Readers reveal: What you need to know about life in Gothenburg

We asked our readers what they like and dislike most about life on the west coast. Here's what you told us.

How do I book my Covid-19 vaccination in Västra Götaland?

Gothenburg: why Sweden’s pocket-sized metropolis is a magnet for internationals

10 random facts you (maybe) didn’t know about Gothenburg

Why is ‘everyone called Glenn’ in Gothenburg?

Step back in time: 10 images that bring historic Gothenburg to life

Floods and transport disruption after heavy rainfall across central Sweden

Moving to Gothenburg? The best areas and neighbourhoods to live in

VIDEO: City of the future: the cutting-edge companies choosing Gothenburg

VIDEO: Why top entrepreneurs love Gothenburg

VIDEO: Five ways Gothenburg is changing the world

The Swedish way: How Gothenburg is shaping the future of transportation

How ‘the Gothenburg spirit’ can help you find success

Spate of accidents as snow blankets western and southern Sweden

Western Sweden told to brace for heavy snow

Coronavirus: Western Swedish region steps up face mask recommendations to curb new outbreaks

How a Swedish film festival is offering a nurse downtime during pandemic

Here’s how Christmas travel changed in Sweden in 2020

Sweden confirms its first case of coronavirus reinfection

Swedish oil refinery makes U-turn on controversial expansion bid

Gothenburg warns of ‘serious problems’ with over-crowding

Western Sweden warns of overcrowding in tourist hot spots

Warning: Many Stockholm restaurants still too crowded

Personal trainer praised for calmly defusing violence in Gothenburg

Gothenburg trams keep running after threat to suspend services over coronavirus

How to visit the city of Gothenburg without ever leaving your home

In stats: How have different parts of western Sweden been affected by the coronavirus?

‘Around 40’ may have been exposed to Gothenburg coronavirus patient

In Pictures: Storm Dennis batters south-western Sweden

Flood warnings after one month’s rain falls in less than 24 hours

Why Gothenburg might never host another Eurovision Song Contest

Stockholm’s cherry trees are in bloom – what happened to winter?

A complete guide to getting into the Christmas spirit in Gothenburg

Poland to deport Swedish neo-Nazi

Moving to Sweden with a dog: How we adjusted to life in Gothenburg

One dead and several injured after spate of knife attacks in Gothenburg

WHAT’S ON: Events for English-speakers in Sweden in October

Three 17th-century shipwrecks found in central Gothenburg

Strong winds wreak havoc as first autumn storm of the year batters Sweden

In Pictures: Flooding after torrential rain lashes Gothenburg

Police warn of new scam targeting Polish-speakers in Sweden

Tell us: What are the best (and worst) things about life in Gothenburg?

Weather warning as torrential rain batters southern Sweden

Sweden’s first automatic alcohol checks introduced in Gothenburg

Thunderstorms on the way: Weather warnings issued for Stockholm and Gothenburg

Third death from knife violence in Gothenburg in two weeks

Sweden calls for more donors as knife crime and holidays lead to blood shortage

Stockholm sees spike in gun deaths – but Malmö and Gothenburg go months without fatal shootings

Swedish parents jailed for almost starving vegan child to death

Children of dead Gothenburg-born Isis member back home in Sweden

Campaign to save iconic Gothenburg ‘Fish Church’ wins huge support

NEW STATS: One in three live in Sweden’s nine biggest cities

Weather forecast: Sweden set for hottest day of 2019 so far

Swedish child escapes with minor injuries after falling five floors

These Swedish towns are having their rainiest March in over 100 years

Woman sentenced to jail after stealing pram with six-month-old baby inside

Swedish art project will pay you to do whatever you want for as long as you want (even if it’s nothing at all)

Sweden breathes a sigh of relief after port strike is called off

Six dogs put down in Swedish dental trial despite public outcry

#MySweden: ‘The housing hunt really opened my eyes’

Sweden to deport Palestinian over Gothenburg synagogue attack

Five great day trips to do from Gothenburg

Six dogs to be euthanized in Swedish lab experiment

Woman suspected of kidnapping six-month-old baby denies crime

Missing six-month-old baby found after major search effort in Gothenburg

#MySweden: ‘I enjoy the pun humour in Gothenburg’

