MALMÖ - The Crime Capital of Sweden? | The Good and the Bad of Malmö

Malmö is Sweden's third biggest city, and it's famous for architecture, culture, food...and for being the crime capital of Sweden.
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In this video I explore the good and the bad sides of Malmö. There's a lot ot like in the city - such as the marvelous skyscraper Turning Torso, or the Öresund Bridge that connects Sweden and Denmark, or popular spots like Möllevångstorget. It's also the place where Zlatan Ibrahimovic grew up - something that the Malmö people are quite proud of.
But it's also a place of crime, racism, segregation and riots. The area called Rosengård is particularly marked as a no-go zone in Malmö. But is it really as bad as people say? I decided to have a walk around and see for myself.
Malmö is also in the spotlight for hosting the Eurovision Song Contest 2024, something that will happen in May 2024. And it's also famous for quirky museums like the Disgusting Food Museum. Aside from all of that I also dive into the history of Malmö, and how it started as a small Danish village and quickly grew in size and significance after the 1600s and the 1700s.
And let's not forget Malmö Castle, Malmöhus slott, or the first Non-Violence Statue that can also be found in Malmö. And there's a lot more - breweries, Sherlock Holmes pubs, and other interesting sights.
There's definitely a lot of bad in Malmö. But there's a lot of good as well.

[@fayetallantyre9800]

I'm originally from the northern English industrial city of Sheffield, which looks a lot like Rosengård, and has exactly the same issues. I hope that one day the violence will end. It makes me sad to see Sheffield in the news for shooting's and knife crime, but sadly it seems to be an upward trend in every UK city. Malmö itself looks nice, and I love the architecture. It is also nice to know where my Pågens krispbeads come from - and not The Disgusting Food museum! Tack så mycket for a great video Miro! You have a great day too.😊

[@ThreeStarVagabond]

It unfortunately seems like many places are plagued with violence and disturbances of all kinds these days. I'm still hopeful, though - I refuse to let my optimism for the future die. And Malmö is quite nice! It's small enough to get around easily, and it's still a decent size to have lots of events - as well as architecture and history. Cheers! :D

[@blatantenigma3374]

I lived a few hundred meters outside Rosengård for three years and it was not more violent there than in any other comparable poor suburb in Sweden. Many places in Gothenburg where I have lived too were more shady than Rosengård.

[@Oneofakind49]

Its so amazing how even the so very young can already speak English so well although its a third language to them. Miss Malmo and Rosengård so much, especially Appelgård!!!!!

[@ThreeStarVagabond]

Those kids were so clever and so nice! I had so much fun chatting with them outside the camera too :D Best possible representatives for Rosengård!

[@user-qo5tc1bp3n]

Thank you for another very interesting video! I love the historical background and the street scenes, super great!

[@ThreeStarVagabond]

Thank you! Really happy that you enjoyed it 😊

[@daniels2148]

Malmo is unfortunately lost . Good luck Sweden in your path towards the Middle Ages .

[@quicz-_-6750]

I was that kid in interview if u remember me! Like I said I’ve lived here my whole life and I love it!

[@ThreeStarVagabond]

Thank you so much for doing the interview! It felt really good to get an honest opinion from people who like Rosengård 😀

[@S.A.N.]

Awesome video. This Dane learned lots. Thank you.

[@ThreeStarVagabond]

Thank you! Happy to hear that :D

[@donnamortensen959]

Thank you for sharing your vlog around Malmö. Some lovely architecture and sculpture on display, Miro. What is the significance of the shoe sculpture on the bridge?

[@ThreeStarVagabond]

To be honest....I don't know! I just saw them on the way to the food museum. But they had names of famous people, so I can imagine it was a "walk in their shoes" idea.

[@JinJinDoe]

Oooh, I've been there! It was a pleasant stay. Some areas looked dirty and trashed, some wonderfully clean and beautiful. Had to stay vigilant on a few occasions, especially in the evenings but overall good experience. That said, there isn't anything that makes me want to re-visit. It is very much urban. I liked Lund much, much more.

