Danish Exonyms - Sweden

Sweden

• Barsebäck Barsebæk
• Båstad Bådsted (Baadsted)
• Blekinge Blekinge / Blegind
• Brömsebäck Brømsebæk
• Falkenberg Falkenbjerg
• Gotland Gulland
• Göinge Gønge
• Göteborg Gøteborg
• Halmstad Halmsted
• Hässleholm (until 1906 Hessleholm) Hesselholm
• Knäred Knærød
• Kristianstad Christiansstad (modern Danish form) -- the original spelling Christianstad is sometimes used in the town itself, and was official until the Swedish spelling reform of 1906
• Kristianopel Christianopel
• Kungsbacka Kongsbakke
• Landskrona Landskrone
• Limhamn Limhavn
• Malmö Malmø
• Östergötland Øster Gylland (only historical/archaic)
• Simrishamn Simmershavn
• Stockholm Stokholm, archaic, never gained widespread use
• Varberg Varbjerg
• Vä Væ
• Västergötland Vester Gylland (only historical/archaic)
• Ven Hven, Danish form also preferred by islanders, outlived the Swedish spelling reform of 1906 and was official until 1958
• Ystad Ysted
• Älvsborg Elfsborg (however, this is also the former Swedish spelling)
• Ängelholm Engelholm

Some of these forms are archaic, based on names used in the 17th century prior to the surrender of the Eastern Danish lands Skåne, Halland and Blekinge to Sweden. Modern usage is primarily confined to history books and Scanian activists. These forms were also used in a number of texts in the first decades of the 20th century. The only example consistently used in modern Danish is Hven, maybe because this form hinders confusion with the Danish word ven ("friend"). Since the opening of the Øresund Bridge, the form Malmø has again gained widespread use above Malmö. Engelholm and Øland (Öland) are occasionally seen. Knærød and Elfsborg are relatively common in historical works, due to their connection to historical events; the 1613 Peace of Knäred (Freden i Knærød) and the Ransom of Älvsborg (Elfsborgs løsen). The forms Gønge and Gønge Herred are also quite common given their connection to Svend Poulsen Gønge, known from Carit Etlar's historical novel, Gøngehøvdingen.