Take a weekend break in Malmö, Sweden
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There is nothing I like more than being able to kill two birds with one stone, or in this case, seeing two cities in one trip. When I went to visit Copenhagen during Easter weekend a few years back (Blog Post here: The Perfect Guide to Exploring Copenhagen), I saw that my return flight was late in the evening so I decided to take the train from Copenhagen Airport (Kastrup) to Malmö for the day for what turned out to be my first time in Sweden.
This train crosses the Øresund (meaning ‘the Sound’), taking you from Denmark to Sweden. There are multiple departures every hour and even though both countries are part of the EU, it’s best to bring your passport with you no matter what, just in case border patrol asks for it.
Malmö is Sweden’s 3rd largest city (6th largest in Scandinavia), situated in the southern region of Skåne. What was once a very industrialized city has now evolved into a biotech and IT hub. Half of the population of the city has a foreign background due to the influx of refugees that Sweden has accepted in recent years. This has turned the city into a melting pot of cultures giving it a different feel than traditional Swedish cities. A weekend trip to Malmö is a worthy proposition for those looking to experience a city with many modern conveniences but with cultural and historical entities of Sweden’s storied past.
Check out my drone video of Malmö, Sweden below!
You can get here by taking an SJ train (Sweden’s main train company) from other major Swedish cities like Gothenburg (Göteborg) and Stockholm.
If you happen to have more time in Sweden, don’t just stop in Malmö, check out other Sweden cities such as:
Stockholm (Blog Post Title: Why Stockholm is the best Scandinavian capital)
Stockholm Tunnelbana (Blog Post Title: The World’s Longest Art Gallery - Riding on the Stockholm Tunnelbana)
Gothenburg (Göteborg) (Blog Post Title: A Tour of Gothenburg: Sweden's 2nd Largest City)
Uppsala (Blog Post: Uppsala: the hidden gem just North of Stockholm)
Helsingborg (Blog Post: Just a few reasons to see Helsingborg in the South of Sweden)
Lund (Blog Post: A Day tour of the university town of Lund)
Kalmar (Blog Post: Kalmar: The town you should know more about in Sweden)
Öland (Blog Post: A Day Tour of the Swedish island of Öland)
Marstrand (Blog Post: A day trip to the Swedish island of Marstrand)
Swedish Castles (Blog Post: A Tour of Sweden’s Coolest Castles)
Fårö (Blog Post: A Guide to the Swedish Island of Fårö)
Visby (Blog Post: A Closer Look at the Hanseatic Town of Visby)
Gotland (Blog Post: A Guide to the Swedish Island of Gotland)