Gothenburg news

Read the latest local news from Gothenburg.
Sanna Nielsen and Lilla Al-Fadji

Sanna Nielsen and Lilla Al-Fadji reach the Melodifestivalen final

Gothenburg tenant gets 144,000 kronor

Gothenburg tenant gets 144,000 kronor back after paying overrent

Primal Scream to play Sweden

Primal Scream to play Sweden this summer

Ky-Mani Marley to perform in

Ky-Mani Marley to perform in Sweden this summer

Liberals in Gothenburg open to

Liberals in Gothenburg open to cooperating with Sweden Democrats after elections this fall

Race for Swedish warships worth

Race for Swedish warships worth billions

Young voracious readers - a

Young voracious readers - a contemporary counter-movement

Long queue of new electricity

Long queue of new electricity consumers in Sweden could raise electricity prices

Bird flu detected in harbor

Bird flu detected in harbor seal in Gothenburg

Controversial Kneecap to play Stockholm

Controversial Kneecap to play Stockholm on November 9

Veronica Maggio collaborates with Yung

Veronica Maggio collaborates with Yung Lean

The Pogues drummer Andrew Ranken

The Pogues drummer Andrew Ranken dies at 72

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.