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29-573: There is still no decision on the construction of the HH-route. Neither the Danish nor Swedish governments have committed to scheduling or financing. Local and regional authorities are involved in the project. The largest proposals for connecting the two countries' railways include two new high-speed railways: Jönköping –Helsingborg ( Europabanan , 250 km) and Helsingør–Copenhagen (50 km). A tunnel for freight trains would also need gentle inclines, making

58-619: A levy on all trading vessels passing through the sound between Helsingør and Helsingborg. This was one of the main sources of income for the Danish Crown. Crossing traffic, like fishermen, were not subject to the tax, which was initially directed against the Hanseatic League . Following the Dano-Swedish War (1657–1658) and the Treaty of Roskilde Denmark had to give up all territory on

87-410: A meteorological winter with both January and February averaging just above the freezing point in terms of mean temperatures. Summers are warm and comparatively long by Swedish standards, with summer arriving earlier and fall later than virtually all areas of Sweden, aside from other parts of Skåne. Helsingborg & nearby surroundings also have a history with being hit by tornadoes . On 8 August 1947,

116-468: A High-end F1/T3 Tornado hit the Ramlösa district of Helsingborg, causing moderate damage to a farm. Greenhouses were damaged or destroyed, a stall sustained deroofing, a shed were blown away and a tree were snapped. On 16 August 2007, downtown Helsingborg were impacted by an F1 Tornado, damaging a school and snapping trees. On 22 June 2014, a Waterspout was observed outside Helsingborg. On 27 August 2018,

145-459: A combination of a low level bridge and a short tunnel, below a central shipping lane in Øresund , would be easier to build, mainly because no new road and railway would be needed Copenhagen-Helsingør. The distance is 20 km. Such a route would also cut up to 15 minutes from a journeys between Copenhagen on one hand and Helsingborg, south-west Sweden and Norway on the other – compared to a passenger tunnel between Helsingborg and Helsingør. From Nordhavn

174-779: A detailed plan along half its stretch and (in 2010) one being made for the rest of that railway. There is no decision to build any part of these railways. The expected cost is at least 40 billion SEK for Europabanan, not counting the connection to Denmark, an amount that caused political hesitation. In February 2016 negotiations were started with municipalities for financing a high-speed rail between Stockholm and Malmö , with stations in Jönköping , Värnamo , Hässleholm and Lund . Helsingborg Helsingborg ( / ˈ h ɛ l s ɪ ŋ b ɔːr ɡ / , US also /- b ɔːr ( j ə ), - b ɔːr i , ˌ h ɛ l s ɪ ŋ ˈ b ɔːr i / , Swedish: [hɛlsɪŋˈbɔrj] ),

203-713: A major coffee company, has been located here since the 1800s. The beverage espresso and tonic first appeared on a menu in the city, at the coffeehouse Koppi Roasters in 2007. The following sports clubs are located in Helsingborg: The Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) and World Bowling Tour (WBT) have jointly hosted a ten-pin bowling event in Sweden since 2017 called the Lucky Larsen Masters. Olympia Bowling in Helsingborg hosted

232-450: A new pre-study was started by the two national authorities. The directives for this pre-study do not contain any freight train adaptation for the tunnel. This pre-study was presented in January 2021. It proposed separate road and rail tunnels, or only a road tunnel. A pure road tunnel (assumed cost 21 bn SEK) can be financed by road tolls only, if the budget does not increase much. However both

261-413: A road and rail tunnel (assumed cost 57 bn SEK) would not be financed enough by the users and would not give enough benefit to the society to pay its construction cost. The 11 km long road tunnel is planned to be located between south suburbs of both cities. The rail tunnel would go under both city centres with new underground stations, and connected to the rail network in the outskirts of both cities. Since

290-608: A road connection would be needed to leave the city. Since there is no room prepared on the ground for a direct road connection, either a 10 km long tunnel is needed, or using the existing motorway on a long detour past Kongens Lyngby which probably does not have the needed capacity. A ring track connecting Landskrona (Sweden) => Nordhavn Ydre (Denmark) - Østerport - Nørreport - Copenhagen H - Ørestad - Tårnby - Copenhagen Airport => Hyllie (Sweden) - Triangeln - Malmö C - Lund - Landskrona , with Inter Regional trains clockwise and anti-clockwise three or four times per hour, also shortens

319-451: 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). 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

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348-476: Is expected to be around 3 hours compared to 4.5 hours today. The travel time Helsingborg-Jönköping would be cut by 2 hours compared to today. The disadvantage with the project is the big cost. There is a feasibility study ordered by the government supporting the idea about the Europabanan. The study did not include the Öresund tunnel. There is no further planning done. This is in contrast to Götalandsbanan which has

377-434: Is subdivided into 31 districts. Helsingborg is a major regional centre of trade, transport and business. In 2001 Campus Helsingborg , a branch of University of Lund , opened in the former Tretorn rubber factory buildings, founded by Henry Dunker . Three ferry companies take people and cargo to and from Denmark around the clock. The route is popular with day-trippers going to Helsingør or Copenhagen , or simply enjoying

406-469: The Swedish orthography reform of 1906, the spelling of many place names in Sweden was modernized. In 1912, it was decided to use the form Hälsingborg . In preparation for the local government reform in 1971, Hälsingborg city council proposed that the new, enlarged municipality should be spelled Helsingborg ; this form was adopted by the government of Sweden from 1 January 1971. In World War II , Helsingborg

