The Oresund Bridge - Scandinavia Travel The Oresund Bridge The Bridge Connecting Denmark And Sweden By Terri Mapes Updated September 09, 2016. The Øresund Bridge (locally called Øresundsbron) is the bridge that connects Amager and Oresund in Denmark (on the island Zealand ) with Skane, Sweden, a total length of just over 10 miles (16,4 km). This is the road connection between the metropolitan areas of Copenhagen and Malmo . Perfect for travelers wanting a quick connection between Sweden and Denmark without flying, the Øresund Bridge now carries more than 60,000 travelers daily - amongst them both local commuters and visitors. The Øresund Bridge offers a 4-lane road carrying 6 million vehicles per year, and two train tracks (another 8 million people each year). When was the Øresund Bridge built? Well, in 1991, the governments of Denmark and Sweden agreed on constructing this massive project , and while it took a while to build this monster bridge, the Oresund Bridge was officially opened on July 1, 2000.

Building the Øresund bridge included construction of a bridge, a tunnel (2.5 miles long / 4 km) and a new island where travelers go from tunnel-level (on the Danish side) to the level of the bridge. continue reading below our video Long-Haul Flight Survival Tips Øresund Bridge Toll: Travelers have several options when it comes to toll passes for the bridge. Single use toll passes for cars are available for EUR 36, vans and similar vehicles cost EUR 71. Besides a popular annual bridge pass (called BroPas) aimed at commuters, travelers might want to consider purchasing a 10-trip pass with a 30% discount (EUR 260 for cars.) The toll for driving across the Øresund Bridge is paid at the toll station on the Swedish side. Thankfully, they accept both cash and credit cards . There is no border control as both Denmark and Sweden are part of the European Union. Also, check the bridge traffic & toll information . The Øresund Bridge's local name "Øresundsbron" is a combination of the Danish word "Øresundsbroen" and the Swedish word "Öresundsbron", both meaning Oresund Bridge in English.

FUN FACT: The high bridge part of the Øresund Bridge has the longest cable-stayed main span of all bridges in the world. That goes for both road and rail traffic! And, the tunnel part of Øresundsbron is the world's longest underwater tube tunnel, also for both road and rail traffic. £2bn bridge links Sweden to Denmark - Telegraph £2bn bridge links Sweden to Denmark By Julian Isherwood in Copenhagen 12:00AM BST 01 Jul 2000 WITH the opening of a vast new bridge over the Strait of Oresund, Sweden will be linked to mainland Europe for the first time since the Ice Age. The 10-mile, £2 billion road and rail link, which will be opened shortly before midnight tonight, links the southern Swedish city of Malmoe to Copenhagen, the Danish capital. King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden and Queen Margrethe II of Denmark, accompanied by their prime ministers, will cut tapes to open the bridge, which rises 182ft over the water. Thousands of spectators are expected to turn out tomorrow for day-long celebrations to mark the end of four years of construction.

Work began on the bridge only in 1995 after fierce opposition from Swedish and Danish environmentalists who feared that its construction would destroy flora and fauna in the strait. As the two monarchs prepared for the opening event, Sven-Eric Soeder, of Sweden's Foreign Ministry, said: "Finally Sweden is joined by a permanent land link to mainland Europe. It's a major achievement." Related Articles The official inauguration will mark three centuries since Swedish armies chased the Danes across the Oresund waterway and out of their southern Swedish possessions of Scania, Halland and Blekinge. Niels Boserup, managing director of Copenhagen Airport said: "We're finally going to reconquer them, but a little more peacefully and gracefully this time." The Oresund Fixed Link, as the world's 10th longest bridge is to be known, will be opened 112 years after the first plan to link the two countries by a tube was mooted, and seven years after work began on access roads in 1993. The world's longest cable-stayed bridge it includes a free span of 1,608ft.

Road vehicles will cross the Oresund Strait on the bridge's upper level, while trains will cross it at the lower level. Paid for in part by the European Union, tolls are expected to recoup the full cost of the bridge in about 30 years. From Sunday, about 12,000 vehicles a day are expected to cross the bridge, each paying £20 for a one-way ticket, while a train ride will cost £5. Although organisations representing private car owners have not complained about the tolls, road haulage companies have objected strongly to the £70 cost of a one-way ticket for each goods vehicle. A recent poll of lorry drivers showed that an overwhelming majority would continue to use ferries from Elsinore to Helsingborg. Svend Larsen, a Danish lorry driver who makes the trip from Denmark to Sweden by ferry three times a week, said: "Not only is it much cheaper but you also get a 20 minute rest." Oresund Bridge - Great Attractions (Denmark) - YouTube Oresund Bridge - Great Attractions (Denmark) Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video?

Sign in to report inappropriate content. The interactive transcript could not be loaded. Loading... Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Uploaded on Nov 12, 2010 Take a tour of Oresund Bridge in Denmark -- part of the World's Greatest Attractions series by GeoBeats. Stretched over miles and miles of water is Oresund Bridge. This cable-stayed bridge not only links Sweden and Denmark but also connects many parts of Western and Central Europe. By the year 1995, the construction of the bridge had begun and while it was completed in 1999, it was not until 2000 that the bridge was officially opened. To commemorate this occasion the Danish Queen and the Swedish King hosted the celebrations and the ceremony. This enduring structure has been built in one the immensely popular architectural style of building bridges, the Dissing+Weitling style. The bridge offers easy access with several toll pass options to its approximate 60,000 daily users for whom it's a regular means of transportation.