The best and most festive things to do in Gothenburg this Christmas

Record number of newly built apartments for sale in Sweden

The best places to try winter sports in Gothenburg and Stockholm

‘Poisonous’ powder found in Gothenburg hostel after woman’s death

Witness shot after testifying in Gothenburg murder trial

The story of the biggest fire disaster in Swedish history

Gothenburg just had its hottest October day in history

17 charged over neo-Nazi violence in Gothenburg

Man stabs one and threatens shoppers with knife in Gothenburg

Why a railway caused a major upset in Gothenburg elections

Blog: Sweden faces uncertainty after dead-heat election

‘We need to create a space where every human feels safe’

‘Even though you can survive here without Swedish, it’s respectful to make an effort’

‘When I leave Sweden, my fairy tale becomes fake’

What’s behind the car burnings in western Sweden?

Arson suspect held in Turkey over Sweden car fires

Design against crime: a look at plans to boost safety in a Gothenburg park

VIDEO: Masked thugs torch cars in Swedish suburb

‘What the hell are you doing?’ Swedish politicians react to car fires

Two arson suspects held over West Sweden car fires

David Attenborough to be honoured in Gothenburg

Swedish book bus brings libraries closer to the people

Three taken to hospital after Swedish cricket match ends in brawl

Three men sentenced over attack on Gothenburg synagogue

Man charged with murder of Australian in Gothenburg

Foreign citizens arrested for trespassing in Swedish military area

Police investigate gang links after Gothenburg murder

Swedes bask in sunshine on hottest day of the year

Forest fire causes flight delays at Gothenburg airport

Man who had 78 kilograms of amphetamine in car charged in Sweden

Police detonate suspected bomb found under Gothenburg apartments

Gothenburg gold robbers shoot man in the leg before fleeing scene

‘Terror’ alarm at Gothenburg airport caused by yoghurt and honey

Surprised passengers end up in northern Sweden after plane flies to wrong airport

‘The idea is to show Sweden there’s more to Portugal than food and the beach’

Swedes queue for an hour to buy a packet of these biscuits

Swedish police detain 15 at neo-Nazi gathering in Gothenburg

Knife attack at Gothenburg supermarket leaves one injured

Hospital issues visiting guidelines as measles outbreak grows to 22 cases

More than 60 babies may have been exposed to Gothenburg measles infection

Swedish police find stash of drugs at school

Measles outbreak in Gothenburg continues

Where to watch the New Year’s Eve fireworks in Sweden

Peru recovers 79 pre-Hispanic textiles illegally kept in Sweden

‘All forms of anti-Semitic expression are unacceptable’: Muslim and Jewish leaders react to anti-Semitic attacks in Sweden

Three arrested for Molotov cocktail attack on Gothenburg synagogue

Rats rejoice as easy food helps Gothenburg’s rodent population to surge

Nazi website reported by Swedish police after ‘threats’

Swedish police break up neo-Nazi demonstration

Sweden’s big cities predicted to have coldest winter in five years

Gothenburg woman cheats death after brother puts gun to her head but it fails to fire

Suspicious object at Gothenburg airport was food, not explosives

Watch: Elderly Swedish shopper totally undeterred by neo-Nazis

Gothenburg neo-Nazi demonstration ends after hours of unrest

Swedish police make arrests prior to Gothenburg Nazi demonstration

US Embassy warns citizens about neo-Nazi demonstration in Gothenburg

Elk runs amok in central Gothenburg

Gothenburg and Malmö voted among world’s friendliest cities

Gothenburg police bust Tinder scam where dates were lured to muggings by teen posing as woman

Police launch attempted murder investigation after ‘explosive object’ is thrown at Gothenburg apartment

Police search for two suspects following Gothenburg shooting

Police analysis facility destroyed in suspected Gothenburg arson attack

Gothenburg man charged with killing his three children and their mother

Gothenburg police launch murder probe after woman and three children die in fire

Good for meeting friends, eating and living: what Gothenburgers think of Gothenburg

