Everything you need to know about Malmö before your trip to Malmö, from currency to language, local festivals, time zones & safety of the water. Plus great ideas about what to see, do and eat while in Malmö, Sweden!
Founded in the 13c as a ferry dock, Malmögahe or Malmhaug means sand hill [malm = gravel or sand + plural of hog = mound or hill🔍.]
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@ a glance essentials:
Language:
Swedish
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Most Locals can speak English, particularly the younger generation and in cities.
Swedish Krona
Water safety
Safe to Drink
Currency:
SEK
Local Transport
The local Skånetrafiken bus system is sufficient to get around the city.
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A short 40 minute bridge drive from Copenhagen, Malmö was once Denmark's 2nd largest city🔍 and home to the royal residence for a time. The medieval port town and future industrial hotspot became a center for herring fishing in the 15c before being transferred to Swedish control in the 17c. It is now filled with beautiful planned parks and cobbled stone streets that criss-cross a rectangular canal system on Sweden's South West coast.
a bit of background...
CHECK OUT THE:
......................The Davidshallsbron, (David hall bridge) canal crossing is lined with bronze shoe castings honoring famous Malmö art personalities. 📸 The instillation by Åsa Maria Bengtsson is called WAY TO GO. The footbridge also has a pair of talking trashcans that congratulate pedestrians when they throw away trash. 📸
FUN FACT:
I love Malmö! The waterfront and peaceful neighborhoods are so lovely and give it a real small town feel, but it has big city aspirations, it's hosted Eurovision three times, the only non-capital city to ever do so.
Swedish Meatballs with Lingonberry Jam ∞ Pickled Herring ∞ Västerbottenpaj (Cheese Pie)
Rårakor (Swedish hash-brown) ∞ Pea Soup & Pancakes (Thursday tradition in schools, & the military)
Knäckebröd — (original Swedish crispbread) ∞ Lutfisk (gelatinous fish pickled in lye)
Glögg (mulled wine & spirits) ∞ Smörgåstårta (salmon/ seafood sandwich the size of a cake)
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Must Try Local Cuisine:
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What to Where to Why . . .
Highlights:
📍 St. Peter's Church🔍, Sankt Petri, 📸 - the church is Malmö's oldest building (early 14c)
📍 Summer concerts at the beautiful Pildammsparken park, gardens and ponds with a small
stone amphitheater
📍 Gamla Kyrkagården Cemetery🔍 📸
📍 The Kungsparken & Slottsträdgården on the grounds around Malmö Castle - a collection
of gorgeous gardens ornamental and edible, with grounds also have a lovely outdoor
coffee house & windmill.
Most Known For:
♦️ Öresund Bridge connecting Malmö to Copenhagen 📸 - second longest in Europe @
nearly 5ml (8km) & the eponymous🔍 bridge of mystery crime series THE BRIDGE
🔸 Malmöhus/ Malmö Castle - (c. 1526 -39) 📸 a Nordic Renaissance castle used over the
years as a prison, (holding James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell, 3rd husband of Mary,
Queen of Scots) & housing WWII refugees. It's now a random collection of museums;
history, art, natural history, even an aquarium
♦️ Ribersborgsstranden - popular beach with a view of Turning Torso, the twisted
apartment complex
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📽️ NOTABLE FILMS SHOT IN MALMÖ:
⭐ The Bridge / Bron | 2011-18 (TV)
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.................... The folk etymology for the name Malmö claims it's from 2 words: Mal Mö = ground up maiden.
Legend says a maid was ground to death at the stortorget möllestenen, (the squares's millstone) 📸. It seems unlikely,
as the town was named centuries before the millstone was placed in 1538 - possibly moved there from a monastery
but advocates claim the stone was placed in the square because of its earlier connection to the towns history.
🌀 Midsommar - 📸 the longest day of the year. - Midsummer Eve is always a Friday between June 19th & 25th
People often begin the day picking flowers to make wreaths for headpieces and the maypole
🌀 Malmöfestivalen- the third week of August every year, streets festival featuring a variety of cuisines and events
🌀 Nordisk Panorama Film Festival for short and documentary films held every September
Close Enough to Visit:
🪧 Lund, SE - believed to be the oldest city in Sweden, founded around 990 AD
(while it was a part of Denmark)
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