| Official Name: | Södra Sofielund |
| Settlement Type: | Neighbourhood |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Sweden |
| Subdivision Type4: | Borough of Malmö |
| Subdivision Name4: | Södra Innerstaden |
| Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name3: | Malmö Municipality |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Skåne County |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Skåne |
| Population As Of: | 1 January 2011 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 4,478 |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Timezone Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Södra Sofielund is a neighbourhood of Malmö, situated in the Borough of Södra Innerstaden, Malmö Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden. In 2015, the area was reported by daily newspaper Sydsvenskan to be a socially deprived area where drugs were sold openly and heavy violence involving the use of hand grenades and assault rifles occurred.[2]
In the 2011–13 period, about 35% of the population originated outside the EU and the Nordic countries.[3] In its December 2015 report, Police in Sweden placed the district in the most severe category of urban areas with high crime rates.[4]