Sweden's oldest people's park
Created by the labour movement as leisure within workers' reach.
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Far less so. The place is built for summer use: the events, concerts, markets and playgrounds are all outdoors, and in the short-day southern Swedish winter the park is close to empty. If you are visiting in winter, spend the time on Malmö's museums and its castle instead.
Yes, about fifteen minutes on foot east of the centre in Möllevången, a district worth walking in its own right: its square and market are among the liveliest and most diverse parts of Malmö.
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Sweden's oldest people's park, created in the late nineteenth century on the initiative of the labour movement as a place of leisure within reach of workers at a time when private gardens were closed to them. That origin still explains its shape: it is not a landscaped botanical garden but a compound of halls, stages, cafés, playgrounds and open ground, designed for collective use rather than contemplation. Today it is among the most diverse spaces in Malmö, which reflects the city itself, where immigrants make up a large share of the population. Walk through on a summer day and you hear many languages and see the same ground used in different ways. It holds a large playground and a small free petting zoo, which makes it one of Malmö's better options with children. Events, concerts and markets run through the summer, and the programme is what decides the value of a visit on any given day.
Created by the labour movement as leisure within workers' reach.
A large playground and a free petting zoo — among Malmö's best family options.
The city's most diverse space, genuinely reflecting who lives there.
Möllevången, east of central Malmö