö's path towards a sustainable future |date=December 2013 |publisher=The Commission for a Socially Sustainable Malmö |access-date=1 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208153750/http://malmo.se/download/18.1d68919c1431f1e2a96c8e4/1389601836575/malmo%CC%88kommisionen_rapport_engelsk_web.pdf |archive-date=8 December 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref>{{primary source inline|date=March 2014}}

==Demographics==
{| class="wikitable floatright"
|+ Immigrant population by country of birth (2024)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.statistikdatabasen.scb.se/pxweb/sv/ssd/START__BE__BE0101__BE0101E/FolkmRegFlandK/ | title=Folkmängden efter region, födelseland och kön. År 2000 - 2024 | access-date=20 April 2025 | archive-date=6 October 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221006012016/https://www.statistikdatabasen.scb.se/pxweb/sv/ssd/START__BE__BE0101__BE0101E/FolkmRegFlandK/ | url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
! Country || Population
|-
|Foreign-born || style="text-align:right;"|131,764 (36%)
|-
|{{flagu|Iraq}} || style="text-align:right;"|11,600
|-
|{{flagu|Syria}} || style="text-align:right;"|9,407
|-
|{{flagu|Denmark}} || style="text-align:right;"|7,919
|-
|{{flagu|Yugoslavia}} || style="text-align:right;"|6,894
|-
|{{flagu|Poland}} || style="text-align:right;"|6,459
|-
|{{flagu|Bosnia and Herzegovina}} || style="text-align:right;"|6,268
|-
|{{flagu|Afghanistan}} || style="text-align:right;"|5,591
|-
|{{flagu|Lebanon}} || style="text-align:right;"|4,638
|-
|{{flagu|Iran}} || style="text-align:right;"|4,467
|-
|{{flagu|Pakistan}} || style="text-align:right;"|3,924
|-
|{{flagu|Turkey}} || style="text-align:right;"|2,993
|-
|{{flagu|Romania}} || style="text-align:right;"|2,642
|-
|{{flagu|India}} || style="text-align:right;"|2,635
|-
|{{flagu|Somalia}} || style="text-align:right;"|2,542
|-
|{{flagu|Germany}} || style="text-align:right;"|2,359
|-
|{{flagu|North Macedonia}} || style="text-align:right;"|2,062
|-
|{{flagu|Vietnam}} || style="text-align:right;"|1,985
|-
|{{flagu|United Kingdom}} || style="text-align:right;"|1,685
|-
|{{flagu|Serbia}} || style="text-align:right;" |1,652
|-
|{{flagu|Hungary}} || style="text-align:right;"|1,509
|-
|{{flagu|United States}} || style="text-align:right;"|1,484
|-
|{{flagu|Finland}} || style="text-align:right;"|1,363
|-
|{{flagu|Thailand}} || style="text-align:right;"|1,352
|-
|{{flagu|China}} || style="text-align:right;"|1,351
|-
|{{flagu|Chile}} || style="text-align:right;"|1,318
|-
|{{flagu|Italy}} || style="text-align:right;"|1,280
|-
|{{flagu|Croatia}} || style="text-align:right;"|1,256
|-
|{{flagu|Ukraine}} || style="text-align:right;"|1,241
|-
|{{flagu|Russia}} || style="text-align:right;"|1,283
|-
|{{flagu|Kosovo}} || style="text-align:right;"|1,142
|-
|{{flagu|Greece}} || style="text-align:right;"|1,054
|-
|{{flagu|Morocco}} || style="text-align:right;"|1,016
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[[File:Malmö population pyramid in 2022.svg|thumb|Malmö Municipality population pyramid in 2022]]{{Historical populations|1810|10202|1820|12153|1830|14884|1840|17370|1850|21079|1860|27185|1870|34395|1880|48206|1890|61126|1900|81401|1910|106831|1920|124304|1930|139334|1940|162002|1950|198856|1960|234453|1970|265505|1980|233803|1990|233887|2000|259579|2010|298963|2020|347949|cols=1|source=<ref>{{cite web |title=Folkmängd 1810-1990
|trans-title=Population 1810-1990|url=http://rystad.ddb.umu.se:8080/FolkNet/index.jsp}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Population by region, marital status, age and sex. Year 1968 - 2024
|url=https://www.statistikdatabasen.scb.se/pxweb/en/ssd/START__BE__BE0101__BE0101A/BefolkningNy/|publisher=[[Statistics Sweden]]}}</ref>{{efn|Population numbers are for current borders, including the now-annexed settlements of Bunkeflo, Fosie, Glostorp, Husie, Limhamn, Lockarp, Oxie, Södra Sallerup, Tygelsjö, Västra Klagstorp and Västra Skrävlinge.}}}}Malmö has a young population by Swedish standards, with almost half of the population under the age of 35 (48.2%).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Population by region, marital status, age and sex. Year 1968 - 2019 |url=http://www.statistikdatabasen.scb.se/pxweb/en/ssd/START__BE__BE0101__BE0101A/BefolkningNy/ |access-date=8 April 2020 |website=Statistikdatabasen |archive-date=19 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200419165743/http://www.statistikdatabasen.scb.se/pxweb/en/ssd/START__BE__BE0101__BE0101A/BefolkningNy/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

