"The Danish Girl" will have its Swedish premiere at the festival.
The London-born helmer, who won an Oscar for "The King's Speech" in 2010, will be present in Goteborg to receive the honorary prize.
As previously announced, Tobias Lindholm's "A War", Mads Matthiesen's "The Model" and Runar Runarsson's "Sparrows" are among the eight Nordic films set to compete for a Dragon Award.