Editing Gothenburg (section)

== Culture ==
[[File:Poseidon statue.jpg|thumb|upright|The Poseidon Statue at Götaplatsen, a well-known cultural symbol and landmark]]
The sea, trade, and industrial history of the city are evident in the cultural life of Gothenburg.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://natgeotraveller.in/gothenburg-a-city-built-on-rock-n-roll/ |title=Gothenburg: A City Built on Rock 'n' Roll |website=natgeotraveller.in |publisher=National Geographic Traveller India |date=8 March 2019 |access-date=7 June 2022 |first=Zac |last=O'Yeah |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190313071556/http://www.natgeotraveller.in/gothenburg-a-city-built-on-rock-n-roll/ |archive-date=13 March 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> It is also a popular destination for tourists on the Swedish west coast.

=== Museums ===
Many of the cultural institutions, as well as hospitals and the university, were created by donations from rich merchants and industrialists, for example the [[Röhsska Museum]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Caldenby |first1=Claes |title=Byggnader i Göteborg |date=1979 |publisher=Sektionen för arkitektur, Chalmers tekniska högskola |location=Gothenburg |page=8 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-uhOAAAAYAAJ |access-date=6 May 2016 |archive-date=12 December 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161212222733/https://books.google.com/books?id=-uhOAAAAYAAJ |url-status=live}}</ref> On 29{{nbsp}}December 2004, the [[Museum of World Culture]] opened near [[Korsvägen]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.varldskulturmuseet.se/smvk/jsp/polopoly.jsp?d=126&l=sv_SE |title=Världskulturmuseet&nbsp;– Start |publisher=Varldskulturmuseet.se |access-date=8 July 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090604140110/http://www.varldskulturmuseet.se/smvk/jsp/polopoly.jsp?d=126&l=sv_SE |archive-date=4 June 2009 }}</ref><ref name=sfv>{{cite web |title=Världskulturmuseet, Göteborg |url=http://www.sfv.se/sv/fastigheter/sverige/vastra-gotalands-lan-o/varldskulturmuseet-i-goteborg/ |website=sfv.se |publisher=[[National Property Board of Sweden]] |access-date=29 August 2015 |archive-date=24 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924122206/http://www.sfv.se/sv/fastigheter/sverige/vastra-gotalands-lan-o/varldskulturmuseet-i-goteborg/ |url-status=live}}</ref> Museums include the [[Göteborgs Konsthall]], [[Gothenburg Museum of Art]], and several museums of sea and navigation history, natural history, the sciences, and East India.<ref>{{cite web |title=Museer |url=https://goteborg.se/wps/portal/invanare/kultur-o-fritid/kultur-utbud/museer/!ut/p/z1/hY5LDoIwFEXX4gb6Ci21DssAwyeKiQnQiQFSK0k_BohNXL24AOOdnZwzuCChBen616T7dfKuNxt3kt3qqLjwNBL4fDxkOL-WdXYqK17RGJp_gdw0_jGBoQA5DRaF0SKMyJ5RyqI44QnmlDBoUuiMDWQU3yfCDYRrkLO6q1nN6OGXFdoQAtLea6PQouBp23e-iN0HvyP0mQ!!/dz/d5/L2dBISEvZ0FBIS9nQSEh/ |website=goteborg.se |publisher=[[Gothenburg Municipality]] |access-date=29 August 2015 |archive-date=5 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305004845/http://goteborg.se/wps/portal/invanare/kultur-o-fritid/kultur-utbud/museer/!ut/p/z1/hY5LDoIwFEXX4gb6Ci21DssAwyeKiQnQiQFSK0k_BohNXL24AOOdnZwzuCChBen616T7dfKuNxt3kt3qqLjwNBL4fDxkOL-WdXYqK17RGJp_gdw0_jGBoQA5DRaF0SKMyJ5RyqI44QnmlDBoUuiMDWQU3yfCDYRrkLO6q1nN6OGXFdoQAtLea6PQouBp23e-iN0HvyP0mQ!!/dz/d5/L2dBISEvZ0FBIS9nQSEh/ |url-status=live}}</ref> [[Göta Wing|Aeroseum]], close to the Göteborg City Airport, is an aircraft museum in a former military underground air force base.<ref>{{cite web |title=Aeroseum |url=http://www.goteborg.com/aeroseum/ |website=goteborg.com |publisher=Göteborgs Turistbyrå |access-date=29 August 2015 |archive-date=6 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906013846/http://www.goteborg.com/aeroseum/ }}</ref> The [[Volvo Museum]] has exhibits of the history of Volvo and the development from 1927 until today. Products shown include cars, trucks, marine engines, and buses.<ref>{{cite web |title=Volvo museum |url=http://www.volvomuseum.com/ |website=volvomuseum.com |publisher=Volvo museum |access-date=29 August 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081121083538/http://www.volvomuseum.com/ |archive-date=21 November 2008 }}</ref>