After 1971, Malmö had 265,000 inhabitants, but the population then dropped to 229,000 by 1985.<ref>[[Nationalencyklopedin]], Article ''Malmö''</ref> It then began to rise again, and had passed the previous record by the 1 January 2003 census, when it had 265,481 inhabitants.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Befolkningsprognos för Malmö |trans-title=Population forecast for Malmö |url=http://www.malmo.se/faktaommalmopolitik/statistik/01befolkning/befolkningsprognosformalmo.4.33aee30d103b8f15916800028318.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928002025/http://www.malmo.se/faktaommalmopolitik/statistik/01befolkning/befolkningsprognosformalmo.4.33aee30d103b8f15916800028318.html |archive-date=28 September 2007 |access-date=29 December 2007 |publisher=Malmö Stad |language=sv}}</ref> The total population of the urban area was 280,415 in December 2010. On 27 April 2011, the population of Malmö reached the 300,000 mark.<ref>{{Cite news |date=27 April 2011 |title=Nu är vi över 300 000 |trans-title=We are now more than 300,000 |work=[[Sydsvenskan]] |url=http://www.sydsvenskan.se/malmo/article1452296/Nu-ar-vi-over-300-000.html |url-status=dead |access-date=1 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110430104850/http://www.sydsvenskan.se/malmo/article1452296/Nu-ar-vi-over-300-000.html |archive-date=30 April 2011}}</ref> In 2017 the total population of the city was 316,588 inhabitants out of a municipal total of 338,230.<ref name="scb2018">{{cite web |website=www.statistikdatabasen.scb.se |title=Landareal Tatort |url=http://www.statistikdatabasen.scb.se/pxweb/sv/ssd/START__MI__MI0810__MI0810A/LandarealTatort/?rxid=546e87f6-5dc3-4535-994e-b301c2515080}} {{Dead link|date=March 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

Malmö is a diverse city with inhabitants from 179 different nationalities.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://malmo.se/Fakta-och-statistik/Befolkning.html|title=Befolkning|lang=sv|publisher=[[Malmö stad]]|year=2025|access-date=20 April 2025}}</ref> In 2019, approximately 55.5%, up from 17% in 1986,<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Anderson |first=Tessa |date=2014-08-01 |title=Malmo: A city in transition |url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0264275114000146 |journal=Cities |volume=39 |pages=10–20 |doi=10.1016/j.cities.2014.01.005 |issn=0264-2751}}</ref> of the population of Malmö municipality (190,849 residents) had at least one parent born abroad.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Number of persons with foreign or Swedish background (detailed division) by region, age and sex. Year 2002–2018 |access-date=8 April 2020 |url=http://www.statistikdatabasen.scb.se/pxweb/en/ssd/START__BE__BE0101__BE0101Q/UtlSvBakgFin/table/tableViewLayout1/?rxid=86abd797-7854-4564-9150-c9b06ae3ab07c9b06ae3ab07 |website=www.statistikdatabasen.scb.se}}</ref> The statistics from 2020 show that 120,517 are foreign born, 43,740 are born in Sweden and 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]], former Yugoslavia and [[Denmark]] are the main sources of immigration.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Statistik om Malmö |url=http://www.ssd.scb.se/databaser/makro/SubTable.asp?yp=bergman&xu=scb&omradekod=BE&huvudtabell=UtlSvBakgTot&omradetext=Befolkning&tabelltext=Antal+personer+med+utl%E4ndsk+eller+svensk+bakgrund+efter+region%2C+civilst%E5nd%2C+%E5lder+och+k%F6n%2E+%C5r&preskat=O&prodid=BE0101&starttid=2002&stopptid=2006&Fromwhere=M&lang=1&langdb=1 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140305151903/http://www.ssd.scb.se/databaser/makro/SubTable.asp?yp=bergman&xu=scb&omradekod=BE&huvudtabell=UtlSvBakgTot&omradetext=Befolkning&tabelltext=Antal+personer+med+utl%E4ndsk+eller+svensk+bakgrund+efter+region%2C+civilst%E5nd%2C+%E5lder+och+k%F6n%2E+%C5r&preskat=O&prodid=BE0101&starttid=2002&stopptid=2006&Fromwhere=M&lang=1&langdb=1 |url-status=dead |archive-date=5 March 2014 |website=ssd.scb.se |id=Search data for Malmö through the search bar.}}</ref><ref name="malmo.se">{{Cite web |author=Necmi Incegül |title=Statistik om Malmö - Malmö stad |url=http://www.malmo.se/Kommun--politik/Om-oss/Statistik-om-Malmo.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100412100342/http://www.malmo.se/Kommun--politik/Om-oss/Statistik-om-Malmo.html |archive-date=12 April 2010 |access-date=15 September 2011 |website=Malmo.se}}</ref>

