Numbers and digits connected to Malmö
Let us create a picture of Malmö through a series of statistics. For instance, we could start with 8 which is not only the number of jet-ways at Malmö Airport but also the number of stand-up comedy clubs in Malmö. Counting backwards, 7 is the number of shopping malls in Malmö and the number of night clubs open until 5 am! Add 11 to 7 and you will get the number of theatres in the city, then subtract 7 from the 18 you got before and you will be left with the number of bookstores in Malmö. Speaking of two 1s there is 1 opera house in Malmö as well as 1 casino.
If we put the number 3 in focus we learn that there are 3 bingo halls in Malmö, there are 33 hotels in the city, 33 is also the number of square metres of natural parkland in the city centre per inhabitant and 39 is the average age in Malmö. The 20s can tell us a lot about various things, for instance there are 20 brunch restaurants in Malmö, 26 nightclubs, in (19)27 Charles Lindberg, one of Sweden's famous sons, became the first person to fly alone across the Atlantic Ocean and 29 is the number of sushi bars in Malmö.
Three, four, five and six digits are needed in order for us to finalize our statistical description of Malmö. Starting with three digits we learn that 235 is the number of cafés, 237 the number of open-air restaurants, 368 is the number of premises with the right to serve alcohol and 800 is the number of shops and boutiques in Malmö city centre. Four digits may describe the number of cinema seats and the number of hotels rooms, 2,423 and 3,440 respectively. Fast forward to five and six digits. There are on average 13,150 tourists in Malmö per day, adding 10,000 to that you will get the number of students at Malmö University in 2009, 807,219 is the number of books and movies for anyone to borrow at the city's libraries and 294,781 was the population of Malmö in March 2010.
Finally 15,500,000 is the number of hits you will get if you search "Malmö" in Google. Try it yourself and find out more about this wonderful city!