event in skane

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Sports, congresses, culture and corporate events

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One destination – two countries Choose Skåne and you’ll get Denmark into the ­bargain. The two countries are less than a half-hour train ride apart. Bring your event to Skåne and access a market of 3.6 million people.

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Europe’s new region for events

New world-class arenas Autumn 2008 saw the opening of two new multi-purpose arenas in Malmö and Lund.

A new soccer stadium will be ready in time for the UEFA European Under-21 Championship in 2009. The following year, new multi-purpose arenas in Kristianstad and Helsingborg will boost capacity further.

The arenas are located close to the city ­centres, within easy reach of shopping, meeting places and hotels. The Malmö Arena is just a 20-minute train ride from Scandinavia’s largest airport.

With these new arenas and their high level of service, Skåne is one of those regions where events happen. Take for example the 2011 men’s World Championship in Handball, where half the games, including the final, will be played in Skåne.

LASSE DAVIDSSON

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kåne, in the far south of Sweden, is the perfect location for your next event and has quickly become one of Europe’s top regions for events. Our proximity to Copenhagen Airport, Scandinavia’s biggest airport, and our efficient public transport system make it easy for visitors to get here from all parts of Europe. Over the next few years, we’ll play host to events such as the UEFA European Under-21 Championship and the men’s World Championship in Handball. With several new world-class arenas, superb infrastructure and a local market of some 3.6 million people, we have what it takes to host truly major events.

Skåne’s coastline is almost 400 km long. You’re never far from beaches, swimming and sailing. Welcome to the best of both worlds.

The Swedbank Stadium holds 24,000 spectators and will be the new home ground of the Malmö FF soccer team.

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Quick facts for event organizers • 3.6 million people in the vicinity • Close to Scandinavia’s largest airport • World-class arenas • Safe, secure, sustainable environment • 30,000 beds

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Spectator capacity of new arenas Malmö Arena: 15,000 Färs & Frosta Sparbank Arena, Lund: 3,000 Lindab Arena, Ängelholm: 5,000 Swedbank Stadium, Malmö (2009): 24,000 Kristianstad Arena (2010): 4,600 Helsingborg Arena (2011): 6,000

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very year, hundreds of thousands of people visit Skåne to enjoy a variety of sporting events. The Falsterbo Horse Show attracts over 50,000 visitors, major golf tournaments at Barsebäck at least as many, and the 2005 America’s Cup selection regattas drew in more than 100,000. In 2009 alone, Skåne will host Swedish championships in more than 15 sports.

Our sporting life is rich and varied. Skåne boasts more golf courses than any other part of Scandinavia, with 70 courses within an hour’s drive. The latest addition is at Bara, about 15 minutes from Malmö and 25 from Kastrup, where the PGA of Sweden is building a resort comprising three 18-hole courses and a hotel.

The resort is designed to accommodate major international golf tournaments and is expected to be completed in 2009/10.

Skåne’s long coastline offers ample opportunity for swimming and sailing. Other popular sports in the region include equestrian pursuits and handball.

Handball is big in Skåne, which has several premier-league teams. The 2011 men’s Handball World Championship will take place here.

Recurring events • Falsterbo Horse Show • Swedish Open (tennis) • Åhus Beach Handball • Lundaspelen (handball, basketball) • Malmö Open (world’s second largest disabled sporting event after the Paralympics) • Nordic Game (Scandinavia’s biggest gaming trade fair) • Nordic Week (sailing)

Past events • European Figure Skating Championship 2003 • Solheim Cup 2003 • Louis Vuitton Acts 6 & 7 of the 32nd America’s Cup 2005 • European Women’s Handball Championship 2006 • Indoor Bandy World Championship 2006 • European Masters Games 2008 • Ju-jitsu World Championship 2008

Malmö Arena, opened in autumn 2008, is a 20-minute train ride from Copenhagen Airport, Scandinavia’s biggest airport.

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Aiming high Host your event at the top of HSB Turning Torso, ­created by Santiago Calatrava, and enjoy the ­stunning view of Öresund, Skåne and Denmark.

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Magnus Fröderberg

Adventures in the wilderness or strictly business? In Skåne you can have it both ways.

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Upcoming events

Staffan Andersson

• European Voltige Championship 2009 • Men’s World Championship in • European Squash Championship 2009 Handball 2011 • UEFA Under-21 Championship 2009 • Men’s World Ice Hockey • World Scout Jamboree 2011 Championship 2013

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ith our wide range of facilities, organizing an event in Skåne is an exciting business. The new multi-purpose ­arenas include convention centres accommodating thousands of delegates. In addition, the City of Malmö is planning a new trade fair and a convention centre with a concert hall and ­hotel, scheduled to open in 2012. In Lund, a ­hotel and convention centre will be built in the new North East neighbourhood, close to the Ideon Science Park and the university.

Organizing an event in Skåne is simple and uncomplicated. We have great infrastructure, high safety standards and smoothly functioning logistics. There are hundreds of professional event organizers who’ll make sure you get the most out of your event.

With a total of 30,000 beds in the region, Skåne offers accommodation to suit every taste and pocket. Downtown hotels, grand ­castles, peaceful manor houses or tranquil old monasteries – it’s up to you.

