Photos: Pasi Mämmelä from Göteborg, Sweden, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0 Tobi 87, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 ArildV, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Photo credits
Photos: Pasi Mämmelä from Göteborg, Sweden, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0 Tobi 87, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 ArildV, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Haga's streets, saved from demolition
Your local guide
Freja Lindqvist
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Highlights
- A street that survived 1980s demolition plans
- Original wooden and brick buildings, side by side
- New construction built to match the old
- Gothenburg's oldest surviving working-class district
- A courtyard behind the main street
About this tour
This session walks Haga Nygata and the courtyards behind it, Gothenburg's oldest surviving working-class district. You see the mix of original wooden and brick buildings and a courtyard where newer construction was built to match rather than replace what stood before. Freja explains how close the whole street came to demolition in the 1980s.
She moves at an easy pace down the main street, then slows in the courtyard to point out specific rebuilding details. Questions about the redevelopment plans that almost happened come up regularly, and she answers with her own family's memory of the period.
This suits anyone interested in how a city decides what to save. It pairs with Freja's evening session on nearby Linnégatan for a fuller sense of the same corner of town.
Included
- Live video walk with a local guide
- Questions to your guide all the way
- A short list of places to visit later
Not included
- Internet connection
- Travel to the city
Itinerary
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Welcome and sound check 5 min
The guide joins the video call, checks the picture and sound with you, and gives you a quick sense of Gothenburg before heading out.
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Haga Nygata 21 min
The camera moves along Haga Nygata, the district's main street, past wooden and brick buildings that survived a wave of 1980s redevelopment plans.
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Courtyards behind the street 21 min
Ducking into a courtyard behind the main street, I point out how some buildings were rebuilt to match the surviving originals rather than replacing them outright.
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Your questions 9 min
Time to ask anything about Gothenburg: prices, safety, food, or whatever you are curious about.
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A short list to keep 4 min
Before you go, the guide sums up with a few things worth remembering: a dish to try: West coast prawns (Västerhavsräkor) and Haga, worth a slower look.
Good to know
- A stable wifi or mobile connection makes the picture smoother than a shaky one.
- Any phone, tablet or laptop with a camera works. You watch, the guide does the walking.
- Times are shown in Stockholm time, so check the time where you are before you book.
- The session is not recorded, and recording it yourself is not allowed. Feel free to take your own notes.
- Ask questions any time, out loud or in the chat. The guide will pause to answer.
- Sessions run in small groups, up to 10 people, so there is room for everyone to ask something.
Questions about this tour
What will the session cover?
The guide walks through Gothenburg, showing you Haga Nygata and Courtyards behind the street live on camera, plus whatever else you would like to see.
What happens if my connection drops?
Rejoin with the same link within a few minutes and the guide will catch you up on anything you missed.
Can I ask the guide questions during the session, or is it a fixed script?
Anything, any time. Sessions leave room for your own questions throughout, not just at the end.
How it works
- You get one join link after booking.
- Join from any device: phone, tablet or laptop.
- We meet on Google Meet; the link comes with your booking. I walk Haga live with my phone.
Times shown in Stockholm time (CET)
Cancellation
Flexible
- Cancel up to 24 hours before the start: full refund.
- Cancel less than 24 hours before the start, or no-show: no refund.
- If the guide cancels or the date does not reach its minimum group: full refund.
- Cancel in My Account → Bookings; the refund is calculated from the start time in the tour's local time.
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