// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Malmö?
Malmö scores 25.7% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #184 of 227 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
25.7%
Rank
#184 / 227
Criteria present
19 / 86
Evidence coverage
29.1%
Malmö's smart city score by area
4 present · 1 partial · 3 absent · 7 not assessed
5 present · 0 partial · 3 absent · 4 not assessed
0 present · 0 partial · 0 absent · 13 not assessed
2 present · 3 partial · 4 absent · 2 not assessed
5 present · 2 partial · 3 absent · 3 not assessed
3 present · 0 partial · 0 absent · 5 not assessed
0 present · 0 partial · 0 absent · 14 not assessed
Where Malmö is strong
- ▸Culture, Tourism & Recreation
- ▸Active & Shared Mobility
- ▸Health & Digital Health
- ▸Open Data & Transparency
- ▸Digital Government Services
Where the gaps are
- ▸Water & Sanitation
- ▸Innovation & Economic Development
- ▸Housing & Urban Planning
- ▸Education & Digital Skills
- ▸Solid Waste & Circular Economy
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 buses, trains (Öresundståg, Pågatåg), and trams. Passengers can travel throughout Skåne, to neighboring counties, and to Copenhagen, Denmark.
https://www.skanetrafiken.se/Public Transport & Real-Time Information · Integrated / contactless ticketing
Skånetrafiken offers integrated ticketing through an app or a travel card ('reskort') which can be used for travel on buses and trains throughout Skåne, to adjacent counties, and to Denmark.
https://www.skanetrafiken.se/biljetter/About this assessment
Malmö was assessed against the 86 criteria of the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework on 2026-07-09 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 — see how smart cities are measured. Scores refresh continuously as cities publish new evidence.