Helsingborg, is a city and the seat of Helsingborg Municipality, Scania, Sweden. It is the second-largest city in Scania and ninth-largest in Sweden, with a population of 151,404. 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 to the west on the other side of the Øresund. Historic Helsingborg, with its many old buildings, is a scenic coastal city.