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Gothenburg

Gothenburg is Sweden's second largest city with 600,000 inhabitants, and about 1 million in the metropolitan area. The city lies on Sweden's West Coast, at the outlet of the Göta River. Wikivoyage

Population 674,529 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

Emergency numbers in Sweden

Visas and entry What your passport needs for Sweden

Getting there

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Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Through the year

  1. Gothenburg Film Festival

    January – February

    Göteborg Film Festival (GFF), formerly Göteborg International Film Festival (GIFF), known in English as the Gothenburg Film Festival, formerly Gothenburg International Film Festival, is an annual film festival in Gothenburg, Sweden and the largest film event…

    Official site Wikipedia

  2. The Cortège

    April

    Every year students from Chalmers University organize this carnival parade on Walpurgis Night (30 April).

  3. Ale Vikingagård

    May, July, October, November

    A Viking farm. Events throughout the year including feasts and markets in the spring (early May), autumn after harvest time in late October to early November and around Jul, a Norse pagan celebration at Christmas time.

    Official site

  4. Göteborgsvarvet

    May

    Göteborgsvarvet (Swedish: [jœtɛˈbɔ̂rjsˌvarːvɛt]) is an annual half marathon running competition in Gothenburg, Sweden (often called the Gothenburg Half Marathon in English).

    Official site Wikipedia

  5. West Pride

    May

    West Pride is a gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender cultural festival in Gothenburg, Sweden. It is Sweden's second-largest Pride festival, after Stockholm Pride, drawing more than 125,000 participants each year.

    Official site Wikipedia

  6. Gothenburg Culture Festival

    August

    (Kulturkalaset) takes place annually in August. City-festival featuring musical performances, a wide array of foreign food booths and lots and lots of beer.

  7. Way Out West

    August

    Way Out West a yearly music festival held in Slottskogen, usually in August

  8. Julstaden

    November – December

    (the Christmas celebration), takes place in late November and December. The city centre is filled with Christmas lights and various activities, such as the market at Haga Nygata.

Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Gothenburg); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.

Eating nearby

All 96 places to eat

Somewhere to run

Getting around

Train stations: Gothenburg Central 1.1 km, Liseberg 1.7 km, Gamlestaden 3.8 km, Sävenäs 4.4 km, Mölndal 5.8 km

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