The Trollhättan canal is the canal between the Vänern Lake and Göteborg in te Kattegat. The canal is 82 km long, with 44 metres in water level difference. There are 6 huge locks along the canal, 90 m long by 13 m wide. The city of Trollhättan has 45,000 inhabitants. Trollhättan was the latest place accessible for boats coming upstream from Göteborg. There was a big waterfall in Trollhättan which gave its name to "Vattenfall", the Swedish energy corporation.
The marina in Trollhättan is located on the Spikö island. It includes 40 berths withfull service.