Gothenburg is the second-largest city in Sweden and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries. It is situated by Kattegat, on the west coast of Sweden, and has a population of approximately 580,000 in the urban area and about 1 million inhabitants in the metropolitan area. 

Gothenburg was founded as a heavily fortified, primarily Dutch, trading colony, by royal charter in 1621 by King Gustavus Adolphus. In addition to the generous privileges (e.g. tax relaxation) given to his Dutch allies from the then-ongoing Thirty Years' War, the king also attracted significant numbers of his German and Scottish allies to populate his only town on the western coast. At a key strategic location at the mouth of the Göta älv, where Scandinavia's largest drainage basin enters the sea, the Port of Gothenburg is now the largest port in the Nordic countries. 

Gothenburg is home to many students, as the city includes the University of Gothenburg and Chalmers University of Technology. Volvo was founded in Gothenburg in 1927. The original, parent Volvo Group and the now separate Volvo Car Corporation are still headquartered on the island of Hisingen in the city. Other key companies are SKF and Astra Zeneca. 

Gothenburg is served by Göteborg Landvetter Airport southeast of the city center. The smaller Göteborg City Airport, from the city center, was closed to regular airline traffic in 2015.

1. How many colleges are in Gothenburg?
2. Can you name one?
3. What large manufacturer started in Gothenburg in 1927?
4. Where is their home office?
5. Has the company split into two divisions?
6. What is the airport for that region?
7. Did one close recently?
8. Where was it located?
9. When did it close?
10. How does Gothenburg compare to other cities in Sweden based on size?
11. How about among all the Nordic countries?
12. How many people live there?
13. How about in the metro area?
14. What sort of colony did it start out as?
15. What nationality of people mostly lived there, then?
16. Who chartered the town?
17. When?
18. How big is the port there, today?

Numbered answers:
1. Two
2. University of Gothenburg
3. Volvo
4. Gothenburg
5. yes
6. Göteborg Landvetter Airport
7. yes
8. from the city center,
9. 2015
10. it is the second-largest
11. fifth-largest
12. 580,000
13. about 1 million
14. trading
15. Dutch,
16. King Gustavus Adolphus
17. 1621
18. the largest port in the Nordic countries.