// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Malmö?
Malmö scores 42.5% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #226 of 386 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
42.5%
Rank
#226 / 386
Criteria present
34 / 86
Evidence coverage
46.5%
Malmö's smart city score by area
4 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 10 not assessed
9 present · 0 partial · 0 absent · 3 not assessed
2 present · 0 partial · 0 absent · 11 not assessed
5 present · 1 partial · 1 absent · 4 not assessed
7 present · 2 partial · 1 absent · 3 not assessed
6 present · 0 partial · 0 absent · 2 not assessed
1 present · 2 partial · 1 absent · 10 not assessed
Where Malmö is strong
- ▸Public Transport & Real-Time Information
- ▸Culture, Tourism & Recreation
- ▸Food Security & Urban Agriculture
- ▸Active & Shared Mobility
- ▸Green Space & Biodiversity
Where the gaps are
- ▸Water & Sanitation
- ▸Solid Waste & Circular Economy
- ▸Disaster Risk & Resilience
- ▸Public Safety & Emergency
Evidence highlights
Digital Government Services · Unified online services portal
Malmö city provides a self-service portal (sjalvservice.malmo.se) where most of its services and forms are gathered in one place, allowing residents to perform many e-services online.
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/Public Transport & Real-Time Information · Public transport network
Skånetrafiken operates a public transport network in Skåne, including Malmö, with trains, buses, and trams, allowing travel within Skåne, to neighboring counties, and to Copenhagen.
https://www.skanetrafiken.se/Public Transport & Real-Time Information · Open schedule data (GTFS)
Skånetrafiken's timetables are available for download, and there is an API for GTFS regional data, indicating open schedule data for trip planning.
https://www.trafiklab.se/api/trafiklab-apis/gtfs-regional/About this assessment
Malmö was assessed against the 86 criteria of the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework on 2026-07-12 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.