[[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.<ref name="SCBMetrArea">{{Cite web|website= www.scb.se|title=Definitions of Metropolitan Areas in Sweden |url=http://www.scb.se/Grupp/regionalt/rg0104/Storstadsomr.xls |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061230171817/http://www.scb.se/Grupp/regionalt/rg0104/Storstadsomr.xls |archive-date=30 December 2006 |access-date=12 October 2008}}</ref> {{As of|2024}}, its population was recorded as 780,035.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Population by region, marital status, age and sex. Year 1968 - 2024 |url=http://www.statistikdatabasen.scb.se/pxweb/en/ssd/START__BE__BE0101__BE0101A/BefolkningNy/ |access-date=20 April 2025 |website=Statistikdatabasen |archive-date=19 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200419165743/http://www.statistikdatabasen.scb.se/pxweb/en/ssd/START__BE__BE0101__BE0101A/BefolkningNy/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The region covers an area of {{convert|2522|km²}}.<ref name="SCBMunArea" /> The municipalities included, apart from Malmö, are [[Burlöv Municipality|Burlöv]], [[Eslöv Municipality|Eslöv]], [[Höör Municipality|Höör]], [[Kävlinge Municipality|Kävlinge]], [[Lomma Municipality|Lomma]], [[Lund Municipality|Lund]], [[Skurup Municipality|Skurup]], [[Staffanstorp Municipality|Staffanstorp]], [[Svedala Municipality|Svedala]], [[Trelleborg Municipality|Trelleborg]] and [[Vellinge Municipality|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.<ref name="Årsredovisning">{{Cite web |title=Årsredovisning 2019 |website=Svenska Kyrkan Malmö |url=https://www.svenskakyrkan.se/malmo/om-svenska-kyrkan-malmo/arsredovisning-2019 |access-date=12 June 2021 |archive-date=17 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210517225037/https://www.svenskakyrkan.se/malmo/om-svenska-kyrkan-malmo/arsredovisning-2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> 
There exist several [[Catholic]] communities in Malmö,  one being the [[Church of Our Saviour, Malmö]] with 7,500 members.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Vår Frälsares församling |trans-title=Church of Our Saviour |url=https://www.katolskakyrkan.se/hitta-din-narmaste-kyrka-eller-forsamling/var-fralsare-malmo |access-date=13 June 2021 |website=Vår Frälsare, Malmö |language=sv |archive-date=13 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210613083135/https://www.katolskakyrkan.se/hitta-din-narmaste-kyrka-eller-forsamling/var-fralsare-malmo |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[Islam]] is the second-largest religion, making up approximately {{fraction|1|3}} of the city's population.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tercatin |first=Rossella |date=2019 |title=Challenging Swedish city of Malmo honors Jewish-Muslim organization |url=https://www.jpost.com/Diaspora/Challenging-Swedish-city-of-Malmo-honors-Jewish-Muslim-organization-612088}}</ref><ref name="Sydsvenskan Muslim holidays">{{cite news|url=https://www.sydsvenskan.se/2024-04-19/var-tredje-malmoelev-borta-under-muslimska-firandet/|first=Inas|last=Hamdan|title=Var tredje Malmöelev borta under muslimska firandet|trans-title=One in three Malmö school children absent during the Muslim holidays|language=sv|work=Sydsvenskan|date=19 April 2024|access-date=2 January 2025}}</ref>{{bsn|date=January 2025}} [[Malmö Mosque]] was opened in 1984 and is managed by the Islamic Center.<ref name="Islamic Center">{{cite web |title=Historik – tiden, platsen, tanken och framtiden |url=https://www.mosken.se/historik |website=Islamic Centre |access-date=12 June 2021 |archive-date=17 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210517013417/https://www.mosken.se/historik |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Mahmood Mosque (Malmö)|Mahmood Mosque]] opened in 2016, and serves the [[Ahmadiyya]] community.<ref name="Lembke 2017">{{cite web |last=Lembke |first=Judi |title=The Most Stunning Mosques In Sweden |url=https://theculturetrip.com/europe/sweden/articles/the-most-stunning-mosques-in-sweden |website=Culture Trip |language=en |date=23 December 2017 |access-date=15 June 2024 |archive-date=15 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240615183922/https://theculturetrip.com/europe/sweden/articles/the-most-stunning-mosques-in-sweden |url-status=live }}</ref>

Malmö has one synagogue, [[Malmö Synagogue]], and two congregations: one [[orthodox Jew|orthodox]] and one egalitarian.<ref name="JFM comm">{{Cite web|title=Welcome to our community|website=Judiska Församlingen Malmö [Jewish Community of Malmö]|url=https://www.jfm.se/the-jewish-community-of-malmo/|language=en|access-date=12 February 2022|archive-date=14 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220214141707/https://www.jfm.se/the-jewish-community-of-malmo/|url-status=live}}</ref> The Jewish community has a membership of 500.<ref name="JFM history">{{Cite web|title=Vår historia|trans-title=Our history|website=Judiska Församlingen Malmö|url=https://www.jfm.se/om-judiska-forsamlingen/var-historia/|access-date=12 June 2021|archive-date=19 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210619143250/https://www.jfm.se/om-judiska-forsamlingen/var-historia/|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Economy==
[[File:SCB Malmo taxable income as percentage of national average 1995 2016.png|thumb|SCB Malmo taxable income per citizen as percentage of national average 1995 2016]]
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]] about {{convert|16|km|0|abbr=off}} 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]] (SEK). In 1995, Malmö had Sweden's highest unemployment rate.<ref>{{Cite report|first1=Alexandru |last1=Panican |first2= Håkan |last2=Johansson |first3=Max |last3=Koch |first4=Anna |last4= Angelin |date=2013 |title=The local arena for combating poverty Malmö, Sweden |series=Combating Poverty in Europe (COPE): Re-organising Active Inclusion through Participatory and Integrated Modes of Multilevel Governance |url=https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/lup/publication/c992b1e9-a000-48d2-8af4-e8ca4db1129a|publisher=Lund University |access-date=17 November 2020 |archive-date=24 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201224060414/http://cope-research.eu/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/COPE_WP6_Sweden_Malm%C3%B6.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>

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.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Øresundsbron|url=https://www.oresundsbron.com/en/node/6738|access-date=14 March 2021|website=www.oresundsbron.com|archive-date=15 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180815150453/https://www.oresundsbron.com/en/node/6738|url-status=live}}</ref> 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{{clarify timeframe|date=February 2022}} 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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Municipal reports: Business and labour market in Skåne's municipalities Skåne |website=Skåne |url=https://utveckling.skane.se/publikationer/rapporter-analyser-och-prognoser/kommunrapporter-for-naringsliv-och-arbetsmarknad/ |language=sv |access-date=31 August 2018 |archive-date=19 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200619152700/https://utveckling.skane.se/publikationer/rapporter-analyser-och-prognoser/kommunrapporter-for-naringsliv-och-arbetsmarknad/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2021, Malmö had the highest unemployment rate of 11,3%.<ref name="NAME">{{Cite web |title=Slutlig brottsstatistik 2021 |website=Brå |url=https://bra.se/om-bra/nytt-fran-bra/arkiv/nyheter/2022-03-31-slutlig-brottsstatistik-2021.html |access-date=19 September 2022 |archive-date=19 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220919182225/https://bra.se/om-bra/nytt-fran-bra/arkiv/nyheter/2022-03-31-slutlig-brottsstatistik-2021.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

