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Helsingborg
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Urban area in Helsingborg Municipality, Skåne County

Helsingborg

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Facts

MunicipalityHelsingborg
CountySkåne County
Population116,029
Area4,171 ha
SCB code1283TC107

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Place profile

86/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
12/100
Quiet surroundings
25/100
Rurality
47/100
Urbanity
86/100
Family friendliness
86/100
Senior friendliness
87/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest140 m
  • Distance to water430 m
  • Distance to farmland790 m
  • Distance to shoreline410 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway730 m
  • Distance to industry530 m
  • Distance to power line680 m

Services

  • Distance to grocery store520 m
  • Distance to school380 m
  • Distance to train station1.6 km

Median across 12,901 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 3,1580–42,895
  • 3,3125–93,173
  • 3,53010–143,269
  • 3,62315–193,458
  • 3,56820–243,655
  • 4,14625–293,975
  • 4,59830–344,508
  • 4,36135–394,021
  • 3,83640–443,652
  • 3,47145–493,656
  • 3,55750–543,769
  • 3,74355–593,879
  • 3,45860–643,554
  • 2,93665–693,173
  • 2,60170–742,851
  • 2,28875–792,691
  • 2,90280+4,231

Men 59,088Women 60,410

Marital status

  • Unmarried62,752 (52 %)
  • Married36,988 (31 %)
  • Divorced15,342 (13 %)
  • Widowed4,470 (4 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 64 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Helsingborg, 119,498 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 116,029 inhabitants. A statistical area follows no locality boundary, so the figures describe the area around the locality, not the locality alone.

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Driving time

  • Gothenburg2 h 36 min
  • Malmö52 min

Modelled car route (MOTIS), not a navigator's ETA — the figures run systematically high but are comparable between localities. Destinations not listed are more than six hours away.

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Lakes nearby

  • Saxtorpssjöarna15 ha27.9 km
  • Vasasjön10 ha29 km
  • Långasjö10 ha30.3 km
  • Västra Sorrödsjön55 ha34 km

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Nearest localities

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Associations and activities

And 1 more associations →

Associations and activities carrying the locality's name, from the municipalities' own registers, the Swedish Sports Confederation and the Swedish Tax Agency. The list is not exhaustive: an association without the locality name in its name is not included.

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Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone4.7 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)35.9 km
  • Coastal erosion3.8 km
  • Potentially contaminated land470 in the locality280 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve630 m
  • Natura 200014.4 km
  • Extended shoreline protection3.4 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest3.2 km
  • Water protection area2.1 km
  • Habitat protection9.7 km
  • National conservation interest1.1 km
  • National heritage interest990 m

Services & safety

  • School183 in the locality250 m
  • Fire station2 in the locality1.7 km
  • Police station1 in the locality2.5 km
  • Civil defence shelter954 in the locality190 m
  • Vulnerable area (police)1 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site2 in the locality2.5 km
  • Swimming pool10 in the locality520 m
  • Campsite2 in the locality2.7 km
  • Hiking trail790 m
  • Cycle trail340 m

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant129 in the locality800 m
  • Café36 in the locality190 m
  • Petrol station26 in the locality910 m
  • Library7 in the locality770 m
  • Sports hall23 in the locality1.1 km
  • Hotel20 in the locality1.1 km
  • Care home10 in the locality1.3 km
  • Recycling centre2 in the locality3.5 km

Disturbance

  • Major road680 m
  • Railway1.7 km
  • Power line690 m
  • Wind turbine7.3 km
  • Mobile mast12 in the locality1.1 km
  • Military area2.9 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)16.9 km
  • Quarry1 in the locality3.4 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark40 in the locality1.1 km
  • Church27 in the locality630 m
  • Community hall1 in the locality1.5 km

Distances are measured from the locality's centre to the nearest point in the layer, capped at 50 km. Counts are exact within the locality boundary. A layer not listed has nothing within the cap.

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Applies to the whole municipality

  • Population152,091
  • Median income382,900 kr/yr
  • Average age41.5 years
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