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42 unusual facts about Malmö


2011–12 Swedish Figure Skating Championships

The 2011–2012 Swedish Championships were held in the Isstadion in Malmö between December 15 and 18, 2011.

2015 World Men's Handball Championship

The Qatari bid was selected over those of Norway, Poland and France after a vote by the IHF Council on 27 January 2011, in Malmö, Sweden.

Alexandre Jacovleff

Jacovleff's large group portrait On Academic Dacha was exhibited at the Baltic Exhibition in Malmö in 1912, and received praise from the critics present, including Alexandre Benois.

Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's shot put

On August 7 1990 Barnes was banned from competing for 27 months(including 1992 Olympics) after testing positive for the anabolic steroid methyltestosterone at a competition in Malmö, Sweden.

Bed and breakfast

The B&B isn't evenly spread over the country, most are in southern province of Skåne or near one the three larger cites, Stockholm, Gothenburg and Malmö.

CirKus

Ford and Karmil convinced Cherry to move to Sweden and the band settled in Cherry's country house near Malmö and recorded their first album Laylow, released in 2006.

Despina Olympiou

On 1 February 2013, Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation announced that Olympiou had been internally selected to represent Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013, held in Malmö, Sweden.

She represented Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 in Malmö, Sweden.

Eduard von Bonin

After the armistice of Malmö, Bonin was named commanding officer of the army of the united duchies of Schleswig and Holstein, which he reorganized and strengthened during the winter of 1848–49.

European Masters Games

The first European Masters Games (EMG) was held from August 29 to September 7, 2008 in Malmö, Sweden.

Frank Arnesen

It was also in his time at Ajax, that Arnesen debuted for the Danish national team, in a 1977 friendly 1–0 loss against Sweden, in Malmö.

Good Shoes

The band travelled to Malmö, Sweden to record their first album, called Think Before You Speak, with Per Sunding at Tambourine Studios.

Gordon Pirie

On 22 June in Trondheim, Norway, he equalled the world 3000 metres record with 7:55.6, and on 14 September, in Malmö, Sweden, he set a new record with 7:52.7.

Göte Turesson

Turesson was born in Malmö to schoolmaster Jöns Turesson and wife Sofie née Nilsson.

Great Nordic Biker War

Two Hells Angels were also shot and wounded that month in Malmö, Sweden and at Jyderup prison in Denmark.

Gunnar Höckert

A week later, on the same track, Höckert ran a new world record in 2 miles (8:57.4) and another week later, he equalled the Jules Ladoumègue's 2,000 m world record 5:21.8 in Malmö.

Halvar Björk

He worked at the Malmö City Theatre from 1962 till 1986, but also made many substantial film- and TV-roles; for example, he acted in Autumn Sonata (1978) and Sunday's Children (1992) by Ingmar Bergman and The Emigrants (1971) and The New Land (1972) by Jan Troell.

Helena Spinacuta

In the spring of 1786, the couple performed in Lund and Malmö, were they released the first hot air balloons in Sweden, followed by a performance in Copenhagen.

I Feed You My Love

It is best known as Norway's entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 held in Malmö, Sweden.

Igranka

It was Montenegro's entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 held in Malmö, Sweden.

India at the 2011 BWF World Championships

The tournament was first held in 1977 in Malmö, Sweden and celebrated every three years until 1983, after which, it became a biennial event, and played once every two years until 2005.

Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1992

The Irish broadcaster, Radio Telefís Éireann (RTÉ), held a national final to select the Irish entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 1992, held in Malmö, Sweden.

Johanna Sällström

Sällström was found dead in her home, from an overdose of sleeping pills, in Malmö shortly before midnight on 13 February 2007.

Johanna Maria Ellinor Berglund-Sällström (born Berglund 30 December 1974 in Stockholm - died 13 February 2007 in Malmö) was a Swedish actress.

Krishnan Sasikiran

Sasikiran tied Jan Timman for first place in the 2005 Sigeman Tournament in Copenhagen/Malmö Denmark.

L'enfer et moi

It is best known as France's entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 held in Malmö, Sweden.

Lawney Reyes

He served in the U.S. Army; active service and leave gave him the opportunity to see much of Europe, from Pompeii to Malmö, Sweden, which confirmed his interest in working in a field related to "architecture design, and art".

Malmo, Minnesota

Malmo is located in Malmo Township and Lakeside Township.

Mitsubishi Ki-1

Militarized into the Junkers K37 by Junker's Swedish subsidiary AB Flygindustri at Limhamn near Malmö, it was able to reach altitudes not reachable for the fighters of 1927.

Mitsubishi Ki-2

Militarized into the Junkers K37 by Junker's Swedish subsidiary AB Flygindustri at Limhamn near Malmö in Sweden, it was able to reach altitudes not reachable for the fighter aircraft of 1927.

Nørreport Station

Located in fare zone 1, it serves lines M1 and M2 of the Metro, most S-train lines, regional trains to Helsingør, intercity trains to Esbjerg and international trains to Malmö and Gothenburg, Sweden, and trains to other places, but not express trains.

NVI F.K.33

KLM successfully operated the type for two years on its Amsterdam-London-Paris-Malmö route, but doing an increasing amount of business with Fokker, did not purchase further aircraft from NVI.

Ola Kimrin

Ola Fredrik Andreas Kimrin (born February 29, 1972 in Malmö, Sweden) is a former American football placekicker who most recently played for the Miami Dolphins in the National Football League.

