About Malmö

Malmö makes it first appearance in history in the 13th century when the city is mentioned for the first time in writing. Malmö was then a part of Denmark and had just a few thousand inhabitants. From 1300 and onwards Malmö became a vital part of Denmark. A castle and monastaries was built and the population increased.

The fishing of herring was very important in the development of the city. In 1658 Malmö became Swedish after the Swedish king Karl X Gustaf forced the Danish king to surrender Skåne, Halland and Blekinge to Sweden. After a long period of stagnation and decreasing population, industrialisation came to Malmö in the mid 19th century. Malmö went through a period of enormous growth and the population increased from 5000 in the year 1800 to 100 000 in 1900. Malmö became Swedens third largest city and an industrial centre in the 20th century.