Malmo is the third-largest city in Sweden, after Stockholm and Gothenburg, and the seventh-largest city in the Nordic region. Located on the Oresund strait on the southwestern coast of Sweden, it is the largest city in Scania and the gubernatorial seat of Skane County, with a municipal population of 365,644 in 2024. Malmo received its city privileges in 1353, and today its metropolitan region is home to over 700,000 people.
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Area (sq km) Founding Year Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Latitude55.604823 degrees north 1 Connections
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Source Malmo (Wikipedia)
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Wikimedia FoundationInfobox, population_total
population_total = 368135 | population_as_of = 2025
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Nonetheless, unemployment has remained high since the 2010s, amid fast population growth, and as of July 2025 it stood at 12.3%, the second highest rate in Sweden.
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332.6
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coordinates = 55 36 17.364 N 13 0 18.25 E
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Malmo received its city privileges in 1353
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elevation_m = 12
Associated With: Sweden, Infobox, subdivision_name
subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = Sweden
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