Map of Kristianstad, Sweden

Kristianstad is a city in Skåne, Sweden, with a population of about 39,762. It lies at 56.0313°N, 14.1524°E. Kristianstad is about 434 km (270 mi) southwest of Stockholm, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Lund, 70 km to the southwest.

Kristianstad at a glance

Where is Kristianstad?

• The 34th largest city in Sweden by recorded population.
• The 4th largest city in Skåne on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 6 h 56 min on the shortest day to 17 h 38 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Kristianstad

• Lund — 70 km southwest
• Malmö — 86 km southwest
• Karlskrona — 90 km east
• Helsingborg — 91 km west
• Helsingør — 96 km west, Denmark
• Växjö — 102 km northeast
• Hørsholm — 104 km west, Denmark
• Copenhagen — 107 km west, Denmark
• Halmstad — 107 km northwest
• Frederiksberg — 108 km west, Denmark

Largest cities in Skåne

• Malmö — 362,133
• Helsingborg — 104,250
• Lund — 87,244

Largest cities in Sweden

• Stockholm — 1,515,017
• Gothenburg — 608,462
• Malmö — 362,133
• Uppsala — 177,074
• Linköping — 166,673
• Örebro — 155,989
• Sollentuna — 139,606
• Umeå — 130,224
• Västerås — 127,799
• Jönköping — 112,766

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.