51,000
m²
for innovation and business
Helsingborg · Sweden · Since 1891
One of the Nordic region's largest buildings for innovation. Where academia, startups and established business meet – in a factory that has been building the future since 1891.
The building today
A Nordic hub for new ideas
The former Tretorn factory is now one of the largest innovation environments in the Nordics. Researchers, students, entrepreneurs and global companies share the same corridors – and that proximity is what makes new collaborations happen.
4,500+
students
study in the building
100+
companies
have their office here
3,500+
people
work from here
7
floors
of industrial heritage
3
restaurants
and cafés in the building
500+
parking spaces
by the building
1891
founded
as a rubber factory
Ecosystem & partners
A hub for Nordic business
Through partnerships with Lund University, Helsingborg Innovation District, E-commerce Park of Scandinavia and many others, Fabriken 1891 connects knowledge, capital and talent across the Nordic region.
Lunds universitet
LTH
Mindpark
E-commerce Park of Scandinavia
IKEA
Infosys
HCL Tech
Länsförsäkringar Bank
Helsingborg Innovation District
Helsingborg International Connection
Nyföretagarcentrum
Student Network
Contentor AI
Wellbefy
Morpheus AI Systems
Campus Helsingborg
Lund University
One of Scandinavia's leading universities uses more than a quarter of the building – bringing research, education and thousands of students into daily contact with business.
Innovation ecosystem
Helsingborg Innovation District
Part of the city's innovation district, where companies, researchers and the public sector work together on the solutions of tomorrow.
Commerce & logistics
E-commerce Park of Scandinavia
Connecting the building to one of the Nordic region's strongest clusters for e-commerce, logistics and digital trade.
Coworking & network
Mindpark & more
Coworking, events and a broad network of entrepreneurs, investors and established companies – all under the same roof.
Get to know the building
What's happening in the building
Read more about the businesses, initiatives and meetings taking shape in Fabriken 1891 – reported by those covering the building.
Helsingborg Innovation District
Meet Nobel laureate Anne L’Huillier
Nobel Prize laureate in physics Anne L’Huillier visits Fabriken for a lecture on attoseconds and her groundbreaking research in that field.
Mindpark · Grow Invest
Grow Invest gathers startup investors from across the Nordics
Grow Invest is the annual event hosted at Mindpark, bringing VCs and business angels from across the Nordic region to Helsingborg.
Wihlborgs
Science Center Helsingborg makes science accessible to young people
In the building, the next generation of innovators explores natural science and technology among robots and experiments – science made open to all.
Campus Helsingborg · Lund University
Lund University invests new millions in the total defence of the future
The Centre for Resilience (LUPREP) grows with eight new doctoral positions and two new programmes, aiming to lead research on societal preparedness.
Wihlborgs · Press release
Historic property in Helsingborg attracts new tenants
Around a hundred companies and Lund University are already based here. In the past six months alone, new leases of about 6,500 square metres were signed, including with Visma and the Swedish Public Employment Service.
Campus Helsingborg · Lund University
Eight research projects receive funding for preparedness and future development
Research projects at Campus Helsingborg share SEK 4.6 million from the City of Helsingborg's research and development fund, with a focus on crisis preparedness and transition.
Work & knowledge
Room to grow
Modern offices, coworking, a gym, three restaurants and cafés, and over 500 parking spaces by the building. Everything a growing team needs – with a university and a network of 100+ companies next door.
Industrial heritage
Innovation since 1891
Founded by Helsingborgs Gummifabrik, the factory produced galoshes, rubber boots and the world-famous Tretorn tennis balls. In the 1950s more than 3,000 people worked here. Today the same walls house a new kind of production – ideas.
Watch the history film (Swedish)Contact
Become part of the hub
Questions about office space, partnerships or events? Contact property manager Ola Caapsgård at Wihlborgs.