Vasaparken, Gothenburg, park in Lorensberg, Gothenburg, Sweden

Vasaparken is a city park with tall, mature trees, soft grass lawns, and winding paths that lead through the grounds. The park features gently rolling terrain that slopes from the north near Vasagatan street down toward the south, creating different levels for walking and sitting.

Vasaparken was completed in 1892 at a cost of 10,525 kronor, on the site of a demolished slum quarter called Skojarbacken, whose name referred to swindlers, illegal tavern keepers, idlers, rag-pickers and fortune-tellers. It was inaugurated only in 1908, after the present University of Gothenburg main building was finished.

The park takes its name from the Vasa dynasty, and its site was once Skojarbacken, a quarter whose name referred to the swindlers, illegal tavern keepers, idlers, rag-pickers and fortune-tellers living there. Nationalteatern's song "Bängen trålar" mentions Vasaparken. Children from wealthy Vasastan and from the Landala workers' district played here after the park was laid out.

The park occupies one block on a slope running from Vasagatan in the north up to Engelbrektsgatan in the south, bounded by Götabergsgatan to the east and Aschebergsgatan to the west. The University of Gothenburg's main building stands in the northern part, facing Vasaplatsen across Vasagatan. South of Engelbrektsgatan, Vasakyrkan and Studenternas Hus continue the green setting up toward Hvitfeldtska gymnasiet.

Vasaparken is named in Nationalteatern's song "Bängen trålar". The park was finished in 1892 at a cost of 10,525 kronor but was only inaugurated in 1908, once the University of Gothenburg's main building facing Vasaplatsen stood complete. Children from wealthy Vasastan and from the Landala workers' district played here together.