Category Copenhagen, Denmark to Malmo, Sweden - Running Club North Copenhagen, Denmark to Malmo, Sweden by Ed Debevec | Jun 30, 2000 | Scrapbook | 0 comments Broloppet 2000 Dave Cowee – 12 June 2000 For the first time in history it’s now possible to drive from Scandinavia all the way to the Mediterranean. And that’s thanks to the new Oresund crossing – a combination tunnel, causeway and bridge – which spans 8 miles of open water connecting the Baltic and North Seas, and joins Copenhagen, Denmark with Malmo, Sweden. Before it’s official opening on July 1, a 3-day weekend in June was set aside for runners, bikers, walkers and skaters to enjoy the crossing. My running friend from Hannover, Dittmar (Didi) Kostros, had first signed me up for the Broloppet 2000 (the Bridge Race 2000 – a half marathon), last November. And by November, over 32,000 runners had already registered.

As the date of the run approached, the Broloppet website kept increasing the number of registered runners: 85,000, then 90,000, then 94,000! We all expected to see the number approach 100,000, but we weren’t prepared for the media’s reported 130,000 on race day, June 12! Eight of us stayed together in Copenhagen – five runners (Didi, Georgie and Jule Kostros, Peter Stork and I) and three very fine supporters/photographers/videographers (Matthias Kostros, Monica Stork and my wife Jo). We’d all arrived in Copenhagen on Saturday June 10 (biker’s day and skater’s evening on the bridge). That Saturday afternoon was beautiful with completely sunny skies, no wind and temperatures in the 80’s. Ideal conditions for enjoying the outdoor canal-side restaurants in the New Harbor area, but not for running. We tried to stay cool and waited for the temperature to drop. Sunday (walker’s day) greeted us with a few scattered clouds, but again with hot temperatures – perfect for sightseeing Copenhagen.

Pizza, pasta and beer, on the sidewalk, was our treat that hot evening just before our run. That night the wind blew hard! A change in the weather perhaps? Fortunately for the 130,000 runners (or was it only 78,000), the answer was YES. Monday morning dawned cloudy, windy, gloomy and cold (55-60 degrees).; and it didn’t change. The race was designed with staggered starting times, in order to accommodate the crowd: Elite runners (the real and only race) started at 9:15 AM, followed by several groups of ‘slightly-less elite’ runners; the 10 AM to Noon slot was reserved for us, the ‘Foreign Runners’ (all non-Danish and non-Swedish runners); the balance of the day, Noon to 6 PM, was reserved for Danish and Swedish runners, with each hour reserved for specific postal zip codes – clever people! We breakfasted early and caught the public bus to downtown before 9.

We were all so confident that we didn’t have to pay to ride the public bus, because we were runners, that we just marched on board and smiled at the driver, and he didn’t say anything to us. Once downtown we stood in our first line (it was to be our shortest line of the day – but we didn’t know that yet). Here we boarded the charter busses to our staging area in the park, which I had guessed to be about 1/4 – 1/2 mile from the Start!. None of the maps were drawn to scale and all were done in either Danish or Swedish. Unfortunately, the Start line lay at least 2 miles from the park. At the park, as we again stood in line (a longer line) to receive our Champion Chips, we were able to watch live on a giant screen, the lead Elite runners exit the tunnel, cross the causeway and climb the Bridge, 25-30 minutes into their race. That race was long over by the time our group of about 1,500 reached the starting cell, just before 11 AM.

About 20 minutes earlier we’d passed by the drop-off point for our Broloppet ‘rucksacks’, leaving our warm & dry clothing – so we’d been out in the cold wind, walking slowly or standing still in our running gear for some time. But there was an excess of body heat around so it wasn’t that cold. Finally our group advanced into that final cell and our 5-minute countdown started. And then we were running – it seemed kind of anti-climatic. Almost immediately we headed downhill and into the 4K tunnel – we were all running in the two westbound lanes of the crossing; the eastbound lanes were being used by the busses. It was quiet in the tunnel at first: only the sounds of runners feet, lots of talking, occasional flashes from the cameras that many runners carried. But the noisy overhead ventilator turbines finally started up, as the hordes of sweaty runners raised the humidity in the tunnel. Once out of the tunnel, we crossed the level gravel causeway and ran onto the bridge approach (another 4K).

We had a strong tailwind, but it wasn’t much of a factor – even though we spent a considerable amount of time facing that direction for the many photos that Didi and I took of each other as we ran. Surprisingly, it was fairly easy to run around people and groups of people. As we climbed the approach to the suspension span of the Bridge, the beauty and simplicity of it’s design began to sink in. What a Bridge! As you looked down the length of the Bridge (8K) and up to the sky, there was nothing to block your view, even when crossing between the Bridge towers: they were free-standing on either side of the Bridge, not joined together. And, once you reached the center of the span, you had a clear view off to the side of the Bridge also: there were no cables blocking your view. The center of the span also marked the boundary between Denmark and Sweden evidently, as there were banks of loudspeakers on the Bridge broadcasting Swedish radio rock music! I think they were also welcoming us to Sweden, but I’m not sure (they might have been warning us not to relieve ourselves in public; but again, I’m not sure).

We crossed the center of the Bridge at 12 Noon, somewhat ahead of schedule – for our non-running support crew was just leaving Copenhagen on the Noon ferry to Malmo, a 45-minute trip. The run downhill to the far shore was really anti-climatic – easier running, but we still had a long way to run to the finish. We stopped once for some photos back of the center span, but mostly we just ran, trying not to think about the distance that lay in front of us – for the exciting part of the run was behind. The Swedish shoreline greeted us with an odor that seemed like a cross between a sewage treatment plant and a lumber plant that processes wood pulp – it was a strong, aggressive odor. And it seemed to follow us for a way, as we ran north towards Malmo along the last 5K of the course. But now there were people along the edge of the course, cheering us along. In the last few miles of the course, the crowds grew larger and noisier. Finally we rounded the last of the many curves near the end of the course, and there it was: the Finish Line and a plastic blanket to break the wind.