{{As of|2016}}, the largest private employers were:<ref>{{Cite web |title=Malmö City |url=http://www.malmobusiness.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Arbetsst%C3%A4llen_100st%C3%B6rsta.pdf |website=www.MalmoBusiness.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180831141611/http://www.malmobusiness.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Arbetsst%C3%A4llen_100st%C3%B6rsta.pdf |archive-date=31 August 2018 |access-date=31 August 2018}}</ref>

*[[Skanska]]&nbsp;– heavy construction
*[[Nobina]]&nbsp;– transport
*[[PostNord]]&nbsp;– postal services
*[[Pågen]]&nbsp;– bakery
*[[IKEA]]&nbsp;– furniture
*[[Nordea]]&nbsp;– banking
*[[Securitas]]&nbsp;– security services

Almost 30 companies have moved their headquarters to Malmö during the last seven years,{{when|date=January 2019}} generating around 2,300 jobs. Among them are IKEA which has most of its headquarter functions based in Malmö.<ref>Malmö Snapshot Facts and figures on trade and industry in Malmö, Malmö stad.</ref>{{full citation needed|date=February 2022}}

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.<ref>Malmö Snapshot Facts and figures on trade and industry in Malmö, Malmö stad</ref>{{full citation needed|date=February 2022}}

==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]] (''Teaterhögskolan i Malmö'')
* The Faculty of Medicine, which is located in both Malmö and [[Lund]].

The [[United Nations]] [[World Maritime University]] is also located in Malmö. The World Maritime University (WMU)<ref>{{Cite web |title=World Maritime University |url=http://www.wmu.se/ |access-date=8 July 2009 |website=wmu.se |archive-date=22 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190522061756/https://www.wmu.se/ |url-status=live }}</ref> operates under the auspices of the [[International Maritime Organization]] (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 {{lang|sv|[[Kvarteret Korpen]]}} ({{translation|'Raven's End'}}) (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]] in 1965. In 2017, the film {{lang|sv|Medan Vi Lever}} ({{translation|'While We Live'}}) was awarded the prize for best film by an African living abroad at the [[Africa Movie Academy Awards]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Africa Movie Academy Awards 2017 Nominees & Winners |url=https://www.ama-awards.com/amaa-2017-award-winners.html |access-date=10 May 2018 |website=Africa Movie Academy Awards |archive-date=21 September 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170921230645/http://www.ama-awards.com/amaa-2017-award-winners.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> It was filmed in Malmö and [[Gambia]], and deals with identity, integration and everyday racism.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Larsson |first=Camilla |date=7 October 2016 |title=Malmöfilmen berör – men spretar |work=Sydsvenskan |url=https://www.sydsvenskan.se/2016-10-07/malmofilmen-beror--men-spretar |access-date=10 May 2018 |archive-date=10 May 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180510190045/https://www.sydsvenskan.se/2016-10-07/malmofilmen-beror--men-spretar |url-status=live }}</ref>

The cities of Malmö and Copenhagen are, with the Öresund Bridge, the main locations in the television series [[The Bridge (2011 TV series)|''The Bridge'']] ({{lang|sv|Bron}}, {{langx|da|Broen}}).<ref>{{IMDb title|qid=Q1211796|title=The Bridge}}</ref>

===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]] in 2006 Dramatiska Teatern regained its old name. In the 1950s [[Ingmar Bergman]] 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]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Malmö Stadsteater |website=malmostadsteater.se |url=http://www.malmostadsteater.se/om_malmo_stadsteater/om_oss |access-date=2 February 2010 |language=sv |archive-date=19 September 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080919213202/http://www.malmostadsteater.se/om_malmo_stadsteater/om_oss/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> Malmö Musikteater were renamed [[Malmö Opera and Music Theatre|Malmö Operan]] and plays operas and musicals, classics as newly composed, on one of Scandinavia's large opera scenes with 1,511 seats.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Malmö Opera och Musikteater |url=http://www.malmoopera.se/d/1/inenglish|website=MalmoOpera.se|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100105024846/http://www.malmoopera.se/d/1/inenglish |archive-date=5 January 2010 |access-date=2 February 2010}}</ref> Skånes dansteater is active and plays contemporary dance repertory and present works by Swedish and international choreographers in their house in Malmö harbor.<ref>{{Cite web |title=About us |website=Skånes Dansteater |url=http://www.skanesdansteater.se/en-GB/Page/content/74/About-us.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100818103625/http://www.skanesdansteater.se/en-GB/Page/content/74/About-us.aspx |archive-date=18 August 2010 |access-date=2 February 2010}}</ref>

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]], and in recent years stars like [[Morrissey]], [[Nick Cave]], [[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]] 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 ===
[[File:Eurovision 2024 Malmö Arena external.jpg|thumb|[[Malmö Arena]] during the [[Eurovision Song Contest 2024]]]]
Malmö has hosted the [[Eurovision Song Contest]] three times, in {{Escyr|1992}}, {{Escyr|2013}} and {{Escyr|2024}}.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Malmö to host Eurovision Song Contest 2013! |url=http://www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=63083&source=twitter&medium=social&campaign=Twitter&_t=malmoe_arena_to_host_eurovision_2013 |access-date=8 July 2012 |website=eurovision.tv |archive-date=5 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140305163432/http://www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=63083&source=twitter&medium=social&campaign=Twitter&_t=malmoe_arena_to_host_eurovision_2013 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Malmö will host the 68th Eurovision Song Contest in May 2024 |url=https://eurovision.tv/story/malmo-will-host-68th-eurovision-song-contest-may-2024 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230707133201/https://eurovision.tv/story/malmo-will-host-68th-eurovision-song-contest-may-2024 |archive-date=7 July 2023 |access-date=7 July 2023 |website=eurovision.tv|date=7 July 2023 }}</ref> It is the only non-capital city to do so.

