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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.

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Gabriela Pichler receives cultural scholarship

Wing-back gets her chance as Sweden chases the European Championship

Roxette makes new performances

Multiple shootings on Hisingen in Gothenburg

15-year-old believed to have ordered shooting – detained

Man taken to hospital with gunshot wounds in Gothenburg

Record number of children in court: "Enormous increase"

After Alarm About Empty Boat - Police Search for Person

Large search operation in Gothenburg's archipelago

Album and Spring Tour for Anna Ternheim

Han Kang confronts historical horrors

Han Kang: It's Not Ethical to Be Healed

Shooting at Israeli company linked to Iran

Shots fired at gates in Gothenburg

15-year-old arrested for two explosions

The Trains Are Rolling Again After the Wildlife Accident

15-year-old requested to be detained – after two explosions

Guide: Ahead of the Women's Champions League

Train Chaos Fixed – but Delays Remain

Bruno K Öijer: There are too few love poems written

Multiple people in the apartment when a bullet was shot through the window

Svantesson: Extremely Divided Opposition

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