Gothenburg Tea
27 September 2026
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The strange story of Gothenburg tea: Chinese tea imported to Sweden and then smuggled into Britain during the 18th century.
The strange story of Gothenburg tea: Chinese tea imported to Sweden and then smuggled into Britain during the 18th century.
Discover William Chalmers, the Gothenburg merchant whose East India Company fortune helped create the institution that became Chalmers University.
Discover how Scottish engineer Alexander Keiller brought British technology and skilled workers to Gothenburg during the city’s early industrial age.
Discover Carnegie Porter, the Gothenburg beer with Scottish roots and a history stretching back around two centuries to the brewery at Klippan.
Explore the Scottish history of Carnegie and Klippan, where British-inspired industry, workers’ housing and porter brewing shaped western Gothenburg.
Meet the Scottish Dickson family, whose Gothenburg trading house built a fortune exporting Swedish timber to Britain during the 19th century.
Discover Gothenburg’s deep links with Britain, from Scottish merchants and industrialists to trade, tea, shipbuilding and names still visible across the city.
Visiting a trade fair or conference in Gothenburg? Get to know the Swedish Exhibition & Congress Centre, Gothia Towers and the surrounding event district.
Explore Maritiman in Gothenburg, a floating maritime museum where you can board historic ships and discover Sweden’s naval and seafaring history.
Step inside a preserved 1950s apartment at Kortedala Museum and experience everyday Gothenburg life during Sweden’s post-war housing boom.