Big Slap is a music festival, held annually since 2013 at [[Pildammsparken]]. The 2022 edition of Big Slap featured [[Justin Bieber]], the biggest concert in Malmö's history.<ref>{{Cite web |date=15 November 2021 |title=Justin Bieber till Big Slap – största konserten i Malmös historia |url=https://www.sydsvenskan.se/2021-11-15/justin-bieber-till-big-slap--storsta-konserten-i-malmos-historia |access-date=20 December 2021 |website=[[Sydsvenskan]] |language=sv |archive-date=20 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211220203927/https://www.sydsvenskan.se/2021-11-15/justin-bieber-till-big-slap--storsta-konserten-i-malmos-historia |url-status=live }}</ref>

Malmö is the home of several bands, including [[CC & Lee]], [[Fews]], [[LeGrand (band)|LeGrand]], [[Nasty Idols]], [[Spunsugar]] and [[Timeless Miracle]].

===Museums===
[[File:Teknikens och Sjöfartens hus, Malmö.JPG|thumb|Technology and Maritime Museum]]
[[Malmö Art Museum]] ({{lang|sv|Malmö Museer}}) is a municipal and regional museum that primarily consists of the city's art collection. The museum also features exhibitions on natural history. Malmö Museum also has an [[aquarium]]. [[Malmöhus Castle]] is also operated as a part of the museum.<ref name="o728">{{cite web | title=The Collection | website=Malmö stad | date=2024-01-22 | url=https://malmo.se/Uppleva-och-gora/Konst-och-museer/Malmo-Konstmuseum/Utstallningar/Samlingen/Samlingen---The-Collection.html | access-date=2025-05-18}}</ref><ref name="i230">{{cite web | title=Malmö museum | website=Malmö museum | date=2025-05-12 | url=https://malmo.se/Uppleva-och-gora/Konst-och-museer/Malmo-museum.html | language=sv | access-date=2025-05-18}}</ref>

The Malmo Technology and Maritime Museum (Teknikens och sjöfartens hus) houses various industrial exhibits, as well as aircraft, boats and a submarine.<ref name="i599">{{cite web | title=Teknikens och Sjöfartens hus – AviationMuseum | website=Aviation museums of the world | date=2015-05-30 | url=https://www.aviationmuseum.eu/Blogvorm/teknikens-och-sjofartens-hus/ | access-date=2025-05-18}}</ref> Temporary exhibitions are primarily shown at Slottsholmen and at the Technology and Maritime Museum ({{lang|sv|Teknikens och sjöfartens hus}}).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Malmö Museer |url=https://malmo.se/museer |access-date=1 December 2019 |website=malmo.se |archive-date=4 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191204185016/https://malmo.se/museer |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Malmöhus Castle |url=https://malmo.se/Uppleva-och-gora/Besoksmal/Malmo-Museer/Sprak/In-English/Malmohus-Castle.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190702043533/https://malmo.se/Uppleva-och-gora/Besoksmal/Malmo-Museer/Sprak/In-English/Malmohus-Castle.html |archive-date=2 July 2019 |access-date=1 December 2019 |website=malmo.se}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Slottsholmen |url=https://www.slottsholmen.com/ |access-date=1 December 2019 |website=slottsholmen.com |archive-date=28 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191228162059/https://www.slottsholmen.com/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Teknikens och Sjöfartens hus |url=https://malmo.se/Uppleva-och-gora/Besoksmal/Malmo-Museer/Utstallningar/Teknikens-och-Sjofartens-hus.html |access-date=1 December 2019 |website=malmo.se |archive-date=28 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191228162056/https://malmo.se/Uppleva-och-gora/Besoksmal/Malmo-Museer/Utstallningar/Teknikens-och-Sjofartens-hus.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[Moderna Museet Malmö]] was opened in December 2009  in the old [[Rooseum]] 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]], [[Henri Matisse]] and [[Robert Rauschenberg]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Malmö stad&nbsp;— |website= Moderna Museet Malmö |url=http://www.malmo.se/Medborgare/Kultur--noje/Konst--design/Moderna-Museet-Malmo.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110417154624/http://www.malmo.se/Medborgare/Kultur--noje/Konst--design/Moderna-Museet-Malmo.html |archive-date=17 April 2011 |access-date=2 February 2010 |language=sv}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Samlingen&nbsp;— |website= Moderna Museet |url=http://www.modernamuseet.se/Samlingen/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120529145245/http://www.modernamuseet.se/Samlingen/ |archive-date=29 May 2012 |access-date=2 February 2010 |language=sv}}</ref>

[[Malmö Konsthall]] is one of the largest exhibition halls in Europe for contemporary art, opened in 1975.<ref>{{cite web |title=About Malmö Konsthall |url=http://www.konsthall.malmo.se/o.o.i.s/2754 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110505173435/http://www.konsthall.malmo.se/o.o.i.s/2754 |archive-date=5 May 2011 |access-date=22 May 2011 |website=Malmö Konsthall}}</ref>

