// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Gothenburg?
Gothenburg scores 65.8% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #121 of 388 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
65.8%
Rank
#121 / 388
Criteria present
47 / 86
Evidence coverage
77.9%
Gothenburg's smart city score by area
9 present · 4 partial · 1 absent · 1 not assessed
9 present · 3 partial · 0 absent
7 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 4 not assessed
7 present · 1 partial · 1 absent · 2 not assessed
8 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 3 not assessed
4 present · 2 partial · 1 absent · 1 not assessed
3 present · 6 partial · 2 absent · 3 not assessed
Where Gothenburg is strong
- ▸Public Transport & Real-Time Information
- ▸Energy & Smart Grid
- ▸Green Space & Biodiversity
- ▸Culture, Tourism & Recreation
- ▸Digital Government Services
Where the gaps are
- ▸Critical Infrastructure Resilience
- ▸Air Quality & Monitoring
- ▸Climate Adaptation & Heat
- ▸Innovation & Economic Development
- ▸Urban Data Platform & Digital Twin
Evidence highlights
Open Data & Transparency · Official open data portal
The City of Gothenburg operates an official open data portal, accessible at data.goteborg.se and goteborg.se/psidata, which provides open data from the city.
https://data.goteborg.se/Open Data & Transparency · Programmatic API access
Göteborg Energi, a municipal company in Gothenburg, offers programmatic API access for electricity grid fees, explicitly stating that data can be accessed via a machine-readable API.
https://www.goteborgenergi.se/apiConnectivity & ICT Infrastructure · Fibre / high-speed broadband coverage
Gothenburg has an independent and neutral city fiber network, 234 miles long, reaching approximately 100,000 households and 60,000 businesses, offering fast, stable, and secure internet.
https://www.goteborgenergi.se/privat/stadsfiberConnectivity & ICT Infrastructure · Public Wi-Fi network
Gothenburg offers free Wi-Fi hotspots in several public locations, including Landvetter Airport, Central Station, and the Gothenburg Visitor Centre, with many cafes and restaurants also providing Wi-Fi.
https://www.goteborg.com/en/guides/internet-wifiAbout this assessment
Gothenburg was assessed against the 86 criteria of the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework on 2026-09-03 by AI agents gathering evidence from official public sources. Each criterion is marked present, partial or absent, and every finding links to where it was found. Scores refresh continuously as cities publish new evidence.