And that was the end of the race – but little did we know that we wouldn’t return to our bed and breakfast for another 6 1/2 hours! We also didn’t realize that the distance from the finish line to the area where our rucksacks could be reclaimed, would turn out to be another 2 miles or more! So, still fenced off from the outside world, we continued our walk to the north – pausing for water and candy bars. Then there was a wide spot in the road: long benches where we were supposed to sit and remove our Champion Chips; after which the pathway narrowed once again and we were funneled through checkpoints where we were watched as we deposited our chips into large pails. For doing this we were rewarded with our Finisher’s Medals, a commemorative towel, and a plastic bag to fill with the food and drink that lay ahead. Life was good, but my banana was a little green. As we continued to walk north, we again realized that the map of the finish area was similar to the map of the start area: it was not drawn to scale.

By now we were out of the controlled area and we needed to find our rucksacks and our warm clothes – for the wind was cold as it swept across the huge open fields where the bags could be claimed (after you stood in line again, of course). Fortunately for Didi, we found his bag right away – but mine was nowhere in sight. It finally turned up in an adjacent claim area, about 45 minutes later, but by that time I was starting to get a little cold. Didi had found our three supporters, at our meeting point, and we had a brief reunion and a bite to eat together on Swedish soil. Then it was time to head back to Copenhagen: they for the 30-minute walk back to the Malmo ferry terminal, and us to join the orderly masses waiting for the busses on yet another large grassy field (our longest and largest line of the day). Everything was extremely orderly in these lines, but extremely slow. Busses operated in groups of 12 – and there were 12 groups of busses. Each 5 minutes an empty group of busses pulled up on the roadway, loaded and departed for Denmark.

Some busses were larger than others, but we figured that probably 8-900 runners were being moved out every 5 minutes. And we stood in this line for nearly 3 hours! By 5:45, we were finally on the bus and had a chance to sit down. We thought we were home free – back to the park, onto the charter bus to downtown, then public bus home. But, when our bus reached the far end of the tunnel, stopped on the roadway and opened the doors, we realized that we had more walking to do. Now, we reversed our course along our earlier route to the start area! Once we reached the park, rather than wait in line (again) for the charter busses, we opted to take the public bus back to downtown. And on this bus, the crusty female driver made it clear to us that we had to pay for our ride, runner or no! A quick ride back to downtown, preceded a long wait for our connecting bus. We finally reached home at 7:30 PM, long after Jo, Monica and Matthias had returned from their ferry trip. We finished off our long day with more pizza, pasta and beer – although not outside on the sidewalk!

For a one-time event, the Broloppet was remarkably well organized – it had been well thought out in advance, to the point of providing all runners with rucksacks for their dry clothes, a large identification number and name to attach to the sacks, water belt and small bottles for the run, plastic raincoat, etc. The only problems were with reclaiming the bags – which was disorganized in some areas but ran smoothly in others – and the long wait for the busses. But we finished during rush hour, so we had the longest wait. Our run time of 1:55 for the 1/2-marathon course wasn’t all that bad, when you consider the congestion and the number of photo stops that we made along the way. This was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to run across the Oresund Bridge, which has since opened to traffic. Now the easy way to cross is by train from downtown Copenhagen to downtown Malmo! For those who prefer to drive, the toll will probably be unlike anything that we’re used to in this country: a similar but shorter bridge crossing to the west, completed around 1995, has a one-way toll of over $26!

Search for: Malmö travel guide - Wikitravel History[ edit ] Founded in 1272 as a fortified port 20 km from Lund. Malmö was for centuries the second largest Danish city while Scania was under Danish rule. It served as a hanseatic port and a very lucrative trade area. Malmö dominated the south as the largest market hub until Copenhagen grew larger during the 16th century. In 1658, as a result of many years of war, Denmark ceded the city to Sweden in the Treaty of Roskilde. After an industrial revolution, Malmö grew rapidly and served as one of the earliest and most industrialized cities of Scandinavia but, until the turn of the millennium it was regarded more as a dull worker's city in the backdrop of more cultural cities in Sweden. The opening of the Oresund bridge in 2000 reignited the soul of a bustling hanseatic port that had lay dormant for so many centuries. Today about one third of the Malmö population are from various other countries, making the city the most cosmopolitan in Sweden. This has contributed to a rich cultural life and many exotic and fine food opportunities.

The ship building company of Kockums used to be the city's biggest employer, but today the industrial city of old has been replaced by vast areas of middle-class suburban housing and modern eco-friendly neighbourhoods. By plane[ edit ] Copenhagen Airport, located 24 kilometres from the city centre, is served by a wide selection of airlines. From there, you can either take the train or the bus, bus being the cheapest option. Trains run frequent during the day to Malmö Central and takes around 20 minutes (110 SEK in 2016). [1] . There is one daily direct bus by Gråhundbus [2] which coincides with Ryanair schedules. For other airlines (different arrival and departure times) you other options are: and . Malmö is also served by Malmö Sturup Airport (primarily by Wizz Air). If you get to the Malmö Airport, you'll have to take the bus shuttle service to downtown Malmö, but first check the schedules at Flygbussarna's homepage [3] because on Saturday afternoons they don't have many buses.

By train[ edit ] There are several train stations in Malmö, the Malmö Centralstation (Main Station) being the largest. Trains to Copenhagen depart from Malmö Centralstation, Triangeln and Hylle. Regional trains always pass or depart from Malmö C, Triangeln and Hyllie. Depending on direction and train type they may call at Burlöv, Svågertorp and Oxie. Trains from Copenhagen take 25 minutes from København H ( Copenhagen Central Station) to Malmö. They leave all day from Elsinore ( Helsingør ), traversing the east coast of Sjælland, before crossing through Copenhagen and then across the Öresund bridge to Malmö, also connecting Kastrup airport to the city. Since the December 2010 opening of the Citytunneln, trains now travel every 10 minutes directly to Malmö Central, with a stop at the new Triangeln station in the city center. Expect to pay 190 SEK for a return ticket to Kastrup airport or Copenhagen Central.

