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Lund
City in Scania, Sweden

Lund

Lund is a city in the province of Scania, southern Sweden.

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The town had 94,393 inhabitants out of a municipal total of 130,288 as of 2023. It is the seat of Lund Municipality, Scania County. The Öresund Region, which includes Lund, is home to more than 4.2 million people.

Get in

Getting to Lund

Copenhagen Airport CPH IATA is the largest Airport in the Nordic countries and the major point of entry to the Öresund-region. Lund is connected to Copenhagen and its airport by direct trains (Øresundtåg). Malmö Airport MMX IATA serves 20 international flight operators and is 25 km from Lund. The airport shuttle "Flygbussarna" carry passengers from the airport to central Lund for about 100 kr.

See

Worth seeing

The Lund City Wall is mostly dismantled, but the old town's hexagonal perimeter is a nice walk through the city's history.

  1. 01
    Lund Cathedral

    Built in 1103, it is the second-largest cathedral of the Nordic countries.

  2. 02
    Ingvar Kamprad Design Centrum

    Part of the Lund University LTH and home of the Industrial Design program; the building was funded by Ingvar Kamprad, founder of IKEA.

  3. 03
    University Hall
  4. 04
    The Historical Museum

    Also owned by the university and was established in 1805.

  5. 05
    Lunds Konsthall

    A modern art museum (temporary exhibitions).

  6. 06
    Kulturen

    An open air museum founded in 1892, encompassing two blocks in central Lund.

Do

Things to do

Being a university town, Lund has good arts and entertainment for its size.

  1. 01
    Filmstaden

    The main cinema which shows all the blockbusters.

  2. 02
    Kino

    Movie theater which has a good art-movie schedule.

  3. 03
    Mejeriet

    An arts centre and performance hall which occasionally has concerts by internationally known pop and rock performers as well as local music groups.

  4. 04
    Lunds Stadsteater

    Often performing, using several stages around the city.

Eat

Where to eat

  1. 01
    Bellini Pizzeria

    A nice little pizzeria on Getingevägen near the campus of Lund University.

  2. 02
    Chop Chop Express

    A fast-food restaurant serving various kinds of Asian food such as sushi, wok and poke bowls.

  3. 03
    Cyrus

    This Persian restaurant is a little run-down, but their marinated grilled chicken pieces ("Juje kebab") are simple and delicious.

  4. 04
    Eatery

    A lunch restaurant located in an office building.

  5. 05
    Govindas

    Hare Krishna vegetarian lunch restaurant.

How locals move

Getting around Lund the local way

  • Get inPowell River is 22 km (14 mi) south by road, from where BC Ferries offers service to Comox on Vancouver Island to the west across the Strait of Georgia.
  • Get inRoad access to Vancouver to the south involves two ferry crossings of fjords along the Sunshine Coast.
  • Get inFrom Vancouver, it will take about 5-6 hours, depending on the wait time at the ferries.
  • Go nextYour options for getting out are to retrace your path to Vancouver or go to Powell River and take the ferry to Comox on Vancouver Island.
  • Go nextFoot passengers can travel by water taxi to Savary Island and the Desolation Sound.

From Wikivoyage: Lund (British Columbia), CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

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