Cyber attack ‘worst possible timing’ for Gothenburg port

Where to shop, eat, and drink when you visit Gothenburg

Sweden celebrates as summer weather finally arrives after chilly spring

Police hunt masked shooters in Gothenburg

IN PICTURES: First new Volvo rolls off the line in Sweden

‘Sweden is a really easy country to settle into. I’d recommend it to anyone’

Gothenburg ‘bomb’ turned out to be pile of fish

Gothenburg celebrates becoming a city of one million

Gothenburg: where the city is your campus

Here’s where to get Sweden’s best coffee

The Swedish towns where women dominate men

Traffic delays expected after trams crash in central Gothenburg

‘I’ve always said about Gothenburg that you can almost guarantee a good night out’

Gothenburg is the world’s ‘most sociable city’: study

Train bomb scare was false alarm

Two trains evacuated in Swedish cities after bomb threats

Opinion: Why Sweden’s six-hour work day trial worked

Swedish neo-Nazis held over Gothenburg refugee centre blast

Video: What happened when Swedes were asked to jump from huge ‘Valhalla’ tower

Sweden’s cool hipster neighbourhood that nobody else has heard of

Sweden EU’s second best country for attracting talent: report

Police suspect Gothenburg trash explosion was attempted murder

Man injured after trash blows up in Gothenburg

Here’s how much your 2017 commute will cost in Sweden

‘Moving to Gothenburg gave me the ultimate work-life balance’

9 things you miss about the University of Gothenburg

8 fascinating programmes at the University of Gothenburg

No suspects after shooting in central Gothenburg

Swedish dockers strike in Scandinavia’s largest port

Two brothers dead in Gothenburg shooting

Gothenburg ‘one of Europe’s most segregated cities’

Here’s how slow Sweden’s high-speed trains are getting

‘I’ve worked 20 years with traumatized kids – young refugees’ trauma can be worse’

Four arrested over Gothenburg riots

Police hold student over Gothenburg school blast

Eight great free things to do in Sweden this weekend

No arrests after boy’s death in Gothenburg grenade attack

Sweden’s high-speed trains the least punctual in Europe

Seven reasons why Gothenburg is way cooler than Stockholm

Man shot and injured in central Gothenburg

Tension on first day of trial into Gothenburg shooting

Eight charged over shooting at Gothenburg restaurant

Soldiers of Odin in major Gothenburg brawl

Police look for Gothenburg knife attacker still at large

Three arrested after teenagers kidnapped in Gothenburg

Eight teens suspected of child rape in Sweden

Here’s how snow is causing chaos for Swedish travellers

Swedish tram firm admits emergency doors don’t work

Tests for teen suspect in snake ‘gay hate crime’

Police shoot knife attacker at psych clinic

Teen ‘killed gay man and put snake on body’

SAS pulls summer flights out of Gothenburg

Swedish pair get life in jail for Syria terror crimes

Western Sweden threatened by flooding

Swedish rail system crippled by Storm Helga

Storm Helga shoots into south and west Sweden

Sweden’s silent buses making a loud noise

Swede awaits gnome theft spree ruling

Nordic Noir star pens Eurovision hope

Accent with bizarre ‘yes’ is ‘sexiest in Sweden’

Swedish ‘knowledge hubs’ to fight extremism

Four groovy music gigs in Sweden this week

‘Our story is some kind of Disney fairytale’

Swedish men charged with ‘terrorist murders’

Three stylish design exhibitions in Sweden

Earthquake strikes spot on Swedish west coast

‘We can’t go out without our dads and mums now’

Swedish city one of ‘largest recruiting grounds for Isis’

Four fab cultural events in Sweden this week

Nine of the merriest Swedish Christmas fairs

Lufthansa strike grounds flights from Sweden

Ten amazing Swedish songs for November

‘Solar storm’ grounds Swedish air traffic

Five great events to help grow your network

Syrians in Gothenburg scared by Isis graffiti

Gothenburg shaken by suspected grenade blast

SI Alumni organize international training course on Swedish island

Alumni stories: How to mentor and make friends

‘Kidnapped’ man found dead in western Sweden

Swedish police: ‘Help us find kidnapped man’

