Halmstad ['hulm-stɑː(d)] is a port, university, industrial and recreational city at the mouth of the Nissan River in Halland in south-western Sweden. The river empties into the Kattegatt. The city itself has a population of 58,000, and is the seat of Halmstad Municipality (kommun), which includes the region around the city and has 88,000 inhabitants.

Halmstad will be the fifth album by Shining. It is due to be released by Osmose Productions sometime in 2007.