Denmark was defeated which required the transfer of Skåne, Halland, Blekinge and Bohuslän provinces to Sweden[2] under the Treaty of Roskilde.

[4] Malmöhus County was part of Scania province situated on a peninsula that projects into the Baltic Sea[5] on the northeast of the Öresund straits.

The coastal regions typically have flat sandy beaches, while inland areas have ridges of wooded hills and fields of rich fertile soil, which were left behind from the glacial age.

[7] Skåne province is called the granary of Sweden due to its rich fertile soil.

[8] Until the 1991 election, Malmöhus County had two Riksdag constituencies, while the current area has been divided into three.