There are about ten daily X2000 trains [4] to Stockholm and roughly 100 daily departures for the nearby university town of Lund (17 km north). For travel northward, there are hourly services to Helsingborg and Gothenburg with connections to Oslo . There is also a overnight service connecting Malmö to Berlin [5] running nightly or every second night depending on season. Night trains depart for and Storlien (Friday and Sunday) with connection to Trondheim . For every-night connection, grab a train (or bus) for Gothenburg . Frequent and regular local trains go from Malmö south throughout the province of Scania to Lund , Helsingborg , Höör and Ystad . These are known as Pågatågen, operated by Skåne Commuter Rail. By car[ edit ] If you don't take the train across the bridge (and tunnel), you can drive for yourself. It is a pay bridge, where you pay on the Swedish side regardless if you are arriving from Denmark or departing Sweden (325 DKK/45 EUR/375 SEK in 2013) [6] .

The view is much less obstructed if you choose to go by car as compared to train. [7] The 8 kilometre long Øresund bridge leading to Copenhagen in Denmark By bus[ edit ] Gråhundbus [8] , Swebus [9] , GoByBus [10] and Eurolines [11] have routes to Copenhagen and other places. To Copenhagen the buses take longer (about an hour) but are cheaper than the train, especially for day trips. By boat[ edit ] There is a ferry link from Travemünde , Germany to Malmö by Finnlines [12] . Also, you can take the Bus 146 to Trelleborg, which takes 45 minutes, costs 55 Krones and runs every 20 Minutes at daytime. Ferries from Trelleborg are cheaper and quicker and go directly to Travemünde, Rostock and Sassnitz on Rügen . Get around[ edit ] Malmö is best experienced by bicycle, the city is interlaced with lots of bicycle roads. Swedish law requires bicycles to use a front and back light after dark, however this law is rarely enforced.

Public transport is good and organized by Skånetrafiken [13] , that run green buses to get around town and yellow intercity busses to and from surrounding cities. Many of the local bus lines run late into the night, but not all of them, so make sure to check your busses schedule if you plan on staying out late. Beware that the local green busses and trains do not accept cash or credit cards - you must either buy a ticket at a vending machine or a ticket office, buy an e-ticket with your mobile phone, or pay onboard using a pre-paid "Jojo card". Jojo-cards that are pre-loaded with 200SEK can be bought in many retail stores, including 7-11 and Coop stores. Daypasses can be purchased at Triangeln Station and Centralstationen for 65SEK (45 for a child). Visit their "Visitors" website for the latest prices and maps at [14] . There is one at Malmö Centralstation. Yellow intercity busses accept credit cards, but not the green local busses.

If you want to get to Hyllie (for Emporia Shopping Centre and Malmö Arena) from central Malmö, train is recommended, a ticket for the region (including Malmö city) costs 200 SEK. A Taxi is also an option, fixed rates begin at 59 SEK. See[ edit ][ add listing ] Malmö's Big Square (Stortorget) At the heart of Malmö lie three squares, called Gustav Adolf's Square (Gustav Adolfs torg), the Big Square (Stortorget) and the Little Square (Lilla torg). Stortorget and Lilla Torg are directly connected at one corner, and a pedestrians only shopping street connects them with Gustav Adolfs torg. At the center of the Big Square is a statue of King Karl X Gustav of Sweden, who took the city from Danish dominion. The ornate Malmö City Hall (built in 1546) is on the east side, and in the northwest corner is Kockska Huset, the house of Jörgen Kock, a German immigrant who became mayor of the city and achieved wealth simply and directly: by taking control of the city mint.

In the winter the square becomes a skating rink. The Little Square is the place for socializing and dining, with various restaurants having outdoor tables around the edge of the square. Gustav Adolfs torg is surrounded on three sides by buildings containing shops. At the center of the square is a bus platform. A cemetery lies at the south side of the square, through which one can reach Slottsparken, a beautiful park that surrounds Malmöhus. Malmöhus Castle Malmöhus Castle, located west of the old city core, was built in 1437 by Erik of Pomerania, inhabited by the kings of Denmark in the 1500s, and used as a prison until 1914. Currently it houses a history museum, art museum, aquarium, and terrarium. Sharing the castle grounds are the Kommendanthuset (Commandant's House) used for various exhibitions throughout the year. Fiskehoddorna - a small, traditional fish market - lies nearby. Technology Museum, Malmö Tekniska och Sjöfartsmuseet (Technology and Maritime Museum), located west of the castle.

The largest section of the museum is devoted to transport, in particular aviation, and there are lots of cut-away models, including the entire front end and cockpit of a Vickers Viscount. Visitors can walk (crawl, actually in places) through a 1943 Swedish U3 submarine. Unfortunately the displays are only labelled in Swedish, but is well worth a visit, nonetheless. Adult entrance fee is 40SEK. Slottsträdgården, Malmö Slottsträdgården, (Castle Garden) located south of the castle, within Kungsparken (King's Park). This is one of the city's newest amenities and is an organic community garden, open throughout the year. There are eight themed gardens and a potager. Freshly picked flowers and vegetables are available for purchase in the summer months. There is also a small cafe, run entirely by volunteers. Turning Torso, completed in 2005, is at 190 m the tallest building in Scandinavia. The building is located in one of the newest, and most expensive, areas of Malmö, and contains a lot of modern architecture and upscale restaurants.

The nearby waterfront promenade and open-sea bath is a hugely popular destination during the summertime. There is also a state of the art skateboarding park in the area. Möllevångstorget square, commonly known as "Möllan", south of the city center, has a bustling open-air market on weekends. The surrounding neighborhood is full of inexpensive Asian and Middle Eastern shops, restaurants and grocery stores catering to the alternative side of the city, the immigrant population and people who are tired of mainstream commerce. "Möllan" is popular among locals for its relatively inexpensive nightlife; Many moderately priced bars, restaurants, nightclubs, concert venues etc can be found in the area. Gamla Väster, between Lilla Torget and Malmöhus, is a quiet and sophisticated part of town with lots of galleries, design shops and restaurants. This is also one of the oldest parts of Malmö, and is a recommended visit for those who wish to see some of Malmös oldest architecture. Davidshallstorg is a square with design shops, clothes stores and restaurants. The atmosphere here is posh, so the vibe is very different from Möllevångstorget's.

