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Malmo

Malmö
From top left to right: Malmö Live, Turning Torso, Emporia, Griffin Sculpture, Lönngården 1950s apartments, and the Öresund Bridge.
From top left to right: Malmö Live, Turning Torso, Emporia, Griffin Sculpture, Lönngården 1950s apartments, and the Öresund Bridge.
Coat of arms of Malmö
Coat of arms
Motto: Mångfald, Möten, Möjligheter
(Eng.: Diversity, Meetings, Possibilities)
Malmö is located in Sweden
Malmö
Malmö
Malmö is located in Skåne
Malmö
Malmö
Coordinates: 55°36′21″N 13°02′09″E / 55.60583°N 13.03583°E / 55.60583; 13.03583Coordinates: 55°36′21″N 13°02′09″E / 55.60583°N 13.03583°E / 55.60583; 13.03583
Country Sweden
Province Scania
County Skåne County
Municipality Malmö Municipality and
Burlöv Municipality
Charter 13th century
Government
 • Mayor Katrin Stjernfeldt Jammeh (Social Democrats)
Area
 • City 158.4 km2 (61.2 sq mi)
 • Land 156.9 km2 (60.6 sq mi)
 • Water 1.5 km2 (0.6 sq mi)
 • Urban 77 km2 (30 sq mi)
 • Metro 2,522 km2 (974 sq mi)
Elevation 12 m (39 ft)
Population (31 March 2012)
 • City 342,457
 • Urban 324,908
 • Urban density 1,946/km2 (5,040/sq mi)
 • Metro 703,920
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 21x xx
Area code(s) (+46) 40
Website www.malmo.se

Malmö (IPA /ˈmælmə/; Swedish pronunciation: [²malːmøː]; Danish: Malmø) is the capital and largest city of the Swedish county of Scania. Malmö is the third largest city in Sweden, after and Gothenburg, and the 6th biggest city in the Nordic countries, with a population of above 300,000. The Malmö Metropolitan Region is home to 700,000 people, and the Øresund Region, which includes Malmö, is home to 3.9 million people.

Malmö was one of the earliest and most industrialized towns of Scandinavia, but it struggled with the adaptation to post-industrialism. Since the construction of the Øresund Bridge, Malmö has undergone a major transformation with architectural developments, and it has attracted new biotech and IT companies, and particularly students through Malmö University, founded in 1998. The city contains many historic buildings and parks, and is also a commercial centre for the western part of Scania.

The earliest written mention of Malmö as a city dates from 1275. It is thought to have been founded a couple of decades earlier, as a fortified quay or ferry berth of the Archbishop of Lund, some 20 kilometres (12 miles) to the north-east. Malmö was for centuries Denmark's second-biggest city. Its original name was Malmhaug (with alternate spellings), meaning "Gravel pile" or "Ore Hill".


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