...the city was founded by the Swedish king Gustav II Adolf in1621, designed by the Dutch, nearly lost to the Danes in 1788, and heavy influenced by the British during the 1800s.

...more than 400 bioscience and biomedical companies have their home in metropolitan Gothenburg. Half of these companies conduct their own product development.

...many well-known brands, such as Volvo, Hasselblads, SKF and Nudie, originated and are still based here.

...Gothenburg’s Central Park is called Slottsskogen and has been a public park since 1874. The park hosts concerts and features playgrounds, museums, an observatory, and a children’s zoo, including the endangered Humboldt penguins.

...only fifteen minutes from the downtown area is the Kattegat ocean with the archipelago, where you can take a boat tour or a refreshing swim.

...it is easy to get around Gothenburg – on foot, by bike, tram, bus, or boat.