// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Malmö?
Malmö scores 61.1% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #154 of 388 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
61.1%
Rank
#154 / 388
Criteria present
50 / 86
Evidence coverage
64%
Malmö's smart city score by area
8 present · 0 partial · 2 absent · 5 not assessed
9 present · 0 partial · 0 absent · 3 not assessed
8 present · 1 partial · 1 absent · 3 not assessed
5 present · 1 partial · 2 absent · 3 not assessed
9 present · 1 partial · 1 absent · 2 not assessed
6 present · 0 partial · 0 absent · 2 not assessed
5 present · 2 partial · 1 absent · 6 not assessed
Where Malmö is strong
- ▸Public Transport & Real-Time Information
- ▸Health & Digital Health
- ▸Culture, Tourism & Recreation
- ▸Food Security & Urban Agriculture
- ▸Energy & Smart Grid
Where the gaps are
- ▸Connectivity & ICT Infrastructure
- ▸Governance & Smart-City Operating Model
- ▸Urban Data Platform & Digital Twin
- ▸Climate Action & Emissions
- ▸Water & Sanitation
Evidence highlights
Open Data & Transparency · Official open data portal
Malmö operates an official open data portal, "Malmö stads öppna dataportal," which publishes datasets categorized by themes such as population, economy, environment, and transport, with data available in formats like GeoJSON and CSV.
https://opendata.malmo.se/Open Data & Transparency · High-value datasets published
Malmö's open data portal publishes datasets under themes including "Economy and finance," "Environment," and "Transport," with specific examples like water temperatures available for download.
https://opendata.malmo.se/Digital Government Services · Unified online services portal
Malmö Stad provides a 'Självservice Malmö stad' (Self-service Malmö city) portal that lists various services, including applications for economic assistance, school logins, and agreements for locker loans, indicating a unified online services portal.
https://sjalvservice.malmo.se/Digital Government Services · Digital identity / single sign-on
Residents of Malmö can access municipal e-services and sign digital documents using e-identification methods such as BankID, Mobile BankID, and Freja eID Plus.
https://frejaeid.com/freja-funkar-for-malmo-stads-e-tjanster/About this assessment
Malmö was assessed against the 86 criteria of the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework on 2026-09-03 by AI agents gathering evidence from official public sources. Each criterion is marked present, partial or absent, and every finding links to where it was found. Scores refresh continuously as cities publish new evidence.