SPEND A MONTH IN OUR CITY
to get time, energy and community support to start, maintain or finish an idea, project or exploration of yours
A CITY-WIDE RESIDENCY
We – the business community of Malmö – invite you to spend time in the not-so-royal third-biggest city in Sweden. This residency offers up some resources for those of you looking for support and space to work on a new idea or project. On top of that, you can enjoy our favourite spots and get to know the city that we call home.
We are especially looking for those of you who get excited by any of the following topics or themes, which are of special interest to our community:
Wise Cities – senses, sensors and all things urban developments
Late Digitization – AI, spatial computing, web3, and all things emerging tech
Green Transition – business models, regenerative products, measurement, governance, and all things sustainability
Nourishing and Nutritious Life – food production, packaging, consumption, and all things edible
THE FIRST COHORT
649 people from 74 countries applied. Three persons from Barcelona, Paris and London spent a month in Malmö during the fall of 2023.
WHAT YOU GET
Travel by train to and from Malmö.
Accommodation for a month.
A bike to borrow when you are here.
A Swedish telephone number and data plan.
Advice from a broad community of people.
Workspaces to get things done.
Events to attend.
Workshops for working with wood, textiles, laser cutters, 3d printers, screenprints etc.
Equipment and books to borrow.
Material libraries.
Industry grade testbeds.
Intro to the local startup and game development community.
Tickets to performances at the concert hall.
Exhibitions at museums and art spaces.
Tickets to football games.
Beach and skinny dipping.
The great outdoors (hello, allemansrätten!).
A top-ranked foods and beverage scene.
Creative people.
The fine print: No strings attached really. We are a curious group and know that we benefit from an influx of open-minded people.
WHY
We want to create a context away from home that gives folks space and time to focus on their (business) idea or project. Bounce ideas off new people, gain new perspectives.
WHEN
You choose. It can be a month anytime between August 21 and November 30.
APPLICATION
The application period for Malmö Residency 2023 ended on July 31. Sign up to our newsletter to be the first to know about future residencies.
EVENTS
The Conference (August 29-30), The Drop (September 7) and Øredev (November 8-10).
WORKPLACES
Game Habitat DevHub, Goto10, STPLN, Media Evolution, MINC and the inviting organisation’s offices.
VISA
Unfortunately we can’t assist with visa applications or answer immigration questions. If you want to apply and you are resident of a country that requires a visa to spend time in Sweden, it’s up to you to make sure you get the documentation necessary to participate.
MALMÖ
A coastal dwelling with a city beach for leisure activities and a port that has connected us to a bigger world for centuries . Being somewhat on the periphery, the city has an openness to other peoples and ways of doing things that has been shaping its culture for centuries (read a visitor's note on “A City of Ongoing Experimentation”). There’s a strong pay-it-forward culture. Businesses and people see collaboration and community as a source of growth. Malmö is, in many respects, a city that is punching above its weight. There are only 357 000 inhabitants, but it’s the third biggest city in Sweden and home to an innovative university. It has a vibrant urban culture – both on the cultural side of things (hej opera, concert hall, art spaces galore) and on the counterculture side of things. Its creative food, arts and design scenes are making global headlines. It’s also a very young, diverse city – half of the population is under the age of 35, with 186 (!) nationalities represented. There are 36 000 companies, of which 95% have less than 10 employees.
Just 20 minutes from Copenhagen airport – the best-connected hub in Scandinavia – and 5 hours by train from Hamburg, Malmö is both easy to get to, and get away from ;-).
In essence, Malmö is easy living. A small city with big city ambitions.
THE REGION
The greater Öresund region has 4.1 million inhabitants (1.4 million on the Swedish side and 2.7 million on the Danish side) and is the largest labour market region in the Nordic countries (2 million employed persons).
Malmö is part of the region of Skåne, with four universities close to the city. Malmö University has a great education and research in Interaction Design, Urban Studies, and with centres for Collaborative Future Making, Data Society, Internet of Things and People is great at collaborating with businesses. Lund University is one of the oldest universities in the world, and has world-renowned research in architecture, journalism, economics, law, technical, music, fine arts, theatre and more. If you’re interested in the food track, you have access to world-class work in landscape architecture, horticulture, plant production, agriculture and at Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences in Alnarp. Finally, Malmö is home to the World Maritime University, a world-class institution focused on maritime and ocean education and research.
THE ORGANISATION THAT ARE INVITING YOU
Above (innovation), AFRY (engineering), Anon (art space), Atrium Ljungberg (real estate), Avalanche Studios Group (games), BIMobject (marketplace), BLK LZY (design), City of Malmö (municipality), Duni Group (dining experience), Endbright (separations), Form/Design Center (hub), IBM (design), inUse (design), IUC (hub), Game Habitat (hub), Garbergs (communications), Goto 10/The Swedish Internet Foundation (hub), Guts & Glory (advertising), Kolossal (design), Lund School of Economics and Management (university), Lund University (university), Make Thrive (brand impact), Mannheimer Swartling (law), Malmö FF (sports), Malmö Live (concert hall), Malmö University (university), Media Evolution (hub), MINC (incubator), Mint (film), Minut (security), Moderna Museet (museum), New Presence (design), Oatly (food), Obeya (PR), Open Studio (architecture), Position Green (sustainability), Region Skåne (region), Skåne Startups (hub), Spoon (communication), STPLN (hub), Sweco Architects (architecture), Sydsvenskan (media), Teamtailor (recruitment), Telavox (telephony), ustwo (design), Vasakronan (real estate), White (architecture), Wihlborgs (real estate), Vinge (law), Wingårdhs (architecture), Yellon (brand experience), Zenit (design).