Bomb threat over at Gothenburg City Hall

Man survives ‘attempted murder’ in Gothenburg

New pool named ‘Pearl Harbor’ creates splash

Man shot in the mouth in Gothenburg suburb

Homes evacuated after huge Gothenburg fire

Swedish terror suspect released from custody

Central Gothenburg fire under control

Two quizzed over ‘arson’ attack in Gothenburg

Blaze guts Gothenburg shops in ‘arson’ attack

Two charged with plot on Gothenburg ‘killers’

Gothenburg struggling to stop gang violence

Stories from Gothenburg: Where vision becomes reality

‘Gang conflict’ linked to latest Gothenburg attack

One injured after fresh shooting in Gothenburg

Builders dig up guns at Gothenburg preschool

Rapist on the run after Swedish pupil attack

Two remanded for Gothenburg gang murder

Second fatal shooting in 12 hours in Gothenburg

Man dead after fresh Gothenburg shooting

Pub shooters wore skull masks and police vests

Two arrested after man shot dead in Malmö

Woman shot in new Gothenburg attack

Finnair launches new routes to Sweden

Three charged with arms violation in Gothenburg

‘Sweden has had gang problems since the ’90s’

Two killed in violence at Gothenburg restaurant

Six Sweden nuts who have never been to visit

Suspect bomb parcel contained ‘leafy greens’

Gothenburg City Airport stops commercial flights

‘It’s called Gothenburg, not Göteborg’

Five tasty cheap eats in Sweden’s Gothenburg

Patient in isolation after airport Ebola alert

Port steps up checks to combat Ebola threat

Police drop case of thief caught on camera

Gothenburg preschools end school photography

Gothenburg sends beggars home in droves

Swede reports ‘expensive’ sex to police

Cops find 15kg cocaine stash in woman’s car

Police turn blind eye to Swedish ‘slave trade’

Swedish six-hour workday on hold

Man dies in Gothenburg shooting

Two held for fatal shooting in Gothenburg

Greenpeace activists block Swedish oil refinery to protest expansion

Norwegian man ‘forgets’ luxury boat for two years

Swedish cops shoot spear-wielding man dead

Man cleared of rape: was ‘unaware’ she was drunk

Gothenburg police arrest ten in gangland raids

Glass deathtrap kills flock of Swedish birds

Hurried bun mule sparks airport bomb scare

Half-naked man grinds trains to a halt

‘Sleepwalking’ man cleared of driving drunk

Man injured by half-tonne of falling bacon

Prices plunge in season’s first lobster haul

Gallery: The Local’s Property of the Week

Drugs trade behind Gothenburg shootings

Gothenburg hit by new shooting

New super-cranes grace Gothenburg harbour

Man in hospital after new Gothenburg shooting

Two dead after 20 shots fired in Gothenburg

Gothenburg holds crisis meet over shootings

Man crashes bus to avoid squirrel

Cobra bite victim allowed to keep 40 snakes

Pictures: World’s largest ship docks in Sweden

Gothenburg man bitten by venomous cobra

“Battle of Gothenburg” police chief acquitted

Police investigate Gothenburg funfair fight

Police find kidnapped CEO’s car

Gothenburg University chiefs prosecuted by justice ombudsman

Bengtsson family “in dialogue with kidnappers”

Bengtsson family in “desperate” plea

Bengtsson suspect arrested in Vienna

Gothenburg carjacker shot by police

Blaze destroys chemical site in Gothenburg

Gothenburg hit by telephone problems

Gothenburg leader slams government defence cuts

Swedish gang leader arrested in Denmark

Mine discovery brings chaos to Gothenburg

Gang attacks plane in Gothenburg

Flights cancelled following robbery

Plane raid ‘an inside job’

