Hässleholm: Culture, Nature and Trails

Hässleholm combines culture in the town centre with landscapes, trails and special nature observations in the surrounding area. Those planning a trip with different ideas for each day will find opportunities here for art, literature, exercise and peaceful discoveries. When looking for a holiday apartment in Hässleholm, you can therefore first consider whether you mainly want to plan central cultural activities or excursions into the countryside.

Culture and Public Art in the Centre

Hässleholm Kulturhus offers a programme of events featuring music, theatre, activities for children and young people, lectures and literature, dance, shows and entertainment, exhibitions, and film. The exhibition hall presents a wide range of inspiring art across 150 square metres. The town library is also part of the cultural centre and organises, among other things, reading circles, author visits and lectures.

Kulturhus is located next to Hässleholm Central Station. This location connects the cultural venue with a prominent point in the town without requiring you to limit your trip to just one type of experience. A sculpture guide with a suggested walking route is available to help you find your way around the public art in the town centre. It can be obtained from Kulturhuset, the library or Stadshuset in Hässleholm. In addition, Be Here Then is an app for walking tours focusing on local history and public art.

Hässleholm Church is also part of the townscape. It was built in 1914 at the highest point of Första Avenyn in the middle of the town centre. For a cultural trip, the programme of events, library activities, public art and historic architecture can thus be combined.

Forest, Wetland and Trails for Active Days

Another side of Hässleholm can be seen at Hässleholmsgården: the buildings and lawns are surrounded by beech forest. In the area around the town, the Magle våtmark wetland offers gravel paths for walking, cycling and running. These different types of trails allow you to plan a walk, a run or a bike ride depending on your plans for the day.

The Göingerundan starts in the centre of Hässleholm, is 25 kilometres long and fairly hilly. If you want to plan a bike ride starting directly in the town, you should take this distance and the hilly profile into account when planning your day. In the associated municipality, there is also a cycling route covering a total of 570 kilometres through 17 municipalities in Skåne; around 70 kilometres of it run through Hässleholm Municipality.

Just south of Hässleholm, Hovdala Vandringscentrum is located by Lake Finjasjön. Eighteen of Sweden's 19 bat species occur in the valley of the Hovdalaån. This gives the landscape a special natural-history aspect in addition to its trails.

Which base suits your trip?

If culture, the library and public art are to be the main focus, Hässleholm is a suitable base for days shaped by the town. For a trip involving cycling and walks, you can also consider including the Göingerundan, Magle våtmark or the area around Lake Finjasjön in your plans.

The cultural programme is interesting for families because it explicitly also includes activities for children and young people. Hembygdsparken Hässleholm has free parking, including spaces for buses and parking spaces for people with reduced mobility. Toilets are located in the park, in Kaffestugan and in Hembygdsmuseet. Such specific information can play a role in planning the day when you are taking several generations or different interests into account.

Other Places for Orientation

If you would like to consider other destinations for your trip in addition to Hässleholm, you can also look at Häglinge, Horröd, Vinslöv, Tullstorp, Sösdala, Västra Torup, Hästveda and Emmaljunga.

For the higher-level travel overview: Hässleholm.