[[Universeum]] is a public science centre that opened in 2001, the largest of its kind in Scandinavia. It is divided into six sections, each containing experimental workshops and a collection of reptiles, fish, and insects.<ref>{{cite web |title=Universeum |url=http://www.goteborg.com/universeum/ |website=goteborg.com |publisher=Göteborgs Turistbyrå |access-date=29 August 2015 |archive-date=10 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150910044638/http://www.goteborg.com/universeum/ |url-status=live}}</ref> Universeum occasionally host debates between Swedish secondary-school students and [[List of Nobel laureates|Nobel Prize laureates]] or other scholars.<ref>{{cite news |title=Nobelpristagare till Universeum |url=http://www.svd.se/nobelpristagare-till-universeum_95824 |newspaper=[[Svenska Dagbladet]] |date=7 June 2003 |access-date=29 August 2015 |archive-date=24 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924150556/http://www.svd.se/nobelpristagare-till-universeum_95824 |url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Leisure and entertainment ===
[[File:Lisebergsentrén.jpg|upright|thumb|[[Liseberg|Liseberg amusement park]]]]
The most noted attraction is the amusement park [[Liseberg]], located in the central part of the city. It is the largest amusement park in Scandinavia by number of rides,<ref name="Forbes 2005">{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.forbes.com/2005/05/25/cx_sb_0526featslide.html|title=Best Amusement Parks 2005 |access-date=21 November 2021 |magazine=Forbes |language=en |archive-date=25 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210225150829/https://www.forbes.com/2005/05/25/cx_sb_0526featslide.html |url-status=live}}</ref> and was chosen as one of the top ten amusement parks in the world (2005) by ''[[Forbes]]''.<ref name="Forbes 2005" /> It is the most popular attraction in Sweden by number of visitors per year (more than 3&nbsp;million).<ref name=Adventure>{{cite book |last1=Olesen |first1=Elisabet |title=Adventure Guide to Sweden |publisher=Hunter Publishing, Inc |isbn=978-1-58843-506-4 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PUXYAAAAQBAJ&q=most+popular+attraction+in+Sweden+by+number+of+visitors |date=March 2005 |access-date=11 October 2020 |archive-date=4 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210704070308/https://books.google.com/books?id=PUXYAAAAQBAJ&q=most+popular+attraction+in+Sweden+by+number+of+visitors |url-status=live}}</ref>

There are a number of independent theatre ensembles in the city, besides institutions such as [[Gothenburg City Theatre]], [[Backa Theatre]] (youth theatre), and [[Folkteatern]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Theatre, Meet Gothenburgs rich theatre scene. |url=http://www.goteborg.com/en/Theatre/ |website=goteborg.com |publisher=Gothenburg Tourist Centre |access-date=1 September 2015 |archive-date=10 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150910183355/http://www.goteborg.com/en/Theatre/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

The main boulevard is called Kungsportsavenyn (commonly known as ''Avenyn'', "The Avenue"). It is about {{cvt|1|km|sigfig=1}} long and starts at Götaplatsen&nbsp;– which is the location of the [[Gothenburg Museum of Art]], the city's theatre, and the city library, as well as the concert hall – and stretches all the way to [[Kungsportsplatsen]] in the old city centre of Gothenburg, crossing a canal and a small park.<ref>{{cite web |title=Avenyn |url=http://www.goteborg.com/en/avenyn/ |website=goteborg.com |publisher=Gothenburg Tourist Centre |access-date=1 September 2015 |archive-date=9 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150909211720/http://www.goteborg.com/en/avenyn/ |url-status=live}}</ref> The ''Avenyn'' was created in the 1860s and 1870s as a result of an international architecture contest, and is the product of a period of extensive town planning and remodelling.<ref>Guide till Sveriges arkitektur, red. Waern, Caldenby, Arkitektur förlag</ref> ''Avenyn'' has Gothenburg's highest concentration of pubs and clubs. Gothenburg's largest shopping centre (8th largest in Sweden), [[Nordstan]], is located in central Gothenburg.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.fastighetsvarlden.se/analys-fakta/topplistor/12-storsta-kopcentrumen/ |title=12 Största köpcentrumen {{!}} Fastighetsvärlden|date=12 October 2012 |work=Fastighetsvärlden |access-date=19 November 2017 |language=sv-SE |archive-date=1 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201031420/https://www.fastighetsvarlden.se/analys-fakta/topplistor/12-storsta-kopcentrumen |url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:Haganygata.jpg|thumb|left|The Haga district]]
Gothenburg's [[Haga, Gothenburg|Haga]] district is known for its picturesque wooden houses<ref name="Adventure" /> and its cafés serving the well-known ''Haga bulle'' – a large cinnamon roll similar to the ''[[Cinnamon roll|kanelbulle]]''.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ohlson |first1=Gunnar |title=De serverar världens största kanelbulle |trans-title=They serve the world's largest cinnamon rolls |url=http://www.expressen.se/gt/de-serverar-varldens-storsta-kanelbulle/ |website=Expressen |date=4 October 2013 |publisher={{Lang|sv|[[Expressen]]}} |access-date=1 September 2015 |archive-date=24 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924043132/http://www.expressen.se/gt/de-serverar-varldens-storsta-kanelbulle/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

Five Gothenburg restaurants have a star in the 2008 ''[[Michelin Guide]]'': 28+ Basement, Fond, Kock & Vin, Fiskekrogen, and Sjömagasinet.<ref>Information from the tourist company Göteborg & Co, website www.goteborg.com</ref> The city has a number of star chefs. In 2007, seven Swedish Chef of the Year awards of the previous twelve years had been won by people from Gothenburg.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Metcalf |first=Stephen |date=23 September 2007 |title=Sweden Unzipped |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/23/travel/tmagazine/10well-goteborg-t.html |access-date=21 November 2021 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=9 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210609060845/https://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/23/travel/tmagazine/10well-goteborg-t.html |url-status=live}}</ref>

The [[Gustavus Adolphus pastry]], eaten every 6{{nbsp}}November in Sweden, [[Gustavus Adolphus Day]], is especially connected to, and appreciated in, Gothenburg because the city was founded by King Gustavus Adolphus.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.danskan.se/historia/gustav-adolf-bakelsens-historia |title=Gustav Adolfs-bakelsens historia |publisher=Danska wienerbageriet |language=sv |access-date=1 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150812213301/http://danskan.se/historia/gustav-adolf-bakelsens-historia |archive-date=12 August 2015 }}</ref>

