8 Best Places to Shop in The South and the Kingdom of Glass, Sweden

Form/Design Center is a hub for knowledge, exploration, and exchange in the areas of design and architecture. Look here for the very latest in Scandinavian interior design and crafts. The center also sells products related to its changing exhibitions on related topics.

Occupying three floors in a 17th-century half-timbered house, this shop is run by a collective of local artisans and designers. Here you’ll find everything from hand-knit sweaters and printed fabrics to handmade leather goods, jewelry, pottery, woodcrafts, and more.

At this store there's an excellent selection of glass art as well as porcelain and china—and almost everything you might need in housewares. It also carries big-name glassware brands such as Kosta and Orrefors.

As an arts-and-crafts cooperative, Formargruppen is owned and operated by its 20 members. It sells high-quality woodwork (including cabinets), ceramics, textiles, metalwork, and jewelry.

Malmö’s market hall is bursting with everything from gorgeous fruits and vegetables to cheese, tea, chocolate, ice cream, and fresh-baked bread. Its many cafés make it a wonderful spot to grab lunch. You’ll find seafood, sandwiches, salads, falafel, burgers, noodles, pizza, and more.

This square's lively year-round market usually has a wonderful array of flowers, fruit, and vegetables. It is an old working-class area that is now one of Malmö’s most international districts. Nearby are many restaurants serving food from all corners of the globe.

This market hall is an adventure in itself, stocking an abundance of local products as well as delicacies from Italy, Japan, and many other places. Cheese, meats, fresh and pickled fish, chocolate, and pastries are all in great supply. It's the perfect place to grab a quick lunch or lighter meal at a counter or pick up some food for a picnic in one of Lund's many squares and parks.

A wide range of ceramics, crafts, and designer goods are available here.