Malmö by Night

Volvo S80 T6 driving through the City of Malmö - Sweden.

Malmö [ˈmalːˌmøː] is the third largest city in Sweden, situated in its southernmost province of Scania. Malmö is the seat of Malmö Municipality and the capital of Skåne County.
It has 280,144 inhabitants (2007) (about 605,000 in the metro area). Malmö was one of the earliest and most industrialized towns of Scandinavia, but until the turn of the millennium had been struggling with the adaptation to post-industrialism. Since then, Malmö has become a new city, with impressive architectural developments, attracting new biotech and IT companies, and particularly students through Malmö University.

The city contains many historic buildings and parks, and is also a commercial center for the western part of Scania. During the last few years a university college (University College of Malmö) has been established and the city is now trying to focus on education, arts and culture. Malmö was ranked #4 in Grist Magazine's "15 Green Cities" list in 2007.
The administrative entity for most of the city Malmö is the Malmö Municipality, referred to as Malmö Stad, or City of Malmö in English.

Architecture
The oldest parts of Malmö were built between 1300-1600 during its first major period of expansion. 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.
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 Jugendstil buildings for which the city is known. Malmö was one of the first cities in Sweden to be influenced by modern ideas of 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 center.
Recent years have seen a bolder more cosmopolitan architecture. Västra Hamnen (The Western Harbor), like most of the harbor to the north of the city center, was industrial. In 2001, however, its reconstruction began as an exclusive, albeit secluded, urban residential neighborhood. The 500 dwelling units are extremely unique and inventive and most were part of the exhibition Bo01. The exhibition had two main objectives: develop self-sufficient housing units in terms of energy and greatly diminish the phosphorous emissions. Among the new buildings towers the Turning Torso, a spectacular twisting skyscraper, 190 metres (623 ft) tall, the majority of which is residential. It quickly became Malmö's new landmark within Sweden.

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[dingozr]

Malmö is not Peaceful..trust me :P

[Graabbeenn]

Are you sure you called it peacefully? Almost half of the city is dangeruos and 1/3 is ghettos. I know because I live there. It's swedens most crimminaly city and got the most dangerous streets in whole sweden too. I'm just telling you...

[xXnXnXnXx]

@RalleafJL Thats far from true, but It's still the one with highest crime in Scandinavia, thanks to the fuckin muslims.

[becharev]

Ist Malmoe noch judenfrei ?

[covixutc]

malmo is more islamic than swedish....it's unbeliveble that a country as sweden can permitt some things like that...it's unbeliveble that in the "civilizated" sweden if you're jewish you cannot live in a city......it's all 'cause the communist government...now to help the economy, malmo is a shit full of people who want only money

[becharev]

@dorinioanaalexandra

Check out jews, malmo and reepalu on youtube !

You will find out why.

[dorinioanaalexandra]

@becharev why?

[becharev]

@dorinioanaalexandra

If you´re Jewish, forget it !

[dorinioanaalexandra]

@Graabbeenn maybe the highest criminality in sweden but this still doesn't go over Paris, Barcelona or Bucharest's criminality . right? i mean your comment sounds scarry to me because i'm thinking to finish my studies there next year

[gerrybona]

here a lot of people are saying Malmo is not peaceful.Come in Italy and you'see what is a dangerous city,come in Milan,Turin,Naples,Genova,Rome etc...........

[RalleafJL]

lolz, Malmo has been the most dangerous city of west Europe in the 21st century...

[toquielkan]

@Graabbeenn ut what kind of crime you find in malmo ? robbery, fights, violations ?