[@ThreeStarVagabond]

I think I agree but it's been ages since I was in Lund. I sometimes have my way past Malmö but almost never Lund, even if it's just half an hour away. I should do something about that one of these days 😊

[@blatantenigma3374]

Lund is extremely wealthier though. Malmö is one of the poorest cities and Lund one of the richest though they lie 10min train apart. Inlike Lund more too,nbutnof course it is a lot more expensive and fancy.

[@laserspewpew_7175]

Great video! Love seeing parts of Sweden. I’ve only visited Stockholm region, did go through Malmo over the Oresund Bridge to Denmark but that was all! so nice to see other parts of the country.

[@ThreeStarVagabond]

Thanks! Happy to spread some more looks at more or less odd places in Sweden :D

[@ChristopherGronlund]

I've followed some KZbinrs from Malmö. A couple are still there...a few others moved to other countries and towns in Sweden, but...not because of crime: just the cold and then others wanting to be more in the country. So, my view of the town was shaped by them -- and my U.S. standards, it's seemed like a lovely city. Thank you for focusing more on the future hope of the rougher parts of Malmö -- I hope those kids are the future and can fix the issues the city faces. Because it seems like such a lovely place in more ways than its problems, and it was nice seeing you focus on that as much as its struggles. (But then, that's one of the many things you do so well! 😀 )

[@ThreeStarVagabond]

I can imagine why people want to move away.. It was pretty damn cold there in Easter, despite Sweden supposedly having spring. But yeah, there's so much focus on all the bad things we have going now, and I really don't want to let the negativity outweigh the positives. I was really happy when those kids where so friendly and talkative - sometimes things just work out great for the message I want to convey :D

[@jillholly6445]

What an interesting place. Thank you for showing us around on your visit there! 🇸🇪 … let’s hope the crime situation improves.

[@ThreeStarVagabond]

Thank you! :D My pleasure - it was a really nice trip there, and I'm happy that you enjoyed it

[@TroenderTass]

What's intereseting about it? The grenades or bombings? The complete replacement of a native white swedish population to something looking like north africa?

[@Esteeme]

ate my dinner while watching this, was good accompaniment

[@ThreeStarVagabond]

Happy to hear that! Bon appettit retroactively :D

[@paulos.3734]

Great Video. I'll try to visit Malmö again, when I arrive in Sweden, I hope as soon as possible 😂

[@ThreeStarVagabond]

Thank you, and fingers crossed that you can make it happen! I like the town 😀

[@esci_]

Great video! I'm literally about to leave for Scandinavia and Malmö is one of my stops (from US). Although the crime is concerning, I'm sure it will be a great experience. Loved your other videos BTW. Great tips for Stockholm!

[@ThreeStarVagabond]

Thank you so much! I hope you'll have a great time - and I really don't think the crime is anything to worry about as a tourist, so I'm sure it'll be great :D

[@blatantenigma3374]

Dont worry about crime, it is generally very safe if you dont get involved in the organized crime.

[@pollutingpenguin2146]

Ahh I remember back in 2015 when the swedes called us Dane’s for racists and Hungary light. I don’t hear a lot of condemnation of Denmark now? It’s almost like the open hearts and doors policy didn’t quite work? I hope you’re enjoying the cultural enrichment from the Middle East and Northern Africa.

[@ThreeStarVagabond]

Haha I bet it has to be a bitter kind of satisfaction that you guys have now.

[@user-iv3vz1gx6o]

Looks beautiful and interesting!

[@ThreeStarVagabond]

It's a really interesting town! Full of contrasts 😀

[@pkharper3525]

Malmo seems to be an interesting city. It’s hard when you have a lot of imagination, people bring their own cultures and way of life that will clash with each other and definitely the locals. It was a great video in the history of Malmo and some of there problems, hopefully over time they will straighten themselves out 👍 Stay safe till next time

[@ThreeStarVagabond]

Yeah I really don't like when people just focus on the negativity of it all...but in some cases it would just be pathetic to try to pretend that there's not a serious problem. Anyway, I had a nice visit there - despite some shady areas 😊

[@kiquedc]

