Øresund's region

Øresund's region is a transnational region in southern Scandinavia located by the shores of Øresund's region strait and connected by the Øresund bridge. The Danish part is constituted by the islands of Zealand, Lolland, Falster, Mon and Bornholm. The part on the eastern side of the sound is Skåne, Sweden. As of 1 July 2009, the region has a population of 3,711,322 and a population density of about 178/km².

The Øresund region was united under one flag, Denmark's, for a majority of the period 800 to 1658. Since theTreaty of Roskilde was signed in 1658, most of Skåne has been part of Sweden. Following a popular revolt, the island of Bornholn was returned to Denmark again in 1660. The population has in recent years stressed Scania's regional identity again.

The Øresund region consists of both rural areas and two larger metropolitan areas, the Greater Copenhagen Area and the city of Malmö on the Swedish side of the strait. Areas in northern and eastern Scania, as well as areas in the western and southern Danish parts of the region, have a relatively low population density, whereas the central Copenhagen-Malmö axis is the most populous and most densely populated urban area in Scandinavia with approximately 2.5 million inhabitants.