One of Gothenburg's most popular natural tourist attractions is the southern [[Gothenburg archipelago]], which is a set of several islands that can be reached by ferry boats mainly operating from [[Saltholmen (Gothenburg)|Saltholmen]]. Within the archipelago are the [[Älvsborg fortress]], [[Vinga (Gothenburg)|Vinga]] and [[Styrsö]] islands.<ref name="Adventure" />

=== Festivals and fairs ===
[[File:Goteborg Gothia Towers 4.jpg|thumb|upright|''Discussion'' by Nanna Ullman (1957) in front of the [[Swedish Exhibition and Congress Centre]]. [[Gothia Towers]] in the background.]]
The annual [[Gothenburg Film Festival]], is the largest film festival in Scandinavia.<ref name=filmfestival>{{cite web |url=http://www.filmfestival.org/filmfestival/page/en/information/festivalen |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080124154359/http://www.filmfestival.org/filmfestival/page/en/information/festivalen |archive-date=24 January 2008 |title=Göteborg International Film Festival |access-date=25 July 2009 }}</ref> The [[Gothenburg Book Fair]], held each year in September.<ref>{{cite web |title=Göteborg Book Fair |url=http://www.svenskamassan.se/en/calendar/2015/Goteborg-Book-Fair/ |website=svenskamassan.se |publisher=[[Swedish Exhibition and Congress Centre]] |access-date=1 September 2015}}{{dead link|date=February 2017}}</ref> It is the largest literary festival in Scandinavia, and the second largest book fair in Europe.<ref name="metro">{{cite news |last1=Kärnstrand |first1=Moa |title=Dags för årets största bokfest |url=https://www.metro.se/artikel/dags-f%C3%B6r-%C3%A5rets-st%C3%B6rsta-bokfest-xr |access-date=11 April 2018 |work=Metro |date=25 September 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180412145330/https://www.metro.se/artikel/dags-f%C3%B6r-%C3%A5rets-st%C3%B6rsta-bokfest-xr |archive-date=12 April 2018 }}</ref> A radical bookfair is held at the same time at the [[Syndikalistiskt Forum]].<ref name="Radikal">{{cite news |title=Radikal Bokmässa i Göteborg |url=https://aktuelltfokus.se/radikal-bokmassa-i-goteborg-2/ |access-date=10 February 2021 |work=Aktuellt Focus |date=28 September 2017 |language=sv-SE |archive-date=10 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210210204113/https://aktuelltfokus.se/radikal-bokmassa-i-goteborg-2/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

The [[International Science Festival in Gothenburg]] is an annual festival since April 1997, in central Gothenburg with thought-provoking science activities for the public. The festival is visited by about {{nowrap|100,000}} people each year.<ref name=vgforsok>{{Cite web |date=20 September 2013 |title=Världsrekordförsök inleder Göteborgs tolfte vetenskapsfestival – Vårt Göteborg |url=http://www.vartgoteborg.se/prod/sk/vargotnu.nsf/1/utbildning,varldsrekordforsok_inleder_goteborgs_tolfte_vetenskapsfestival |access-date=21 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130920143531/http://www.vartgoteborg.se/prod/sk/vargotnu.nsf/1/utbildning,varldsrekordforsok_inleder_goteborgs_tolfte_vetenskapsfestival |archive-date=20 September 2013}}</ref> This makes it the largest popular-science event in Sweden<ref name=festhome>{{cite web |url=http://www.goteborg.com/templates/Page.aspx?id=1601 |title=Festivalens hemsida |website=Vetenskaps Festivalen |access-date=6 September 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061101015134/http://www.goteborg.com/templates/Page.aspx?id=1601 |archive-date=1 November 2006}}</ref> and one of the leading popular-science events in Europe.<ref>{{cite web |title=The International Science Festival Gothenburg |url=http://www.gu.se/english/research/science-events/the-international-science-festival |website=gu.se |date=9 February 2015 |publisher=[[University of Gothenburg]] |access-date=1 September 2015 |archive-date=24 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924024132/http://www.gu.se/english/research/science-events/the-international-science-festival |url-status=live}}</ref>

Citing the [[Great Recession]], the [[International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions]] moved the 2010 World Library and Information Congress, previously to be held in [[Brisbane]], Australia, to Gothenburg. The event took place on 10–15{{nbsp}}August 2010.<ref>{{cite web |title=Gothenburg, Sweden to host the 2010 IFLA World Library and Information Congress |url=http://www.ifla.org/news/gothenburg-sweden-to-host-the-2010-ifla-world-library-and-information-congress |website=ifla.org |publisher=[[International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions|ILFA]] |access-date=1 September 2015 |archive-date=24 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924042613/http://www.ifla.org/news/gothenburg-sweden-to-host-the-2010-ifla-world-library-and-information-congress |url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Music ===
{{further|List of bands from Gothenburg}}
[[File:Way out west-entrance.jpg|thumb|left|Entrance to the Way Out West Festival]]
Gothenburg has a diverse music community—the [[Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra]] is the best-known in classical music.<ref>{{cite web |title=Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Maestro Kent Nagano Impresses People with 'Sound of Scandinavia' of Volvo's Birthplace |url=http://www.wupromotion.com/en/news/857-gothenburg-symphony-orchestra-under-the-baton-of-maestro-kent-nagano-impresses-people-with-sound-of-scandinavia-of-volvos-birthplace |website=wupromotion.com |publisher=Wu Promotion Co |access-date=1 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117022040/http://www.wupromotion.com/en/news/857-gothenburg-symphony-orchestra-under-the-baton-of-maestro-kent-nagano-impresses-people-with-sound-of-scandinavia-of-volvos-birthplace |archive-date=17 November 2015}}</ref> Gothenburg also was the birthplace of the Swedish composer [[Kurt Atterberg]].<ref>{{cite book |title=Kurt Atterberg (1887–1974) An Overview of his Life and Work |first=Michael |last=Kube |publisher=Classic Produktion Osnabrück |year=1999}}</ref> The first internationally successfully Swedish group, [[instrumental rock]] group [[The Spotnicks]] came from Gothenburg.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Spotnicks får Göteborgs Spårvägars Kulturpris |url=http://www.goteborgssparvagar.se/the-spotnicks-far-goteborgs-sparvagars-kulturpris/ |website=goteborgssparvagar.se |date=15 August 2013 |publisher=[[Gothenburg tram network]] |access-date=11 December 2015 |archive-date=22 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222115120/http://www.goteborgssparvagar.se/the-spotnicks-far-goteborgs-sparvagars-kulturpris/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

