Malmö

Malmö, Sweden’s Jersey City, lies just across the bridge from Copenhagen. It’s in the middle of a major revival since the bridge was built. There is so much new construction — high rises, parks, apartment buildings. One significant addition is the Turning Torso which is a high rise residential building designed by Santiago Calatrava, the famous Spanish architect who built New York’s Oculus. This all surrounds the historic downtown which has had a resurgence. Malmö has also had a major influx of immigrants, which makes it very multicultural, however, this also came with a major rise in crime which is unusual for Sweden. Malmö ranks second only to Naples in Western Europe according to the recent crime index. I was pleasantly surprised though. It’s a nice city.Read more