Möllevången

The most picturesque and gritty district in Malmö is Möllevången, or by locals called just Möllan. It is known as a multicultural district since many
immigrants from Middle East and China lives and have their stores there. It is also home to many punks, rockers and other "independent" people.

Möllevångstorget is the center of the district called Möllevången.

Möllevångstorget in winter during market.

Many of the city´s most popular pubs as concentrated around this famous square, where the socialistic statue "Arbetets ära" (Honour of work) stands. The square is also
Malmö´s most busy marketplace.

Möllevången during Möllevångsfestivalen 2010. Click here or on the picture to see more photos from Möllevångsfestivalen.

Ystadsgatan leading from Möllevångstorget.

The same street wintertime.

In the distance you can see the circle, that is a popular meeting place.

It is now, since september 2009, allowed to make grafitti art on the fence of Folkets Park, next to the "meeting point circle"...

Evidently on vehicles too...

Mazettihuset, also called Chokladfabriken. Former chocolate factory, now a culture complex with nightclubs, theaters...

... and a small chocolate shop/museum, Malmö Chokladfabrik.

The famous "eye cacao" symbol.

Bo 100, a cubistic house from 1991 were each resident have designed their own apartment.

I think o100 actually gave name to the famous Bo01 exhibition in Västra Hamnen!

Mixed architecture styles near Möllevången. The residential building to the left is brand new and the hotel to the right is pretty new too.

Folkets Park, (People’s Park), is a small park that contains Malmö´s only amusement park. It is situated in the end Möllevången.

The "skyline" of Folkets Park.

The golden spire oriental building is called Moriskan and features a nightclub, a theater and a restaurant.

The ferris wheel is Northern Europe's tallest. The views from the ferris wheel can be seen at the skylines section.

The park is pretty small and has just a few attractions, but the entrance is free.

Since a few years back, there is also a rose sculpture fountain in Folkets Park.

A new mini golf course has just opened. It is kind of special, since it has miniatures of famous Malmö symbols. Here is Turning Torso.

Malmöhus slott and Kallbadhuset.

Kockumskranen, Öresundsbron, Kronprinsen and Mazetti.

Babel night club, formerly Jeriko, formerly a church.

A church transformed to a nightclub!

Moriskan in the background the famous nightclub KB to the left.

KB was for a long time Malmö's only stage for rock concerts, but has now competition from the much bigger Malmö Arena in the district of Hyllie.

Södervärn and Dalaplan

A close skyline shot at Södervärn. From the left: Hilton, St Johannes Church and St Petri Church. This is one of Malmö´s most trafficated intersections, hard to believe in this picture.

Södervärn, a hub for bus lines just south of Möllevången and the city center, is more like a hugh open traffic hub than a square. Fountains and greenery were added in the early 2000s. Södervärn is very close to were I live. The large building is a residential building and a bank. This is one of my favourite buildings in Malmö, as it contains two different kinds of art deco-inspired architecture depending on if you see it on the left side or the right side. UMAS, the largest hospital in Malmö is situated right next to Södervärn.

Södervärn on a common winter day.

The courtyard in the postmodern residential/office bldg at Södervärn.

Södervärn with the regional yellow buses (local buses are green) and the new emergency ward u/c to the left.

The new 7-storey emergency ward, Akuten, belonging to UMAS hospital, is a brand new (2010) cirular landmark at Södervärn.

Togehter with an old hospital building.

Here it is under construction 2009.

Södervärnstornet, nicknamed "the dick", is the 54 m tall landmark of Södervärn.

This water tower was constructed in 1916.

Södervärnstornet seen from a hospital building with the infamous Rosengård district in the background.

Firework above the parking garage, belonging university hospital UMAS, that was recently extended with 2 more floors, and renovated.

Rainbow and "the dick" seen from my window.

Dalaplan, an ugly traffic hub with dirty yellowbrick residential buildings from the 30s. This is close to where the author of this website lives.

Sofielund

Sofielund is gritty, but partly charmy area between Möllevången and the outskirts. It is divided into Norra (North) and Södra (South) Sofielund. The south part is the one with most problems (crimes and segregation). Malmö’s “mayor” Ilmar Reepalu lives in Norra Sofielund.

Södervärnstornet visible from Klaragatan.

This scene was used in the famous movie “Maria Larssons eviga ögonblick” that takes place in the early 20th century.

The modern house to the left was left out in the movie.

Some streets in Norra Sofielund has a British/American townhouse style.

Betlehemskyrkan.