Thanks for this great video! I was able to be there the week of Eurovision, and I must admit I really liked this city. It was not as crowed as I imagined. There were protests but at no point I felt unsafe. Malmö > Göteborg 🙈

[@ThreeStarVagabond]

Oh wow, that sounds good! I really feared that it'd be crowded and full of angry people - but it sounds like they sorted it out well after all 😊

[@mosheb9963]

very funny and amusing Thank you

[@ThreeStarVagabond]

Thanks for checking it out ^_^

[@miatx6818]

Now that i think about it the Malmo situation and city actually looks allot Rotterdam in Netherlands🇳🇱. Both are Port Cities. Both have a high population of foreign immigrants. Both have racism and islamophobia conflicts. Both have high crime rate. Both cities hate their popular country’s beautifull capital. Both have no go zone areas. Only differences are that Malmo is the 3th biggest city and Rotterdam is 2nd biggest city in their country. Malmo is allot more beautiful in terms of certain architecture with some really nice old buildings and castles, Rotterdam is just a heavily bombed now concrete jungle. Both cities are cities people in their country just look down on for being weird and just want to avoid at any cost. Im from Dordrecht a city 25 minutes from Rotterdam and let me tell you. No one wants to go to Rotterdam for fun. Its what they call a work city. They just want things done and don’t want to stay.

[@ThreeStarVagabond]

You know, now I really want to go to Rotterdam just to check it out. I'm curious just how bad it is - and I'm sure I could find a good story to tell about the place. Haha, I need to think if I can take a trip to the Netherlands soon...

[@tumarfa]

I considered moving to Malmö about 20 years ago, and was driven around the city by a Somali friend to see the different neighborhoods. I remember him telling me not to move to Rosengård. 😀 I've gotta try hákarl some day. It's on my food bucket list. And so is not-open-air surströmming. 🤮 Any plans of doing Helsingborg?

[@ThreeStarVagabond]

Haha yeah I guess I wouldn't move to Rosengård either if I lived in Malmö. Just like I wouldn't live in Rinkeby or Tensta in Stockholm :/ Hakarl was horrible! Avoid it!! :P And yeah sooner or later! I did cover it a bit ages ago, as part of a road trip, but it's overdue now.

[@yamahaevo]

Rip New Sweden. Once a great country, enjoy.

[@MC-bm3cy]

Thx for your reply. I hope for the best but look at history for clarity. If anyone can integrate a people, it will be the Swedes! Looking forward to visiting this week. If I see you I will I’ll say hi and thank you for your videos.

[@ThreeStarVagabond]

I know what you mean, but I try to be positive despite that! I really hope...and believe...that the world will become better in general. Haha, thank you - it would be awesome if you see me out in Stockholm. Have a great time anyway otherwise!

[@kulturontario3471]

I heard about the crime before, but this is the first video that I saw that shows the beautiful side of Malmö. Historically speaking, being in the south of Sweden with its position as a trading center one would expect it to have been prosperous and have a lot of beautiful European brick architecture over the centuries, which it has. A sad story about crime, but it is not as bad as Chicago - which also has a significant Swedish immigrant history. Bloody Chicago is an interesting KZbin channel by a guy who follows the local crime as a private citizen-reporter. It is on a whole different level there than in Sweden, with an estimated 100,000+ gang members. San Francisco has a lot of petty crime because the authorities are said to have let it go, but it is not organized gangs so much like in Chicago. You can blame the federal level to a certain extent. I appreciate the police now that I am grown up and they are around when you need them and they show that they care. It is good to know the different sides to the story. Also it is good to have a balanced and realistic view for a visitor, and have an idea of what the different parts of the city are like. Nice footage of the beautiful Old Town of Malmö, with some local history as well. Most people love the European Old Town centers, and find the newer disposable “modern” architecture boring. Traditional architectural styles should be incorporated into new buildings as much as possible. A nice detailed shot in your video of the Brick-Fachwerk building in the center square - that is a really nice job they did - a good instruction for today’s builders for lasting quality aesthetics. For historical structures like that (or any kind of building to increase safety), there are various kinds of fireproof stains and paints which can be applied for extra protection. I hope they last for centuries longer. I really like Fachwerk-Tudor, Victorian and Brick Gothic which is common in the Baltic area. Victorian is actually a combination of various historical styles using the technology they had at the time. According to KZbinr Mike Haduck - Masonry, in Scandinavia you have much better designed paver sidewalks for easy maintenance and repair than in North America.

