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.
Gothenburg offers an unusually broad mixture of urban attractions and outdoor experiences. Museums, historic neighbourhoods and shopping streets are combined with large parks, canals, harbour environments and an archipelago that can be reached using the city’s public transport network.
The strange story of Gothenburg tea: Chinese tea imported to Sweden and then smuggled into Britain during the 18th century.
Discover Carnegie Porter, the Gothenburg beer with Scottish roots and a history stretching back around two centuries to the brewery at Klippan.
Meet the Scottish Dickson family, whose Gothenburg trading house built a fortune exporting Swedish timber to Britain during the 19th century.
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.
Explore Gothenburg’s Medical History Museum and discover how healthcare, hospitals and medical treatment changed from earlier centuries to modern times.
Discover Gothenburg Radio Museum, a lesser-known museum filled with radios, transmitters and communication technology from Sweden’s technical history.
Visit World of Volvo in Gothenburg for exhibitions, events and the story of one of Sweden’s best-known brands in the city where Volvo began.
Discover Frölunda in western Gothenburg, from Frölunda Torg and everyday local life to parks, residential areas and the nearby west-coast shoreline.
Explore Majorna in Gothenburg, a relaxed neighbourhood known for old wooden houses, cafés, pubs, local life and easy access to the waterfront.