Gothenburg
Gothenburg is the second-largest city in Sweden, after the capital Stockholm, and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries.
Gothenburg is the second-largest city in Sweden, after the capital Stockholm, and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries. Situated by the Kattegat on the west coast of Sweden 400 km from the capital, it is the gubernatorial seat of Västra Götaland County, with a population of approximately 600,000 in the city proper and about 1.1 million inhabitants in the metropolitan area.
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Worth seeing in and around Gothenburg
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01University of Gothenburg
The University of Gothenburg is a public university in Gothenburg, Sweden. Founded in 1891, the university is the third-oldest of the current Swedish universities and, with 58,000 students and 6,700 staff members, it is one of the largest universities in the Nordic countries.
1 km · university in Gothenburg, Sweden · Wikipedia - 02Chalmers University of Technology
Chalmers University of Technology is a private research university in Gothenburg, Sweden, specializing in engineering, science, architecture, maritime studies, and management. It has approximately 10,000 students and 3,000 employees.
2.2 km · university in Gothenburg, Sweden · Wikipedia - 03Ullevi
Ullevi, sometimes known as Nya Ullevi ˈɵ̂lːɛˌviː], New Ullevi), is a multi-purpose stadium in Gothenburg, Sweden. It was built for the 1958 FIFA World Cup, but since then has also hosted the World Allround Speed Skating Championships six times; the 1995 World Championships in Athletics and the 2006 European Athletics Championships; the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup finals in 1983 and 1990; the UEFA Euro 1992 final, the UEFA Cup final in 2004; and annually hosted the opening ceremony of the Gothia Cup, the world's largest football tournament in terms of the number of participants.
1.2 km · sports arena in Göteborg, Sweden · Wikipedia - 04Liseberg
Liseberg is an amusement park located in Gothenburg, Sweden, that opened in 1923. It is the second most visited theme park in Scandinavia, with around three million visitors annually.
1.9 km · amusement park in Gothenburg, Sweden · Wikipedia - 05Gamla Ullevi
Gamla Ullevi is a football stadium in Gothenburg, Sweden, that opened on 5 April 2009. The stadium replaced the city's previous main football stadium, also called Gamla Ullevi, and is the home ground of GAIS, IFK Göteborg and Örgryte IS. It is also the national stadium for the Sweden women's national football team.
800 m · association football stadium in Gothenburg, Sweden inaugurated in April 2009 · Wikipedia - 06Gothenburg Museum of Art
The Gothenburg Museum of Art is an art museum located in the city of Gothenburg, Sweden. The collection consists of more than 70,000 works in total, most of which are Nordic art from the 15th century until today.
1.5 km · art museum in Gothenburg, Sweden · Wikipedia - 07Gothenburg Cathedral
Gothenburg Cathedral is a cathedral in Gothenburg, the second largest city in Sweden. It is the seat of the bishop of the diocese of Gothenburg in the Church of Sweden.
400 m · Church of Sweden cathedral in Gothenburg, Sweden · Wikipedia - 08Museum of World Culture
The National Museum of World Culture opened in Gothenburg, Sweden, in 2004. It is a part of the public authority Swedish National Museums of World Cultures and builds on the collections of the former Göteborgs Etnografiska Museum that closed down in the year 2000.
1.9 km · museum in Gothenburg, Sweden (2004–) · Wikipedia - 09Nordic Wellness Arena
Nordic Wellness Arena, previously known as Bravida Arena, and as Hisingen Arena for UEFA competitions, is an association football stadium in Gothenburg, Sweden. The project was initiated by Allsvenskan side BK Häcken and Gothenburg Municipality to build a new 6,000 to 7,000 capacity stadium in the Hisingen area of Gothenburg, Sweden.
2.5 km · association football stadium in Göteborg, Sweden · Wikipedia - 10Karlatornet
Karlatornet is a mixed-use skyscraper built by Serneke in Lindholmen in Gothenburg, Sweden. Started in 2019 and topped out in June 2023, the tower stands at 246 m tall with 74 floors, was completed in the autumn of 2024 and is the current tallest building in Sweden.
1.7 km · skyscraper on Hisingen in Göteborg, Sweden · Wikipedia
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Things to do
- 01Liseberg
The biggest amusement park in all of Scandinavia, with lots of different rides for all ages.
- 02Ale Vikingagård
Vikingavägen (25 km north of Gothenburg along E45, a few km south of Älvängen), alevikingagard@gmail.com.
- 03Paddan
The tourist boats run in the city canals and in the harbour.
- 04Delsjön Canoeing
- 05Göteborgs
The concert hall is home of the Göteborgs Symfoniker (Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra) which is the National Orchestra of Sweden and offers regular concerts there.
- 06Göteborg Stadsteater
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Where to eat
The main restaurant street in Gothenburg is Linnégatan running from Järntorget to Linnéplatsen. It has a high concentration of good restaurants of all kinds in the low to moderate price range. Most restaurants offer lunch menus in the range 90-130 kr. Mostly they are served between 11:30 and 14:00.
- 01Feskekörka
The historical fish market – the "fish church" – has reopened after a major renovation in the early 2020s.
- 02Alexandras Grekiska Soppkök
- 03Baguetten
Södra Vägen 57.
- 04Franks
A hamburger and hot dog stand right in front of the Gothenburg Central Station.
- 05Gourmetkorv
"Korv" means "sausage" in Swedish and this restaurant has them in abundance.
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Getting to Gothenburg
- Airports
- Göteborg Landvetter (GOT), 19 km · Aalborg (AAL), 144 km · Aarhus (AAR), 176 km
- Stations
- Gothenburg City Airport, 9.5 km · Gothenburg Central Station, 400 m
- Linköping → Gothenburg229 km · quickest by road, 4h 17m · kr260–345
- Malmö → Gothenburg242 km · quickest by road, 4h 2m · kr260–345
- Nyköping → Gothenburg317 km · quickest by road, 5h 36m · kr350–465
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Gothenburg
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Gothenburg. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inThe ferries from Frederikshavn arrive at Masthugget, just a few hundred metres from the inner city ("within the moat"), the ferries from Kiel a couple of kilometres further west.
- Get aroundPublic transportation within Gothenburg (and the west of Sweden) is operated by Västtrafik and consists of trams, buses and ferries.
- Get aroundTwo ferry services run across the river; Älvsnabben is the regular ferry service with traffic every 30 minutes, and Älvsnabbare that only run between Rosenlund and Lindholmspiren (free of charge) during work hours.
- Get aroundFerries to the southern archipelago run from Saltholmen, with three different lines: Vrångö line, Brännö Rödsten line and the less trafficated Förö line.
- Get aroundStyrsöbolaget run the ferry services under licence of Västtrafik - you can still use the city public transport ticket.
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