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Swedish Legislative Council says emergency

Tue 24 Feb 2026 13:30 CET

Swedish Legislative Council says emergency plan for new prisons is democratic deviation

Vrak - Museum of Wrecks

Entertainment News

Tue 24 Feb 2026 07:47 CET

Vrak - Museum of Wrecks could become Museum of the Year 2026

Eagles of Death Metal coming

Entertainment News

Mon 23 Feb 2026 18:29 CET

Eagles of Death Metal coming to Sweden this fall

Veronica Maggio is touring Norway

Entertainment News

Mon 23 Feb 2026 08:00 CET

Veronica Maggio is touring Norway and Sweden this summer

Baryard Johnsson third on star

Sun 22 Feb 2026 16:56 CET

Baryard Johnsson third on star horse Indiana at Gothenburg World Cup

Liberals in Gothenburg open to

Sat 21 Feb 2026 14:56 CET

Liberals in Gothenburg open to cooperating with Sweden Democrats after elections this fall

Race for Swedish warships worth

Sat 21 Feb 2026 13:32 CET

Race for Swedish warships worth billions

Young voracious readers - a

Entertainment News

Fri 20 Feb 2026 11:02 CET

Young voracious readers - a contemporary counter-movement

Long queue of new electricity

Fri 20 Feb 2026 05:42 CET

Long queue of new electricity consumers in Sweden could raise electricity prices

Gina Dirawi and E-Type will

Entertainment News

Thu 19 Feb 2026 21:11 CET

Gina Dirawi and E-Type will perform high-flying interlude in Malmö at Melodifestivalen

Lykke Li makes only Swedish

Entertainment News

Tue 17 Feb 2026 10:01 CET

Lykke Li makes only Swedish festival appearance at Way Out West this summer

Race for Swedish warships -

Mon 16 Feb 2026 14:34 CET

Race for Swedish warships - for billions

Tomas Tranströmer's Nobel Prize medal

Entertainment News

Mon 16 Feb 2026 11:46 CET

Tomas Tranströmer's Nobel Prize medal donated to Nobel Prize Museum

Fewer young children die from

Sat 14 Feb 2026 10:01 CET

Fewer young children die from congenital heart defects in Sweden

Bird flu detected in harbor

Fri 13 Feb 2026 19:42 CET

Bird flu detected in harbor seal in Gothenburg

Controversial Kneecap to play Stockholm

Entertainment News

Fri 13 Feb 2026 10:29 CET

Controversial Kneecap to play Stockholm on November 9

Veronica Maggio collaborates with Yung

Entertainment News

Thu 12 Feb 2026 12:01 CET

Veronica Maggio collaborates with Yung Lean

The Pogues drummer Andrew Ranken

Entertainment News

Wed 11 Feb 2026 14:07 CET

The Pogues drummer Andrew Ranken dies at 72

Illegal fights filmed and sold

Wed 11 Feb 2026 07:44 CET

Illegal fights filmed and sold in Gothenburg

Police officer slightly injured during

Tue 10 Feb 2026 22:26 CET

Police officer slightly injured during car chase after suspected drunk and drug-impaired driver in Gråbo outside Gothenburg

Child died in Gothenburg apartment

Tue 10 Feb 2026 12:10 CET

Child died in Gothenburg apartment fire - arrest lifted

Train traffic halted south of

Tue 10 Feb 2026 10:10 CET

Train traffic halted south of Stockholm after accident near Järna

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.