435-457: The Eskilsminne district of Helsingborg were hit by an F0 Tornado. Some roofs sustained minor damage. 113,816 live in the city of Helsingborg as of 2020, up from 104,250 inhabitants in 2015. 149,280 live in the municipality, with the city being by far the most populated one. Helsingborg is the second-largest city in Scania (after Malmö ) and ninth-largest in Sweden. The City of Helsingborg

464-461: The first pedestrian shopping street in Sweden. Helsingborg is one of the oldest cities of what is now Sweden. It has been the site of permanent settlement officially since 21 May 1085. Helsingborg's geographical position at the narrowest part of Øresund made it very important for Denmark , at that time controlling both sides of that strait. From 1429 Eric of Pomerania introduced the Sound Dues ,

493-527: The idea, especially freight trains and more road traffic through North Zealand such as the proposed Ring 5 motorway. As such, the project has never been given any high priority in Denmark. After Sweden had a change of government in the 2014 elections , the new Löfven government stated the HH Tunnel project was "one of several" they have in mind. A pre-study was previously made by the city of Helsingborg. In 2018

522-402: The middle of the 19th century onwards, Helsingborg was one of the fastest-growing cities of Sweden, increasing its population from 4,000 in 1850 to 20,000 in 1890 and 56,000 in 1930 due to industrialization. From 1892, a train ferry was put in service, connecting Helsingborg with its Danish sister city Helsingør . A tramway network was inaugurated in 1903 and closed down in 1967. Following

551-508: The name Elsinore Sewing Club (Danish: Helsingør Syklub) as a cover for messages, the Danish population formed an Underground Railroad of sorts, moving Jews away from the closely watched Copenhagen docks to spots farther away, especially Helsingør , just two miles across the Øresund from Helsingborg. Hundreds of civilians hid their fellow Danish citizens—Jews—in their houses, farm lofts and churches until they could board them onto Danish fishing boats, personal pleasure boats and ferry boats. In

580-401: 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

609-525: The planned high-speed railway Stockholm-Göteborg. There is also a proposal, but no real plan, to build a railway between Helsingborg and Copenhagen , including the HH Tunnel under the Öresund . The rail track on the current Öresund bridge is congested. Europabanan will, if built, be used for passenger trains going between Copenhagen-Stockholm, Malmö-Stockholm, Helsingborg-Stockholm, Helsingborg-Jönköping and more connections. The travel time Malmö-Stockholm

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638-517: The proposal does not contain any new railway between Copenhagen and Helsingør, it would most be used by local trains taking around the same 45 minutes as today (2022) Copenhagen–Helsingør, and around 50 minutes Copenhagen–Helsingborg which can be compared with the 79 minutes taken (2022) over the Øresund Bridge. Despite the emphasis on the "HH" route, it has been suggested that a link between Landskrona (in Sweden) and Nordhavn , in north Copenhagen , using

667-620: The southern Scandinavian peninsula , and Helsingborg became part of Sweden. King Charles X Gustav of Sweden landed here on 5 March 1658 to take personal possession of the Scanian lands and was met by a delegation led by the bishop of the Diocese of Lund , Peder Winstrup . At that time the town had a population of barely 1,000 people. Its situation on a conflict-ridden border caused problems for Helsingborg. Denmark recaptured Scania twice, but could not hold it. The last Danish attempt to regain Scania

696-468: The span of three nights, Danes had smuggled over 7200 Jews and 680 non-Jews (gentile family members of Jews or political activists) across the Øresund, to safety in Sweden, with one of the main destinations at Helsingborg. Helsingborg has an oceanic climate ( Cfb ) typical of southern Sweden, although its winters are very mild for a location at such a high latitude. Although the temperature differences between seasons are significant, Helsingborg often lacks

725-558: The time between Lund, Landskrona and the four adjoining stations (in Copenhagen). 56°02′N 12°39′E  /  56.03°N 12.65°E  / 56.03; 12.65 Europabanan Europabanan (the Europe line) is a proposed high-speed railway between Jönköping and Scania in Sweden . The speed is planned to be 320 km/h. In Jönköping it will connect to Götalandsbanan ,

754-421: The tunnel 15 km long with railway stations deep underground, or to have separate tunnels for freight and passenger trains. If a freight railway tunnel is built then the connecting railway, Hässleholm –Helsingborg (75 km), would need to be upgraded to double track and a new freight railway, Helsingør– Roskilde (60 km), would need to be built. Various Danish governments over the years have rejected

783-470: The views from the ferries. IKEA , the retailer of furniture and home interiors, has its international corporate headquarters in Helsingborg. Nicorette , the nicotine chewing gum, has a manufacturing plant there. Ramlösa is a mineral water from Ramlösa Brunn , a southern suburb of the city. Mobile phone developer Spectronic is also situated in Helsingborg. The online custom clothing retailer Tailor Store Sweden AB has its offices in Helsingborg. Zoégas ,

812-577: Was among the most important drop-off points for the rescue of Denmark's Jewish population during the Holocaust . Adolf Hitler had ordered that all Danish Jews were to be arrested and deported to the concentration camps on Rosh HaShanah , the Jewish New Year which fell on 2 October 1943. When Georg Ferdinand Duckwitz , a German maritime attaché received word of the order on 28 September 1943, he shared it with political and Jewish community leaders. Using

841-515: Was in 1710, when 14,000 men landed on the shores near Helsingborg. The Battle of Helsingborg was fought on 10 March just outside the city, which was badly affected. It took a long time to recover; even in 1770 the city had only 1,321 inhabitants and was still growing slowly. On 20 October 1811, Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte , Marshal of France and crown prince-elect of Sweden (later King Charles XIV John) took his first step on Swedish soil in Helsingborg on his journey from Paris to Stockholm . From

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