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ings still stand. After the city capitulated to the Swedes in 1658, Malmö found its groove
as an important commercial centre and its castle was bolstered to protect trade.
More recently, Malmö has traded in its 20th-century heavy industries, like car and air-
craft manufacture, for cleaner, greener companies, particularly in the service, financial and
IT sectors. Since its founding in the late 1990s, the university has also helped define the
city, creating a thriving student population.