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The Ăresund Bridge. Photo: Janus Langhorn, VisitSweden.
Malmö in the footsteps of The Bridge The location of cult TV crime series The Bridge is a vibrant, dynamic and forwardlooking multi-cultural city. Experience the southern Swedish pearl by following in the footsteps of Saga Norén. By Andy Lawrence | Photos: Andy Lawrence
Broadcast in 174 countries, The Bridge is one of Scandinavian television's most successful exports. The Danish-Swedish series was an immediate hit when it aired on BBC Four, outperforming both Borgen and The Killing. The second seasonâs final episode was seen by 1.5 million viewers when screened by the BBC in 2014. Fans eager to discover what happens to Saga NorĂ©n (played by Sofia Helin) after the second seasonâs dramatic finale will
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learn her fate when the BBC Four screens the new season later this autumn. A cosmopolitan, cutting-edge city Commemorating The Bridgeâs return to our screens, a number of events and activities are taking place in Malmö that give aficionados an opportunity to visit filming locations, learn about how the series is made and see how the city has been transformed since the programme began.
Swedenâs third-largest city, Malmö is the capital of the county of SkĂ„ne. Alongside Copenhagen it forms the metropolitan hub of the Ăresund Region. A cosmopolitan city undergoing expansion and renewal, previously an industrial district, Malmö is now at the forefront of cuttingedge developments in design. Reinvented as a cultural centre, the city has a vast range of shops and boutiques selling contemporary Swedish clothing and furniture. The success of The Bridge has seen Malmö enjoy an upsurge in popularity as a holiday destination as fans visit the city to inspect locations seen on the screen, enjoy its high-quality eateries, explore the