[38] Gothenburg is located on the west coast, in southwestern Sweden, about halfway between the capital cities of Copenhagen (Denmark) and Oslo (Norway). The location at the mouth of the Göta älv, which feeds into the Kattegat, an arm of the North Sea, has helped the city grow in significance as a trading city.

Latitude and longitude coordinates are: 57.708870, 11.974560. Gothenburg is the city located in the southwestern part of Sweden and is a part of the province of Västergötland and Bohuslän.