Swedish Exhibition And Congress Centre

The Swedish Exhibition and Congress Centre (Swedish: Svenska MÃ¤ssan) is an exhibition and convention centre in Gothenburg, Sweden and one of Scandinavia's largest assembly points, which attracts around 1.8 million visitors a year. It is one of Europe's largest, fully integrated hotel and congress facilities, owned and run by a nonprofit foundation, the Swedish Exhibition & Congress Centre Foundation.

A third tower was built in 2011â€"2014, making the venue one of the five largest in Europe, with a room capacity of over 1,200. The third tower is the tallest building (100Â m (330Â ft)) in Gothenburg and the fourth tallest in Sweden.

History

Experience The Swedish Exhibitions & Congress Centre and Gothia Towers - A global meetingpoint in the hart of Scandinavia, En global mÃ¶tesplats i hjÃ¤rtat av Skandinavien.

In the early 20th century a variety of Swedish companies arranged fairs in order to promote Swedish industry. Hence emerged the idea of a congress centre, and on 8Â July 1918 the official Swedish Exhibition and Congress Centre was opened.

Svenska MÃ¤ssan wanted to expand further. During the 1970s, they started organizing courses and conferences, thus conference and congress facilities were built.

Facilities

Hotel Gothia Towers in Gothenburg, Sweden Stock Photo: 68306366 .... Source : www.alamy.com

The centre has nine exhibition halls, 60 meeting rooms (from 2 to 8,800 guests), a congress hall for 1,500 people, eight restaurants, five bars and Scandinavia's largest hotel, Gothia Towers. The centre has an area of 41,000Â m² (440,000Â sqÂ ft) for exhibitions and congresses, and each year about 30 exhibitions are held with 8,000 exhibitors. Festivities and banquets are held at the venue with up to 8,000 guests.

Location

Swedish Exhibition & Congress Centre unveils fourth tower - CMW. Source : www.c-mw.net

The location of the Congress Centre was decided by different trade commissions and industry corporations when Svenska MÃ¤ssan was established. The location is efficient since it is in the middle of Scandinavia, equidistant to the three capitals of Sweden, Denmark and Norway â€" Stockholm, Copenhagen and Oslo. The central location also places the venue within walking distance of hotels, restaurants, pubs, shopping malls and theatres.

Events

GOTHENBURG, SWEDEN - AUGUST 26, 2018: Gothia Towers in Gothenburg .... Source : www.alamy.com

The arena was one of the four potential candidate venues to host the Eurovision Song Contest 2013. In the end, the MalmÃ¶ Arena was chosen to host the contest.