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Volvo Photo Locations Part 19 Lindholmen Science Park is a part of the Norra Älvstranden region, where a new district of 60,000 people is evolving. The development of Lindholmen Science Park started at the turn of 1999/2000, when Chalmers and Gothenburg City jointly took the decision to start a technology park at Lindholmen. Ericsson, Volvo […]

Volvo Photo Locations Part 18 Liseberg is an amusement park located in Gothenburg, Sweden, the park opened in 1923. Liseberg is one of the most visited amusement parks in Scandinavia, attracting around 3 million visitors annually. Among the noteworthy attractions is the wooden roller coaster Balder, voted twice (2003 and 2005) as the Best Wooden […]

Volvo Photo Locations Part 12 Kungsportsplatsen is a square in the city centre of Gothenburg, Sweden. The square was constructed 1852 and got its name after the King’s gate (the name literally means The King’s gate place). The gate was the main entrance to the fortified city, which was and still is surrounded by a […]

Volvo Photo Locations Part 11 The Röhsska Museum (Swedish: Röhsska museet, earlier named Röhsska konstslöjdsmuseet, also known as Design Museum), is located at Vasagatan 37-39 in Göteborg, Sweden. It is a museum focused on design, fashion and applied arts. The museum collection consists of over 50,000 objects. The majority of the collection consists of handicraft […]

Volvo Photo Locations Part 5 Kungsportsbron, is a bridge over a canal in central Gothenburg, connecting Kungsportsavenyn with Kungsportsplatsen. The bridge is named after the Kungsporten, Kings Gate, a city gate which was demolished in 1836-1839. It was designed by architect Eugene Thorburn in Italian Renaissance style and was consecrated August 14, 1901 by King […]

Volvo Photo Locations Part 3 Trädgårdsföreningen is a park and horticultural garden in central Gothenburg, Sweden. It is located next to Kungsportsavenyn. The park was founded in 1842 by the Swedish king Carl XIV Johan and on initiative of the amateur botanist Henric Elof von Normann. In the park there is an acclaimed rose garden […]

Volvo Photo Locations Part 2 Götaplatsen is a public square in Göteborg, Sweden, at the southern end of Kungsportsavenyn, the city’s main street. The square was inaugurated when Göteborg held a major international industrial exhibition, 1923, celebrating the city’s 300th anniversary. Götaplatsen is Göteborg’s cultural hub, enclosed by the Göteborgs konserthus (where the Gothenburg Symphony […]

Over the last 85 years, Volvo has used many known and unknown locations in Sweden for their photography. Often, pictures were made close to the factory in Göteborg, but sometimes locations in Västra Götaland, Stockholm or in other parts of Sweden were selected. Inspired by the Volvo Factory Tour 2012, the Volvo Photography Tour and […]

When being on the west coast, a visit to Göteborg, Kungälv and Onsala is a must! One of the nicest museums of Göteborg, Göteborg Konsthall with the Hasselblad Center of photography. Pre-celebrating our wedding anniversary on the same place as in 2004. Wonderfull evening dipp into the salty waters on the west coast! More photos […]