One Step Out of Time

At Malmö, the song was performed sixteenth on the night, after Austria's Tony Wegas with "Zusammen geh'n", and before Ireland's Linda Martin with "Why Me?" At the end of judging that evening, "One Step Out of Time" took the second-place slot with 139 points, it had been the pre-contest favourite.

Pågatågen

There are six (unnumbered) lines in the Pågatågen system, from Hyllie in southern Malmö to Helsingborg/Ängelholm (2 different paths), Höör and Ystad/Simrishamn, and from Helsingborg to Åstorp and Kristianstad.

Scania-Vabis 314

Until 1927 Scania-Vabis had produced their trucks at two sites: at Scania in Malmö and at Vabis in Södertälje.

Standard Swedish

Several prestige dialects have developed around the major urban centers of Stockholm, Helsinki, Gothenburg and Malmö-Lund.

Steve Slater

In 1995 Slater moved to Malmö, Sweden, where he acted as a marketing and promotions manager for the Mantorp Park motor racing circuit group and clients such as Mobil, Land Rover and Volvo as well as developing the Swedish Touring Car Championship.

Straight Into Love

It is best known as Slovenia's entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 held in Malmö, Sweden.

Vancouver's Turn

The building is described as having a 'hyperbolic paraboloid' form; the design is similar to the Absolute Tower in Mississauga and Turning Torso in Malmö, Sweden.

Vesna Vulović

On the morning of 27 January 1972, an anonymous man called the newspaper Kvällsposten published in Malmö, Sweden, claiming, in broken Swedish, that he was a Croat and member of a nationalist group that placed the bomb on the plane.

Women's World Chess Championship 1986

In a change from the knock-out system used in the last five championship cycles, the Candidates Tournament in this cycle was contested as a double round-robin tournament in Malmö in February 1986.


Adrian Lulgjuraj

Together with Bledar Sejko, he represented Albania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 in Malmö with the song "Identitet".

Air Adriatic

Air Adriatic announced plans for 2007 to launch schedule services from Zagreb to Berlin, Düsseldorf, Malmö, Moscow, Pristina, Skopje and Zürich and to replace its McDonnell Douglas MD-82s with Boeing 737-700 aircraft.

Arne Andersson

However, Hägg had the last word when he ran (4:01.4) in Malmö in 1945 (Hägg's record was not broken until Roger Bannister ran the first sub-4 Mile in Oxford in 1954).

Bengt Madsen

Madsen is also famous for being a controversial figure in the sport such as an incident in 2002 when Madsen verbally criticized referee Anders Frisk in half-time in an Allsvenskan match between Malmö FF and Hammarby IF.

Bledar Sejko

Bledar Sejko (born 10 September 1972) is an Albanian guitar player, composer, and singer who represented Albania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 in Malmö with his song "Identitet", which he performed with Adrian Lulgjuraj.

Carl Wilhelm Scheele

In 1765 he worked under the progressive and well informed apothecary, C. M. Kjellström in Malmö, and became acquainted with Anders Jahan Retzius, a lecturer at the University of Lund and later a professor of chemistry at Stockholm.

E65

European route E65, a north-south route connecting Malmö in Sweden and Chaniá in Greece

Gunder Hägg

However, Hägg had the last word when he ran 4:01.4 in Malmö in 1945 (Hägg's record was not broken until Roger Bannister ran the first sub-4 mile in Oxford in 1954).

Ilmar Reepalu

Invited to a screening of Genocide with a following debate on situation for Jews in Malmö, he said that the parliamentarian Kent Ekeroth was among the most active speakers.

Jelger Wiegersma

That season, he made the top eight of four Grand Prix across three continents, finishing 3rd at Grand Prix Barcelona and Yamagata, 8th at Grand Prix Toronto, and fifth at Grand Prix Malmö.

Lars Engqvist

In the early 1990s he was the mayor of Malmö, and then president of the Swedish Film Institute before receiving his first government appointment in 1998.

Lazee

continued to listen to Hip Hop and began work on his first mixtape until he eventually moved back to Sweden in 2004, where he attended John Bauer High School in his native Malmö.

Lise Cabble

2013: "Only Teardrops" written with Julia Fabrin Jakobsen and Thomas Stengaard, performed by Emmelie de Forest as the Danish entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 in Malmö, Sweden, which it won.

Magnus Stenbock

The painting Magnus Stenbock i Malmö (Magnus Stenbock in Malmö) was made by Gustaf Cederström in 1892, one of several paintings of Swedish history by this artist.

Malmö Concert Hall

A new combined concert hall and congress centre is currently being planned in Neptuniparken close to the waterfront in Malmö, with several prominent architects involved including Daniel Libeskind and Snøhetta.

Malmö University

The Faculty of Odontology at Malmö University was awarded one of these distinctions ("Centre of Excellence in Higher Education").

Siöblad

Carl Georg Siöblad (1683-1754), Swedish naval officer and Governor of Malmö

Tyler Turkle

Turkle was selected for the 41st and 44th Biennial Exhibitions of Contemporary American Painting at the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, as well as exhibitions at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, California; Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; the Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota, Florida; the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth; the Rooseum, Malmö, Sweden; and the New Orleans Museum of Art.

Underwater rugby

In 1978, underwater rugby was officially recognized by the World Underwater Federation CMAS, and from 28 to 30 April 1978, the first European Championships took place in Malmö, Sweden, and from 15 to 18 May 1980, the first World Championships in Mülheim.

Vittsjö

Hässleholm offered highly competitive land prices convienently located to Malmö and Copenhagen, making it appealing for industry to settle there.