[@ThreeStarVagabond]

That's really interesting - lots of notes about both cities and pavement technology. I'm currently in the US, but so far I haven't seen much on this trip. I'll make sure to have a look at the architecture (and pavements) in the west coast.

[@kulturontario3471]

Have a safe and enjoyable trip in the USA. Besides its problems it is a great country and a lot can be learned from them. I like Americans' optimism. They make you feel like you can make it too, and not to give up. One of the most beautiful things to see are the Appalachian Mountains in the autumn season with all of the coloured leaves on the trees. They have historical places as well, but not as old as in Europe of course. Swedes in America have been very successful in business and contributed a lot to the country. Is Biden a Swedish name ? The President is from Delaware which was once New Sweden. Thanks for the great videos. Tak så mycket.

[@ThreeStarVagabond]

@@kulturontario3471 Thank you! I really need to explore more of those areas in the US - but unfortunately this trip I'm on now will be more touristy. There's just so much to see and do! Oh, and Biden isn't a Swedish name - I thought that it was American through and through. But it would have been nice if he had been called Svensson or Jansson or something like that :D

[@samengle8068]

nice

[@ThreeStarVagabond]

Thank you!

[@etrigueros]

Vagabond, are you planning on making the big jump and visit Latin America? Greetings from Panama. I subscribed.

[@ThreeStarVagabond]

I'd love to! Unfortunately there are so many places to visit, and so little time, so I don't know when... I did make a few videos about Costa Rica though!

[@etrigueros]

@@ThreeStarVagabond Well, Panama it's just next door. You may want to report on San Blas islands or Bocas del toro (Christopher Columbus 3rd voyage stop). It's amazing. Love your reporting style.

[@ThreeStarVagabond]

Thank you! Really happy to hear that - and let's see when I can get to Panama then. Thanks for the tips! 😊

[@JorgeRzezak]

Thanks for your nice video and for being so friendly and happy. I believe that there is no Islamophobia but "migrantophobia". I'm not Swedish, and do believe that the problem is if the migrants accept to be part of the Swedish culture and traditions by integrating to it and conserving their culture as well or if most of them refuse the integration at all. What do you see.

[@ThreeStarVagabond]

I agree to some part. I can get really angry when I hear immigrants who refuse to adapt, and to learn how to live in their new country. But I also see lots of immigrants that like it here and do their best to be good citizens. I try not to clump them all together too much

[@xPrimaru]

The bad in Malmö. cobblestone, hurts my feet! xD

[@ThreeStarVagabond]

Haha! Just like Gamla stan in Stockholm. Darn those cobblestones all over 😀

[@SteppingWelshie]

Haha Malmo is for sure a tale of 2 cities … thanks for the video

[@ThreeStarVagabond]

Very well put! And thanks for checking it out 😊

[@SteppingWelshie]

@@ThreeStarVagabond take care out there …. Enjoy the summer and god bless 👍🏻😊

[@ThreeStarVagabond]

@@SteppingWelshie You have a great one too man :D

[@joakimh488]

Malmö will become, or already is to Sweden what gaza is to Israel. The immigrant population is higher then the swedish population. Alot of "no go zones" if you are a "svenne".