Bands such as [[The Soundtrack of Our Lives]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hansén |first1=Stig |title=Soundtrack of Gothenburg |url=http://www.expressen.se/gt/kultur/soundtrack-of-gothenburg/ |work={{Lang|sv|[[Expressen]]}} |date=9 January 2011 |access-date=1 September 2015 |archive-date=24 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924043445/http://www.expressen.se/gt/kultur/soundtrack-of-gothenburg/ |url-status=live}}</ref> and [[Ace of Base]] are well-known pop representatives of the city. During the 1970s, Gothenburg had strong roots in the Swedish progressive movement ([[progg]]) with such groups as [[Nationalteatern]], [[Nynningen]], and Motvind. The record company Nacksving and the editorial office for the magazine Musikens Makt which also were part of the progg movement were located in Gothenburg during this time as well.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aceofbase.net/info/faq.htm |title=Ace of Base FAQ |access-date=5 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000408221541/http://www.aceofbase.net/info/faq.htm |archive-date=8 April 2000 }}</ref>

There is also an active indie scene in Gothenburg. For example, the musician [[Jens Lekman]] was born in the suburb of Angered<ref>{{cite web |last1=Åberg |first1=Evelina |title=Jens Lekman till Ersmark |url=http://www.vk.se/1415684/jens-lekman-till-ersmark |work=[[Västerbottens-Kuriren]] |access-date=1 September 2015 |archive-date=5 July 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150705125458/http://www.vk.se/1415684/jens-lekman-till-ersmark |url-status=live}}</ref> and named his 2007 release ''[[Night Falls Over Kortedala]]'' after another suburb, [[Kortedala]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hogan |first1=Marc |title=Jens Lekman, Night Falls Over Kortedala, Secretly Canadian / Service; 2007 |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/10620-night-falls-over-kortedala/ |date=5 September 2007 |work=Pitchfork Media |access-date=1 September 2015 |archive-date=8 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150908153845/http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/10620-night-falls-over-kortedala/ |url-status=live}}</ref> Other internationally acclaimed indie artists include the electro pop duos [[Studio (band)|Studio]],<ref>{{cite web |last1=Thane |first1=Rich |title=The End Of Fame: Studio announce split after 10 years |url=http://www.thelineofbestfit.com/features/articles/the-end-of-fame-studio-announce-split-after-10-years-77625 |website=thelineofbestfit.com |publisher=The Line Of Best Fit |access-date=1 September 2015 |archive-date=17 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117025033/http://www.thelineofbestfit.com/features/articles/the-end-of-fame-studio-announce-split-after-10-years-77625 |url-status=live}}</ref> [[The Knife]],<ref>{{cite web |last=McRuvie |first=Sarah |url=http://www.clashmusic.com/features/ten-things-you-never-knew-about-karin-dreijer-andersson |title=Ten Things You Never Knew About The Knife's Karin Dreijer Andersson |work=[[Clash (magazine)|Clash]] |date=12 June 2013 |access-date=1 September 2015 |archive-date=6 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906232747/http://www.clashmusic.com/features/ten-things-you-never-knew-about-karin-dreijer-andersson |url-status=live}}</ref> [[Air France (band)|Air France]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Air France: "GBG Belongs to Us" |url=https://pitchfork.com/forkcast/13028-gbg-belongs-to-us/ |work=Pitchfork Media |date=19 June 2009 |access-date=1 September 2015 |archive-date=10 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150910194138/http://pitchfork.com/forkcast/13028-gbg-belongs-to-us/ |url-status=live}}</ref> [[The Tough Alliance]],<ref>{{cite news |last1=Svanell |first1=Adam |title=Tough Alliance vill inte hitta hem |url=http://www.svd.se/artikel_227865 |work=[[Svenska Dagbladet]] |date=15 May 2007 |access-date=1 September 2015 |archive-date=24 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924112156/http://www.svd.se/artikel_227865 |url-status=live}}</ref> indie rock band [[Love Is All (band)|Love is All]], songwriter [[José González (singer)|José González]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/music/a-new-way-for-jose/2007/09/20/1189881687722.html |title=A new way for Jose |work=[[The Age]] |date=23 September 2007 |access-date=1 September 2015 |archive-date=30 July 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160730202603/http://www.theage.com.au/news/music/a-new-way-for-jose/2007/09/20/1189881687722.html |url-status=live}}</ref> and pop singer [[El Perro del Mar]],<ref>{{cite web |title=El Perro Del Mar |url=http://www.luger.se/el-perro-del-mar |website=luger.se |publisher=Lugerinc AB |access-date=1 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923005302/http://www.luger.se/el-perro-del-mar |archive-date=23 September 2015 }}</ref> as well as genre-bending quartet [[Little Dragon]] fronted by vocalist [[Yukimi Nagano]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Cragg |first1=Michael |title=A fairytale unicorn roadtrip with Little Dragon |url=http://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/18414/1/little-dragons-big-pop-moment |work=Dazed |date=14 February 2014 |access-date=1 September 2015 |archive-date=23 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923225252/http://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/18414/1/little-dragons-big-pop-moment |url-status=live}}</ref> Another son of the city is one of Sweden's most popular singers, [[Håkan Hellström]], who often includes many places from the city in his songs.<ref>{{cite web |title=Håkan Hellström |url=http://www.nok.se/-Settings-/Digitala-laromedel/STM---Textbok-1/Musiktips/Pop-rock-med-mera/Hakan-Hellstrom/ |website=nok.se |publisher=[[Natur & Kultur]] |access-date=2 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117024030/http://www.nok.se/-Settings-/Digitala-laromedel/STM---Textbok-1/Musiktips/Pop-rock-med-mera/Hakan-Hellstrom/ |archive-date=17 November 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Sigander |first1=Miranda |title=Hellström nöjd med "sin" film |url=https://www.gp.se/nöje/musik/hellström-nöjd-med-sin-film-1.542607 |work=[[Göteborgs-Posten]] |date=20 May 2013 |access-date=2 September 2015 |archive-date=18 October 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171018001633/https://www.gp.se/n%C3%B6je/musik/hellstr%C3%B6m-n%C3%B6jd-med-sin-film-1.542607 |url-status=live}}</ref> The [[glam rock]] group [[Supergroupies]] derives from Gothenburg.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Lindell |first1=Elin |title=Supergroupies vill sprida glädje |url=https://www.gp.se/nöje/supergroupies-vill-sprida-glädje-1.1148572 |work=[[Göteborgs-Posten]] |date=19 July 2006 |access-date=2 September 2015 |archive-date=18 October 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171018003157/https://www.gp.se/n%C3%B6je/supergroupies-vill-sprida-gl%C3%A4dje-1.1148572 |url-status=live}}</ref>

