Helsingborg | |
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![]() Top: Sofiero Palace, Second left: Kärnan, Second right: Rådhuset (Helsingborg City Hall), Third left: Dunker Culture House, Third right: Ramlösa mineral water source site, Bottom: A cruise terminal in Helsingborg Bredgatan Port | |
Nickname: Pearl of the strait | |
Coordinates: 56°03′N 12°43′E / 56.050°N 12.717°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Province | ![]() |
County | Skåne County |
Municipality | Helsingborg Municipality |
Charter | 1085 |
Area | |
• Total | 38.41 km2 (14.83 sq mi) |
Population (2020-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 113,816 |
• Density | 2,529/km2 (6,550/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 25x xxx |
Area code | (+46) 42 |
Website | www.helsingborg.se |
Helsingborg (/ˈhɛlsɪŋbɔːrɡ/, US also /-bɔːr(jə), -bɔːri, ˌhɛlsɪŋˈbɔːri/,[2][3][4] Swedish: [hɛlsɪŋˈbɔrj] ), is a city and the seat of Helsingborg Municipality, Scania (Skåne), Sweden. It is the second-largest city in Scania (after Malmö) and ninth-largest in Sweden, with a population of 151,404 (2024).[5] Helsingborg is the central urban area of northwestern Scania and Sweden's closest point to Denmark: the Danish city Helsingør is clearly visible about 4 km (2.5 mi) to the west on the other side of the Øresund.
Historic Helsingborg, with its many old buildings, is a scenic coastal city. The buildings are a blend of old-style stone-built churches and a 600-year-old medieval fortress (Kärnan) in the city centre, and more modern commercial buildings. The streets vary from wide avenues to small alley-ways. Kullagatan, the main pedestrian shopping street in the city, was the first pedestrian shopping street in Sweden.
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