Skåne län · 55.6° N
Malmö
In Swedish
Malmö is Sweden's third-largest city, at the country's southern tip, with Copenhagen just across the bridge. People from 187 countries live here, and you notice it in the streets, the food and the languages.
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Things to do in Malmö
Sauna at Ribersborg
Ribersborgs kallbadhus opened in 1898 at the end of a wooden pier. The sauna is open all year, and people go straight from it into the Öresund, even in winter.
Västra hamnen
A former harbour turned seafront district after the Bo01 housing expo in 2001. It is home to Turning Torso, Scandinavia's tallest skyscraper when it was finished in 2005.
Malmöhus Castle
A moated fortress from 1434, now part of Malmö Museums. Malmö Konstmuseum, at the same address, holds one of Sweden's largest collections of art, craft and design.
Möllevången
The streets around the market square Möllevångstorget and Folkets Park, Sweden's oldest people's park, with music, entertainment and play.
When to go
Best timeJune to August
In summer the city lives on Ribersborg beach and in its parks, and August brings Malmöfestivalen, held since 1985. In winter there is still the kallbadhus: sauna and cold sea.
The light of the year The longest and the shortest day of the year here.
- 21 June
- 17 h 31 min
- 21 December
- 7 h 02 min
From Santiago
- As the crow flies
- 12,600 km
- Time difference today
- 4 hours ahead of Chile
- County
- Skåne län
The city
- Population
- 365,644 (municipality, SCB 2024)
- Known for
- The Öresund Bridge, which has linked it to Copenhagen by road and rail since 2000.
- To study
- Malmö universitet