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Volvo V90 patrol unit of the Swedish Customs. Customs duties have existed in Sweden since the twelfth century, and the current organisation was created in 1636. During this period, the Swedish administration was being developed as Sweden was then a great power.
Gothenburg (/ ˈ ɡ ɒ θ ən b ɜːr ɡ / ⓘ; [4] abbreviated Gbg; [5] [6] Swedish: Göteborg [jœtɛˈbɔrj] ⓘ) is the capital of Västra Götaland County in Sweden.It is the second-largest city in Sweden, after the capital Stockholm, and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries.
Coat of arms of Gothenburg.The lion is symbolic of Götaland, [1] and its shield bears the Three Crowns, the national emblem of Sweden.. The history of Gothenburg (Swedish: Göteborg) begins with the foundation of the city in 1621, although by that time people had already been living in the area for thousands of years, since the Neolithic Period, and moreover there had already been a series of ...
Gothenburg fish market. Gothenburg Municipality (Göteborgs kommun or Göteborgs stad) is a municipality in Västra Götaland County in western Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Gothenburg. When the first Swedish local government acts were implemented in 1863 the City of Gothenburg, founded and chartered in 1621, became a city ...
Gothenburg Central Station (Swedish: Göteborgs centralstation, Göteborg C) is the main railway station of Gothenburg and it is the oldest railway station in Sweden still in use. [1] The station serves 27 million passengers per year, [ 2 ] making it the second largest railway station in Sweden after Stockholm Central Station which it predates ...
Time in Sweden. In Sweden, the standard time is Central European Time (CET; UTC+01:00; Swedish: centraleuropeisk tid ). [1] Daylight saving time is observed from the last Sunday in March (02:00 CET) to the last Sunday in October (03:00 CEST). [2] Sweden adopted CET in 1900.
Frölunda HC (SHL) (1971–present) Redbergslids IK (Handbollsligan) (2019–present) Scandinavium (Swedish pronunciation: [skandɪˈnɑ̌ːvɪɵm]) is an indoor arena located in Gothenburg, Sweden. [2] Construction on Scandinavium began in 1969 after decades of setbacks, and was inaugurated on 18 May 1971.
Volvo Car AB, [2] trading as Volvo Cars (Swedish: Volvo personvagnar, styled VOLVO in the company's logo) is a Swedish multinational manufacturer of luxury vehicles. Volvo is headquartered in Torslanda, Gothenburg. The company manufactures SUVs, station wagons, and sedans.