===Architecture===
[[File:St Petri church in Malmö.jpg|thumb|right|[[St. Peter's Church, Malmö|St. Peter's Church]] in Malmö]]
[[File:Malmö synagoga 2.jpg|thumb|right|Art Nouveau [[Malmö synagogue]]]]
[[File:Moske Malmo 2014Jun17 0002-3.jpg|thumb|right|[[Malmö mosque|Mosque]] in Malmö]]
[[File:Västra hamnen skyview, Malmö.jpg|thumb|left|[[Västra hamnen]] skyview, Malmö]]
Malmö's oldest building is [[St. Peter's Church, Malmö|St. Peter's Church]] ({{langx|sv|Sankt Petri}}). It was built in the early 14th century in Baltic Brick Gothic probably after [[St. Mary's Church, Lübeck|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 [[buttress]]es 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.<ref>{{cite web |title=Svenska kyrkan&nbsp;— Malmö S:t Petri församling&nbsp;— S:t Petri kyrka&nbsp;— |website=Malmös katedral |url=http://www.svenskakyrkan.se/default.aspx?di=88936&ptid=0 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170428230415/https://www.svenskakyrkan.se/default.aspx?di=88936&ptid=0 |archive-date=28 April 2017 |access-date=2 February 2010 |language=sv}}</ref> Another major church of significance is the [[Church of Our Saviour, Malmö]], which was founded in 1870.

Another old building is [[Tunneln]], {{convert|300|m|sigfig=1}} 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.{{Citation needed|date=June 2008}} 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.{{Citation needed|date=June 2008}}

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]] buildings, among those in the [[Malmö synagogue]]. Malmö was relatively late to be influenced by modern ideas of [[functionalism (architecture)|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.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Stockholm: a universalist vision of housing tested by shortages|url=https://www.lafabriquedelacite.com/en/publications/stockholm-a-universalist-vision-of-housing-tested-by-shortages/|access-date=12 September 2021|website=La Fabrique de la Cité|date=4 June 2019 |language=en-US|archive-date=12 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210912152131/https://www.lafabriquedelacite.com/en/publications/stockholm-a-universalist-vision-of-housing-tested-by-shortages/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Since the late 1990s, Malmö has seen a more cosmopolitan architecture. {{lang|sv|[[Västra hamnen|Västra Hamnen]]}} (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]].<ref>{{Cite web |website=City of Malmö  |title=Western Harbour/Bo01 |url=http://www.malmo.se/English/Sustainable-City-Development/Bo01---Western-Harbour.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100106221448/http://www.malmo.se/English/Sustainable-City-Development/Bo01---Western-Harbour.html |archive-date=6 January 2010}}</ref> 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, {{convert|190|m}} tall, the majority of which is residential. It became Malmö's new landmark.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Tykesson |first1=Tyke L. |title=Arkitekterna som formade Malmö: En modern stad växer fram 1878-1945 |date=1996 |publisher=Carlsson |location=Stockholm |isbn=91-7203-113-1 |edition=2nd revised uppl |language=sv}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Malmö Arkitekturhistoria |trans-title=Malmö Architectural history |url=https://www2.malmo.stadsbibliotek.org/nivelo/normal.po?sida=121 |website=Stadsbiblioteket Malmo |access-date=19 May 2006 |date=12 February 2004 |quote=The material is a result of Infotek Öresund, a collaborative project between the public libraries in Helsingborg, Elsinore, Copenhagen and Malmö|id= Compilation of material by [[Malmö Public Library]]. Substantial reference section|language=sv}}{{dead link|date=September 2022|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> The most recent addition (2015) is the new development of [[Malmö Live]]. 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 {{cvt|110|m}} commercial tower that began construction in 2018.

[[File:TurningTorsoMalmö.jpg|thumb|The Turning Torso in winter skylight, January 2024]]

===Other sights===

[[File:Stortorget in Malmö, Sweden.jpg|thumb|Stortorget, a large plaza in the centre of Malmö]]

The beach ''Ribersborg'', by locals usually called ''Ribban'',<ref>{{Cite web |website=City of Malmö  |title=Strandliv: Ribersborgsstranden |url=http://www.malmo.se/Medborgare/Idrott--fritid/Bad/Strandliv/Ribersborgsstranden.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130418124350/http://www.malmo.se/Medborgare/Idrott--fritid/Bad/Strandliv/Ribersborgsstranden.html |archive-date=18 April 2013 |language=sv}}</ref> 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".<ref>{{Cite web |website=City of Malmö  |title=Kulturarv: Ribersborgsstranden |url=http://www.malmo.se/Medborgare/Kultur--noje/Arkiv--historia/Kulturarv-Malmo/P-S/Ribersborgsstranden.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110808013334/http://www.malmo.se/Medborgare/Kultur--noje/Arkiv--historia/Kulturarv-Malmo/P-S/Ribersborgsstranden.html |archive-date=8 August 2011 |language=sv}}</ref> It is the site of [[Ribersborgs open-air bath]], opened in the 1890s.

The long boardwalk at the Western Harbor, {{lang|sv|Scaniaparken}} and {{lang|sv|Daniaparken}}, has become a favorite summer hang-out for the people of Malmö and is a popular place for bathing.<ref>{{Cite web |website=City of Malmö|title=Strandliv: Scaniabadet |url=http://www.malmo.se/Medborgare/Idrott--fritid/Bad/Strandliv/Scaniabadet-Vastra-hamnen.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130707133039/http://www.malmo.se/Medborgare/Idrott--fritid/Bad/Strandliv/Scaniabadet-Vastra-hamnen.html |archive-date=7 July 2013 |language=sv}}</ref> 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===
[[File:Malmöfestivalen 2018-08-16 12.jpg|thumb|Stortorget during Malmöfestivalen 2018.]]
In the third week of August each year a festival, {{lang|sv|Malmöfestivalen}}, 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]], a film festival for [[short film|short]] and [[documentary film]]s by filmmakers from the [[Nordic countries]], is held every September.

