Map of Helsingør, Denmark

Helsingør is a city in Capital Region, Denmark, with a population of about 35,048. It lies at 56.0361°N, 12.6136°E. Helsingør is about 40 km (25 mi) north of Copenhagen, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Helsingborg, 5 km to the east.

Helsingør at a glance

Where is Helsingør?

• The 26th largest city in Denmark by recorded population.
• The 9th largest city in Capital Region 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 Helsingør

• Helsingborg — 5 km east, Sweden
• Hørsholm — 19 km south
• Hillerød — 23 km southwest
• Ballerup — 37 km southwest
• Frederiksberg — 40 km south
• Copenhagen — 40 km south
• Rødovre — 41 km south
• Hvidovre — 43 km south
• Taastrup — 47 km southwest
• Lund — 52 km southeast, Sweden

Largest cities in Capital Region

• Copenhagen — 1,153,615
• Frederiksberg — 95,029
• Hvidovre — 53,527
• Hørsholm — 47,680
• Rødovre — 40,652
• Ballerup — 40,000
• Hillerød — 35,357
• Taastrup — 35,238

Largest cities in Denmark

• Copenhagen — 1,153,615
• Aarhus — 285,273
• Odense — 180,863
• Aalborg — 142,937
• Frederiksberg — 95,029
• Esbjerg — 71,698
• Randers — 62,802
• Kolding — 61,638
• Horsens — 61,074
• Vejle — 60,231

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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.