If you’re planning a smaller-scale event but still aiming high, the venues on offer range from the spectacular Turning Torso tower in Malmö to the unique Tree House in Hovdala, where you can meet five metres above ground level among the treetops. Event in Skåne is happy to help with advice, consultations and contacts.

As the region’s official events agency, we’ll ­ensure your event meets the highest quality standards, ­saving you time, energy and money.

Big parties and standing ­ovations or time for reflection in a peaceful setting? Skåne offers conference ­venues and accommodation in all sizes and price ranges.

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Culture in brief Concert halls: 5 Opera houses: 2 Theatres: 7 Cinemas: 38 Arts centres: 9 Art galleries: 20 Art museums: 6 Churches: 470

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A cultural smorgasbord Ole Jais

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pera lover or rock fan? In Skåne, there’s no need to choose. We offer a veritable smorgasbord of culture – from choral festivals to innovative rap.

The landscape attracts painters and writers, designers and craftspeople. Art galleries and arts centres serve up fresh exhibits each season.

The installations in the Wanås sculpture park attract artists from all over the world. Throughout the region, galleries, studio tours and ­museums provide artistic stimulation.

Skåne boasts magnificent cultural heritage.

A country drive will take you past ancient burial mounds, medieval churches and centuries-old castles. If modern architecture is more your style, take a stroll through Malmö’s Västra Hamnen district or Norra Hamnen in Helsingborg.

We could write a whole chapter about Skåne’s natural beauty. It’s no coincidence that world-famous director Ingmar Bergman chose to make seven movies here in the 1950s and 1960s. Present-day filmmakers looking to use Skåne as a location are welcome to obtain free advice from the Öresund Film Commission, a joint Swedish–Danish organization.

If you’re an art lover, it’s worth staying an extra day or two. Skåne is home to some of Sweden’s most exciting galleries and art museums.

Inject new energy into your workshops with a musical detour. Skåne has plenty to offer anyone in search of a new experience.

Malin Arnesson

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Sweden’s own favourite Sküne is the best-loved and most visited region of Sweden, according to a survey by Brand Clinic of 600 respondents in Southern and Central Sweden.

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The best of both worlds Foto: sydpol.com

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Skåne is in the south of Sweden – but it’s part of the North nonetheless. The countryside may be covered in a dusting of snow for a couple of months each year.

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Staffan Andersson

kåne has everything that the rest of Sweden is known and loved for: natural beauty, friendly and safe cities, fresh air and clean lakes. But we also offer ­visitors some very distinctive specialties.

Skåne is a lively, exciting region with a wealth of ­cultural and culinary excellence. It’s easy to feel at home here. Almost everyone can converse effortlessly in English, and many people also speak a second or even a third foreign language.

In Skåne, you’ll find rural idylls and vibrant city life, challenging golf courses and relaxing hiking trails, medieval castles and ultra-modern architecture. This special closeness between ­attractions and people makes Skåne one of the regions where events happen in Northern Europe.

When it comes to experiences in Skåne, there’s no need to choose one or the other.

You can enjoy both. Skåne is the best of both worlds, and this also holds true where events are concerned.

The leisure scene is cosy and informal. On light, warm summer evenings, people like to stay outside until late.

Staffan Andersson

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GIV AKT

At the centre of Europe

Private plane?

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Destinations and flight times

Our airports

Destinations and travel times by train

Amsterdam.. . . . . . . . . . . 1:25 Beijing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9:45 Berlin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:00 Brussels.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:30 Cologne/Bonn.. . . . . . 1:20 Dublin.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:10 Edinburgh.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:50 Geneva.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:00 Helsinki. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:40 Istanbul.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3:15 London.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:50 Madrid.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3:10 Milan.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:00

Copenhagen Kastrup.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . International Malmö.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . International/domestic Ängelholm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Domestic Kristianstad.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Domestic

Amsterdam.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11:15 Hamburg. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4:45 Berlin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6:55 Cologne/Bonn.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9:00 Paris (overnight).. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16:00 Prague. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12:00 Stockholm.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4:30

Moscow. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:40 New York.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7:35 Oslo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:10 Paris. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:55 Prague. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:20 Riga. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:30 Rome. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:40 Stockholm.. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:10 Tallinn.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:40 Tokyo.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11:25 Vienna.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:50 Vilnius. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:35 Warsaw.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:30

To reach Skåne, in southern Sweden, it’s easiest to fly via Copenhagen.

By ferry Routes and crossing times Helsingør–Helsingborg.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0:20 Travemünde–Malmö.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9:00 Sassnitz–Trelleborg. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4:00 Rostock–Trelleborg. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5:30 Świnoujście–Ystad. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6:15 Oslo–Copenhagen (overnight).. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16:30

we offer

Event in Skåne, the region’s official events agency, works to make Skåne a leading venue for top Swedish and international events, trade fairs and conferences. Our mission is to attract events and then let the market take care of them. If you’re planning an event in Skåne, we’ll be happy to help.

• Promotion and presentation ­material • Advice and consultations • Site inspections • Contact with authorities, ­companies and administrators • A network of professional partners to ­assist you with your event