The Göta Canal is a Swedish canal constructed in the early nineteeth century. It formed the backbone of a waterway stretching some 614 km (382 miles), linking a number of lakes and rivers to provide a route from Gothenburg on the west coast to Söderköping on the Baltic Sea via the river Göta älv and the Trollhätte kanal, through the large lakes Vänern and Vättern.  
This Scandinavian city is sometimes called “The Venice of the North” WatchMojo Travel Channel