Gothenburg turns 400 years

Celebrate 2021-2023

Gothenburg turns 400 years. Göteborgs Stad wants to celebrate this by developing Gothenburg into an even better place to visit, live in and work in. Due to covid-19, the anniversary celebration was changed by a decision in the City council in September 2020. This means that in 2021 we arrange a formal, historic celebration of the official birthday June 4th. Here on the website we gather activities by various anniversary projects during the whole year. The big anniversary program when citizens of Gothenburg and visitors from all over the world can celebrate together is planned for 2023.

Gothenburg turns 400 years on June 4, 2021. Watch the broadcast here (in Swedish)

Motifs of Gothenburg on stamps

Glimpses of Gothenburg's history

The Anniversary song

The artwork 'Coronablommor'

A selection from the anniversary calendar

Gothenburg stories

The stories of 100 Gothenburgers will be filling the city squares with our new anniversary exhibition!

Organizer: Göteborgs stadsmuseum

2 Jun

15 Sep

Gothenburg Glimpses

Relive the city's history through installations and filmed dramatisations in historic locations around Kronhuset.

Organizer: Historieverket

4 Jun

26 Aug

The thing about Gothenburg

Explore the 1900s through beloved and hated objects at the Museum of Gothenburg.

Organizer: Göteborgs stadsmuseum

4 Jun

30 Dec

The West Coast Maritime Week

A week filled with hundreds of activities - workshops, exhibitions, guided tours, beach cleanings, seal safaris, lighthouse visits

Organizer: Västerhavsveckan, Västra Götalandsregionen

7 Aug

15 Aug

Go to the anniversary calendar

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News about Gothenburg's anniversary year and how we are developing the city together until the anniversary, with imprints long afterwards. Follow us on social media too!

Gothenburg celebrates 400 years with a live broadcast on June 4, 2021

17 Mars 2021

There will be a live broadcast of Gothenburg's 400th anniversary on June 4, 2021. It will be a corona-safe celebration where all citizens of Gothenburg, and the rest of Sweden, can participate. We want it to feel...

Gothenburg is the motif on this year's first stamps

14 Januari 2021

To celebrate the Gothenburg's 400th anniversary, five stamps are now being released, illustrating famous views of the city. The stamps are illustrated by local artists and the citizens of Gothenburg have submitted...

New playground and lush clearings in the Centenary park

14 Januari 2021

On 18 January, construction of the first permanent parts of the Centenary Park on land starts, with an excursion playground and lush clearings. During the entire construction period, parts of the park are open and...