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Volvo Photo Locations Part 40 Heden, originally Exercisheden, is a district in central Göteborg, close to Ullevi and the city center. Today, parking is often the main function of this place, besides the sport fields for football or bandy. The church in the background is from the Catholic community in Göteborg. The Catholic parish of […]

Volvo Photo Locations Part 38 Postgatan is one of the oldest streets in Göteborg. Postgatan was renamed several times, originally the street was named Heringsgatan (from the german Hering, haring) until 1671, but the name changed later to the Sillgatan, which was the name until 1895. The street was the large emigration street in Sweden, […]

Volvo Photo Locations Part 37 Lindholmen Science Park is an international collaborative environment for research, innovation and education within the areas Transport, ICT and Media. The district is located in Gothenburg, Sweden, on the island of Hisingen on the northern shore of Göta Älv. The Lindholmen district area is 104 hectares. In this area, campuses […]

Volvo Photo Locations Part 30 Göteborgs Stadsteater is Sweden’s oldest city theatre. It was founded in 1918 through a donation from inhabitants of Göteborg, and was originally based at the premises that are now Lorensberg Theatre. The theatre at Götaplatsen was inaugurated in 1934. The building features elegant 1930’s architecture, particularly in the audience areas […]

Volvo Photo Locations Part 29 Kuggen is a building on Lindholmen in Göteborg that was inaugurated in 2011 as The Chalmers’ new house for innovation and entrepreneurship. The building is built on five floors with a beautiful colourfull facade, designed by Wingårdh architects. Kuggen has received awards for their innovative architecture. The building aims to […]

Volvo Photo Locations Part 28 Ostindiefararen Götheborg is a sailing replica of an 18th century Swedish East Indiaman. It is the world’s largest operational wooden sailing vessel. The original sank off Gothenburg, Sweden on 12 September 1745 while approaching its home harbour after returning from her third voyage to China. All sailors survived, but the […]

Volvo Photo Locations Part 27 The lighthouse at Musskären lies on Måholmsvägen in Arendal, a district on West Hisingen in Göteborg. In Arendal was formerly Arendal Shipyard (1963-1989) located. Nowadays it is a large industrial area, with many different companies, including headquarters and development department of Volvo Buses and production facilities for several of Volvo […]

Volvo Photo Locations Part 26 Gustaf Adolf’s square is a located in central Gothenburg, Sweden. It was named Stortorget (the Big square) until 1854 when a statue was raised over the founding father of Gothenburg, king Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden. Surrounding the square you can find Rådhuset (1672), Börsen (1849) and Stadshuset (1749), and the […]

Volvo Photo Locations Part 21 Skånegatan is a street in central Gothenburg. The street, which extends from the Ullevi Stadium in the north to Korsvägen in the south, is the backbone of Evenemangsstråket and is lined with several well-known events and educational buildings like Ullevi Stadium, Scandinavium and Liseberg. More information on sv.wikipedia.org

Volvo Photo Locations Part 20 Haga is a city district in Gothenburg, Sweden, renowned for its picturesque wooden houses, 19th century-atmosphere and cafés. Originally a working class suburb of the city with a rather bad reputation, it was gradually transformed into a popular visiting place for tourists and Gothenburgers. A major renovation of the area […]