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Göteborg for a great meeting

Situated in the heart of Scandinavia, Göteborg is the second largest city in Sweden with 850,000 inhabitants in the region. Göteborg is a leading meetings and event city in Europe with a strong joint commitment between the business community and the city council to support major events and meetings offering professionalism and excellent organisational skills.

Advantage Göteborg

  • Easily accessible with direct daily flights from major European hubs and one-stop connections for intercontinental travel. The main international airport is only 20 minutes from the city centre.
  • A wide range of centrally located congress centres such as the Göteborg Convention Centre with its 704-room-hotel, the largest in Scandinavia.
  • In Göteborg, everything is within walking distance. Hotels, excellent restaurants, superb cultural attractions and fabulous shopping are just around the corner, allowing delegates to meet and interact with ease. 5,400 of Göteborg's 8,800 hotel rooms are less than a 20 minute-walk from the main convention centre.
  • City of knowledge and industry. A major commercial and industrial centre with 45,000 students at three universities providing cutting edge research and development in medical, IT, biotechnology, environmental and automotvie industries.
  • Each event creates extensive public and media attention.
  • A pearl for gourmets, Göteborg is home to several of Scandinavia's top class restaurants some with stars in the Guide Rouge.
  • Beautiful parks and a stunning archipelago provide unlimited opportunities for delegates to unwind.
  • A friendly, welcoming city in a country where English is widely spoken.
Service free of charge
Göteborg Convention Bureau's services are provided free of charge and without obligation. We assist organisers during the planning stage of a meeting in terms of promotional material, site inspections and other services as presented below.
Göteborg Convention Bureau provides the following services free of charge:
  • Tailor made information about suitable venues and hotels¨
  • Promotional material such as brochures, promotional videos and Power Point presentations 
  • Site Inspections: presenting meeting facilities and hotels, as well as sights and attractions in and around Göteborg 
  • Suggestions regarding social programmes, excursions and pre and post congress tours 
  • Formal bid document production 

Serves as an intermediary to specialists who will help you with the preparation as well as the realisation of your event




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