[[Malmö Arab Film Festival]] (MAFF), the largest Arabic film festival in Europe, is held in Malmö.

[[The Conference (event)|The Conference]] is an international two-day gathering in Malmö with 1000 participants. Speakers from all over the world, representing a wide range of disciplines are invited. The first edition of The Conference was in 2011 and before that it was called Moving Images (started 2005).

The [[Nordic Game]] conference takes place in Malmö every April/May.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nordic Game |url=http://nordicgame.com/?id=125 |access-date=12 March 2013 |website=Nordic Game |archive-date=9 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140209040452/http://nordicgame.com/?id=125 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=7 April 2011 |title=Nordic Game Conference &#124; |publisher=Media Evolution |url=http://www.mediaevolution.se/en/projects/nordic-game-conference |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110501034519/http://www.mediaevolution.se/en/projects/nordic-game-conference |archive-date=1 May 2011 |access-date=12 March 2013 |website=Mediaevolution.se}}</ref> 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===
{{lang|sv|[[Sydsvenskan]]}}, founded in 1870, is Malmö's largest daily newspaper. It has an average circulation of 130,000. Its main competitor is the regional daily {{lang|sv|[[Skånska Dagbladet]]}}, which has a circulation of 34,000. The tabloid {{lang|sv|[[Kvällsposten]]}} still has a minimal editorial staff but is today just a version of a Stockholm tabloid. The Social Democratic {{lang|sv|[[Arbetet]]}} was edited and printed at Malmö between 1887 and 2000.<ref>{{Citation|title= Arbetet 1887-2000 |last1=Gustafsson |first1=Karl Erik |url=https://som.gu.se/digitalAssets/1288/1288535_kapitel_2.pdf |publisher=University of Gothenburg |access-date=15 January 2019 |archive-date=9 August 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170809030835/http://www.som.gu.se/digitalAssets/1288/1288535_kapitel_2.pdf  }}</ref>

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 {{lang|sv|Nöjesguiden}}). Malmö is also home to the [[Egmont Group]]'s Swedish magazine operations. A number of local and regional radio and TV broadcasters are based in the Greater Malmö area.

===Sports===
====Football====
[[File:Sweden malmö eleda stadion nya stadion.jpg|thumb|right|[[Eleda Stadion]], the home of Malmö FF]]
[[File:Malmö Arena ESC2013 01.jpg|thumb|right|[[Malmö Arena]], the home of Malmö Redhawks]]
Malmö is home to several football teams.  [[Malmö FF]], who play in the top-level [[Allsvenskan]] 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]], defeating [[AS Monaco]], [[Dynamo Kiev]], [[Wisła Kraków]] and [[Austria Wien]].  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,{{when|date=July 2020}} they are the only Swedish football club to have reached the final of the competition. [[Bo Larsson|Bosse Larsson]] 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.{{citation needed|date=July 2020}} In the 2023 Regular Season, IFK Malmö ranked last in the Södra Götaland section of the fourth tier of the Swedish football league system, Division 2.

[[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 [[Svenska Cupen (women)|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]]. Brazilian football player [[Marta (footballer)|Marta]], 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]].  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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=History |url=https://www.mff.se/en/history/ |access-date=26 October 2020 |website=Malmö FF |language=en-US |archive-date=28 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211028112719/https://www.mff.se/en/history/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

====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]] team, [[HK Malmö]], attracts a fair amount of attendance.

=====Rugby=====
[[Rugby union]] team, [[Malmö RC]], founded in 1954, have won 6 national championships. The club has teams for men, women and juniors.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Teams |website= Malmo Rugby |url=https://malmorugby.com/teams/ |access-date=28 February 2020 |language=en-US |archive-date=28 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200228222400/https://malmorugby.com/teams/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

=====Gaelic football=====
[[Gaelic football]] has also been introduced to Malmö. The men of Malmö G.A.A. have won the Scandinavian Championships twice and the women once.<ref>{{Cite web |title=About Us |website=Malmö GAA |url=http://malmogaa.com/about-us/ |access-date=28 February 2020 |language=en-US |archive-date=28 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200228222355/http://malmogaa.com/about-us/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

=====Additional Team and Individual Sport=====
Other notable team a sports are [[baseball]], [[American football]] and [[Australian rules football|Australian football]].
Among non-team sports, [[badminton]] and [[Athletics (sport)|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]] and [[SF Srbija]] among others.

Women are permitted by the city council to swim topless in public swimming pools.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Malmö win for topless Swedish bathers&nbsp;— |work=The Local |url=http://www.thelocal.se/20250/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090627020908/http://www.thelocal.se/20250 |archive-date=27 June 2009 |access-date=23 July 2009 |publisher=Thelocal.se}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=1 July 2009 |title=Women fight for right to bare breasts&nbsp;— |work=The Local |url=http://www.thelocal.se/8557/20070920/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070921130837/http://www.thelocal.se/8557/20070920/ |archive-date=21 September 2007 |access-date=23 July 2009 |publisher=Thelocal.se}}</ref> Everyone must wear bathing attire, but covering of the breasts is not mandatory.<ref>{{Cite news |work=The Earthtimes |title=Swedish feminists win partial approval for topless swimming: Europe World |url=http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/171250.html |access-date=23 July 2009 |publisher=Earthtimes.org |archive-date=2 September 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120902025758/http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/171250.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=27 June 2009 |title=Swedish city legalizes topless bathing....at public swimming pools |url=http://www.inquisitr.com/27519/swedish-city-legalizes-topless-bathingat-public-swimming-pools/ |access-date=23 July 2009 |work=Inquisitr.com |archive-date=20 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210520073713/https://www.inquisitr.com/27519/swedish-city-legalizes-topless-bathingat-public-swimming-pools/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
{{Further|topic=the stand-alone floorball league|M-ligan}}

