Baltic Exhibition

)[2] The event showcased the industry, art and culture of Sweden, Denmark, Germany and Russia — the four countries then bordering the Baltic Sea.

After the Olympics in Stockholm in 1912, interest in sports had rapidly increased in Sweden, and this was one of the reasons why the Baltic Games became so large.

The Swedish architect Ferdinand Boberg designed several of the exhibition buildings, most of which were removed soon after the event closed.

[5] The songs Malmövalsen[6] and Baltirullan,[7] written to celebrate the fair, have lived on through recordings in both Sweden and the United States.

After the war, Russia no longer existed, and some of the Russian art displayed in Malmö remained and eventually became part of the city's own collections.