Gothenburg news

Read the latest local news from Gothenburg.
Hand grenade explodes in central

Hand grenade explodes in central Gothenburg

Back in the national team

Back in the national team - with her daughter

Polestar sales up 7 percent

Polestar sales up 7 percent in the first quarter to 13,126 cars

Rosa Kafaji wants to take

Rosa Kafaji wants to take the chance, says she has been ready for a couple of years

After Storm Dave, shrimp shortage

After Storm Dave, shrimp shortage in Gothenburg seen as unusual

The World Cup qualifying hero

The World Cup qualifying hero ruptured his Achilles tendon and says he is in shock

Sweden's only umbilical cord blood

Sweden's only umbilical cord blood bank reopens at Östra Hospital in Gothenburg after two-and-a-half-year break

Tree chaos disrupts traffic as

Tree chaos disrupts traffic as conditions start to lighten up

Awesome opening match: A really

Awesome opening match: A really good Saturday

Swedish manufacturing PMI rises to

Swedish manufacturing PMI rises to 56.3 in March

Graham Potter, the man who

Graham Potter, the man who can actually do magic

Deadly violence decreased in Sweden

Deadly violence decreased in Sweden - lowest level since 2012

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.