==Twin towns and sister cities==
Malmö has relations with the following cities:<ref>{{cite web|title=Vänorter|url=https://malmo.se/Sa-arbetar-vi-med.../Omvarld/Omvarldsarbetet/Vanorter.html|website=malmo.se|publisher=Malmö kommun|language=sv|access-date=14 December 2019|archive-date=25 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190125130932/https://malmo.se/Kommun--politik/Sa-arbetar-vi-med.../Omvarld/Omvarldsarbetet/Vanorter.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
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*{{flagicon|AUS}} [[City of Port Adelaide Enfield|Port Adelaide Enfield]], Australia
*{{flagicon|GER}} [[Stralsund]], Germany
*{{flagicon|POL}} [[Szczecin]], Poland
*{{flagicon|EST}} [[Tallinn]], Estonia
*{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Tangshan]], China
*{{flagicon|FIN}} [[Vaasa]], Finland
*{{flagicon|BUL}} [[Varna, Bulgaria|Varna]], Bulgaria
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==Notable events==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Venue
!Event
|-
| [[Malmö Stadion]]
| [[1958 FIFA World Cup|FIFA World Cup 1958]]<br>[[UEFA Euro 1992]]
|-
| [[Baltiska Hallen|Baltic Hall]]
| [[Table Tennis European Championships|Table Tennis European Championships 1964]]<br>[[IHF World Men's Handball Championship|IHF World Men's Handball Championships 1967]]<br>[[Davis Cup|Davis Cup 1996]]<br>[[2006 Men's World Floorball Championships|Men's World Floorball Championships 2006]]<br>[[2006 European Women's Handball Championship|European Women's Handball Championships 2006]] <br>[[2024 Men's World Floorball Championships|Men's World Floorball Championships 2024]]
|-
| [[Malmö Isstadion]]
| [[Eurovision Song Contest 1992]]<br>[[European Figure Skating Championships|European Figure Skating Championships 2003]]<br>[[World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|World Junior Ice Hockey Championships 2014]]
|-
| [[Eleda Stadion]]
| [[2009 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship|UEFA European Under-21 Football Championships 2009]]
|-
| [[Malmö Arena]]
| [[World Men's Handball Championships|World Men's Handball Championships 2011]]<br>[[Eurovision Song Contest 2013]]<br>[[Eurovision Song Contest 2024]]<br>[[2024 Men's World Floorball Championships|Men's World Floorball Championships 2024]]
|}

==Notable people==
{{Main|List of people from Malmö}}

==See also==
* [[Malmö Bulltofta Airport]]
* [[Chronicle of the Expulsion of the Greyfriars#Chapter 4 Concerning the Friary in Malmø|''Chronicle of the Expulsion of the Greyfriars'' § Chapter 4 Concerning the Friary in Malmø]]
* [[List of governors of Malmöhus County]]
* [[Ports of the Baltic Sea]]
*[[Thin Blue Line (Swedish TV series)|''Thin Blue Line'' (Swedish TV series)]], a 2021 TV series set in Malmö
* {{SS|Malmö}}, ships named for the city
*[[Elisabeth Nilsson (lawyer)|Elisabeth Nilsson]]

==References==
* {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061007150219/http://malmo.se/download/18.18a80d41070ebe67ef8000683/Sifferguide2005eng.pdf |date=7 October 2006 |title=Facts & Figures about Malmö, 2005 }}&nbsp;– in English. From the municipal webpage, [[PDF]] format.
* {{cite web |publisher=Malmö stad&nbsp;— |title=Fakta om Malmö politik |url=http://www.malmo.se/faktaommalmopolitik/statistik.4.33aee30d103b8f15916800028279.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120221222912/http://www.malmo.se/faktaommalmopolitik/statistik.4.33aee30d103b8f15916800028279.html |archive-date=21 February 2012 |access-date=5 February 2010 |website=Malmö.se |language=sv}}

===Citations===
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{{notelist|30em}}

==Further reading==
* {{citation |title=Norway, Sweden, and Denmark |date=1903 |chapter=Malmö |chapter-url=https://archive.org/stream/norwayswedendenm00karl#page/272/mode/2up |edition=8th |place=Leipsic |publisher=Karl Baedeker |ol=16522424M}}
* [https://runeberg.org/nfbq/0354.html Article ''Malmö''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231222234350/https://runeberg.org/nfbq/0354.html |date=22 December 2023 }} from [[Nordisk familjebok]], 1912 {{in lang|sv}}

==External links==
{{Wiktionary|Malmö}}
{{Commons category}}
{{Wikivoyage}}
{{Attached KML}}
*{{Official website|www.malmo.se|Official municipal site in Swedish}} and [https://web.archive.org/web/20100108013755/http://www.malmo.se/English.html English]
*[http://www.malmotown.com/en/ Malmotown.com] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200605014611/http://www.malmotown.com/en/ |date=5 June 2020 }}, Malmö official visitor site
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20141015170456/http://malmofestivalen.se/about/in-english Malmöfestivalen]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20141029153539/http://malmo.se/Bo-bygga--miljo/Lantmateri/Webbkartor.html Maps of Malmö] {{in lang|sv}}

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