Go on a seafood safari in the Gothenburg archipelago

From April to October, you can join a seafood safari on the island Hönö in the Gothenburg archipelago. After the tour, you can either cook the catch yourself or have someone do it for you and enjoy a nice dinner at one of the restaurants in the harbour.

Kastor Boat trips use sustainably built boats with fuel efficient engines and use a yarn that opens the traps and releases the catch if they should be lost. The local diving club, Divers Against Ghost Nets, help the fishing boats to relocate lost traps.

The island Hönö is easily accessible by bus or car and ferry, about 30 minutes from central Gothenburg.

Fishing in Gothenburg

Cruise through the beautiful archipelago and fish for mackerel, get a feel of the salty sea on an exciting lobster cruise or buy a fishing permit and go fishing in the lakes around Gothenburg.

Guided boat tours

Kastor Boat Trips

Archipelago tours in a charming fishing boat.

Archipelago island

Hönö

A popular island with restaurants, shops and activities.

Rent your own kayak from a “kayakomat”

Point65 Kayak Centers, that already run 20 something kayak rentals around Sweden, are introducing “kayakomats” in and around Gothenburg. Every kayak comes with a life jacket and you also get instructions by email in order to ensure a safe trip. The booking is made through an app and then you can pick up your kayak at Ringön where the first kayakomat will open shortly.

Canoe and kayak rentals

Plums Kayak Center

Classes, guided tours and kayaks for rent on a central location.

Go camping in a tree

Want to get really close to nature? Try tree camping at Björsjöås in the nature reserve Vättlefjäll, 15 kilometers north of the city centre. Pevon Ecotourism offer unique outdoor experiences in cooperation with local stakeholders.

Try the tree tent as an adventure in its own right, or use it as a stop on the stretch Storås–Jennylund on the hiking trail Pilgrimsleden. You can also book guided outdoor tours or learn how to cook your own dinner over an open flame.

Sustainable outdoor experiences

Pevon Ecotourism

Located at Hjällsnäs headland by the lake Mjörn.

Nature reserve

Vättlefjäll

Vättlefjäll nature reserve is one of the larger open-air recreation areas in the region. Here you can go canoeing or fishing in the many lakes, hike along the trails Bohusleden, Vättlefjällsleden and Pilgrimsleden and enjoy the moorlands, forests and hills.

Hiking trail

Pilgrimsleden Göta Älv

Hiking the Pilgrimsleden Göta Älv from Gothenburg to Vänersborg is about hiking with history theme. The rich ancient and medieval history is ever-present.

Discover new public art

Gothenburg overflows with art in the public space, including around a hundred large murals of various kinds. You can, among other things, experience the art with the map Gothenburg art by bike, which guides you on a 23 kilometers art tour. The map can be picked up from the Gothenburg Visitor Center at Kungsportsplatsen 2.

Street art in Gothenburg

Street art has taken a bigger place on the art scene lately. Gothenburg boasts around 100 murals of different kinds, all with their own unique expression.

Tourist Information Centre

Gothenburg Visitor Centre

Welcome to Gothenburg Visitor Centre! We’re located by the square Kungsportsplatsen, right in the heart of the city. Getting to us is easy, as trams, buses, and airport buses conveniently stop right outside.

Visit Liseberg, the sustainable amusement park

Liseberg is finally open again, and there are lots of news in the Rabbit land and on the restaurant scene. Liseberg amusement park is not only the largest of its kind in the Nordics, they’re also aiming to be world leaders among sustainable amusement parks by the year 2025.

All the park’s attractions are run by 100 percent renewable energy, some of it from their own wind turbines, but also by reusing the energy created by certain rides and attractions. At Liseberg, you can eat sustainably at KRAV-labelled restaurants, indulge in organic cotton candy and win eco-labelled chocolate at the lottery stands. Every year, around 2000 tons of waste is sorted and all food waste is turned into biogas.

Amusement park

Liseberg amusement park

There is something for everyone at Liseberg, where you’ll find the most fun in Scandinavia. Forty-two rides and attractions offer thrills, spills and laughter for kids and grown-ups.

Go second hand shopping

There are lots of great second hand shops in Gothenburg. Explore the vintage and thrift shops in the city’s different neighbourhoods and enjoy a meal or “Swedish fika” at one of the many sustainably-focussed eateries. Across the river from the central station, on the island Hisingen, you’ll find shops like Björkåfrihet, CG Antikmarknad, Goa tider and many more at the stop Hjalmar Brantingsplatsen. Head south for carefully selected vintage items at Kvillehyllan and Melins retro.

Or why not head to the cosy neighbourhood Majorna, in the west? Here you’ll find places like Majornas saker från förr, Fabriken, Gbg Deco, Tracks Recycle and several others. There are also plenty of cafes and restaurant with a wide selection of vegan and vegetarian food, like Blackbird, Kafé Gapet and Hängmattan Kö & Bar. And at Stadsmissionen’s restaurant Restaurang Svinn next to Stigbergstorget you can have a sustainable lunch with saved ingredients!

Second hand shops in Gothenburg

There are many opportunities for a second hand steal in Gothenburg, whether it’s antiques, clothes or furniture you’re looking for. Here are some of our top picks from the city’s eco-friendly, unique and affordable second-hand and vintage shopping options.

Visit a sustainable event

In Gothenburg there are several sustainable events to visit. The music festival Way Out West, which is organized once a year in August in the public park Slottsskogen, for example, has worked on being sustainable for a long time, and was also the first festival in Sweden to be KRAV-certified. All food served during the festival is vegetarian, which it has been since 2012. Another event that works with sustainability is the city festival Gothenburg Culture Festival, which is also arranged once a year. The festival is free, and offers everything from popular artists to children’s theater, outdoor cinema and new dining experiences. The idea of Gothenburg Culture Festival is to create and inspire a positive change in society.

Major events in Gothenburg 2025

Gothenburg 2025 offers a year filled with exciting events. With everything from film festivals and equestrian sports to music festivals and cultural highlights, there is something for everyone to discover. And also, Håkan Hellström is back at Ullevi!

Stay in a sustainable hotel

Around 91 percent of the hotel rooms in Gothenburg are environmentally certified, which makes the city one of the world’s most sustainable hotel cities. Comfort Hotel Gothenburg challenges the hotel industry with the goal of becoming Gothenburg’s most sustainable, and at Clarions Hotel Post, located in the old post office on the square Drottningtorget, they grow their own vegetables on the hotel’s roof. At the five-star Upper House, which is one of Europe’s largest environmentally certified hotels according to BREEAM, 93% of all waste is recycled.

Hotel

Comfort Hotel Göteborg

Stay with a great view over the river Göta Älv.

Hotel

Clarion Hotel Post

Modern hotel in the historic post office building right by the central station.

Five-star hotel

Upper House

A hotel within the hotel.

Enjoy good, sustainable, high-quality food

Many restaurants and cafes in and around Gothenburg are working daily with sustainable ingredients. Restaurang Vrå is an example, which you’ll find at Clarion Hotel Post. Here, all ingredients are sustainable and traceable, and all seafood comes from wild stocks or from farmers they know. At restaurant Natur, they focus on seasonal ingredients with a focus on vegetables, and the bakery Cum Pane, which you can find both in the neighborhood of Olskroken and in the neighborhood of Majorna, works exclusively with organic ingredients.

Japanese restaurant

Vrå

A strong focus on sustainability with inspiration from Japan and the delicacies of the west coast.

Sustainable food

Natur

Fine dining with a down-to-earth attitude.

Bakery and café

Cum Pane

A nice little bakery in Majorna and Olskroken.

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