Gothenburg news

Read the latest local news from Gothenburg.
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

Big clubs meet in Gothenburg

Big clubs meet in Gothenburg and Stockholm this summer

Healthcare staff sick, evacuated from

Healthcare staff sick, evacuated from Queen Silvia's Children's Hospital premises in Gothenburg

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

Prisoners' personal data exposed as

Prisoners' personal data exposed as record 562 alerts reported in 2025

Insurance companies: How to protect

Insurance companies: How to protect yourself from the storm

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

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Volvo CEO says Iran war could boost electric cars

Savings package at SVT -

Savings package at SVT - popular programs are being discontinued

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.