https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Europe in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Social services in north-eastern Gothenburg were criticised for structural racism after using monkeys instead of humans in counselling material for children and young people in the area. https://www.thelocal.com/20250616/gothenburg-council-withdraws-monkey-images-in-counselling-after-racism-accusations Mon, 16 Jun 2025 13:48:02 +0200 gothenburg-council-withdraws-monkey-images-in-counselling-after-racism-accusations One person has been found dead after a fire destroyed Liseberg's new water park Oceana, which had been set to open this summer. https://www.thelocal.com/20240216/dead-body-found-after-fire-at-gothenburgs-liseberg-amusement-park Fri, 16 Feb 2024 16:09:27 +0100 dead-body-found-after-fire-at-gothenburgs-liseberg-amusement-park A man is missing after a fire broke out at the Liseberg amusement park in Gothenburg, with shocking images showing its newly built water park in flames. https://www.thelocal.com/20240213/one-man-missing-after-fire-inferno-destroys-swedens-biggest-amusement-park Tue, 13 Feb 2024 07:28:52 +0100 one-man-missing-after-fire-inferno-destroys-swedens-biggest-amusement-park What do you do if the library is officially closed but you manage to sneak in anyway? Borrow books, of course. https://www.thelocal.com/20231108/heartwarming-story-about-gothenburgs-public-library-goes-viral Wed, 08 Nov 2023 05:20:32 +0100 heartwarming-story-about-gothenburgs-public-library-goes-viral At a Halloween party in Gothenburg in 1998, a fire started by four youths led to one of the deadliest disasters of modern Swedish history. Sixty-three young people lost their lives and many more were injured. https://www.thelocal.com/20181029/the-biggest-fire-disaster-in-swedish-history-gothenburg-disco Mon, 29 Oct 2018 16:26:14 +0100 the-biggest-fire-disaster-in-swedish-history-gothenburg-disco We find out if everyone in Gothenburg is really called Glenn and where the old joke comes from.   https://www.thelocal.com/20210604/why-is-everyone-called-glenn-in-gothenburg Fri, 04 Jun 2021 16:36:28 +0200 why-is-everyone-called-glenn-in-gothenburg Sweden's second-largest city is now home to more than 600,000 people, new data shows. https://www.thelocal.com/20230717/there-are-now-more-than-600000-gothenburgers-living-in-gothenburg Mon, 17 Jul 2023 11:50:53 +0200 there-are-now-more-than-600000-gothenburgers-living-in-gothenburg Plans for a new rail service running from Oslo and stopping in Gothenburg, Malmö and Copenhagen before arriving in Hamburg are in the works, Swedish state-owned rail operator SJ has said. https://www.thelocal.com/20230202/new-train-service-through-norway-sweden-and-denmark-to-hamburg-planned Thu, 02 Feb 2023 13:57:16 +0100 new-train-service-through-norway-sweden-and-denmark-to-hamburg-planned It is Gothenburg’s 400th birthday today and The Local is celebrating with a listicle all about this special city. https://www.thelocal.com/20210604/10-random-facts-you-maybe-didnt-know-about-gothenburg Fri, 04 Jun 2021 19:11:41 +0200 10-random-facts-you-maybe-didnt-know-about-gothenburg Gothenburg in the first half of the 20th century was a very different – and surprisingly similar – city to what it is today. Let's take a look... https://www.thelocal.com/20191015/step-back-in-time-10-fascinating-images-that-bring-historic-gothenburg-to-life Tue, 15 Oct 2019 16:31:07 +0200 step-back-in-time-10-fascinating-images-that-bring-historic-gothenburg-to-life