There are similar shops on the nearby parts of Davidshallsgatan. Koggmuseet [15] lets you set foot on two cog ships built after originals from the middle ages. S:t Petri church, Malmö S:t Petri kyrka is the city's oldest church (from the 14th century), while S:t Johannes kyrka probably is the largest. Browsing the shelves of Malmö Stadsbibliotek [16] (Malmö's public library, Kung Oscars väg) and admiring the building itself is a must for all architecture buffs and intellectuals. They will also want to go to Malmö Konsthall [17] (Malmö Art Hall, S:t Johannesgatan 7, free entrance). Katrinetorp, katrinetorps Alle 1 (Intersection of E20 and E6). Country manor with beautiful garden. Nice cafe and antique store. edit Moderna Museet Malmö (Museum of modern art), Ola Billgrens plats 2–4 (ten minutes walking from the central station), ☎ +46 8 5202 3500, [18] .

edit Do[ edit ][ add listing ] Kungsparken, Malmö Visit the Folkets park (People's Park, free entrance) [19] . Try the different rides on the amusement park (mostly for smaller kids, as the attractions aren't scary enough for teenagers). See the terrarium. Ride a pony. Sunbathe. Eat and drink. Go to the Pildammsparken (with gardens, buildings from the Baltic exhibition in 1914 and a theater) and Kungsparken / Slottsparken (behind the castle). Sunbathe or have a picnic. Don't miss Malmöfestivalen [20] - a free festival that takes place for eight days every year in August, with lots of cultural and culinary experiences. Swim and sunbathe on the two-kilometre sandy beach Ribersborgsstranden. In the winter you can enjoy ice swimming, ideally combined with Kallbadhuset's [21] sauna with panoramic view of Öresund. Experience the multicultural area around Möllevångstorget. Here you can find exotic shops selling Asian and Middle Eastern food stuffs and a wide selection of pubs and bars.

In the mornings there is also an open market where you can buy fresh fruit and vegetables. The flat landscape of Skåne is ideal for golf. Around Malmö there are quite a few good courses and a new 36 holes PGA standard course being built. Malmö Arena hosts various international concerts as well as the hockey team Malmö Redhawks (with the capacity of 13 000 specators), currently playing in the Swedish second division Allsvenskan. [22] The football team Malmö FF is playing in the first division in the Swedish league Allsvenskan. Since the founding in 1910, the club has won the Swedish league eighteen times and the Swedish cup fourteen times, being the most successful club in Sweden in regards of awarded titles. Tickets for games should be fairly easy to get for all games. For the big ones (against Helsingborg IF, AIK and IFK Göteborg or title deciding games) it might be harder. Tickets can be bought at the stadium even on game day and will cost you a maximum of 190SEK for the standing terrace, and around 390SEK for seated.

If there is a big game when you are in town, go there a few days before or early in the day to ensure tickets. Atmosphere is bound to be immense in big games and it's well worth a visit. Before the games most fans hang out around Möllevångstorget (see above) to drink up. Malmö Walking Tours, Stortorget (Big Square) (malmowalkingtours@gmail.com), [23] . It is 2 hours tip-based Walking Tour around Malmö, visiting its main points of interest such as its main squares, old Malmö, library, parks, the castle, the beach with the view of Denmark and the connecting bridge, the West Harbor, Turning Torso and much more. Plus, you will learn why Malmö is one of the most cosmopolitan and multicultural cities in the world that is also currently in the process of transforming itself from an industrial city to a service and knowledge one. Free. edit Work[ edit ] Many companies are moving from Stockholm and other cities to Malmö. Many multinational companies, such as Honeywell, have offices in Malmö.

Buy[ edit ][ add listing ] Malmö has five shopping plazas in the centre, HansaCompagniet [25] , Triangeln [26] , Entré [27] , Storgatan [28] , and Caroli [29] . Storgatan mostly has clothes for young people and coffee shops. The others offer the usual mixture of town shopping with clothes, cameras, jewelry, electronics, books, movies etc. blended with eateries, both international fast food chains and local ones. World famous Swedish glassware can also be bought there. The main shopping streets are Södergatan and Södra Förstadsgatan, where you can find all kinds of shops. Look out for Village, well designed homeware, at reasonable prices. Form/Design Center, Malmö Form/Design Center [30] (free entrance) is on Lilla Torg. Les Trois Roses (Gustav Adolfs torg, Davidshallstorg) is a great chocolaterie. There are also some shopping plazas outside the city centre, like Mobilia Shopping Center [31] and Jägersro Center [32] .

Emporia, Scandinavias biggest shopping centre, opened in October 2012. [33] . Eat[ edit ][ add listing ] If you arrive around Christmas, look out for pepparkakor, literally pepper cookies, but flavoured with cinnamon, ginger, molasses and cloves. Traditionally accompanied by glögg (mulled wine), which is similar to the German glühwein. Localy, Malmö is sometimes refered to as "Falafelstaden" or Falafel city. This is because of the many vendors selling falafel throughout the city but especially around Bergsgatan / Möllevångstorget. Falafel in Malmö is equally a delicious fast food meal and very cheap (around 15-30 sek for a wrap). Ask anyone which vendor who does the best one and you'll get many different answers. The deep fried chickpea balls are almost always sold in a flat bread wrap together with lettuce, tomato, onions, gerkin and other pickles. Chose between hot sauce, yoghurt sauce and garlic sauce(stark, mild och vitlök) or mix them all up (blandad sås).

