Gothenburg news

Read the latest local news from Gothenburg.
Lars Winnerbäck releases album this

Lars Winnerbäck releases album this fall and goes on tour

Carl-Johan Vallgren releases novel Love

Carl-Johan Vallgren releases novel Love and album Kaddish

Suspicious object at central Gothenburg

Suspicious object at central Gothenburg playground was harmless, police say

Jakob Hellman pauses touring after

Jakob Hellman pauses touring after the summer

New SE-Alert system will warn

New SE-Alert system will warn mobile phones in case of danger

Celeste to perform at Way

Celeste to perform at Way Out West in Gothenburg in August

Norwegian man charged with double

Norwegian man charged with double murder in Gothenburg after September 2025 shootings

After the crises, Icona Pop

After the crises, Icona Pop chose each other again

India's Modi visits Sweden, wants

India's Modi visits Sweden, wants to strengthen ties

Modi received royal orders and

Modi received royal orders and unknown Nobel poems

Narendra Modi, the tea seller

Narendra Modi, the tea seller who rules the world's most populous country

Kristersson and Modi call for

Kristersson and Modi call for a broader coalition as emissions know no bounds

About Gothenburg

Gothenburg (Göteborg) is Sweden's second-largest city and is located on Sweden's west coast at the mouth of the Göta River. Approximately 600,000 people live in Gothenburg, and in the entire Greater Gothenburg area, around 1.1 million people reside (as of 2023), making it the fifth-largest city in the Nordic region. The city was founded in 1621 by Gustav II Adolf.