Hästveda is a locality situated in Hässleholm Municipality, Scania County, Sweden with 1,623 inhabitants in 2010. The etymology of Hästveda indicates that the name originally signified a wood, or forest where horses were kept. Hästveda Church is a medieval church with well-preserved both Romanesque and Gothic frescos. Hästveda railway station is situated on the Southern Main Line and is served by the Växjö–Hässleholm route of the regional rail network.