Civil defence and preparedness

Helsingborg is home to one of Sweden’s largest listed defence technology companies

A strategic growth area

Civil defence and preparedness are emerging as a strategic growth area across Europe. A changing security landscape is increasing demand for robust supply chains, secure access to critical resources and resilient systems.

This is driving demand for solutions that combine security, operational reliability and commercial scalability. For companies and investors, this is not about crisis response—it’s about securing long-term markets for stability, continuity and resilience. Helsingborg is well placed to play a leading role in this development.

Diversified expertise

There’s a growing cluster of companies in Helsingborg with direct roles in the preparedness sector. They operate in areas such as security technology, advanced and temperature-controlled logistics, energy, water, food supply, medical preparedness, communications and digital infrastructure.

The city is also home to one of Sweden’s largest listed defence technology companies. Alongside this, several companies develop technologies with both civilian and military applications.

Real-world relevance

Helsingborg’s position as a national logistics and supply centre provides a unique operational setting. International port, road and rail links converge here, in an environment where access, redundancy and continuity are critical.

This allows companies to develop, test and run solutions under real conditions—a clear competitive advantage for businesses working with critical systems.

Research and collaboration

Lund University, Campus Helsingborg, strengthens the local knowledge base, together with LUPREP (Lund University Centre for Preparedness and Resilience) and the REAL (Retail and Logistics) research platform.

These bring together academia, industry and the public sector to develop future approaches to preparedness and resilience.

Helsingborg has also gained national and international attention, including hosting Sweden’s first formal NATO meeting.

Well-placed for secure growth

Helsingborg brings together civilian and military uses of infrastructure, logistics and industrial capability, making it well suited to companies working with civil preparedness. Its location and existing systems allow solutions to be developed, tested and deployed in real conditions, with clear potential to scale internationally as demand grows.