Majorna, with its distinctive wooden buildings, tree-lined avenues, and variety of independent shops, restaurants and bars, was the clear favourite for foreigners, who appreciated its nightlife, and relaxed, sociable atmosphere.
"There's lots of international people, it's open-minded, and safe," said Rajan Singh, who lives in Linné, and also praised the area's plethora of bars and restaurants, while Avinash, who lives in comparatively sleepy Mölndal said he envied the "access to restaurants from different cuisines" and that there were "lots of people to connect with".
"It's uniquely Gothenburg, very Swedish, and there's lots to do," said Mike, who himself lives in Hisingen.
A software developer, who declined to be named, said they also appreciated Majorna for the "chill vibes".
For those who actually lived in the district, Linné and Linnégatan scored highest, with Singh and one other giving the district ten out of ten, Sam, an Australian resident, rated Linné nine out of ten and another resident giving the area eight out of ten.
A software developer who lived in Linnégatan said that there could be "too many drunk people", and Sam complained about the lack of parking, but they appreciated that "everything is close by".
For those wanting to live centrally, a few recommended the pricier district of Haga, with Peter, who is lucky enough to live there, praising its "old town cafe cosy feeling vibe".
There were, he wrote, "too many tourists once in a while, but also calmness and cosiness".
A software engineer from Sri Lanka, recommended Högsbo, south of Majorna, where he lived, saying it was a green, residential district that was still close to the city centre.
"Högsbo is great for foreigners because it offers a calm, green, and residential atmosphere while still being well connected to central Gothenburg by tram and bus," he said.
"For internationals adjusting to life in Sweden, it provides a peaceful environment without feeling isolated from the city."
Nikhil, an employee from Volvo Cars who lived in Frölunda said he liked Olskroken for its restaurants, cafes and boutiques and relative quiet compared to Majorna or Vasa.
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Hisingen: 'An international hub'
While Majorna was the district in which most respondents said they wanted to live, Hisingen was the place where the most actually did, and many of them gave the island district, which takes up a sizeable chunk of northern Gothenburg, top marks.
Indeed, if you include sub-districts like Lindholmen, Hisings Backa, Kville, and Bräcke, the area as a whole got more recommendations than even Majorna, with residents praising its international population and proximity to workplaces such as Volvo Cars in Torslanda.
Several residents rated Central Hisingen and Lindholmen ten out of ten, and Eriksberg, Hisings Backa, Kville all got nine out of ten ratings. Bräcke and Sannegårdshamnen both got eight of ten ratings.
Sathisha MK, a mechanical engineer, said Hisingen was the best place for him to live because it had "many Indian supermarkets" and was "closer to Volvo", adding that he had no complaints about the area whatsoever.
A business developer praised Kvillebäcken for its ethnic stores, multicultural population, good connections to the city centre, and for (he claimed) being within walking distance of Volvo Cars. Christian, an engineer, praised its "easy way of life" and "nice and new apartments".
Julija, a Latvian entrepreneur living in Gothenburg, said that Lindholmen, the Hisingen district across the water from Linné "feels like an international hub", and had "great eating-out places" and "good connections to the rest of the city". The main downside, in his opinion, was a shortage of recycling centres.
A key account manager said for them the draw was that Hisingen was affordable, with "lots of modern housing" and "plenty of activities for families". The downside was that it "lacks smaller cafés and places to stroll around", with "no super nice lakes and forest areas nearby".
A data leader who worked at Volvo, recommended Bräcke for its "wonderful neighbours", affordability of houses, and closeness to Volvo Cars.
An automotive engineer agreed that the downside to Hisingen was the lack of lakes, adding that historically parts of the area had had crime problems.
Ruwan, an engineer and researcher, said he appreciated the mix of people in Hisings Backa, the facilities and transportation. "The worst thing is sometimes the behaviour of teenagers in buses," he said. "But this is seen everywhere in Gothenburg."
Other popular suburbs
Johanneberg, Gothenburg's student district, also got a couple of recommendations from readers, with one respondent, who chose to be anonymous, saying there were "a lot of students from different parts of the world", and that the area was also "quiet" at the same time as being "easy to connect with city life".
Like Hisingen, Frölunda, in the south of the city, won praise for having a sufficiently high density of Indian residents to make it possible to buy Indian restaurant food and ingredients.
Another software developer, who lived in Frölunda, said the best thing about it was that it was "close to beaches", had a "combination of foreigners and native population", and was connected to the E6 motorway, with only a ten-minute drive to the city centre.
Paulina Beltrán, a Mexican living in Västra Frölunda, agreed that it had a "good mix of foreigners and Swedes", but complained that it could be "a bit boring", and that "one might have to travel to visit a café".
Swapnil Sur, a battery technology engineer, recommended Bergsjön in northwest Gothenburg, giving the district ten out of ten, saying there were "many other foreigners around, so more or less everyone's in the same boat". This, he said, made it easy to learn Swedish as there was "no other common language" and you could speak to others who were also not fluent.
A system design engineer, who has been based in Gothenburg for ten years, rated the Järntorget district. "One will find a lot of fellow foreigners and it is easier to make conversations when compared to Swedes," he wrote.
A British business controller gave Sävenäs, gave his district eight out of ten, but said it was "a bit too quiet if you don't have a family".
Md Sami, another Volvo Group employee, said they liked Angered, the immigrant-heavy district to the north of the city, for "the hustle culture here and lively environment, with people moving around all the time."
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