The main shopping center is Nordstan. It's located next to Brunnsparken and it is connected to the central train station. It has many outlets with international companies such as Esprit, Vero Moda and Swedish companies such as H&M, à hléns City, Rock, Nordic Design etc.
Close to Nordstan is the smaller shopping center Arkaden, with a number of fashion boutiques.
Saluhallen, Kungstorget, is a charming indoor food hall.
NK Ãstra Hamngatan 42 is the more expensive type of shopping center. International brand names such as Paul Smith, Patek Philippe, Audemars Piguet, Dior, YSL and Prada share space with equally well-known Swedish brands - for instance the crystal manufacturers Orrefors and Kosta Boda.
Bengans
Stigbergstorget 1, (http://www.bengans.se/). a big, famous swedish record store with lots of records, old and new, in all kinds of genres. you will find something to buy here, no matter if you're a record collector, hipster, or chart music fan. they also have a cafe.
There is a regular bus service to Ikea and other "big box" warehouses just outside the city.
Events
Gothenburg Film Festival
Every year in February, the town is invaded by cinema buffs for the annual Gothenburg Film Festival (http://www.filmfestival.org). The festival, which is growing every year, is now one of the major Scandinavian movie festivals.
Julstaden
The christmas celebration takes place in december. the city centre is filled with christmas lights and various activities. the event has become a popular tourist attraction.
Göteborgskalaset
now called kulturkalaset takes place annually in august. city-festival featuring musical performances, a wide array of foreign food booths and lots and lots of beer. massive public drunkenness and under-aged intoxication has made the city council consider to cancel the whole thing. if you stay off the absolute city-centre like the avenue avenyn you may find interesting parties and activities though.
VROM
volvo rendezvous for owners & members (http://www.vrom.org/) - an annual meeting for volvo enthusiasts.
HBT-Festivalen
Since 2007 Gothenburg has its own Pride festival called HBT-Festivalen (http://www.hbt-gbg.se/).
Göteborg Aero Show
(http://www.aeroseum.se/) - sweden's major annual air show, attracting tens of thousands spectators every year
Sport events
Göteborgsvarvet
(http://www.goteborgsvarve...) is half a marathon 21 km which is run in may in central gothenburg once a year, with more than 30,000 participants.
Gothia Cup
Once a year during july, football playing youths from more than 50 countries take part in Gothia Cup, the world's biggest football tournament with over 1,000 teams.
On weekends during season Ullevi stadium hosts soccer games featuring one or two of the local teams IFK Göteborg, Ãrgryte IS or GAIS. The fourth major team, Häcken, plays at Rambergsvallen.
Frölunda Indians
At Scandinavium hockey stadium the local team Frölunda Indians plays games every week during season.
wrestling
On occasion you can see wrestling (http://www.gbgwrestling.com/) on different locations in Gothenburg.