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Halmstad
Halland · Sweden
City population
70,480
#21
in Sweden
#1
in Halland
#8,179
worldwide
56.674, 12.857 · 426 km from Stockholm
About Halmstad
Halmstad is a city in Halland, Sweden with a population of 70,480. It is the 21st largest of the 99 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Sweden, and the 8,179th largest worldwide. It lies 426 km from Stockholm.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Halland
Rank in region
#1of 4
Coordinates
56.674, 12.857
Record updated
14 April 2026
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 99 in SwedenClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.