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Malmö  is the third largest city in Sweden, situated in the southernmost province of Scania. Malmö was one of the earliest and most industrialized towns of Scandinavia, but has in recent decades been struggling with the adaptation to post-industrialism.
With its old buildings and many parks it appears appealing to outsiders, and is also a popular place to shop due to its many different shops and stores. During the last few years a university college (Malmö Högskola) has been established and the city is now focusing extensively on education, arts and culture.

Architecture

The oldest part of Malmö were built between 1300-1600, during its first major period of expansion. From this time are still the street structure in the city's central parts, and some older houses.
After the recession in the ensuing centuries, the next expansion period in the mid 19th century led to the modern stone- and brick city. 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 afforable apartments in the outskirts of major Swedish cities. But this period also saw the reconstruction (and, in places, ripping down) of the city center.

Attractions

The beach Ribersborg in the western harbour, is a man-made shallow beach, stretching along Malmö's coast line. It is the site of Ribersborgs Kallbadhus, an open air bath opened in the 1890s, where people go swimming all year round.
The long boardwalk at The Western Harbour has become a new favourite summer hang-out for the people of Malmö and is a popular place for bathing.

Events

In the third week of August each year a festival, Malmöfestivalen, fills the streets of Malmö with different kinds of cuisines and events.
BUFF, the International Children and Young People's Film Festival in Malmö, takes place every year in March.