Malmö Things to Do

 23 Reviews  Probably the stand out feature of modern Malmo is the Turning Torso. It's the tallest skyscraper in Scandinavia and a beautiful piece of architecture by Spanish designer Santiago Calatrava. It only... 

 27 Reviews  Malmöhus Castle is Scandinavia's oldest surviving renaissance-era castle. It was constructed in 1434 and finally completed in the 1500s. Over the next two hundred years, it was one of the residences... 

 18 Reviews  Greeting you as you enter the city from the train station is the imposing St. Peter's Church (Sankt Petri kyrka). It's the oldest building in Malmo, and an example of Baltic Brick Gothic from the 14th... 

 32 Reviews  Now, other than this lousy shot of the windmill in Kungsparken and the chap suntanning on the homepage, I don't have other fantastic green shots to show for my checking out of the gardens and parks in... 

 10 Reviews  The square is part of the old downtown of Malmö. Most of its buildings are full with pubs, restaurants and shops. The northern side is dominated by an elegant brownish beige office building of six... 

 14 Reviews  The famous Oresund Bridge is 8 km long and was opened for traffic in July 2000. Besides the bridge the connnection between Copenhagen and Malmo consists of a 4 km artificial island (Pepparholmen) and... 

 3 Reviews  You can't go to Sweden and not have a sauna. Visit the Ribersborgs Kallbadhus, which is a listed building, and sit in the sauna enjoying the view out over the sea. If you're feeling very brave (which... 

 2 Reviews  Foteviken is a unique place in viking Scandinavia as it isn't a museum or heritage place (like Hedeby, Birka, Trelleborg or Borg) but rather a village where people live viking life during summer and... 

 4 Reviews  We have been to Malmo at least 5 times in our lives and it always looked very cosy, little and nice town (or suburb of Copenhagen) in southern Sweden. Squares always were full of beautifully decorated... 

 3 Reviews  If you're planning to stay in Malmö and the surrounding area for a little while, you shouldn't miss the opportunity to take a trip to Lund. It's only about 20 minutes away by train, and being the... 

 4 Reviews  I have not yet been, but the famous Stockholm contemporary art museum Moderna (the "Modern" museum) opened an annex in Malmö 2010. The museum is housed in a former gas works so the building itself is... 

 2 Reviews  Torup is a small village centred around a 16th century castle which is really nice and can be toured weekends in May and June (as it is still inhabited). You can also visit a fascinating museum... 

 2 Reviews  Malmö's newest attraction is a resurrection of its chocolate making. Famous for its huge 1888 Mazetti factory which had to close, a chocolatier educated in Belgium has now taken over in an area in the... 

 1 Review  The twin villages of Skanör and Falsterbo are about 30 kilometres south of Malmö but easy to reach by car or local bus (as sadly, the local bathing trains stopped running ages ago). They belong to the... 

 1 Review  I've always wanted to see a Lou Reed concert, I've been very close many times but here it happened and I didn't know about it until around 10 days before we left home. Many thanks to sjalen for... 

 2 Reviews  On my stroll through Malmo I came across St John's Church (St Johannes Kyrka). It is a large art nouveau style church with a nice little green area inbetween modern housing estates. The church was... 

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 antistar Says:  I arrived in Malmo shortly after some of the worst storms in Sweden's history had struck the south coast, washing away many homes along the coast. So when I saw... 

 antistar Says:  In the area south of the station, and West of the main square of Stortorget, there is the old town (Gamla Staden). It's a pleasant area filled with bars,... 

 antistar Says:  A former mayor and master of the mint, Jörgen Kock led Malmo through one of its most successful and affluent times. His grand house, from the early 16th... 

 antistar Says:  One of the oldest buildings in Malmo, the Flensburg House was once believed to be a monastery, and even once was called that. Instead it is a wealthy merchant... 

 antistar Says:  Gustav Adolf's Square speaks to a short and easily forgotten part of Malmo's history - a time when it was capital of Sweden. During that year, King Gustav IV... 

 penny_g Says:  "The bridge of the painters" is situated centrally, close to the Central station and is one of the numerous bridges of this kind in Malmö. You will not find any...