Gothenburg, known in Swedish as Göteborg, is the second-largest city in Sweden after Stockholm and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries. Situated on the west coast at the mouth of the Göta älv where it enters the Kattegat, it serves as the gubernatorial seat of Västra Götaland County. The city lies approximately 400 kilometers from the capital and occupies a strategic position between Danish Halland and Norwegian Bohuslän, making it a critical gateway to the North Sea and Atlantic.