Last updated: March 2025
The "Jubilee Park" (Jubileumsparken) is a city park in the developing area of Frihamnen in central Gothenburg. The first part of the park finished construction in 2024, but the aim is that the park will continue to grow and develop until the year 2035 [Ref. 1-2, 5]. The park is said to be the result of the wishes of the people of Gothenburg to have better access to green areas and water before the city's 400-year jubilee in 2023 [Ref. 2]. To achieve this, the park has been constructed gradually in cooperation with residents, using a method called placemaking, where activities and amenities are tested in place to get feedback from residents before being made permanent [Ref. 2, 4]. Additionally, activities in the park are being run by a youth organisations, which also offers summer jobs to young people from across the city and aims to engage marginalised groups [Ref. 1, 6]. The park provides amenities a sculpture-based playground, an outdoor classroom, places to sit and a harbour bath at the edge of the park, with outdoor pools and a sauna. The park contains elements for biodiversity such as trees, meadows and an area for urban farming, increasing biodiversity and connectivity compared to the previous land use as a harbour [Ref. 1, 2, 9].
View of Jubileumsparken, particularly the swimming arena
https://www.goteborg.com/platser/jubileumsparken
Overview
Nature-based solution
- Community gardens and allotments
- Community gardens
- Horticulture
- Parks and urban forests
- Large urban parks or forests
Key challenges
- Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15)
- Green space creation and/or management
- Regeneration, land-use and urban development
- Conversion of former industrial areas
- Health and well-being (SDG 3)
- Creation of opportunities for recreation
- Enabling opportunities for physical activity
- Inclusive and effective governance (SDG 16)
- Inclusive governance
- Social justice, cohesion and equity (SDG 10)
- Social interaction
- Sense of community and community engagement
Principal problems in Functional Urban Area (FUA)
- Environmental Degradation
- Biodiversity loss
- Health, Well-being and Social cohesion
- Inadequate access to recreational opportunities
- Disconnection from nature
- Poor community engagement
Key priorities
Biodiversity (conservation and/or restoration), Social Justice and community
Focus
Creation of new green areas, Creation of areas for food production (community gardens, allotments), Creation of any other green urban spaces
Project objectives
- Create a multifunctional new city park that attracts people from the entire city
- Have spaces for sports, physical activities, recreation and play
- Connect the park to the river, allow for activities in and by the water
- Harbour a rich animal and plant life
- Preserve and utilise the existing green area
- Involve residents in the planning process
- Make the park accessible to everyone
[Ref. 3, 4, 6]
Implementation activities
1. Planning for developing the harbour district Frihamnen into a new urban area, expanding the city centre and building more housing.
2. Planning for developing Jubilieumsparken as the city park of the new district to address the need for public green space [Ref. 3].
3. Establish temporary elements (such as saltwater swimming pools and an outdoor classroom) of the new park to test and get feedback from citizens [Ref. 2, 4].
4. The city parliament decided in 2019 to keep investing in the park and make it permanent [Ref. 8].
5. Establish partnerships with NGOs to get youths involved in organizing activities and make the park accessible to people with different backgrounds and abilities [Ref. 6].
6. The first part of the park will be completed in 2024, including a swimming area and sauna, a playground, an outdoor classroom, space for urban farming, and planting of grown trees [Ref. 1-2].
Main beneficiaries
- Non-government organisation/Civil Society
- Citizens or community groups
- Food producers and cultivators (i.e. farmers, gardeners)
- Young people and children
- Marginalized groups: Children, young people or youth groups , People with functional diversities
Governance
Management set-up
- Government-led
Type of initiating organisation
- Local government/municipality
Participatory approaches/ community involvement
- Co-planning (e.g. stakeholder workshops, focus groups, participatory mapping)
- Consultation (e.g. workshop, surveys, community meetings, town halls)
Details on the roles of the organisations involved in the project
The City of Gothenburg initiated and funded the park project [Ref. 1, 3]. Architecture and landscaping firms designed the park and engaged the public [Ref. 2, 7].
Project implemented in response to ...
... an EU policy or strategy?
No
... a national policy or strategy?
No
... a local policy or strategy?
Yes
(Programme for Frihamnen neighbourhood [Ref. 3])
Type of enablers
Governance innovations (such as public private partnerships)
Financing
Total cost
More than €4,000,000
Source(s) of funding
- Public local authority budget
Type of funding
- Earmarked public budget
Non-financial contribution
Unknown
Impacts and Monitoring
Environmental impacts
- Green space and habitat
- Increased green space area
- Achieved increased green space area
- Increased ecological connectivity across regeneration sites and scales
- Expected increased ecological connectivity across regeneration sites and scales
- Increased number of species present
- Achieved increased number of species present
- Enhanced support of pollination
- Expected enhanced support of pollination
Economic impacts
- Increase of green jobs (e.g. paid employment positions)
- Achieved increase of green jobs (e.g. paid employment positions)
Socio-cultural impacts
- Social justice and cohesion
- Improved access to urban green space
- Achieved improved access to urban green space
- Increased visibility and opportunity for marginalised groups or indigenous peoples
- Achieved increased visibility and opportunity for marginalised groups or indigenous peoples
- Increased involvement of locals in the management of green spaces
- Achieved increased involvement of locals in the management of green spaces
- Health and wellbeing
- Gain in activities for recreation and exercise
- Achieved gain in activities for recreation and exercise
Type of reported impacts
Presence of formal monitoring system
Yes
Presence of indicators used in reporting
Yes
Presence of monitoring/ evaluation reports
No evidence in public records
Availability of a web-based monitoring tool
No evidence in public records
Potential risks of implementation and trade-offs
Unknown
References
1.
City of Gothenburg (n.d.). Jubileumsparken - nybyggnad. Accessed on August 14, 2024, [Source link];
2.
City of Gothenburg (n.d.). Jubileumsparken i Frihamnen. Accessed on August 14, 2024, [Source link];
3.
City of Gothenburg (2014). Program för Frihamnen och del av Ringön. [Source link];
4.
UN Climate Technology Centre & Network (n.d.). Älvstaden - a New District Co-Created with Residents. Accessed on August 14, 2024, [Source link];
5.
City of Gothenburg (2024). Jubileumsparken nominerad till internationellt pris. Accessed on August 14, 2024, [Source link];
6.
City of Gothenburg (n.d.). Tillgänglig för alla. Accessed on August 14, 2024, [Source link];
7.
Landezine International Landscape Award (n.d.). Jubileumsparken (Play & Learn Park and Blue Park) by atelier le balto + Mareld + Raumlabor. Accessed on August 14, 2024, [Source link];
8.
Franzén, S. (2019). Grönt ljus för Jubileumsparken. City of Gothenburg, Accessed on August 14, 2024, [Source link];
9.
Hasselfors Garden (n.d.). Biologisk mångfald i fokus när Jubileumsparken skapades. Accessed on August 14, 2024, [Source link];
10.
City of Gothenburg (2024). Hamnbadet får utmärkelsen ”Årets stadsbyggnadsprojekt”. Accessed on August 15, 2024, [Source link];
Seating arrangements and playground in Jubilieumsparken
https://goteborg.se/wps/portal/enhetssida/jubileumsparken/infor-ditt-besok/ata-och-dricka
Information about this nature-based solution was collected as part of the Naturescapes project funded by the European Union under Grant Agreement No 101084341.