Halmstad

Halmstad (Swedish: Halmstad, [ˈhalmsta]) is a town in Halland on Sweden's west coast. Halmstad is the seat for Halmstad Municipality.

Understand
Halmstad is a popular tourist destination in the summer much because of the beaches Tylösand and Östra stranden but also for its nightlife, with many outside bars and restaurants that open in the summer. Most tourists come to visit the town in July and August.

Halmstad is also known as the "golf capital" of Sweden with 12 beautiful courses.

History
Halmstad has been a city since early 1307 and during the Middle Ages, Halmstad was said to have been the largest city on Halland's west coast.

Population
There is a population of around 90 000 in Halmstad Municipality.

Get in
Situated on the Swedish west coast, between Malmö and Göteborg, Halmstad is easy to travel to by both train, bus, bike or car.

By plane
There are a few daily flights from Stockholm Arlanda airport and some charter flights, but not much else. Alternatively, Malmö Sturup Airport and Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport are both within 2 hours' drive or an easy train journey and, for more international flights, Copenhagen Airport is within 3 hours of Halmstad.



By train
Halmstad is well-connected with both high-speed SJ trains as well as regional Öresundståg running between Gothenburg and Malmö/Copenhagen. There are seasonal direct trains from Stockholm as well. Local trains connect with the interior and smaller cities across Skåne and Halland.



By bus
National bus lines to Halmstad are run by FlixBus and VY, who have connections from most major cities in Sweden. Hallandstrafiken is the bus operator in Halland.

By car
The European road E6/E20 passes through Halmstad. Two other important roads to get there are national roads 25 and 26.

By ferry
There is a daily ferry from Grenå in Denmark, operated by Stena Line.



Get around
Public transportation in Halmstad city is run by Hallandstrafiken. The city transportation centre is called Österskans bus station. (See on map)

By taxi
Some taxi companies in Halmstad.
 * Sverigetaxi, Phone: +46 20 - 20 20 20
 * Sennans Taxi, Phone: +46 35 - 661 11

See

 * Look at nice old timberframe buildings, for instance close to S:t Nikolai kyrka (the church at Stora Torg).
 * Look at nice old timberframe buildings, for instance close to S:t Nikolai kyrka (the church at Stora Torg).
 * Look at nice old timberframe buildings, for instance close to S:t Nikolai kyrka (the church at Stora Torg).

Buy
Storgatan, Köpmansgatan, and nearby streets, give you various shopping opportunities.

Drink
You can pick up the free Entré and Frotté magazines in various stores to read more about Halmstad's nightlife. They are only available in Swedish though. See Swedish phrasebook.

Go next

 * Radio Station Grimeton - The world's only remaining long wave radio station of its kind is on the UNESCO World Heritage List. 10 km east of Varberg.
 * Helsingborg