[@ThreeStarVagabond]

Then again, a lot of people are okay with svennar in the no-go zones. The worst that happened to me was a guy who offered me to buy illicit substances

[@Carloshache]

If you look at real facts, Malmö is NOT the crime capital of Sweden. Stockholm has almost triple the amount of violent crime than the whole of Malmö. This is followed by Gothenburg. As the third largest city in Sweden the third place position in this statistic comes very expected for Malmö. Eskilstuna just west of Stockholm, is the city with most reported crime per capita in Sweden. So why isn't that the "crime capital"? I would say that there's not even much racism or ethnic tensions in Malmö either, although segregation, alot of crime and daily youth misdemeanor and Urban disfunction is of course very much real thing in Malmö. I've been to other cities in Europe like Bradford or Brussels, or even deprived rural small towns of Sweden were ethnic tensions are much more visible and tangible. Malmö has a much better community spirit. Alot of the bad press about Malmö actually stems from real racism and media sensationalism,. Some people are very provoked by the multiculturalism in the city and there's alot of racist memes online about Malmö. They simply can not stand certain ethnic groups living here. I, myself live in an ethnically mixed neighbourhood in Malmö were a broken window recently became national news in Sweden. Because if anything bad happens here no matter how small, the rest of Sweden sure needs to know according to the media. Because this little piece of "evidence" can play a part in the "horrible Malmö" media narrative. Because of this branding Malmö "crime city" is pretty unfair to be honest.

[@Elis_Gallacher]

Pretty sure Malmö has a higher crime rate in general, but Stockholm has more violent crime.

[@Carloshache]

​@@Elis_Gallacher No that's simply not true according to the Swedish National Council for Crime Prevention (Brottsförebyggande rådet or Brå for short),

[@Elis_Gallacher]

@@Carloshache K

[@LilJonBigNuts]

@@Carloshacheyour incorrect. Your failing to take into account population. I’d be happy to provide links.

[@trudeausbackbone1304]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@VAR_life]

A brief shot of Su Callu, another disgusting cheese from Sardinia. Farmers who make this will often park their car (usually an old Fiat Panda) by the side of busy roads and hang the cheese from a stick which is attached to the roof rack. This is pretty much the only way to buy it as it's illegal because it doesn't meet EU cheese making standards. The police / carabinieri generally turn a blind eye to the farmers selling it by the roadside.

[@ThreeStarVagabond]

That's insane! I mean, it's good to keep old traditions and all, but why focus on old weird cheese :D

[@VAR_life]

@@ThreeStarVagabond who knows, but for some reason it's quite popular 😱

[@ThreeStarVagabond]

@@VAR_life I'm just shaking my head in disgust here. Literally :D

[@mistertigre.4611]

Malmöstan.

[@jackwulkan9731]

He is true in that Malmö hates stocholm but you cant call malmö segregated, the only segregation in malmö is between limhamn and the rest

[@jiriloukota7170]

Please, you are a Swedish men?

[@ThreeStarVagabond]

Well, I'm raised in Sweden but I'm a second generation immigrant myself

[@discovering_sweden777]

@@ThreeStarVagabond Where do your parents come from`?

[@jiriloukota7170]

@@ThreeStarVagabond I see. And where was the first generation from? I ask because you speak good Swedish and you look Swedish. I am Czech and I like Sweden. :-)

[@ThreeStarVagabond]

@@jiriloukota7170 Half Finnish, half Yugoslavian. So yeah a lot of Finnish genes for the blonde / blue-eye thing :)

[@ThreeStarVagabond]

@@discovering_sweden777 Finland / Yugoslavia

[@user-gv8zq4ew1x]

I used to love going to salmon,,, NO MORE !!!!!!!!

[@ThreeStarVagabond]

Agreed, salmon sucks!

[@timojarun7830]

I will greet those kids in Rosengård. Kudos to their English teachers. They might be trilingual: Swedish, English and probably their parents native languages.

[@ThreeStarVagabond]

They were awesome! So friendly and good at expressing themselves (both in Swedish and English, and like you say - likely at least one more language). Great kids :D

[@sparrow2022]

No people on streets😮 where all the people gone?

[@ThreeStarVagabond]

I think people were off during Easter!

[@TNTM108]

Sweden lost its identity, its history just because they were too polite. They didn't know how to say no! to the barbarians who invaded their country. The Palestinians benefit from the Swedish impotence.

[@surujonkoby]

I'm surprised by the absence of protests blaming Israel for this

[@ThreeStarVagabond]

Oh don't worry, there was plenty of that earlier.

