Benjamin Helander


Benjamin Helander is a Finnish handball player for Alingsås HK and the Finnish national team.

Career

He moved to Sweden when he was 16 years old to attend a handball school, and at the same time started playing for the club Alingsås HK's younger team, playing in the third league division. Because of military service, he moved back to Finland for a year in 2017/18. After that he went back to Alingsås HK, this time in Handbollsligan.
In 2021 it was announced that he's signed a contract with the German club Rhein-Neckar Löwen. With Rhein-Neckar Löwen he won the German cup 2023. Since the summer of 2023 he's back in Alingsås HK.

Personal life

He is the younger brother of javelin thrower and previous handball player Oliver Helander.