Gothenburg's own commercially successful [[At the Gates]], [[In Flames]], and [[Dark Tranquillity]] are credited with pioneering [[melodic death metal]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Dark Tranquillity – hårda melodier från Göteborg |url=http://www.svt.se/sa-javla-metal/dark-tranquillity-harda-melodier-fran-goteborg |publisher=[[Sveriges Television]] |access-date=3 September 2015 |archive-date=24 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924150127/http://www.svt.se/sa-javla-metal/dark-tranquillity-harda-melodier-fran-goteborg |url-status=live}}</ref> Other well-known bands of the Gothenburg scene are thrash metal band [[The Haunted (Swedish band)|The Haunted]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Thrash metal |url=https://www.svt.se/sa-javla-metal/thrash-metal |publisher=[[Sveriges Television]] |access-date=3 September 2015 |archive-date=24 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924150138/http://www.svt.se/sa-javla-metal/thrash-metal |url-status=live}}</ref> progressive power metal band [[Evergrey]],<ref>{{cite web |last1=Claeson |first1=Daniel |title=Evergrey: Gothenburg Sound Festival, Trädgårn, lördag |url=https://www.gp.se/nöje/musik/evergrey-gothenburg-sound-festival-trädgårn-lördag-1.40578 |work=[[Göteborgs-Posten]] |date=3 January 2015 |access-date=3 September 2015 |archive-date=18 October 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171018004142/https://www.gp.se/n%C3%B6je/musik/evergrey-gothenburg-sound-festival-tr%C3%A4dg%C3%A5rn-l%C3%B6rdag-1.40578 |url-status=live}}</ref> and power metal bands [[HammerFall]] and [[Dream Evil]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Dream Evil förband till HammerFall i Storbritannien |url=http://www.musiknyheter.nu/dream-evil-forband-till-hammerfall-i-storbritannien_20100321.html |website=Musiknyheter |date=21 March 2010 |access-date=3 September 2015 |archive-date=17 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117033320/http://www.musiknyheter.nu/dream-evil-forband-till-hammerfall-i-storbritannien_20100321.html |url-status=live |author1=Redaktionen }}</ref>

Many music festivals take place in the city every year. The [[Metaltown Festival]] was a two-day festival featuring [[heavy metal music]] bands, held in Gothenburg. It used to be arranged annually since 2004, taking place at the Frihamnen venue.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kendall |first1=Ben |title=No Metaltown in 2014 |url=http://www.goteborgdaily.se/no-metaltown-in-2014 |work=Göteborg Daily |access-date=3 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117020516/http://www.goteborgdaily.se/no-metaltown-in-2014 |archive-date=17 November 2015}}</ref> In June 2012, the festival included bands such as In Flames, [[Marilyn Manson]], [[Slayer]], [[Lamb of God (band)|Lamb of God]], and [[Mastodon (band)|Mastodon]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Metaltown 2012 |url=http://www.festivalinfo.se/festival/metaltown-2012 |website=festivalinfo.se |publisher=Festivalinfo.se |access-date=3 September 2015 |archive-date=17 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117025843/http://www.festivalinfo.se/festival/metaltown-2012 |url-status=live}}</ref> Another popular festival, Way Out West, focuses more on rock, [[Electronic music|electronic]], and [[Hip hop music|hip-hop]] genres.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hofberg |first1=Christel |title=Way out west hyllas |url=https://www.gp.se/nöje/way-out-west-hyllas-1.1110388 |work=[[Göteborgs-Posten]] |date=28 April 2009 |access-date=3 September 2015 |archive-date=18 October 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171018004337/https://www.gp.se/n%C3%B6je/way-out-west-hyllas-1.1110388 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Petersson |first1=Maria |title=New York Times tipsar om Way out West |url=https://www.gp.se/nöje/new-york-times-tipsar-om-way-out-west-1.567309 |work=[[Göteborgs-Posten]] |date=28 July 2013 |access-date=3 September 2015 |archive-date=18 October 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171018004451/https://www.gp.se/n%C3%B6je/new-york-times-tipsar-om-way-out-west-1.567309 |url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Sports ===
[[File:Fyrverkeri på Gothia.jpg|thumb|Fireworks at the opening ceremony of Gothia Cup]]
As in all of Sweden, a variety of sports are followed, including [[association football|football]], [[ice hockey]], basketball, [[handball]], [[floorball]], [[pesäpallo|baseball]], and [[figure skating]]. A varied amateur and professional sports clubs scene exists.<ref>{{cite web |title=Evenemang |url=http://www.goteborg.com/evenemang/?page=1&tags=5555&startdate=&enddate=&datetype=&view=listing&sort=a-z |website=goteborg.com |publisher=Göteborgs Turistbyrå |access-date=3 September 2015 |archive-date=24 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924023215/http://www.goteborg.com/evenemang/?page=1&tags=5555&startdate=&enddate=&datetype=&view=listing&sort=a-z |url-status=live}}</ref>

