The river Helge or, in Swedish, Helgeån, alternatively Helge å, ''(lit. 'The Holy river)'' is a

river A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases, a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of w ...

which flows through Småland and Skåne in southern Sweden. The course of the river takes it through

Kristianstad Kristianstad (, ; older spelling from Danish ''Christianstad'') is a city and the seat of Kristianstad Municipality, Scania County, Sweden with 40,145 inhabitants in 2016. During the last 15 years, it has gone from a garrison town to a devel ...

and out to the Hanöbukten in the

Baltic Sea The Baltic Sea is an arm of the Atlantic Ocean that is enclosed by Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, Sweden and the North and Central European Plain. The sea stretches from 53°N to 66°N latitude and ...

. In the southern parts, there are large wetland areas with a rich bird life. The Kristianstad water kingdom biosphere reserve is located near Kristianstad. Within the catchment area, there are 14 major lakes and 16 watercourses designated as being of national or regional value. There are also 64 Natura 2000 areas, 14 of which have been established because of their high nature values in the water.

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Småland Scania Drainage basins of the Baltic Sea Rivers of Skåne County Ramsar sites in Sweden {{Sweden-river-stub

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