Gothenburg news

Read the latest local news from Gothenburg.
Severe industrial fire in northern

Severe industrial fire in northern Gothenburg brought under control

Sweden to face host Czech

Sweden to face host Czech Republic in European Championship round of 16 after loss to France

Priscilla Presley to appear in

Priscilla Presley to appear in Gothenburg for public talk in October

Record number of early votes

Record number of early votes cast on Sweden’s first day of early voting

Vanessa Kamga wins Gothenburg GP

Vanessa Kamga wins Gothenburg GP with 62.87m discus throw after European bronze

More first-time voters head to

More first-time voters head to the polls as young women and men split politically

TikTok account praised school killer

TikTok account praised school killer in online movement linked to violence, journalist says

Sweden suffer first loss as

Sweden suffer first loss as Italy win in straight sets at European Championship

Jonatan Hellvig cheers on sister

Jonatan Hellvig cheers on sister Hanna at European Championship in Gothenburg

Isabelle Haak on record crowd

Isabelle Haak on record crowd for Sweden’s Euro opener: Goosebumps

Sweden opens European Championship with

Sweden opens European Championship with 3-0 win over Montenegro in front of record crowd

Fall theater lineups turn to

Fall theater lineups turn to politics, asylum and war themes

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.