In which country is the Gävle goat erected each year?

The Gävle goat is erected each year in Sweden.

This giant straw Christmas goat stands in Slottstorget, or Castle Square, in the city of Gävle. It is a large version of the traditional Scandinavian Yule goat, a Christmas decoration whose history is connected to older Nordic customs and later holiday symbolism.

The first Gävle goat was built in 1966 after advertising consultant Stig Gavlén proposed the idea. His brother Jörgen, then chief of Gävle's fire department, designed the structure. The original measured about 13 metres tall, 7 metres long, and weighed roughly 3 tonnes. It was burned on New Year's Eve, beginning a notorious history of attempted destruction.

The display is normally unveiled around the first day of Advent. Since 1986, two goats have often been built by separate local groups. Arson, vandalism, weather, and even birds have threatened it, but destroying the goat is illegal. The Gävle goat should not be confused with Sweden's smaller household Yule-goat decorations: this is the famous giant public display in Gävle.