Some vendors sell more specialized exotic sauces like: sesame sauce, hummus (chickpea puré) or mango pickle sauce (amba). At falafel vendors you can also buy delicacies like kebab, shawarma and deep fried halloumi cheese, all usually served in a flatbread wrap or with french fries (pommes frites) at a (by Swedish standards) very low price. Budget[ edit ] As a general rule of thumb, in Sweden restaurants with an alcohol license tend to charge more for their food than restaurants that don't serve alcohol. Another thing to keep in mind is that many Swedish restaurants cater to people on their lunch break by having discounted prices during lunch hours on weekdays (usually ca 11am-3pm). If you want to visit a particular restaurant that seems too expensive, try checking if the place serves lunch. Many places around Möllevångstorget cater to the budget option. There are countless fast-food places selling falafel, kebab, pizza, hamburgers etc as well as many cheap Thai, Greek, Indian, Middle Eastern and Chinese restaurants. Restaurang Asien is an unpretentious looking restaurant that serves delicious Vietnamese food.

You'll find it a short walk from Möllevångstorget, down Ystadsgatan. On the menu you will find food like Pho or Vietnamese springrolls. Very tasty and reasonably priced. Sockerbit [34] , Södra Förstadsgatan 23A / Holmgången, is a lovely café with great coffee and homemade cakes. Hidden in a picturesque yard so look for the signs. Turkish restaurant Ankara (on Södra Förstadsgatan near the Hilton Hotel) does an excellent buffet (59 SEK daytime and 79 SEK evenings). On Friday and Saturday evenings they have a free belly-dancing show too. Crépa Café, Spångatan 32, +46 40971755. Serves tasty crêpes with Greek flavor, in a trendy yet calm atmosphere. Mains 45-47 SEK. CurryWok, Amiralsgatan 6, +46 406116496 [35] . Serves really tasty and cheap thai food in a calm environment. Mains 69-120 SEK.

Dolce Sicilia, Drottningtorget 6, [36] . Heavenly homemade ice cream. Lilla glassfabriken [37] , Holmgatan 9. Really tasty homemade ice cream and sorbet. Di Penco, [38] is an Italian lunch restaurant situated a short walk from "Triangeln". They serve delicious home made pasta with freshly baked ciabatta bread for only 65 SEK. Aras, Lönngatan 24, +46 4083273. Persian restaurant that serves authentic and succulent Persian kebabs on fluffy steamed basmati rice with butter, grilled tomato and raw onion on the side. Don't miss the salade Olivier, russian salad-Persian style. Prices around 60-100 SEK. Ariana, Nobelvagen 73, voted Skåne's best Afghani restaurant serves a cheap lunch on weekdays (12.00-15.00). For 55 SEK you can select between three different meals, including one vegetarian. This comes with a starter soup, a drink, bread and tea.

Homecooked-styled food with food that melts in your mouth. Mid-range[ edit ] Life in Malmö, Folkets Park, Stortorget and Harbour front There are a lot of restaurants in the Little Square with outdoor seating (with heating year-round). Mello Yello, +46 40304525. A delicious mix of Swedish and European food. The best view and service is in the one located close to the Turning Torso and the beach (150 SEK each). Paddy's, +46 04078600. Kalendergatan. Excellent Swedish food, don't let the idea of eating in an Irish bar put you off! Booking is essential in this busy restaurant. Victor's, +46 40127670. Swedish and international cuisine. Izakaya Koi, +46 4075700. Not quite like a Tokyo tavern, but it still manages to attract visiting Japanese businessmen. Steak House, +46 40973497. Very nice food for a reasonable price by Scandinavian standards. Unfortunately service was poor.

Indian Side, +46 40307744. There are also lots of mid-range restaurants in other parts of town. Bastard, Mäster Johansgatan 11, +46 40121318, [39] . Serves high-quality, organic Swedish and international dishes as well as modern dishes based around local Swedish flavours. Mains 155-225 SEK. Make sure to make a reservation. Indian Haweli on Södra Förstadsgatan near Möllevångstorget is not the best Indian restaurant in town and the service is quite bad (140 SEK). Restaurang Bollywood is an great new experience considering indian food. Placed in the middle of the city centre on Baltzarsgatan 18. The food is classic indian but with an modern touch. Highly recommended and pricewourthy. Mains 130 - 200 SEK Brogatan on Brogatan serves oysters at 14 SEK each, which is almost what you'd pay in the shop (12 SEK).

Nesta on the main shopping street (at the corner of Baltzarsgatan) is an excellent mid-priced Italian café, with good snacks and Malmö's best coffee. Moonlitlounge, Davidshallstorg 7, [40] . Has a nice mix between unpretentious cosiness and Davidshallstorg-style trendyness. Mainly Italian food. Mains 120-205 SEK. Tempo bar och kök, Södra Skolgatan 30A. A trendy place with a modern version of Swedish food. Mains 75-135 SEK. Metro, Ängelholmsgatan 14, [41] . Another restaurant and bar for the local hipsters. They also have club nights. Mains 115-230 SEK. Yukai, Bergsgatan 35. A calm place with great atmosphere, great sushi and great service. Probably the best Japanese restaurant in town. Mains 64-175 SEK. Lemongrass, Grynbodgatan 9, [42] . A sophisticated place serving asian crossover food to a well-to-do crowd.

Mains 134-208 SEK. Två Krögare - Bullen, Storgatan 35, [43] . One of few restaurants that still serve traditional Swedish food (husmanskost). Atmosfär, A splurge restaurant gone mid-range without compromising the food or service. Maguro Sushibar, Östra Förstadsgatan 15, [44] . Great sushi place. vegegården, rörsjögatan 23, ☎ +4640-611 38 88, [45] . Lovely asian vegetarian restaurant. Al a carte and buffet-style. Serves lunch on weekdays and barbecue on weekends. From 68 SEK; eat as much as you like. edit Restaurang Möllan,Bergsgatan 37c. Tasty and juicy steaks plus some seasonal dishes can be found at this laid back and cozy place. Sås och Krås, Sallerupsvägen 18. +4640-294888. Local tavern with excellent dishes, inspired from local products and traditions.