[@nathanpattee1629]

Very interesting ...that is you visiting eastern Denmark 😁😁🇩🇰 🍻🍻🍺🍺🥃🥃

[@discovering_sweden777]

Danes still can’t get over the fact that Skåne is no longer Danish 🤣🤣🤣

[@ThreeStarVagabond]

@@discovering_sweden777 Old wounds remain...even after several hundreds of years :D

[@ThreeStarVagabond]

I wish the Danes would come take it back. And they can take all of Sweden while they're at it - we obviously can't govern ourselves :D

[@nathanpattee1629]

@@ThreeStarVagabond nahhhh haha....your flag is beautiful 🇩🇰 opss ..this one🇸🇪 .. the blue flag

[@discovering_sweden777]

@@ThreeStarVagabond we don't need Danes, their language is not as beautiful as Swedish. They are not getting Skåne back, not on my watch. In fact we can take more of their land and then give it away to Germany, because Germans like Sweden 😉😂

[@dongyuemiao]

2/3:s of the old city was demolished 1955-1985, it shows everywhere and not in a good sense of the word. Pretty ugly.

[@ThreeStarVagabond]

Still better than what they did with Klara in Stockholm :/

[@RobertAmine]

kebab pizza swedish food 😂😂😂😂😊

[@erik....]

What's so funny? It was invented in Sweden in the 80's and today it's the most ordered pizza in Sweden.

[@ThreeStarVagabond]

Just as Swedish as meatballs! Oh wait... :D

[@vansting]

What a lot of BS!

[@ThreeStarVagabond]

Agreed! I've never seen such a worthless comment ever!

[@vansting]

Yeah right, you don’t know the city. It was a dangerous town back in the 70’s. Now it is just alive, innovative, fun and a great city.

[@ThreeStarVagabond]

@@vansting Haha, look at that completely unbiased review!

[@vansting]

@@ThreeStarVagabond well you tell me where in Sweden there is shootings, killings and bombs. In Stockholm and around. It HAS been some problems in Malmö but that is a long time ago, but comparing to Stockholm, uppsala it’s nothing. So you are full of BS and don’t have your facts right, all you want is clicks.

[@ThreeStarVagabond]

I'm sure you feel much better now.

[@madgringo9263]

It's sad to see what Beautiful and peaceful SWEDEN HAS BECOME.... Very sad indeed.... OUR EUROPEAN Leaders should be made to Pay for the MultiEthnic Globalisation Mess in which they turned all our Beautiful countries into. Spain alone has had a 8 million immigrant influx in the last 30 years or so.....which is crazy...and the rest of the E.U. is more or less like wyse.... . And they keep on coming non stop while the Authorities play GOODY. NOTHING good IS going to come out of It.....Belive me. The Extreme Right wing is gainning GROUND all over Europe.... At the end of the day this Huge problem isn' all that difficult to solve....IT ISN'T SOVIET COSMIC SCIENCE..... These immigrants all have countries of their own and it's on their own land and Culture where they should live....trying to make the BEST of It in their own land.... Please don't get me wrong am not a Racist type of person...NOT AT ALL...!!.. But I have good eyesight....And SEE.what is going on. MANY thanks for the Malmo video. Please keep informing about SWEDEN. THANK you 😮😊

[@ThreeStarVagabond]

I try to not focus on generalizations and skin color, but of course there's a lot of tension between ethnic groups. Especially now when things have been really bad for several years. I just hope that there can be a solution of some sort; a compromise maybe. As long as we don't just continue to ignore these issues. But thanks either way!

[@lionardo]

Looks boring

[@ThreeStarVagabond]

I think it's a bit more lively in Summer at least

[@lexxlars5762]

Crap

[@oferbenofarim]

Now the Vikings turned MUSLIMS. Oh alla , what r u up today ??????¿?¿? Free malmo from the Mob.🇮🇱🇮🇱🇮🇱🇮🇱🇮🇱🇮🇱🇮🇱🇮🇱🇮🇱🇮🇱🇮🇱🇮🇱🇮🇱🇮🇱🇮🇱🇮🇱

[@ThreeStarVagabond]

How about all you people who cause trouble shut up. That includes both sides - don't throw stones in glass houses.