Business

Within a radius of 300 kilometres from Gothenburg lies 50 % of Scandinavia's industrial capacity, attracting many domestic and foreign investors. For many years there has also been well-functioning and rewarding cross-sector co-operation between public administration, industry, higher education and university.

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Photo: The port of Gothenburg

The Port of Gothenburg is the largest in the Nordic region and a large proportion of Swedish exports and imports pass through the port, making it the logistical centre of Scandinavia. Gothenburg also has a long, successful industrial and commercial tradition.

A number of Scandinavia's most famous industrial concerns, including Volvo, SAAB Aerospace, SKF, Hasselblad, AstraZeneca, Ericsson, Esab, Nobel Biocare and Mölnlycke Health Care are located in the Gothenburg region.

The world's largest container ship in Gothenburg

The City of Gothenburg is seeking to stimulate and support small and medium-sized companies in the region in order to increase growth and employment and create optimum conditions for industry of the future. Among the strongest industries in region are ICT , Automotive, Trade, Logistics & Transportation, Biomedicin and Petrochemistry.

Business Region Gothenburg AB, BRG, is a non-profit company that works to strengthen and develop trade and industry in the Gothenburg region. The goal is to contribute to strong growth, a high level of employment and diversity in trade and industry in the region.

The company represents the thirteen municipalities that form the Gothenburg region. BRG works closely together with municipal trade and industry leaders together with, and on behalf of, companies in the region.

Business Region Gothenburg runs several industry development projects in order to strengthen the competitivness of the region. In addition BRG
offers help for companies that want to establish a new business in the region, as well as for existing companies who wish to expand.