Dear Roommate(s)!
Welcome to my house!
I am Peter, I mainly work as a CFO and associate professor, my two kids, which you may meet, are Alice and Elias and they are 6 and 11 years old. I am Danish and have been living in Sweden for the last 15 year. My kids are also the reason for you staying in our house as I wish to teach them the value of openness - and seeing is believing.
I hope that you will enjoy your stay and have a good time. You will be staying in a normal Swedish home and our routines are accordingly, - we go to work most morning and we enjoy weekends:-)
If there is anything that you are missing or would like to change, please just take it with me directly and make sure that your stay will be a good one. My intention is that you never leave this home without being content, must of all, that you have the chance to enjoy your stay, whether for business or for pleasure. We are happy to talk to you, we respect your privacy and hope that you will respect our hospitality.
Please book bicycles and other arrangements before arriwing, if you can. Also, please let me know your time of arriwal and of check out.
This short note is also created with the intention of making your stay easier and let you know of some of what this area offers. It also shows what you can rent from me. The intention of this is not to make money, but to easen your stay. My own experience is that sometimes when you are abroad, you use to much of your vacant time to fix internet, bikes etc. If you have any other ideas on what I can do, to make your stay easier, do let me know.
The house
The house is about 230 m2 big and your room is in the part of the house that has an entrance, that goes through the small area with washing machine and has a large bathroom. Even though the room is part of the house, you are very private here. We do not use the bathroom and you do not have access to the rest of the house. Only you and guests in the second room will normally be in this area.
Please do not use shoes inside the house.
Please feel free to use the garden. There are parking space just at the beginning of the street, you see them easily.They are non paid, but set the time on your parking for the unlikely event that the municipalities arive. The parking is for 24 hour parking.
We use video surveilance to protect the house fro intruders. The keys to the house can not be copied, so please be careful with the key.
The Room
When you arrive the room and the toilet and the outside area has been cleaned and linned is changed. Let me know if it is not to your satisfaction. When you leave you do not have to do anything. Everything will be cleaned again and you do not need to redo the bed. Again, should you miss anything or anything is not to your liking, do let me know and we can probably solve it.
The room has a water boiler, cups, the, plates, knife, spoon and forks. If you need more just ask for it. You can leave used dishes etc. to me, you will have new and I will wash.
The room is meant for sleeping and not more than that. You are welcome to use the garden.
The bathroom has a collection of soaps etc., which is on the shelf, just use whatever you like. There are towels ready for you in the room and you can have towels for the beach also.
You can ask for keys to the door, I will not enter the room while you are there, unless windows are open and needs to be closed. If you stay for a longer period, I will clean the room along the way.
The bathroom is cleaned, also while you are here. If there are other guests, the bathroom will be cleaned at least daily. You can ask for other cleaning patterns at anytime.
If in the winter, close down to the heating when you are not here and increase it slightly when you come back. Do not turn it all up, it will not heat any faster, but will increase the temperature above 21 degree, which is the room temperature when it is pleasant.
When you leave the house, please close the windows and lock the door. When you checkout and I am not available, lock the door and leave the key in the postbox in front of the house, if nothing else is agreed.
Washing Clothes
If you need to wash clothes, this can be arranged. The price is 3 EUR for washing and 3 EUR for drying or if summer, just hang up the clothes and it will dry within half a day.
Internet
There is free wifi in the house and in the garden with high speed. Please respect the freedom though and use the net carefully.
Internet and mobile speaking is generally cheap in both Denmark and Sweden, if you use local sim cards.
If you need internet outside the house you can rent a wifi box, smaller than the size of a packet of cigarettes, which you can use in both Sweden and Denmark. It is 5 EUR a day and the battery lasts for some 8 hours and it is easy to recharge. You will have about 10 GB available and the box shows the status. !0 GB is so many emails, sms and photos that you will not have an issue. The only thing that will make you use that much traffic is downloading movies.
You can also buy Sim Cards that can be preloaded, but you will have to install it in your phone then. You can also rent a Phone for 5 EUR a day, currently it is an Huawei p8 lite.
If I have Sim Cards freely, you can rent this for 1 euro a day. You can charge the Sim Card at this website, which will also give you an idea of prices.
https://mobile.lebara.com/dk/da/prepaid-packages/10-hours--60gb-/p/450029
And here is one from Sweden
https://www.lycamobile.se/se/bundle
Some of them sees the other country as a roaming country, and then suddenly the price is different. The one below does not have roaming between Denmark and Sweden
https://www.tre.se/privat/handla/bredband/3bredband-kontant/oversikt/
Pickup for payment
If I am available I can arrange pick up at the Hyllie Station, Sturup Airport or other places in Sweden, for a payment that is slightly cheaper than Taxi. Pickup at Hyllie is 10 EUR, a cap is about 15-20 EUR.
If I am available in Copenhagen, even pickup from the Airport is possible.
Hiring Car, Bike, Kajak, Boat, SUP, Playstation, VR, Computer etc.
