The municipality has no forests, lakes, or streams, but has an abundance of high-voltage power grids, highways and railroads, as it is on the main line from Malmö to northern Sweden.

There are three urban areas (also called a tätort or locality) in Burlöv Municipality, including Arlöv, which statistically is a part of Malmö (*).

Arlöv is an early industrialized town dominated by multi-storey apartment buildings, with a working class character.

They have a suburban character from where people commute to commercial centres and work within the metropolitan area of southwestern Scania.

Burlöv is also located along the Southern Main Line, and is served by the Pågatågen commuter train system.