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January 1, 2020


Gothenburg is the second-largest city in Sweden, fifth-largest in the Nordic countries, and capital of the Västra Götaland County and has a population of approximately 570,000 in the city proper and about 1 million inhabitants in the metropolitan area.[1]
Gothenburg was founded as a heavily fortified, primarily Dutch, trading colony, by royal charter in 1621 by King Gustavus Adolphus. In addition to the generous privileges (e.g. tax relaxation) given to his Dutch allies from the then-ongoing Thirty Years' War, the king also attracted significant numbers of his German and Scottish allies to populate his only town on the western coast. At a key strategic location at the mouth of the Göta älv, where Scandinavia's largest drainage basin enters the sea, the Port of Gothenburg is now the largest port in the Nordic countries.[8]
Gothenburg is home to many students, as the city includes the University of Gothenburg and Chalmers University of Technology. Volvo was founded in Gothenburg in 1927.[9] The original parent Volvo Group and the now separate Volvo Car Corporation are still headquartered on the island of Hisingen in the city. Other key companies are SKF and Astra Zeneca.
The city hosts the Gothia Cup, the world's largest youth football tournament, alongside some of the largest annual events in Scandinavia. The Gothenburg Film Festival, held in January since 1979, is the leading Scandinavian film festival with over 155,000 visitors each year.[10] In summer, a wide variety of music festivals are held in the city, including the popular Way Out West Festival.

Some useful links:

Gothenburg

https://sv.opera.se/
https://stadsteatern.goteborg.se/
https://storateatern.se/sv/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIzuXvrqWD5wIVjKiaCh2NoAffEAAYASAAEgK6HfD_BwE
https://www.storasaluhallen.se/
https://gotevent.se/arenor/scandinavium/
https://www.filmstaden.se/biografer
https://ng.se/recensioner/krog/goteborg

Stockholm

https://www.visitstockholm.com/sv/
https://www.fjaderholmarnaskrog.se/
https://www.destinationsandhamn.se/
https://www.operan.se/
https://www.dramaten.se/
https://royaldjurgarden.se/om_oss/
https://www.ostermalmshallen.se/
https://se.westfield.com/mallofscandinavia
https://www.kungligaslotten.se/vara-besoksmal/drottningholms-slott.html

Available Accommodations

By ekn • July 28, 2020
We have both furnished and unfurnished apartments. Pls. contact us for more updated information: info@citoab.com

A City for foodies and anyone else

By Website Editor • January 1, 2020
Gothenburg has a large variety of restaurants, bars and "Fika" places

Gothenburg Events

By Website Editor • January 1, 2020
Gothenburg has several events during the year round from theatre, shows, concerts and musicals to sports events, fairs, exhibitions and much more. Keep up to date with what's going on, as there's always something exciting happening in Gothenburg – all year around! Below a link to updated events: https://www.goteborg.com/en/events/
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