No bomb in plane robbers’ bag

Twelve arrested in Gothenburg drugs bust

Father gets 14 years for raping girl

Six year old girl escapes rape attempt

Shooting at Gothenburg restaurant

Fire guts Gothenburg homeless boat

Four arrested for Gothenburg airport heist

Passenger boat rams Gothenburg jetty

Children die in Gothenburg road crash

Man arrested over bank stabbings

Man admits to Gothenburg bank attack

Robbers raid Gothenburg bank

Three injured as supermarket ceiling collapses

Car explodes in Gothenburg

Chinese builder found dead on crane

Gothenburg power cut sparks vandalism

Two die in Gothenburg shooting

Arson suspected in Gothenburg school fires

Dynamite found at Gothenburg hospital

‘Swede’s body found’ in Ireland

‘Gothenburg’s King’ remembered with cakes and statues

Street flooded in Gothenburg

Flooding in Gothenburg after rain

Car parks “should reserve spaces for women”

Extremists in Gothenburg street brawl

Flood warning in western Sweden

Woman shot dead in Gothenburg

Gothenburg floods ‘critical’

Shots fired at Gothenburg pizzeria

Bank manager stole millions from customers

‘Policeman was my pimp’

Swedish celebrity in court over child sex

Woman dies after Brit drives on the left

Policeman cleared of pimping charges

Double murderer conviction upheld

Men hunted after Gothenburg street killing

Seven year sentences for Gothenburg airport heist

Bank card fraudsters rampant in Gothenburg

Two dead in Gothenburg blaze

Blockaded salad bar owner sells up

Pensioner drives electric wheelchair on motorway

20-year-old man shot dead in Gothenburg

Man charged with sexually assaulting teenage girls

Swedish team announces successful womb transplants in sheep

Teenagers suspected of raping young girl

Police arrest suspected kidnappers

Russians and Swedes charged with selling women for sex

Man suspected of drugging rape victim

Pilot dead in helicopter crash

Job prospects undone by girlfriend’s blog

Student berated for nude pics

Gothenburg to host Europe’s largest hotel

Cars stolen from Volvo plant

Female prisoners demand bikinis

Man tried to pay boy for sex

Mystery over body found on road

Wallenberg monument vandalized

Bomb explodes at Gothenburg restaurant

Girl dies after stair fall

Man dies after failed bridge jump

Hillary Clinton honoured by Gothenburg University

Four charged for insurance swindle

Gang war killings: prosecutor demands life

Man killed ‘for telling vandals to stop’

Gang leaves trail of destruction in Gothenburg

Fashion giants sue 15-year-old boy

Suspected bomb device at Gothenburg Opera

Kidnap victim meets alleged abductors in court

Body parts found near Gothenburg house

Gothenburg school deemed no-go area for local buses

Woman found dead after gas accident

Building set to start on Saudi-funded Mosque

Man was ‘deliberately run over’

Shots fired at Gothenburg police station

Gothenburg bomb scare ‘false alarm’

Gambling baron arrested in Britain

‘Road workers’ stole thousands from businessman

Sex bomb gives off bad vibrations

Three Gothenburg postal suspects to remain in custody

‘Not much missing’ after spectacular robbery

Gas leak in central Gothenburg

Dean resigns in church sex scandal

Gothenburg sex scandal dean replaced by woman

Gothenburg mulls congestion charge

Son suspected in balcony killing

Bank customers overpower armed robber

Gang chases injured man to hospital

Restaurant evacuated after bomb threat

Six arrested for Gothenburg postal robbery

Security car attacked in Gothenburg

Suspicious bag paralyzes central Gothenburg

Gothenburg mulls public perfume ban

Car blown up in Gothenburg

Man wanted for Gothenburg shootings

Hunt continues for Gothenburg killer

Angry mob threatens TV4 journalist

Take a break: Gothenburg’s Archipelago

Witnessing Eurovision nightmares in a Gothenburg downpour

Pupil shot in foot near school

Boy stabbed in Gothenburg park

Swedish musician José González thrives on simplicity

Record opium haul in Gothenburg hotel room

Man apprehended following Gothenburg shooting

Young man charged over balcony killing

Far-right extremists in violent clash with leftists

Chance DNA test nabs serial rapist after 10 years

Volvo Cars to shed 1,200 jobs in Sweden

French man with two asses surprises Swedish officials

Gangster ‘burned wrong man to death’

‘Ass man’ concludes his visit to Sweden

Women in Swedish politics still fight for visibility

Five men arrested for weapons robbery and assault

Massive blaze consumes top floors of Gothenburg building

Drink driving pensioner in double trouble

‘Give suspects legal representation’

