Helsingborg

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Central Helsingborg, from the castle

Helsingborg is in the Scania province of South Sweden.

Understand

Helsingborg is a small city situated at the north side of the Oresund on Sweden's south-west coast. Major businesses are service, trade, industry and tourism. In 2001 a branch of the University of Lund opened in the former Tretorn rubber factories a stone's throw from the Denmark ferries. Opposite of the sund in Denmark is Elsinore (Helsingør). Before the Malmö-Copenhagen Øresund bridge was finished, most of the trans-scandinavian traffic (transit and tourist) used the ferries between Helsingborg and Elsinore. There is still heavy traffic across the Sound here because of the high population density on either side of the border. In addition, the ferries are usually somewhat cheaper than the fees for the bridge and they often provide a shorter route compared to the bridge.

Get in

By train

Helsingborg has good rail connections to Malmö, Lund, and Gothenburg. Stockholm-bound travellers need to change trains in Hässleholm or Lund.

By bus

Swebus Express, Säfflebussen and Eurolines.

By boat

From Elsinore, Denmark, it's a short 20 minute ferry ride across the sound.

Ferries are operated by HHFerries, ScandLines, and Sundbusserne.

Get around

See

Helsingborg Castle overlooks the harbor, with archways over the steps leading down to the city center. Kärnan, the rectangular-plan tower at the top of the bluff, can be climbed, though the view of of the harbor isn't appreciably better than from ground level, and the rest of the city isn't particularly notable.
Sofiero Castle is located 5km from the city center.