Careful selection of beers. Drink[ edit ][ add listing ] Malmö has a vibrant night life, and while prices are generally lower than in other Swedish cities, they are for the most part substantially higher than they are across the bridge in Copenhagen . Lilla Torg and Möllevångstorget ("Möllan) are the two most popular epicentres, with Lilla Torg generally having higher prices than Möllan. Most locals have a clear favourite between the two, with Lilla Torg being more "fancy" than the more rugged, working-class bars of Möllan. Like in Copenhagen, and indeed most of Scandinavia, expect most of the drinking to be limited to Friday and Saturday except at the height of summer where many Swedes have vacation. You can pick up the free Nöjesguiden and Dygnet Runt magazines in various stores to read more about Malmö's nightlife. They are only available in Swedish though. Babel, Spångatan 38. Popular nightclub and concert venue near Möllan. Open until 4AM. Check websites calender for more details about a specific night.

edit Étage, Stortorget 6, ☎ +46 (040) 23 20 60, [47] . M & Th 23-04;F-Sa 23-05. Popular nightclub in the Big Square Entrance is usually free before midnight, afterwards its 50-100 Kr. edit Fagans, Per Weijersgatan 4, ☎ +46 (040) 970 990, [48] . Generally 16-23, on Weekends open as long as 02. Great Irish pub just off Gustav Adolf's Square. edit Interpool, Stora Nygatan 19. Large pool hall and bar, also offers a small selection of arcade games etc. edit Izakaya Koï, Lilla Torg 5, ☎ +46 (040) 757 00. edit Far I Hatten, Folkets Park, Malmö. Unique restaurant and bar situated in a small hut in the middle of Folkets Park.

Sells seasonal food made with local ingredients, and has a large beer and wine menu. Has a large outdoor area and live concerts in the summertime. Open until 02 every day during the summer. edit Häng Bar, Kristianstadsgatan 7B. Punk/Hardcore/Metal bar at the heart of Möllan. Often has live concerts with both local and international punk/hardcore bands on Fridays and Saturdays. Open until 1AM. edit Pixel K.a.f.e, Östra förstadsgatan 16. Video game-oriented Café/Restaurant/Bar that allows guests to play old video game consoles, arcade games, flipper games, etc. edit Kulturbolaget (usually known as just KB), Bergsgatan 18, [49] . Malmö's premier rock club with many international and national touring acts. They also have clubs on weekends for those who are more into partying. edit Slagthuset, Jörgen Kocksgatan 7A,, [50] . The city's biggest and best-known nightclub, housed in a former slaughterhouse (hence the name). The facility also includes a performance theater and restaurants during the day.

edit Grand Öl&Mat, Monbijougatan 17. Large restaurant and bar, with a large drink menu. Open until 3am on weekends edit Malmö Brygghus/Taproom, Bergsgatan 33. Malmö Brygghus is an entire building with several different rooms on 3 floors, from a small bar on the entry level to a large beer hall on the third level. The beer that they sell is made in the building, and the current beer menu is constantly changing as the owners make limited batches of various different recipes with excellent results. Recommended for beer connoisseurs. edit Budget[ edit ] STF Hostel Malmö City, Rönngatan 1, phone 040-611 62 20, [51] . The IYHF hostel in town. Dorm bed 180 SEK, singles from 325 SEK, doubles from 430 SEK. Add 45 SEK to the price if you're not a member of the IYHF. Daily breakfast available for 65 SEK, but there's also a community kitchen to store and make your own food.

It opened in 2006, so it's new and fresh. Helpful staff. STF Hostel Malmö Eriksfält, Backavägen 18, phone 040-822 20, [52] . Beds from 170 SEK. Mid-range[ edit ] First Hotel Garden, Baltzarsgatan 20, [53] . Central location, with a unique rooftop garden. Elite Hotel Savoy, Norra Vallgatan 62. Central location opposite train station. Comfortable traditional hotel. Breakfast is a very relaxed affair! Scandic S:t Jörgen, Stora Nygatan 35, [54] . A nice building with views over the Gustav Adolfs Torg market square and the famous Hansa shopping mall. Hotell Malmö, Stora Nygatan 30, [55] . A nice building with views over the Gustav Adolfs Torg market square and the famous Hansa shopping mall. Ängavallen, Norra Håslöv, [56] .

An ecological hotel twenty minutes south of Malmö on the road to Trelleborg with a cosy atmosphere. Small hotel with only 12 rooms. Moment Hotels, Adelgatan 5v, [57] . New boutique hotel in Malmö, located close to Malmö Central station. Good breakfast and free coffee the whole day. Scandic Triangeln, Triangeln 2, [58] . Brand new hotel occupying the same tower that formerly hosted Hilton Malmö City. Splurge[ edit ] Marriott Renaissance Malmo Hotel, [59] , Mäster Johansgatan 15. 5-star hotel in the heart of Malmö, 5 minutes walk from the Malmö Central Station. Classically styled rooms with touches of luxury. Upscale restaurants infused with local flavour. The first Marriott in Sweden and recently opened in 2010. Radisson Blu, [60] , Östergatan 10. Central location, and very comfortable. Bedrooms are suite-sized, and include office area and living area, free Wi-fi and Internet. Breakfast is not served after 10.00AM on weekdays!

