--- description: Find out why Gothenburg, Sweden is on TIME’s 2021 list of the World’s 100 Greatest Places. title: Gothenburg, Sweden: The World’s 100 Greatest Places of 2021 image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8c02896d451e35a4/698a1de44ee262afaa3196cc/worlds-greatest-places-2021-Gothenburg-Sweden_001.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 --- Jul 20, 2021 # Gothenburg, Sweden Four centuries and counting by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close  One of the iconic trams of Gothenburg in Sweden One of the iconic trams of Gothenburg in SwedenAntony McAulay—Alamy This year, the city of Gothenburg will mark its 400th anniversary with a series of events and exhibits. The main installation from the Museum of Gothenburg, Gothenburg Stories, includes interviews with a cross section of 100 locals about life in Gothenburg, and is on display in a public square through September. In keeping with its eco-centric ethos, the city is expanding Jubileumsparken (Centenary Park)—a waterfront area that includes a playground and a heated pool—and the new Hisingsbron Bridge, which has a midsection that lifts to accommodate river traffic, allows residents to bike and walk over the Gota Alv. More than a dozen new restaurants and bars have also opened over the past year, including Monopolet, with its five-course street-food menu, and Dugges Pils, a beer bar that serves everything from jackfruit tacos to wings with Korean ketchup. _—Michelle Tchea_ ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Article","@id":"https://time.com/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2021/6079239/gothenburg-sweden/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2021/6079239/gothenburg-sweden/"},"headline":"Gothenburg, Sweden","datePublished":"2021-07-20T10:35:06.000Z","dateModified":"2026-03-02T23:51:02.764Z","description":"","url":"https://time.com/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2021/6079239/gothenburg-sweden/","keywords":["franchise","Magazine","World's Greatest Places"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8c02896d451e35a4/698a1de44ee262afaa3196cc/worlds-greatest-places-2021-Gothenburg-Sweden_001.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Staff","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-staff/"}],"creator":"TIME Staff","articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8c02896d451e35a4/698a1de44ee262afaa3196cc/worlds-greatest-places-2021-Gothenburg-Sweden_001.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2021/6079239/gothenburg-sweden/","name":"Gothenburg, Sweden"}}]}] ```