Gothenburg is the birthplace of [[football in Sweden]] as the [[first football match in Sweden]] was played there in 1892.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Jerneryd |first1=Roland |title=Hur idrotten kom till stan: Göteborgs idrottshistoria 1800–1950 |date=1981 |publisher=Göteborgs Hembygdsförbund |location=Gothenburg |page=154 |id={{LIBRIS|305172}}|series=Göteborg förr och nu, 0348-2189; 15 |language=sv}}</ref> The city's three major football clubs, [[IFK Göteborg]], [[Örgryte IS]], and [[GAIS]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Jönsson |first1=Ingemar |title=Den första storhetstiden |url=http://www.ifkgoteborg.se/Om-IFK-Goteborg/Presentation/Historik/1906-1910/ |website=ifkgoteborg.se |publisher=[[IFK Göteborg]] |access-date=3 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924044549/http://www.ifkgoteborg.se/Om-IFK-Goteborg/Presentation/Historik/1906-1910/ |archive-date=24 September 2015 }}</ref> share a total of 34 Swedish championships between them.<ref>{{cite web |title=Swedish champions since 1896. |url=https://svenskfotboll.se/allsvenskan/historik/ |website=svenskfotboll.se |publisher=[[Swedish Football Association]] |access-date=3 September 2015 |archive-date=2 December 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091202133827/http://svenskfotboll.se/allsvenskan/historik/ |url-status=live}}</ref> IFK has also won the [[UEFA Cup]] twice.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/ec3b.html |title=UEFA Cup |publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF) |date=18 May 2007 |access-date=3 September 2015 |archive-date=3 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303191321/http://www.rsssf.com/tablese/ec3b.html |url-status=live}}</ref> Other notable clubs include [[BK Häcken]] (football),<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bkhacken.se/index.php/om-bk-hacken/historik/ |title=Historik |publisher=[[BK Häcken]] |access-date=3 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091006085721/http://www.bkhacken.se/index.php/om-bk-hacken/historik/ |archive-date=6 October 2009 }}</ref> [[Göteborg HC]] (women's ice hockey), [[Pixbo IBK]] ([[floorball]]),<ref>{{cite web |last1=Into |first1=Miika |title=Final HJ18 Pixbo Wallenstam IBF – Lindome IBK |url=http://goteborgcupinnebandy.cups.nu/final-hj18-pixbo-wallenstam-ibf---lindome-ibk |website=goteborgcupinnebandy.cups.nu |publisher=Göteborg Cup Innebandy |date=3 May 2015 |access-date=3 September 2015 |archive-date=22 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222103719/http://goteborgcupinnebandy.cups.nu/final-hj18-pixbo-wallenstam-ibf---lindome-ibk |url-status=live}}</ref> multiple national handball champion [[Redbergslids IK]],<ref>{{cite web |last1=Holmqvist |first1=Mattias |title=Pojkar A – Steg 3 |url=http://www.svenskhandboll.se/USM/Expertpaneler/PojkarA-Steg3/ |website=svenskhandboll.se |publisher=[[Swedish Handball Federation]] |access-date=3 September 2015 |archive-date=24 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924112539/http://www.svenskhandboll.se/USM/Expertpaneler/PojkarA-Steg3/ }}</ref> and five-time national ice hockey champion [[Frölunda HC]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Frölunda HC nyheter |url=http://www.hockeynyheter.se/shl/frolunda-hc |website=hockeynyheter.se |publisher=HockeyNyheter.se |access-date=3 September 2015 |archive-date=22 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222153350/http://www.hockeynyheter.se/shl/frolunda-hc |url-status=live}}</ref> Gothenburg had a professional basketball team, [[Gothia Basket]], until 2010 when it ceased.<ref>{{cite web |title=Publiken sviker – Elitlaget Gothia basket läggs ner |url=https://www.svt.se/sport/publiken-sviker-elitlaget-gothia-basket-laggs-ner |website=svt.se |date=7 May 2010 |publisher=[[Sveriges Television]] |access-date=3 September 2015 |archive-date=24 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924151215/http://www.svt.se/sport/publiken-sviker-elitlaget-gothia-basket-laggs-ner |url-status=live}}</ref> The [[bandy]] department of GAIS, [[GAIS Bandy]], played the first season in the highest division [[Elitserien (bandy)|Elitserien]] last season. The group stage match between the main rivals [[Sweden national bandy team|Sweden]] and [[Russia national bandy team|Russia]] in the [[2013 Bandy World Championship]] was played at [[Heden|Arena Heden]] in central Gothenburg.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=sv&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.worldbandy.com%2Fwcs%2Ftemplate1.asp%3Fpid%3D15%26mid%3D79%26pageid%3D84%26t%3DArena%2520Heden |title=Google Translate |access-date=12 March 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170117031809/https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=sv&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.worldbandy.com%2Fwcs%2Ftemplate1.asp%3Fpid%3D15%26mid%3D79%26pageid%3D84%26t%3DArena%2520Heden |archive-date=17 January 2017 }}</ref>

