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Malmö (/ ˈ m æ l m ə / ⓘ, [4] Swedish: Malmö, IPA: [ˈmâlːmøː] ⓘ; Danish: Malmø [ˈmælmˌøˀ]) is the largest city in the Swedish county (län) of Skåne (Scania). It is the third-largest city in Sweden, after Stockholm and Gothenburg, and the sixth-largest city in the Nordic region, with a municipal population of 357,377 in 2022. [5]
The central city is Malmö. The municipality is part of Metropolitan Malmö and constitutes its own constituency in parliamentary elections in Sweden. [3] When the first Swedish local government acts were implemented in 1863, the Old City of Malmö was made one of the country's 88 city municipalities and the first city council was elected.
Malmö Museum is a municipal and regional museum in Malmö, Sweden. The museum shows exhibitions on technology, shipping, natural history and history. Malmö museum also has an aquarium. The exhibitions are primarily shown on Castle Island (Slottsholmen) and in the Technology & Maritime Museum (Teknikens och sjöfartens hus).
The headquarters of Skåne Regional Council are located in both Kristianstad and Malmö. [4] The present county was created in 1997 when Kristianstad County and Malmöhus County were merged; it covers around 3% of Sweden's total area, while its population of 1.3 million comprises 13% of Sweden's total population. Prince Oscar is Duke of Skåne.
The airport opened in 1972 to replace Bulltofta Airport, and was known until 2007 as Malmö-Sturup Airport (Swedish: Malmö-Sturups flygplats). [3] It is owned and operated by Swedavia, Sweden's state-owned airport company, and features one passenger terminal, two cargo terminals, and a single 2,800-metre runway. [4]
Gamla staden ("Old town") is a neighbourhood of Malmö, situated in the city district of Centrum, Malmö Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden.. The Old Town consists of Malmö's medieval city centre and the New Town, which was built in the early 19th century.
Malmö Central Station (Swedish: Malmö centralstation; abbreviated Malmö C) is the main railway station serving the city of Malmö, Sweden. It is located in central Malmö, situated between the historic city centre and the Port of Malmö. [1] Opened on the Southern Main Line in 1856, it serves approximately 17 million passengers per year. [3]
Malmöhus County (Swedish: Malmöhus län) was a county of Sweden from 1719 to 1996. On 1 January 1997 it was merged with Kristianstad County to form Skåne County. It had been named after Malmöhus, a castle in Malmö, which was also where the governor originally lived.