The reason was to give local pedlars a legal place for vending their merchandise (and for the government the ability to collect taxes on this trade).

In its 2017 report, Police in Sweden placed the Norrby, Hässleholmen and Hulta districts in the most severe category of urban areas with high crime rates.

[7] The city arms depicts two pairs of sheep shears, a tribute to the vast number of smiths in the town in early history.

Besides being the home of the official Swedish Kilogram-weight and the atomic clock that sets the national time, SP conducts various testing and research to promote consumer safety.

The table tennis club, Mariedals IK, had three players in the Swedish youth team: Hampus Söderlund, Mattias Översjö and Jimmy Ojakangas.

Borås hosted the water polo events of the XIII FINA World Masters Championships 2010, from 28 July to 6 August.

Other sports clubs located in Borås include: The Rydafältet hosted the motorcycle speedway teams Saxarna in 1951 and Knallarna in 1952.

Considering it being inland and quite far south, summer temperatures are rather subdued by Swedish standards, whilst winter average highs hover just above freezing.

This is also due to maritime airflows coming from the Atlantic and easily being transported over lowland areas, where the precipitation eventually falls with a slight orographic lift.

This renders heavy solid or wet snowfall in winter and the freeze-thaw cycle is normally dominant, with irregular snow cover.