Tag: Gothenburg
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Sweden’s Rent Increase Reaches 20-Year High in 2025
Sweden’s rent increase reaches 20-year high in 2025 Swedish rents rose by 4.6% on average in 2025, according to Statistics Sweden (SCB). This marks the second-highest annual jump in more than two decades, following a 5.0% rise in 2024—the largest since 1993. The momentum from the previous year continues a broader pattern of elevated housing…
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Liseberg: More Guests Ejected This Summer as Safety Measures Tighten
Summer at Liseberg: Attendance, Incidents and a Cautious Comeback The summer season at Sweden’s largest amusement park, Liseberg, drew a strong crowd into Gothenburg, with just over 1.4 million visitors by August. After two challenging years marked by the Oceana water-park fire and ensuing debt, the once-communally owned operator is showing signs of improvement, even…
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Liseberg Summer Guests Ejected: Incidents Rise 2025
Summer at Liseberg: a cautious recovery amid bigger challenges The summer season at Sweden’s largest amusement park has wrapped with a nuanced mix of growth and discipline. After two difficult years troubled by heavy costs and the Oceana water park project, following a February fire, the Liseberg group appears to be turning a corner on…
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Scaring Swedish Journalists Won’t Help Gaza: Protest at Bokmässan Gothenburg
Background On Saturday, a planned demonstration organized by the literary society Bröd och Rosor took place outside Bokmässan in Gothenburg. The action aimed to highlight the plight of Gaza journalists killed since October 2023 by reading aloud the names of the victims and presenting short reflections on the dangers they face in conflict zones. The…
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Intimidating Swedish Journalists Won’t Help Gaza: A Bokmässan Protest in Gothenburg
On a Saturday outside Bokmässan, Gothenburg’s renowned Book Fair, a planned demonstration by the literary society Bröd och Rosor drew attention not for its setting alone but for its chosen method. The group aimed to spotlight journalists killed in Gaza since October 2023 by reading aloud the names of those who lost their lives, turning…
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Regions Unite for Decisive Railway with Government
Regions push for a decisive railway in Sweden’s next transport plan Regional authorities across western Sweden are joining forces to press the government for what they describe as a decisive railway within the country’s new national transport plan. The proposal, which the Swedish Transport Administration (Trafikverket) is submitting to the government on Tuesday, outlines a…
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No Journalist Should Be Threatened: Defend Free Press at Bokmässan Protest
Background: A protest outside Bokmässan in Gothenburg In Gothenburg, a public demonstration outside the Bokmässan event brought together people aiming to highlight the toll of the Gaza conflict on journalists and media workers. While the organizers stressed solidarity with civilians and a push for accountability, the event also exposed a troubling tension: some participants used…
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No Demonstrators Should Intimidate Journalists in Sweden
Context: A protest outside Bokmässan in Gothenburg On a Saturday, the Bröd och Rosor network organized a demonstration outside Bokmässan in Gothenburg to draw attention to journalists killed in Gaza since 2023. The event, like many public debates on Gaza, brought together a spectrum of participants and viewpoints as Sweden continues to wrestle with how…
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Video Games Take Center Stage at Gothenburg Book Fair
Video Games Take Center Stage at Gothenburg Book Fair The annual Bokmässan in Gothenburg is expanding its footprint to include video games as a central theme. The conversation around whether video games threaten or enrich books continues, but organizers are pushing a collaborative vision: treat games as a legitimate storytelling form that complements traditional literature.…
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Games Take Center Stage at Bokmässan Gothenburg
Crossing the Cultural Line: Games and Books Align At Bokmässan Gothenburg, the traditional literary fair in Sweden, an ambitious theme is emerging: video games and other forms of storytelling are being showcased as natural siblings of the written word. The idea isn’t to pit books against games but to recognize that storytelling evolves across media.…