LIVABILITY
Short commutes, sea air on the way to work, a public system that simply works. Everyday life here gives you back your time.
For international professionals · Gothenburg
A place that feels
like home.
Gothenburg is soulful, rebellious and sea-soaked and quietly the kind of place people choose to build their life and career around.
What life here is built on
INNOVATION
Electric mobility, ATMP, AI and sustainable shipping — Gothenburg ships the future from a real working harbour.
COLLABORATION
Volvo, Chalmers, AstraZeneca, Lindholmen and a hundred startups — all within a tram ride and a real conversation.
SUSTAINABILITY
Voted the world's most sustainable destination, seven years running. Not a slogan — a planning decision baked into the city.
The city, all year
Aug
12
GOTHENBURG CULTURE FESTIVAL
Five free days that fill Avenyn and the centre with music, food and performing arts.
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Aug
08
WAY OUT WEST
Three days of music, flavours and art in Slottsskogen — the festival that put Gothenburg on the indie map.
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Jan
26
GOTHENBURG FILM FESTIVAL
The Nordics' largest film festival — sold-out cinemas in the middle of winter.
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Year
·
CREATIVE MORNINGS & TEDX
Monthly meetups, lectures and hack nights — a real community calendar with its own energy.
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Oct
—
CULTURE NIGHT
One night a year, museums, studios and venues across the city throw their doors open. Free, packed, beloved.
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"I expected good work. I didn't expect to feel this rooted in a place after a year — and my partner found meaningful work in three months. That's the part nobody told us would matter most."
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Working, settling & belonging
INDUSTRIES THAT BRING YOU HERE
Mobility & electrification (Volvo, Polestar, Zenseact). Life science & ATMP (AstraZeneca, GoCo). AI & green tech at Lindholmen Science Park.
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International House Gothenburg, mentor programmes and dual-career help make sure the move works for both of you.
Read more →SCHOOLS & FAMILY LIFE
Apply for a preschool spot at least four months ahead. Compulsory school has free choice — list your preferences early at goteborg.se.
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PlaceholderGothenburg, in short
- World's most sustainable destination
- Best country to raise a family
- Always close to water
- A national urban park in the city
- Real subcultures & indie scene
- 70,000+ international residents
- Scandinavia's largest port
- Sweden's 2nd largest city
- Trams everywhere
- Mobility · Life science · AI
- The world's fika capital
- 3 h Stockholm · 4 h Copenhagen
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Lovely. Try Majorna, Örgryte and Hisingen riverside this weekend. Want preschool availability and commute times to your employer?
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PlaceholderWhy move here — the work itself.
Three globally-relevant industries, all within tram distance, all hiring internationals.
- Mobility & electrification
- Life science & ATMP
- AI, data & green tech
30 minto the first
cliff
cliff
The sea is part of the deal.
Hop on tram 11 or the commuter ferry from Saltholmen — a short ride takes you out among cliffs, swimming coves and red boathouses.
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