There is very little that we will not be able to rent you:-). There are many bikes to choose from, including Tandem and Electric Bike, but also MTB and Racing bike. Kajak and SUP are available and if arranged, there is sometimes the opportunity to rent and old car, by the hour, which can take you for longer rides.
A normal Citybike/Tandem is 3 EUR, Electric bike is 15 EUR a day. Kajak, SUP is 10 EUR a day.
We have normal computers and Nvidia equipped gaming computers or even Playstation VR or Samsung Mobile VR (Virtual Reality)
Breakfast and other arrangements
Breakfast or other meals, drinks etc. can be arranged also, if I am available. Beer or Cola is 2 EUR. A bottle of wine is 10 EUR.
Cheaper ticket for the Oresund Bridge by Car
If you plan to cross the bridge to Copenhagen by car, I can sell you a ticket for 400 SEK, the normal price is 560 SEK. https://www.oresundsbron.com/sv/priser
The Area
You are now living in Bunkeflostrand, which is close to both Malmö and Copenhagen. The whole area used to be almost only farming, but when the bridge was built, the area was made attractive for people that either live in Sweden and work in Denmark or want to be close to Denmark. Therefore, most houses have been built within the last 5-10 years.
The area where you live is just in front of the sea and among the few housing areas which have always been here. The area in front of the sea is a preserved area and cannot be built upon. Most other areas, as you will see, around the area have been fully built. We are both happy to live in the area and proud to share it with you.
In fact, Malmö has only two preserved areas and a third one to come. All three are in the area in which you live and are in front of the house, the limestone area (close to the supermarket) and Klagshamn (which you can see from the house).
Fishing is popular in the area around the bridge and towards Sibbarp.
The Oresund bridge is walking distance from here and from there you can continue to both Sibbarp and Limhamn. There are many restaurants in Limhamn and there are two pizzaplaces in Bunkeflostrand, the best one would be the one which is right next to the ICA Supermarket.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%98resund_Bridge
There is a path in front of the house which leads to the bridge in one direction and in the other, to access to the sea by walking across the football playing field and behind the red cottages.
From here you can walk to the bridge by following the path in front of the house. The walk takes about 15 minutes. On the way you will see the nature area. From the highest area you can oversee the whole area and even look to Copenhagen if the weather allows for it.
You can continue to the camping place "Sibbarp" and even the City Limhamn and if you continue from there, you will be at the Malmö beach. There is also a tower for watching birds and the nature, which you will see along the way.
At the bridge is also a MTB track, with varying difficulties.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/340751032937710/
There is a small sandarea just before the bridge and a larger beach at Sibbarp. The sandarea is just in front of the bridge and you walk down three meters from the path. The big beach in Malmö is at Ribersborg and continuing to Västra Hamnen.
Just around the corner of the house is a Tennis Court, which is free to use. You can rent Tennis Equipment for 10 EUR for two people.
If you walk past the ICA Supermarket you will reach the path that goes around the Limhamn limestone quarry. It is basically a large hole in the ground due to the limestone being used. The hole is big enough to hold a smaller city
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limhamns_kalkbrott
To the other side you will reach the area "Strandhem", which has a bathing bridge, which you can see from the house. Continuing further you will reach Klagshamn where the Harbour is and also a sand beach where you can buy icecream. The whole area will become a preserved area soon.
https://malmo.se/Kultur--fritid/Idrott--fritid/Natur--friluftsliv/Natur--parker/Naturreservat/Klagshamnsudden.html
You can also rent a bike, there are several to choose from, price starts at 3Euro a day. You can also rent SUP or a Kajak, from 10 EUR a day or even a Hoverboard. Hoverboard is 10 EUR for an hour.
The roads from Klagshamn and forward are used heavily by roadbikes, as there is less traffic and beautiful nature. Passing Klagshamn in that direction you can go to Skanör, which has beautiful beach and Höllviken, which has a Wiking Village Center.
https://www.fotevikensmuseum.se/en/
Eating and Shopping nearby
At the trainstation is also Emporia, the largest shopping mall in the nordics. You can find it here:
https://emporia.steenstrom.se/ At Emporia there are a number of restaurants, coffees and fast food opportunities.
You can shop at the local supermarket which is at the roundabout, about 6 minutes walk from the busstop. Here is the link for the local supermarket:
https://www.ica.se/butiker/supermarket/malmo/ica-supermarket-bunkeflostrand-2768/start/
In Sibbarp there is a good restaurant close to the
beach: https://www.strandhusetisibbarp.se/
There is also a beautiful view from the 16th level at the Skybar, at the hotel 100 m from Hyllie Trainstation.
http://www.malmoarenahotel.com/skajbar.aspx'
There is also an interesting restaurant in front of the limestone area (that you just read about). You can find this at
In the summer you can also rent access to the gas barbecue in the garden for 5 euro. It is a Weber grill where you can cook almost anything.
