Helsingborg, Sweden

Helsingborg, Sweden is a submarine cable landing point in Sweden (coordinates 56.0438°, 12.6959°). It serves 2 submarine cable systems, making it a multi-cable landing site in Sweden's international connectivity infrastructure.

Helsingborg is a city and the seat of Helsingborg Municipality, Scania (Skåne), Sweden. It is the second-largest city in Scania 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 the other side of the Øresund. Wikipedia

Connected submarine cables

Operators landing at Helsingborg, Sweden

Cables landing at Helsingborg, Sweden are operated by 3 distinct consortium partners and carriers, including Arelion, TDC Group, Telenor. Each cable is typically jointly owned by a consortium of tier-one carriers and hyperscale operators who share construction costs and capacity; the operator mix reflects both regional incumbents and global players with interest in the routes served by this landing point.

Connectivity profile

From Helsingborg, Sweden, international traffic can reach 1 countries through 2 cable systems. Destinations include Denmark.

Monitoring status

No monitoring incidents were recorded on cables serving Helsingborg, Sweden in the past 90 days — all connected systems remained within normal latency thresholds. Our monitoring network continuously samples latency from external probes to targets reachable via these cables.

About the cables

• Scandinavian Ring North (2000) — Scandinavian Ring North is a point-to-point submarine cable linking Sweden and Denmark. Landing at Helsingborg, Helsingør, it provides a direct fiber-optic path between the two countries, serving as both a primary data route and a redundancy option for neighboring cable systems. Read more →
• Denmark-Sweden 18 (1996) — Denmark-Sweden 18 is a point-to-point submarine cable linking Sweden and Denmark. Landing at Helsingborg, Helsingør, it provides a direct fiber-optic path between the two countries, serving as both a primary data route and a redundancy option for neighboring cable systems. Read more →

Submarine cable data from TeleGeography. Geographic context from Wikipedia. Monitoring metrics updated continuously by GeoCables.