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Is Gothenburg outsmarting Stockholm? How Sweden’s west coast is winning on trade and innovation
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Is Gothenburg outsmarting Stockholm? How Sweden’s west coast is winning on trade and innovation

August 14, 2025 4 Min Read
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Jotenburg, Sweden – Bransparken City Center: Does Gothenburg cover Stockholm? Credit: nrqemi, shutterstock

Stockholm controls Swedish postcards and political headlines. But far down the West Coast, Gothenburg quietly rewrites what it means to be a competitive Scandinavian city. It is not the capital, but it operates the largest ports in the region, secures global mobility R&D clusters, and has made its top position on top Global destination sustainability index For the fifth year in a row. For cities with over 1 million in their metro area, strategic production is incredible.

Built for trade and designed for advantage

Modern Gothenburg was founded in 1621 by King Gustavus Adolphus, whose master planner was a Dutch engineer. They brought Amsterdam’s canal building expertise on the wet coastline, creating a reinforced trading city, perfectly located between the North Sea and the Baltic Sea. Its geography is still important: Gothenburg port avoids sea ice, shortens its transport routes and handles almost 30% of Swedish foreign trade.

An industry that shifts without stalling

In 1927, Volvo built its first car here. Almost a century later, Gothenburg remains the company’s global headquarters for trucks, buses and heavy machinery. The city’s manufacturing bases are not declining. It’s adapted. Volvo’s 44-ton electric truck is already being used for commercial purposes, and local startup Heart Aerospace is building the ES-30, a 30-seat electric aircraft, on its “Northern Runway” campus. Together, they transformed Gothenburg into a rare example of an industrial city that exports future mobility solutions without losing its labor or identity.

Sustainability as a policy, not as a PR

Issuing the world’s first local green bond was not a press stunt. That was the way Gothenburg funded climate infrastructure. Today, almost all hotels maintain environmental certifications, the Southern Islands are cars free, and the city has implemented low emissions zones on the road to zero emissions centres. These are measurable actions, not brochure slogans.

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Cultural Pragmatism

Gothenburg’s culture is designed to serve residents as much as visitors. Liseberg Amusement Park – the most visited attraction in Sweden – doubles as a concert venue, festival grounds and Christmas market. Sweden’s largest TRAM network keeps car traffic down. Nearby islands offer ferry-to-bike commutes in the summer, and the port still hums with international cargo all year round.

Did you know?

  • Metro population: ~109 million (2024 EST.).

  • Metro GDP: 88.6 billion euros (2021, Eurostat).

  • Top industries: Transportation manufacturing, marine logistics and port services, R&D/engineering services.

verdict

Stockholm may continue to be Sweden’s political and cultural flagship, but Gothenburg’s combination of maritime infrastructure, industrial reinvention and embedded sustainability policies offers a sharper, more adaptive growth model, according to many. It is a quietly constructed and effectively compete city – in major areas it may already cover the capital.

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