Gothenburg news

Read the latest local news from Gothenburg.
Swedish mother sentenced to six

Swedish mother sentenced to six years in prison after five-year-old daughter dies in apartment fire

Dungen announces new album Vidrig

Dungen announces new album Vidrig vår and fall tour

Kappahl acquires majority stake in

Kappahl acquires majority stake in second-hand chain Arkivet

A-tractor numbers surge in Sweden,

A-tractor numbers surge in Sweden, with Sundsvall leading the way

Extreme heat and derailment -

Extreme heat and derailment - train services are cancelled

Long train stoppage expected after

Long train stoppage expected after Bollebygd derailment

They compete in Paradise Hotel

They compete in Paradise Hotel

Häcken win after plane crash

Häcken win after plane crash

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Oil spill in Gothenburg - birds caught in the spill

Midsummer pole stolen in Nättraby

Midsummer pole stolen in Nättraby for second year in a row

The Pacific oyster, enemy of

The Pacific oyster, enemy of bathers, may become the sea sausage

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Man found dead in water off Brännö in Gothenburg archipelago

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.