Abstract: The essay needs of social meetingplaces in Malmö is a quantitative study with some open questions which means that it has a qualitative approach as well. The essay is about social meeting places importance for the sense of community and sense of participation in the community. But also about a willingness of engagement in social activities such as a meeting place. We investigated what these meetingplaces must contain to meet the needs of the people, and also which further needs there are. We also investigated the needs by looking at factors such as experience of sense of community in the neighborhood one lives in, and if they are necessary and if so, why? The theories have helped us understand the background to a more individualized society with less sense of community, including meetings between generations, which has led to an increased need for social interaction and therefore meetingplaces. We are studying what the needs are from the basis of looking at the different needs depending on life situations and roles in life and how these are changing. The common things among those who participated in the investigation is that they have a need to socialize with others regardless of life situation or lifestyle. Many people want to engage themselves in social meetingplaces which demonstrate that there is a resource in the community, the citizens. There is a need for cooperation between the municipal and voluntary sector and citizens.We should build together