Vasagatan is a major street in central Gothenburg

Gothenburg

Gothenburg is the second-largest city in Sweden and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries. Situated on the west coast of Sweden, the city proper has a population of 519,399, with 549,839 in the urban area and total of 937,015 inhabitants in the metropolitan area...

 named after King Gustav Vasa. It stretches from Sprängkullsgatan in west to Heden

Heden

Heden is a ballcourt and public space/square in the centre of Gothenburg, Sweden. Football matches are played here in the run up to the final of the Gothia Cup. The final is played at Ullevi. Also the largest handball tournament in the world is played here during the summer: Partille Cup. Then...

 in east.

Along it are well known establishments like the Röhsska Museum, Göteborgs universitets traditional main building

Gothenburg University

The University of Gothenburg is a university in Sweden's second largest city, Gothenburg.- Character :The University of Gothenburg is the third-oldest Swedish university, and with 24,900 full-time students it is also among the largest universities in the Nordic countries...

 and Gothenburg School of Economics and Commercial Law

Gothenburg School of Economics and Commercial Law

The Gothenburg School of Business, Economics and Law at the University of Gothenburg is a business school in Gothenburg, Sweden. It was founded in 1923 as an independent business college and is situated in the centre of the city, between the districts Vasastaden and Haga...

. The street is known for its many café

Café

A café , also spelled cafe, in most countries refers to an establishment which focuses on serving coffee, like an American coffeehouse. In the United States, it may refer to an informal restaurant, offering a range of hot meals and made-to-order sandwiches...

s, and it has several restaurants. It is said to have the most dense bicycle traffic in Gothenburg. The street crosses Kungsportsavenyn

Kungsportsavenyn

Kungsportsavenyn, commonly known as just Avenyn , is the main street of Gothenburg, Sweden, and a smaller counterpart of the Champs-Élysées. It was created in the 1860s and 1870s as a result of an international town planning competition...

, and this crossing is the midpoint of nightlife in Gothenburg.