Stay Safe[ edit ] In December 2010, the Jewish human rights organization Simon Wiesenthal Center issued a travel advisory concerning Sweden, advising Jews to exercise "extreme caution" when visiting the southern parts of the country due to an increase in verbal and physical harassment of Jewish citizens in the city of Malmö. [61] The warning was renewed in January 2012. [62] However, the local Jewish congregation is critical of the travel advisory and have urged Jews to visit Malmö. The big problem facing a tourist is the unregulated taxi market. There are many instances of tourists being charged exorbitant prices by unscrupulous taxi drivers. To avoid this happening to you, stick to the well known companies like 171717, 232323, Taxi Skåne, Taxi Kurir etc. Avoid unmarked taxis (taxis in Sweden have yellow registration plates), and always ask for the price of your trip before getting in. There is a risk of getting pick-pocketed or robbed in the city of Malmö.

The areas around Södra Sofielund (South Sofielund) and Rosengård are sometimes considered unsafe, with drug cartels and criminal gangs being around. There should be no problem walking in these districts during the day, but you should be observant at night-time. If traveling on foot or by car, keep an eye out for bicycles, which expect others to yield. Oresund Bridge - Road Traffic Technology The toll station, situated at the Swedish side of the link, has eleven lanes in each direction, nine of which are equipped with card automats and/or manned by service personnel. Oresund Bridge In 1991, the Danish and Swedish governments signed an agreement to establish a fixed link across the Øresund. The agreement was ratified by the two countries' parliaments in August of the same year. Øresundskonsortiet, a joint venture between A/S Øresund and Svensk-Danska Broförbindelsen SVEDAB AB, constructed the permanent link between Sweden and Denmark. The project cost more than DKK12 billion and comprises a 16.4km (10-mile) link between Copenhagen and Malmö consisting of a tunnel, a bridge and an artificial island.

In May 2003 the Øresund Bridge won the IABSE Outstanding Structure Award. The judges commended the project for its innovative planning, design and construction management as well as its compliance with the time schedule, budget and tough environmental requirements. Øresund link bridge approval Through the agreement, the two governments each hold a 50% stake in Øresundskonsortiet. The project was officially started when The Danish Ministry of Transport approved the general design, alignment and environmental conditions for the Øresund Link on Danish territory. Once completed in March 2000, the bridge was handed over to the client Øresundsbro Konsortiet by the contractor Sundlink. In April, the tunnel and the artificial island Peberholm were handed over to the client Øresundsbro Konsortiet by the contractors ØTC and ÖMJV. The Øresund Bridge was inaugurated in July 2000. Project timescale The project originally began in March 1991 when the Danish and Swedish governments signed the agreement. In January 1992, Øresundskonsortiet was formed through a partnership agreement.

In September 1993 the first turf was cut, and in June 1994, the Swedish government approved the construction of the link on Swedish territory. From July to November 1995, Øresundskonsortiet signed contracts with all the necessary companies for the construction. By March 1999, the first vehicle was driven through the tunnel, and by December, the first rail track between Malmö and Copenhagen was completed. The whole project consisted of the construction of a bridge, a tunnel and an artificial island between the two countries that stretched 16.4km. The tunnel construction contract had a value of DKK3.98 billion. The contract for the artificial island had a value of DKK1.4 billion and the contract for the construction of the high bridge and the two, two-level approach bridges with the motorway on the upper level and the railway on the lower level had a value of DKK6.3 billion. Øresund bridge The Øresund Bridge is composed of a high bridge over the Flintrännan navigation channel and two approach bridges.

The high bridge has the longest cable-stayed main span in the world (490m) for both road and rail traffic. The bridge two-level superstructure is fabricated from steel and concrete. The steel girder supports the upper deck, which accommodates the motorway, and the lower deck where the railway is located. The tracks are placed in a concrete trough along the approach bridges, which changes to a steel deck on the high bridge. Hydraulic systems supplier Enerpac supplied CLR Series double-acting jacks to place the bridge elements of the lower deck on their bearings. The jacks have also been used to support the upper deck. Øresund tunnel The western part of the Øresund Link is a 4km-long tunnel between the artificial island of Peberholm and the artificial peninsula at Kastrup. The tunnel is the longest immersed tube tunnel for both road and rail traffic in the world. It consists of 20 tunnel elements beneath the Drogden Channel. The elements, manufactured in Copenhagen's North Harbor, are 577ft long and weigh up to 55,000t each. Each element consists of eight segments of 72ft each.

Enerpac's CLL lock nut jacks were used to move the inside walls of the tunnel mould and lift these segments for transportation from the Copenhagen factory to the construction site. Artificial island and peninsula The artificial island of Peberholm was built in order to transfer the traffic from the immersed tunnel up onto the approach bridge. Peberholm is approx. 4km long and mainly made up of dredged material from the Øresund seabed. A total of 1.6 million m³ of stone and 7.5 million m³ of sand and dredged material were required for its completion. The artificial peninsula at Kastrup, which accommodates the portal of the Øresund tunnel, was constructed by Øresund Marine Joint Venture (ØMJV). It covers 0.9km² and is made up of dredged material from the Øresund seabed. Lead contractors Øresundskonsortiet signed a contract with Øresund Tunnel Contractors for the construction of the immersed tunnel with two lanes in each direction, a double-track railway and a service tunnel. The tunnel contractors were a consortium consisting of NCC AB (SE), Dumez-GTM SA (F), John Laing Ltd (UK), E.

Pihl & Søn (DK), and Boskalis Westminster (NL). A contract was also made for the dredging and construction of the artificial island with Öresund Marine Joint Venture, consisting of Per Aarsleff A/S (DK), Ballast Nedam Dredging b.v. (NL) and Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co (US). Øresundskonsortiet also signed a contract with Sundlink Contractors, Skanska AB (SE), Højgaard & Schultz (DK), Monberg & Thorsen (DK), Hochtief AG (Germany), for the high bridge and the two, two-level approach bridges with the motorway on the upper level and the railway on the lower level. Share

Question: What is the name of the road/rail bridge opened in 2000 that links Copenhagen and Malmo?
Answer: Oresund