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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.

The price of district heating is skyrocketing – "price shock"

The price of district heating continues to rise sharply. In some municipalities, it has increased by over 30 percent this year.

The price of district heating is skyrocketing – "price shock"

Kafaji: "I've shared small secrets"

Rosa Kafaji left Häcken for Arsenal just a month ago. Now she's back to face her old club team in the Champions League.

Kafaji: "I've shared small secrets"

The Melodifestival 2025 is coming

From Luleå in the north to Malmö in the south. Now SVT has presented which cities will host next year's Melodifestival.

The Melodifestival 2025 is coming

Goodbye to flights from Bromma

The airline Bra becomes a subcontractor to SAS and leaves Bromma Airport. For passengers, this means that SAS gets a monopoly on certain domestic routes.

Goodbye to flights from Bromma

Historic city centers threatened by rain chaos

The water masses from the storm Boris continue to spread chaos in central Europe. In Budapest, soldiers and thousands of volunteers are working frantically with dams, and even Wroclaw's world-famous old town in Poland is in danger.

Historic city centers threatened by rain chaos

Erabi struck again – but didn't get the final say

He likes to strike when it hurts the most for the opponent, Hammarby's Jusef Erabi. Ask IFK Göteborg.

Erabi struck again – but didn't get the final say

Smuggled in large quantities of narcotics – prosecuted

Four men are being prosecuted on suspicion of having smuggled in and handled large quantities of narcotics and doping substances. According to the police, a total of over 1.

Smuggled in large quantities of narcotics – prosecuted

Mathem Applies for Reconstruction

Crisis-stricken food supplier Mathem is applying for reconstruction. The hope is to reduce the debt burden of 596 million kronor, writes Dagens industri.

Mathem Applies for Reconstruction

Wanted: Childcare Workers for Elderly Care

Sharply decreasing birth rates are redrawing the map for the country's municipalities. Preschool staff will need to retrain and step in to elderly care.

Wanted: Childcare Workers for Elderly Care

Northvolt company seeks billion grant for factory

Volvo Cars and Northvolt's jointly owned company Novo Energy wants 12. 7 billion kronor from the state for the construction of the battery factory in Torslanda, Gothenburg, reports [Dagens Nyheter.

Northvolt company seeks billion grant for factory

Ten years after the unique birth: "A normal child"

He became a world sensation when he was born on September 4, 2014. Now Vincent Stenberg, the world's first child from a transplanted uterus, has turned ten.

Ten years after the unique birth: "A normal child"

Ten Cultural Events to Look Forward to This Autumn

Rabbits' escape, steel mill life in Borlänge and a ballet about the slave boy who was given as a gift to the Swedish court. Here are ten highlights from the autumn's cultural offerings.

Ten Cultural Events to Look Forward to This Autumn

Dua Lipa on a world tour – skips Sweden

Dua Lipa is extending her world tour over next summer with a series of big performances in Europe. But the star is snubbing Sweden.

Dua Lipa on a world tour – skips Sweden

Swedish-founded company sold for 27.5 billion kronor

The cybersecurity company Recorded Future is being sold to payment giant Mastercard for 27. 5 billion kronor, reports [Dagens industri](https://www.

Swedish-founded company sold for 27.5 billion kronor

Gothia Cup's website crashed when registration opened

The Gothia Cup's website crashed on Wednesday when registration for next year's football tournament opened, reports [Göteborgs-Posten](https://www. gp.

Gothia Cup's website crashed when registration opened

Court stops Gothenburg's Israel boycott

Gothenburg City's boycott of goods from, among others, Israel violated the law, according to the Administrative Court, and revokes the decision. It is regrettable, says Municipal Councilor Karin Pleijel (Green Party).

Court stops Gothenburg's Israel boycott

Mikkelsen in drama – in the midst of Swedish forest

It was hard to find the perfect house. So the Danish film team behind "The Last Viking" simply built a new one, right in the middle of the forest outside Gothenburg.

Mikkelsen in drama – in the midst of Swedish forest

Shooting at row house in Gothenburg

A row house was shot at during the night leading up to Thursday in the Lövgärdet area of Gothenburg. According to information provided to [Aftonbladet](https://www.

Shooting at row house in Gothenburg

Agnes Gerner receives the Sorescu Prize

The poet Agnes Gerner receives the Sorescu Prize for 2024, announces the Romanian Cultural Institute, which awards the prize. "For her poems where the deep connection between human and animal life is concretized and intertwined in a way that transcends the metaphorical, where the natural world, which we have both around us and within us, provides comfort and support for how we humans can relate to misery", writes the jury.

Agnes Gerner receives the Sorescu Prize

Man stabbed to death – woman charged

A 28-year-old woman is being prosecuted on suspicion of murder after a man was stabbed to death in January, reports [Göteborgs-Posten](https://www. gp.

Man stabbed to death – woman charged

The Bridge Collapsed Ten Minutes After the Last Tram

At 02:50, the last tram of the night drove over the Carolabrücke, a large bridge in central Dresden, Germany. Ten minutes later, the bridge collapsed into the Elbe River.

The Bridge Collapsed Ten Minutes After the Last Tram

Singing in the new film: "Incredibly embarrassing"

It was a nerve-wracking experience for Hedda Stiernstedt to sing in front of an audience in the new film "Nova & Alice". I'd rather have love scenes in front of the whole team than play the guitar in front of them, she says.

Singing in the new film: "Incredibly embarrassing"

Alleged Gang Leader Detained

The man had been internationally wanted for three years when he was arrested at Arlanda on Saturday. Now the man, who is in his 30s and has been identified by the police as one of the leaders of the so-called Backa network in Gothenburg, has been detained on suspicion of serious drug offenses, reports [P4 Gothenburg](https://sverigesradio.

Alleged Gang Leader Detained

Toto comes to Sweden with Christopher Cross

The American band Toto is giving a concert at Scandinavium in Gothenburg on February 26 next year. On stage with them is the singer and musician Christopher Cross, whom they have known for four decades and who became big at the end of the 1970s and the beginning of the 1980s with hit songs like "Arthur's theme (Best that you can do)" and "Sailing".

Toto comes to Sweden with Christopher Cross