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Paralympic Bronze Medalist Nicolina Pernheim

Paralympic Bronze Medalist Nicolina Pernheim Goodrich Faces Career Halt

Sissela Kyle Directs New Musical

Sissela Kyle Directs New Musical Starring Helen Sjöholm

Investigation Reveals Welding Error Sparked

Investigation Reveals Welding Error Sparked Fatal Fire at Liseberg's Oceana

Captain Sentenced for Fatal Gothenburg

Captain Sentenced for Fatal Gothenburg Boat Crash

Man in his 50s dies

Man in his 50s dies – hit by tram

Teacher Fired – Accused of

Teacher Fired – Accused of Taping Children's Mouths

The Investigation into the Oceana

The Investigation into the Oceana Fire Completed

Man charged with explosion and

Man charged with explosion and shot horse

Suspicions of Corruption after Fire

Suspicions of Corruption after Fire – 60 Dead

Leif "Loket" Olsson is laid

Leif "Loket" Olsson is laid to rest

Two Requested to be Detained

Two Requested to be Detained for Economic Crimes

Feared art theft at Chalmers

Feared art theft at Chalmers

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.