Abstract: A handheld blower apparatus includes a handle, a blower tube, a blower unit arranged in the tube, and has an intake opening and a discharge opening. The blower unit has a blower wheel rotationally driveable about a rotational axis aligned in the direction of an air flow flowing out from the wheel during operation. The wheel is driven by an electric motor supplied with energy by a battery. A handle opening extends between the handle and tube. A central plane intersects the handle and battery and contains the rotational axis. A compact, ergonomic arrangement is achieved when the battery and the handle are arranged on opposite sides of the tube and the top side of the tube, when viewed in the direction perpendicular to the central plane, has an indentation extending over at least 50% of the length, measured parallel to the rotational axis, of the handle opening.