The city's most notable sports venues are [[Scandinavium]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Scandinavium Arena |url=http://www.goteborg2013.com/competition/scandinavium/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130127064205/http://www.goteborg2013.com/competition/scandinavium/ |archive-date=27 January 2013 |website=goteborg2013.com |publisher=go:teborg2013 |access-date=3 September 2015}}</ref> and Ullevi (multisport) and the newly built [[Gamla Ullevi]]<ref>{{cite web |author=Gamla Ullevi |website=Higabgruppen |url=http://www.higab.se/fotbollsarenan/default.asp |title=Välkommen till "Fotbollsarenan" |language=sv |access-date=8 February 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090316031257/http://www.higab.se/fotbollsarenan/default.asp |archive-date=16 March 2009}}</ref> (football).

The [[2003 World Allround Speed Skating Championships]] were held in Rudhallen, [[List of indoor speed skating rinks|Sweden's only indoor speed-skating arena]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=TT |title=Ny tävlingsdräkt ska ge medaljplats i skridsko-VM |url=http://www.expressen.se/sport/ny-tavlingsdrakt-ska-ge-medaljplats-i-skridsko-vm/ |website=Expressen |publisher={{Lang|sv|[[Expressen]]}} |date=8 February 2007 |access-date=3 September 2015 |archive-date=24 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924150450/http://www.expressen.se/sport/ny-tavlingsdrakt-ska-ge-medaljplats-i-skridsko-vm/ |url-status=live}}</ref> It is a part of Ruddalens&nbsp;IP, which also has a bandy field and several football fields.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ruddalens IP (plan) |url=https://svenskfotboll.se/elitettan/spelprogram/?scr=venue&faid=2323 |website=svenskfotboll.se |publisher=[[Swedish Football Association]] |access-date=3 September 2015 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304221250/http://svenskfotboll.se/elitettan/spelprogram/?scr=venue&faid=2323 |url-status=live}}</ref>

The only Swedish heavyweight champion of the world in boxing, [[Ingemar Johansson]], who took the title from Floyd Paterson in 1959, was from Gothenburg.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Litsky |first1=Frank |title=Ingemar Johansson, Who Beat Patterson for Heavyweight Title, Dies at 76 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/01/sports/othersports/01johansson.html?pagewanted=all&_r=1 |work=The New York Times |date=31 January 2009 |access-date=3 September 2015 |archive-date=18 July 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160718001641/http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/01/sports/othersports/01johansson.html?pagewanted=all&_r=1 |url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:Båtar vid Saltholmen.jpg|thumb|left|Boats at Saltholmen in the Gothenburg archipelago]]
Gothenburg has hosted a number of international sporting events including the [[1958 FIFA World Cup]],<ref name=Summerburst /> the [[1983 European Cup Winners' Cup Final]],<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-22456162 |title=Fergie's greatest triumph? – How Aberdeen conquered European football |work=[[BBC News]] |date=9 May 2013 |access-date=18 May 2020 |archive-date=12 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112032810/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-22456162 |url-status=live}}</ref> an [[National Football League|NFL]] preseason game on 14{{nbsp}}August 1988 between the [[Chicago Bears]] and the [[Minnesota Vikings]],<ref>{{cite web |last1=Lohr |first1=Steve |title=Sunday in Sweden: Vikings Beat Bears |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1988/08/15/sports/sunday-in-sweden-vikings-beat-bears.html |website=[[The New York Times]] |date=15 August 1988 |access-date=11 September 2015 |archive-date=3 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150903235351/http://www.nytimes.com/1988/08/15/sports/sunday-in-sweden-vikings-beat-bears.html |url-status=live}}</ref> the [[1992 European Football Championship]], the 1993<ref>{{cite web |last1=Krastev |first1=Todor |title=Men Handball XIII World Championship 1993 Sweden 10.03–20.03 – Champion Russia |url=http://todor66.com/handball/World/Men_1993.html |website=todor66.com |publisher=Todor Krastev |access-date=11 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150922001404/http://www.todor66.com/handball/World/Men_1993.html |archive-date=22 September 2015}}</ref> and the 2002 [[World Men's Handball Championship]],<ref name=got>{{cite web |title=Världsmästerskap och Europamästerskap i Scandinavium |url=http://www.gotevent.se/arenafakta/SCA_masterskap.asp |website=gotevent.se |publisher=Got Event |access-date=11 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150415062123/http://www.gotevent.se/arenafakta/SCA_masterskap.asp |archive-date=15 April 2015}}</ref> the [[1995 World Championships in Athletics]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Svenskar på VM |url=http://www.friidrott.se/historik/internationellt/VM.aspx |website=friidrott.se |publisher=Svenska Friidrottsförbundet |access-date=11 September 2015 |archive-date=11 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150911041937/http://www.friidrott.se/historik/internationellt/VM.aspx |url-status=live}}</ref> the 1997 World Championships in Swimming (short track),<ref>{{cite web |last1=Whitten |first1=Phillip |title=Swimming in 1997 |url=http://global.britannica.com/sports/swimming-sport-Year-In-Review-1997 |work=[[Encyclopædia Britannica]]|access-date=11 September 2015}}</ref> the 2002 [[Ice Hockey World Championships]],<ref name="got" /> the 2004 UEFA Cup final,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/uefacup/2003/75432_FR.pdf |title=Full Time Report |publisher=UEFA |date=19 May 2004 |access-date=11 September 2015 |archive-date=9 June 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160609192054/http://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/uefacup/2003/75432_FR.pdf |url-status=live}}</ref> the [[2006 European Championships in Athletics]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Tidsprogram med svenska ögon |url=http://www.friidrott.se/ovrigt/tidsprogram/em06swetp.aspx |website=friidrott.se |publisher=Svenska Friidrottsförbundet |access-date=11 September 2015 |archive-date=23 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151023162252/http://www.friidrott.se/ovrigt/tidsprogram/em06swetp.aspx |url-status=live}}</ref> and the [[2008 World Figure Skating Championships]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Lysacek withdraws from world championships |url=http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080313&content_id=45647&vkey=ice_pressrelease |website=icenetwork.com |publisher=Ice Network |access-date=11 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303200216/http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080313&content_id=45647&vkey=ice_pressrelease |archive-date=3 March 2016 }}</ref> Annual events held in the city are the [[Gothia Cup]]<ref>{{cite news |title=World's largest youth soccer cup gets underway in Gothenburg |url=http://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=2054&artikel=6211186# |newspaper=Sveriges Radio |date=14 July 2015 |publisher=[[SR International – Radio Sweden]] |access-date=11 September 2015 |archive-date=31 July 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150731183952/http://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=2054&artikel=6211186 |url-status=live}}</ref> and the [[Göteborgsvarvet]].<ref name=vastra>{{cite web |title=Facts and figures about Västra Götaland |url=http://www.lansstyrelsen.se/vastragotaland/SiteCollectionDocuments/Sv/publikationer/broschyrer-foldrar/vastra-gotaland-eng.pdf |website=lansstyrelsen.se |publisher=Västra Götaland County administrative boards |access-date=11 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160629150352/http://www.lansstyrelsen.se/vastragotaland/SiteCollectionDocuments/Sv/publikationer/broschyrer-foldrar/vastra-gotaland-eng.pdf |archive-date=29 June 2016 }}</ref> The annual [[Gothia Cup]], is the world's largest football tournament with regards to the number of participants: in 2011, a total of 35,200 players from 1,567 teams and 72 nations participated.

