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Södra Innerstaden, Malmö — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Södra Innerstaden is an inner district on the south-eastern side of Malmö, in Malmö kommun, south-western Sweden.
About Södra Innerstaden
Where to stay in Södra Innerstaden
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Beds sit in dense inner streets. Södra Innerstaden keeps galleries and churches within reach, with Malmö Konsthall and the arena cluster of Malmö isstadion close at hand, so basing on this south-eastern side puts a lively inner quarter at the door. The old core of Malmö lies a short walk to the north, with Västra Innerstaden just west.
Things to do in Södra Innerstaden
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Museums & Galleries
4- Malmö Konsthall Swedish exhibition hall for contemporary art
- Moderna Museet Malmö art gallery and museum
- Malmö Reptilcenter
- Malmö brandkårs museiförening working life museum
Churches & Religious Sites
5- Sankt Johannes kyrka Heritage Church of Sweden church building
- Sankt Pauli kyrka Heritage
- Heliga Trefaldighetskyrkan Heritage
- Sankta Maria kyrka Heritage
- Franciskanerklostret i Malmö earlier Danish monestry
Stadiums & Sports
3- Malmö isstadion indoor ice hockey rink
- Simhallsbadet, Malmö swimming complex
- Baltiska hallen
Landmarks & Notable Places
1- Södervärnstornet
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About Södra Innerstaden
What are the main landmarks in Södra Innerstaden?
Galleries, churches and arenas crowd this inner ground. Malmö Konsthall and Moderna Museet Malmö draw art crowds, Sankt Pauli kyrka and Heliga Trefaldighetskyrkan lift their towers over the blocks, and the sporting cluster of Malmö isstadion and Baltiska hallen sits close by. The mix runs wide.
For a visitor the Södervärnstornet, the Simhallsbadet and the Malmö chokladmuseum add further stops across this south-eastern reach of Malmö.
What is the history of Södra Innerstaden?
Södra Innerstaden filled the ground south of the old core as Malmö spread past its canal ring. Parish churches such as Sankt Pauli kyrka and Sankt Johannes kyrka rose among the new blocks, and sport and culture later gathered here around Malmö isstadion and the galleries of Moderna Museet Malmö. Then the map changed.
In 2013 the city district of Södra Innerstaden merged with Västra Innerstaden to form the wider area of Innerstaden within Malmö kommun.
Where is Södra Innerstaden?
The district fills the inner south-east. Södra Innerstaden lies just beyond the old canal core of Malmö, a dense built quarter where Malmö Konsthall opens its hall and the Södervärnstornet rises as a marker, with the neighbouring Västra Innerstaden reaching off to the west. The whole area sits inside Malmö kommun, in south-western Sweden.
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Updated July 2026