Get right to the heart of West Sweden with Meet the Locals

Take a ride with a horse and cart or in a classic Oldsmobile. Meet a Guinness World Record holder, learn to bake some Swedish Fika, or swap gardening tips with a like-minded enthusiast.

Meet our Locals

Cecilia sits in a sunny room with dark green walls - waiting to take you for an interesting walk around Gothenburg. You can find her on Meet the Locals

A walk around Gothenburg and unusual facts

Gothenburg down...

The island of Lyr, a garden and the family D’Arcy

Island of Lyr

Couple infront of an apple tree. In Ekebo, on the island of Kållandsö near Läckö Castle you can visit them on their organic farm with the concept Meet the Locals.

A family farm for fika and fresh apple juice

Ekebo Farm

Patrik swoops round a bend on a trail in he woods. Go MTB biking with Patrik from Meet the Locals

MTB biking in woodland with Patrik

Ulricehamn

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Upcoming Events

21 October 2023

Lights In Alingås

– with Citypolarna

Now it’s time for light festival 3 in order after Smögenbryggan and Nossan’s Light Festival. And it would be nice to have company and that we are guaranteed to have a pleasant and chatty...

Pick up at Universeum/world culture museum at 18:30 Same side as they are on. I have a blue Dacia Sandero

10 October 2023

A walk in Trädgårdsföreningen

– with Citypolarna

Take a stroll after work and lose the stresses of day among trees and flowers for a while… Those who want to have a coffee, we can decide when we meet. Bad weather =...

Trädgårdsföreningen - Grindstugan at the Bältespännarparken entrance opposite Stora teatern Göteborg

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What is Meet the Locals

We have so many ways for you to get off the beaten track and experience everyday life in West Sweden with someone who lives here.

All our Locals want to share their personal enthusiasms with you, and that could be vintage cars and Raggare culture, their love of horses, Swedish fika and baking, hiking or biking in our beautiful environment, gardening, farming, or a guided tour of their favourite places and stories. Take a look through our list of Locals and see if there is something you’d like to do.

We have also brought together some other initiatives where you can meet up with new friends who share an interest, or just to share a ride to the next stop on your itinerary.

How does meeting a local work?

Meeting a local is simple and fun. An exciting way to get inside daily life in West Sweden.

Find a local

Search among all locals for an activity you find extra interesting.

Send request

Send a request to meet and share a little bit more about yourself.

Find a time

Communicate securely through the website and find a time that suits you both.

Meet

The highlight. Get to know another exciting person and share an experience together.

Share your daily life – become a Local

Do you live in West Sweden and have an enthusiasm you’d like to share with visitors and people who are new to the area? Are you interested in meeting people from all over the world, giving them an insight into daily life in Sweden? Then you might enjoy being a Local yourself!

All you need to do is register yourself here at Meet the Locals, write a little bit about yourself and the experience you want to share, and we’ll be in touch to help get you started.

Two women meet and are rolling out pastry in a kitchen while talking to each other.

More sharing

Sharing is the heart of Meet the Locals, and it can happen in different ways. Individuals who share their interests, or initiatives that minimise the use of resources by sharing or borrowing instead of buying. It can, for example, be a service for sharing a ride instead of traveling alone in a car, or when someone shares leftover fruit from their garden. You can find lots of great sharing initiatives in and around Gothenburg on Smarta Kartan.