Beloved Söder
In Helsingborg, there is a strong focus on creating a vibrant, safe and attractive city center from both the city and the business community. We are working on several fronts and with different processes that are linked together. Purple Flag is part of this.
Söder is so much more than ‘just’ a place. It’s the feel, the smells, the sounds, the light, the buzz, the birds, the trees, the streets and most of all the people.
It is you, together with everyone who lives, works, shops or moves around Söder that contributes to how the district is experienced. Whether it’s offering a smile, enjoying an outdoor café or not littering, it’s all the little things that make a big difference together.
Starting in 2019 and beyond, we have an extra focus on improving Söder. We are working on a broad front to increase well-being and safety here. This is done in collaboration between businesses, property owners, HBG City, the police, Helsingborgs stad and residents and visitors.
For example, we have actively worked with presence through security guards, security hosts and Södervärdar, to improve the place by focusing completely, clean and tidy, activated residents, businesses, associations together with the city and HBG City in Söderdagen, worked with establishment strategies to strengthen the identity, created meeting places and worked with traffic issues, etc.
Efforts on Söder
The issue of safety is important to Helsingborgs stad and the basis of the work of Älskade Söder. To increase presence and attractiveness, various initiatives are made.
Forms of cooperation
The work is done in collaboration between business owners, property owners, HBG City, police, Helsingborgs stad, associations and parishes as well as residents and visitors.
Discover the whole city
In the south, there is a lot to experience. But your tour through Helsingborg City does not have to end here. Move on to the other parts of our city center and experience something new in each part. Soak up the culture, try new food and stroll in exclusive and charming shops.
Gamla stan
Experience Maria torg, the heart of restaurant life in Gamla stan. Stroll through Bruksgatan with its cozy shops and cafés. Together they make up the picturesque charm of the Old Town.
Drottninggatan
Discover Drottninggatan, Helsingborg’s lively main street where movement meets relaxation. Cultural centers like Stadsteatern and Dunkers add to the atmosphere. Critically acclaimed restaurants and shops give a unique character to this vibrant city heart.
Kullagatan
Kullagatan, Sweden’s oldest pedestrian street, begins at St. Jörgens plats and extends to Stortorget. Here, major international brands are represented in exclusive shops, while well-known chains attract a large flow of visitors.
Norra and Södra Storgatan
Experience Helsingborg’s restaurant district, Norra and Södra Storgatan. With small unique concepts, lively outdoor cafés and trendy bars, it is the perfect place for an evening out. Several hotels along the street provide the opportunity for a comfortable stay.
Järnvägsgatan
A vibrant stretch that buzzes with city life and connects people to the modern central station, the nearby harbor basin offers a relaxed seaside atmosphere and sunny outdoor seating.
Oceanhamnen
Explore Helsingborg’s new neighborhood, Oceanhamnen, where city life meets the beauty of the sea. With easy access from Helsingborg C via Varvsbron, the area offers unique housing, modern architecture and living maritime history.
Purple Flag
We want a vibrant, safe and attractive city center, which feels welcoming and invites to activity and stay. Since the fall of 2016, Purple Flag has been working together and through broad collaboration to create an equal, safe and attractive city with a varied range of activities for everyone, even after 17:00.
Purple Flag in the Söder
In October 2018, in connection with the certification of Helsingborg C, we started the Purple Flag work on Söder. There is a lot going on in Söder right now and the work with Purple Flag is part of the Älskade Söder place collaboration. In November 2020, we were certified for our action plan for the area and in November 2022, we were recertified for a new updated action plan.
Read the full action plan for Söder, recertification in 2022
Read the full action plan for Söder, 2020
Part of the Älskade site collaboration Söder
In Helsingborgs stad, there is a strong focus on creating a vibrant, safe and attractive city center from both the city and the business community. In the Älskade Söder place collaboration project, we are working on several fronts and with different processes that are linked together. Purple Flag is part of this.
Examples of what we are currently working on in the area:
– We activate Furutorpsplatsen in the Söderscen project.
– Collaboration between property owners at Söder
– We meet businesses at Söder at regular intervals.
– We meet students in the area.
– We collaborate with Tryggare Sverige.
– We meet parishes and associations, including through the group for religious dialogue and InvaSam.
– Housing associations and residents work to contribute to safety, experience and pride.
– We work with a clean and tidy environment.
– We work with traffic and urban planning.
– We work with safety.
– We build networks, because together we are strong!
We are actively working with these focus groups:
– Property owners
– Housing associations/residents
– Students/young people
– Helsingborgs stad and authorities
– Associations
– Parishes
– Cityföreningen
The most important thing for Söder is to build trust and bridges to show that we mean business. We will not be able to change everything in a short time, but it must be done in small steps and with respect for the soul and identity of the South.
Our other Purple Flag areas in Helsingborg
Maria torg
The area around Maria Torg is Helsingborg’s first Purple Flag process. It started in January 2016 and the action plan was certified in the fall of 2017. In December 2019 and October 2021, we were recertified for new updated action plans. 2019 we expanded the area, so that our different Purple Flag areas are connected.
Helsingborg C
In July 2017, the Purple Flag process started for the Helsingborg C area, a natural continuation of the Purple Flag work around Maria Torg. We were certified for our action plan for the area in October 2018 and in November 2020 and 2022 and October 2024 we were recertified for new updated action plans.
