Gothenburg news

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Drunk Riding Linked to Most

Drunk Riding Linked to Most Fatal E-Scooter Crashes in Sweden, Study Finds

Train line between Gothenburg and

Train line between Gothenburg and Borås to stay closed until July 16 after derailment

Swedish mother sentenced to six

Swedish mother sentenced to six years in prison after five-year-old daughter dies in apartment fire

Dungen announces new album Vidrig

Dungen announces new album Vidrig vår and fall tour

Five art highlights this summer

Five art highlights this summer - silicone and Green Porno

Man sentenced to life for

Man sentenced to life for double murder in Lunden, Gothenburg

Extreme heat and derailment -

Extreme heat and derailment - train services are cancelled

Long train stoppage expected after

Long train stoppage expected after Bollebygd derailment

Säpo: Iran continues to recruit

Säpo: Iran continues to recruit young people for attacks in Sweden

More people are taking the

More people are taking the train this summer, SJ says

Genre image

Oil spill in Gothenburg - birds caught in the spill

Midsummer pole stolen in Nättraby

Midsummer pole stolen in Nättraby for second year in a row

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.