Commuting to Malmö or Copenhagen
You can take the train to both cities, from Hyllie, the nearby trainstation.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyllie_railway_station
There is an app (reseplaneraren), which you can download to your phone - input your destination and where you want to go and it will help you, including buying the ticket!
Bus 6 goes to Hyllie, the train to Copenhagen Airport is 12 min and to Copenhagen Central Station takes 22 min and about 10 minutes to Malmö. Bus 4 goes all the way to the center of Malmö. Copenhagen is about 4 times as big as Malmö and commuting around a larger city will take some time.
In the Swedish busses you can buy the JOJO card at the trainstation for 20 SEK and then you load it with a value.
I have some cards loaded with 150 SEK, which you can buy for 200 SEK, which is a 30 SEK surcharge. You can also use the card for buying the ticket to Copenhagen directly in the bus. The ticket to Copenhagen includes the busride in both Malmö and also in Copenhagen, just keep the card with you. The Card also gives you a 10% discount on the ticket to Copenhagen.
There are even sharing drives, if you are lucky, between the areas and much further. They can be found at gomore.dk
At Hyllie Station you will find the Shopping Center Emporia, The Skybar at the Hotel (with great views) and the indoor swimming and bathing Center. A bit farther away, you will find IKEA.
Malmö and Surroundings
Malmö is a beautiful City and basically starts with Limhamn, close to here and then continues with Ribersborg, where the beach is, Västra Hamnen, where the high building "The Turning Torso" is. In the center of the City is Lilla torget, where people are always gathering as it is full of cafes and restaurants.
The city is close to the water, no matter where you go, in fact half of the Malmö area is ocean. Malmö is still spacious and close to where we live there are places where you can play golf.
The newest addition is a "green passage", where you can go through the whole of Malmö, from where you live, to the central park in Malmö
Forests, Castles and reminders of the ancient periods are everywhere. A not so far forest area with many activities can be found underneath
There is even a webpage dedicated to places there are useful for taking your wedding photo!
Shopping malls are at Trianglen and Hansa Company, just behind Gustav Adolfs Torg and of course, Emporia at the Hyllie nearby station.
Malmö is part of the region in Sweden called Skåne and is known for its many nature areas including various forests where there are planned works of varying lenghts and hiking.
Beautiful places nearby would be Sandby, you will need a car to go there.
Farther away there is a numerous amounts of forests for camping, nature, hiking. You can also go to caves and even Dales Stenar:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ale%27s_Stones
There is this page, that shows current activities and lots of informations about Malmö
Most activities in Malmö are rather close, by bus or even by bike. Especially with an Electric bike you will go very far, very quickly.
Sweden - a bit further upnorth?
Sweden obviously offers many opportunities, for those of you travelling by car - and maybe on your way up north. Here are a few examples;
https://www.svartabergen.com/om-svarta-bergen/
Oresund
You are now living in the Oresund Zone. This is a zone that is basically between two countries, Sweden and Denmark. In Sweden they use Swedish Crowns and in Denmark... Danish Crowns. You can find the exchange rate here
If you need help with exchange or want to exchange your USD or EURO into SEK or DKK, I can help you.
Copenhagen
Copenhagen consists of the primary central townparts, - Vesterbro, Nørrebro, Østerport, Frederiksberg and Amager. Amager is the first part and is where the Airport is located. The train to the Airport takes 12 min from Hyllie. From here you can take the Metro, which will take you through Amager and then to Christianshavn, where i.e. Christiania is located. From Christianshavn the center of the City with the pedestrian shopping street is walking distance away (like 10 min).
You can also continue with the train to the Central Station, the train ride will take 22 min from Hyllie. From the Central Station you will have Tivoli, The Carlsberg Glyptotek and the National Museum within walking distance.
There are also busses between Malmö and Denmark.
http://graahundbus.dk/999-koebenhavn-malmo-centrum (Is close to 50% cheaper than the train)
https://www.flixbus.se/bussresor/malmoe-koepenhamn (also very cheap, but I think it only goes to central malmö)
Remember that Copenhagen is capital city, although one of the smaller countries in the world. Expect travelling time within Copenhagen to be easily 30 min to go from different parts of the city to other parts of the city. Most people, within Copenhagen will expect at least 30-45 minutes to go from their home to their work. From the house, your distance will be greater than for most, but the train is faster.
Going by bike is a big thing, as you will see in Copenhagen. It is so big, that there are now "Bikequees" in the morning and intelligent traffic signals that will tell cyclists to choose different routes through the city.
The largest mall in Copenhagen is Fields, which is located one stop before the Copenhagen Central Station, when you ride the train.
If you want to go even further North, there are beautifull places to go, like the Castle of Shakespeare (Kronborg http://kongeligeslotte.dk/en/palaces-and-gardens/kronborg-castle.html)
There is also the art center Louisiana https://en.louisiana.dk/
There is a page which shows current activities in Copenhagen:
Other opportunities for rent
If you are interested, I also have a garden house for rent in both the area and in Copenhagen and an apartment in Gran Canaria (San Agustin).
