Malmö

Malmö is a city in Skåne, southern Sweden, on the Öresund strait facing Copenhagen. The Öresund Bridge, opened in 2000, carries cars and trains across the strait to Denmark, and many people cross it each day to work on the other side.

Malmö grew in the Middle Ages as a Danish town on the herring trade of the Öresund, and Danish kings built a brick castle beside the harbor in the 16th century. Skåne passed to Sweden in 1658, and Malmö became a Swedish port. In the 19th and 20th centuries shipyards and textile mills made it an industrial city, and the great crane of its harbor was a landmark until it was taken down in the early 2000s. The old harbor was rebuilt as Västra Hamnen, a district of homes powered by wind, sun and water. The city has hosted the Eurovision Song Contest more than once at its arena.

Oatly, the maker of oat milk, began in southern Sweden and has its head office in Malmö. Massive Entertainment, a video game studio of the city, develops The Division series for Ubisoft.

The Turning Torso, a residential tower by Santiago Calatrava finished in the mid-2000s, twists through a full quarter turn from bottom to top. Lilla Torg, a small cobbled square of the 16th century, is lined with timber-framed houses and cafes. Malmöhus Castle holds the city museums, with an aquarium and art galleries inside its brick walls. Zlatan Ibrahimović, the footballer, grew up in the Rosengård district of Malmö and began playing for Malmö FF.