Map of Helsingborg, Sweden

Helsingborg is a city in Skåne, Sweden, with a population of about 104,250. It lies at 56.0467°N, 12.6944°E. Helsingborg is about 485 km (301 mi) southwest of Stockholm, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Helsingør, 5 km to the west.

Helsingborg at a glance

Where is Helsingborg?

• The 11th largest city in Sweden by recorded population.
• The 2nd largest city in Skåne on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 6 h 56 min on the shortest day to 17 h 38 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Helsingborg

• Helsingør — 5 km west, Denmark
• Hørsholm — 22 km southwest, Denmark
• Hillerød — 28 km southwest, Denmark
• Ballerup — 41 km southwest, Denmark
• Copenhagen — 42 km south, Denmark
• Frederiksberg — 42 km south, Denmark
• Rødovre — 43 km south, Denmark
• Hvidovre — 45 km south, Denmark
• Lund — 49 km southeast
• Taastrup — 50 km southwest, Denmark

Largest cities in Skåne

• Malmö — 362,133
• Lund — 87,244
• Kristianstad — 39,762

Largest cities in Sweden

• Stockholm — 1,515,017
• Gothenburg — 608,462
• Malmö — 362,133
• Uppsala — 177,074
• Linköping — 166,673
• Örebro — 155,989
• Sollentuna — 139,606
• Umeå — 130,224
• Västerås — 127,799
• Jönköping — 112,766

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.