Gothenburg hosted the XIII&nbsp;[[FINA World Masters Championships]] in 2010.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Finamasters.org |url=http://www.2010finamasters.org/touchdown-las-mujeres-espana/ |access-date=21 November 2021 |website=Finamasters.org |language=es |archive-date=6 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210506214415/http://www.2010finamasters.org/touchdown-las-mujeres-espana/ |url-status=live}}</ref> Diving, swimming, synchronized swimming and open-water competitions were held on 28{{nbsp}}July to 7{{nbsp}}August. The water polo events were played on the neighboring city of [[Borås]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Den 27 juli — 6 augusti 2010 arrangerades Världsmästerskapen i masterssimning i Göteborg, Mölndal och Borås. |url=http://www.boras.se/forvaltningar/fritidsochfolkhalsoforvaltningen/fritidsochfolkhalsoforvaltningen/error/mastersvm.4.63fbc1fa126f45b1ad78000137756.html |website=boras.se |publisher=[[Borås Municipality]] |access-date=11 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151022160121/http://www.boras.se/forvaltningar/fritidsochfolkhalsoforvaltningen/fritidsochfolkhalsoforvaltningen/error/mastersvm.4.63fbc1fa126f45b1ad78000137756.html |archive-date=22 October 2015}}</ref>

Gothenburg is also home to the Gothenburg Sharks, a professional baseball team in the [[Elitserien (baseball)|Elitserien]] division of baseball in Sweden.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Mikulski |first1=Lisa |title=US baseball players look to create a field of dreams in Gothenburg |url=http://www.thelocal.se/20130530/48204 |website=thelocal.se |date=30 May 2013 |publisher=The Local |access-date=3 September 2015 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304070538/http://www.thelocal.se/20130530/48204 |url-status=live}}</ref>

With around 25,000 sailboats and yachts scattered about the city, sailing is a popular sports activity in the region, particularly because of the nearby Gothenburg archipelago.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Eliasson |first1=Carina |title=Fritidsbåtar hotar skärgården |url=http://science.gu.se/aktuellt/nyheter/Nyheter+Detalj/fritidsbatar-hotar-skargarden.cid1095258 |website=science.gu.se |publisher=[[University of Gothenburg]] |date=7 September 2012 |access-date=3 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304134611/http://science.gu.se/aktuellt/nyheter/Nyheter+Detalj/fritidsbatar-hotar-skargarden.cid1095258 |archive-date=4 March 2016 }}</ref> In June 2015, the [[Volvo Ocean Race]], professional sailing's leading crewed offshore race, concluded in Gothenburg,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Littorin |first1=Jens |last2=Edström |first2=Cecilia |title=Live: Se målgången i Volvo Ocean Race |url=https://www.dn.se/sport/live-se-malgangen-i-volvo-ocean-race/ |newspaper=Dagens Nyheter |publisher={{Lang|sv|[[Dagens Nyheter]]}} |date=22 June 2015 |access-date=11 September 2015 |archive-date=23 June 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150623053432/http://www.dn.se/sport/live-se-malgangen-i-volvo-ocean-race/ |url-status=live}}</ref> as well as an event in the 2015–2016 [[America's Cup World Series]] in August 2015.<ref>{{cite web |title=Louis Vuitton America's Cup World Series Goteborg |url=http://gkss.se/Kappsegling/gkss-kappseglingsprogram-2015/americas-cup-world-series/ |website=gkss.se |publisher=[[Royal Gothenburg Yacht Club]] |access-date=11 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150814202643/http://gkss.se/Kappsegling/gkss-kappseglingsprogram-2015/americas-cup-world-series/ |archive-date=14 August 2015}}</ref>

The [[Gadk|Gothenburg Amateur Diving Club]] (Göteborgs amatördykarklubb) has been operating since October 1938.