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Zara Larsson receives STIM Platinum

Entertainment News

Wed 19 Aug 2026 07:01 CEST

Zara Larsson receives STIM Platinum Guitar award for her international success

Zara Larsson earns five MTV

Entertainment News

Tue 18 Aug 2026 19:07 CEST

Zara Larsson earns five MTV Video Music Awards nominations for Stateside with PinkPantheress

Guide: Sweden hosts historic Women’s

Tue 18 Aug 2026 14:09 CEST

Guide: Sweden hosts historic Women’s Volleyball European Championship for the first time

Lina Wolff’s August Prize-winning novel

Entertainment News

Tue 18 Aug 2026 10:19 CEST

Lina Wolff’s August Prize-winning novel The Bodies We Buried adapted for stage at Helsingborg City Theatre

Hedgehogs face deadly threats from

Mon 17 Aug 2026 12:08 CEST

Hedgehogs face deadly threats from lawnmowers, traffic and fly larvae as rehabilitators struggle to save them

Record interest as Sweden opens

Mon 17 Aug 2026 11:14 CEST

Record interest as Sweden opens home European Championship in Gothenburg

Sweden faces major meteorologist shortage

Sweden News Top News

Mon 17 Aug 2026 05:45 CEST

Sweden faces major meteorologist shortage as retirees help fill gaps

Vukojevic’s hot streak continues as

Sun 16 Aug 2026 15:51 CEST

Vukojevic’s hot streak continues as Degerfors crush IFK Göteborg 3-0

Dramaten actor Örjan Ramberg has

Entertainment News Top News

Sat 15 Aug 2026 15:24 CEST

Dramaten actor Örjan Ramberg has died at 78

First Swedish citizenship test held

Sat 15 Aug 2026 10:13 CEST

First Swedish citizenship test held in social studies, but passing mark still unknown

Social Democrats propose festival law

Entertainment News

Fri 14 Aug 2026 22:05 CEST

Social Democrats propose festival law to make it easier to organize festivals

Police warn of fake Way

Entertainment News

Fri 14 Aug 2026 13:37 CEST

Police warn of fake Way Out West festival tickets in Halland

Seko has warned for years

Fri 14 Aug 2026 07:46 CEST

Seko has warned for years about too few crew members on cargo ships

Hammarby and IFK Göteborg knocked

Thu 13 Aug 2026 21:00 CEST

Hammarby and IFK Göteborg knocked out of Europe as Mjällby draw RB Salzburg in Europa League playoffs

Zara Larsson's transformation complete as

Entertainment News Top News

Thu 13 Aug 2026 20:47 CEST

Zara Larsson's transformation complete as she opens Way Out West

Zara Larsson fans disappointed as

Entertainment News Top News

Thu 13 Aug 2026 18:16 CEST

Zara Larsson fans disappointed as she misses Way Out West closing slot

Åkesson on Miss Snusk song:

Wed 12 Aug 2026 21:25 CEST

Åkesson on Miss Snusk song: No strategy behind it

Sweden secures 2028 Olympic dressage

Wed 12 Aug 2026 13:00 CEST

Sweden secures 2028 Olympic dressage spot after drama in Aachen

Etihad

Wed 12 Aug 2026 12:00 CEST

Etihad launches direct Gothenburg-Abu Dhabi flights from Landvetter in December

David Ritschard to release new

Entertainment News

Wed 12 Aug 2026 07:00 CEST

David Ritschard to release new single and live album

Lykke Li on her only

Entertainment News

Wed 12 Aug 2026 06:50 CEST

Lykke Li on her only Swedish gig this year, Drake sample and the brutal energy of her live show

Criminal gangs use Pokémon cards

Tue 11 Aug 2026 19:44 CEST

Criminal gangs use Pokémon cards to launder money, police say

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.