The best of Way Out West: Day One

The best of Way Out West: Day Two

Bomb threat ‘not gang-related’

Police hit Gothenburg prostitution ring

Sword-wielding man shot by Gothenburg police

Swede held in prison in Yemen

Malmö gears up for massive demonstration

East ghost, west ghost: spooky walks in Sweden

Football fans injured in bleacher collapse

Police investigate YouTube death threat

YouTube death threat ‘was a joke’

City of Gothenburg bans bottled water

New staff cuts from Volvo Trucks

Gothenburg honours nightclub fire victims

Thieves hit Gothenburg shipping terminal

Two shot in Gothenburg drug bust

Fashion goes green in Gothenburg

Swedish children victimized by text message threats

Man dies in Gothenburg apartment fire

Volvo’s IT supplier to cut 350 jobs in Sweden

Winter city guides for parents and kids: Gothenburg

Condom ad banned by Gothenburg transit agency

Gothenburg bus crash sends 13 to hospital

Criminal flees country after massive payment blunder

Probe to follow naked Swedish police party

Woman baffled by 10 billion kronor banking mistake

Examiner charged over driving licence bribes

Swedish autoparts maker goes bankrupt

Gothenburg tram driver’s offensive remarks ‘not a crime’

Ex-cop charged for ‘neglecting’ to return evidence

Swedish cops ‘baked cake’ in the nude

Two explosions shake Gothenburg

Gothenburg hit by spate of morning bomb scares

Sweden by Rail: Gothenburg

Arson suspected in huge Gothenburg blaze

Woman charged for raping another woman

Gothenburg’s new rules strike bum note with street musicians

Four young women in GHB overdose

‘Missing’ footballers prompt new entry rules

Gothenburg man finds riches in back of borrowed car

Swedish hotels struggle despite strong summer

Body discovered during boating competition

Two dead in Gothenburg shooting

Two arrested for fatal Gothenburg shootings

Stones thrown at Gothenburg firemen

Firemen injured by projectile rocks

Gothenburg man critical after knifing

Gothenburg goalie admits moving posts

Johan, 24, suffocated to death by police

One in five priests refuse to wed same-sex couples

Gothenburg haunted by mystery rapist

15-year-old ‘babyface’ arrested for serial rape

Gothenburg school destroyed in arson attack

Addict’s death leads to fines for civil servant

Swedish firm settles over offensive job interview

Göteborg changes name back to Gothenburg

Facebook helps Swedish woman flee knife threat

Woman beaten to death in Gothenburg

Boy charged for Gothenburg sex attacks

Swedish students stage beer pipeline protest at nearby brewery

Swedish customs crack cocaine gang plan

Gothenburg congestion charges get green light

Malmö-Gothenburg high-speed trains suspended

Swedish rail operator compensates travellers

Robbers drag 86-year-old woman behind walking aid

‘Babyface’ rapist placed in institutional care

Assault victim dumped in cemetery

Police urge calm at mosque demo

Bribery scandal rocks Gothenburg

Gothenburg opens probe into bribery claims

Swedes recruited by Somali terror group

Cranes – and nature-lovers – flock to Swedish lake

Auditors critical after Gothenburg review

Gothenburg woman slashed by moped raider

Man shot dead in Gothenburg nightclub

Brits highlight Gothenburg links

Prison guards take rapist to sex shop

Gothenburg’s five best bars

Saab and Volvo speed up production

Swedish octopus ‘tips’ Alliance election win

First arrest made in Gothenburg bribe probe

Gothenburg lifts limits on street musicians

KEY Relocation makes a new life in Sweden easier

Teenager feared kidnapped in Gothenburg

Police find dead body in Gothenburg

Bouncers remanded for cellar assaults

Central Gothenburg ‘castle’ put up for sale

Halloween blood drive scares would-be donors

Passed out Swede in pub ‘prison’ nightmare

Couple fond of ‘triple dates’ marries on 101010

Swedish couple take dog custody battle to court

Police investigate Gothenburg bomb threat

Suspects held over Gothenburg bomb threat

Two arrested for Gothenburg bomb threat