Stockholm University

 

Cost of living

Most students will need to apply for a residence permit before arriving in Sweden. For more information about visas see: www.studyinsweden.se/Living-in-Sweden/Do-I-need-a-visa/.

When applying for a residence permit, you must prove to the Swedish Migration Board that you will have a guaranteed sum of money at your disposal throughout the entire period of your studies. The amount, SEK 7,300 per month for ten months of the year, is set by the Migration Board. If you wish to bring your family you must show that you have at your disposal an additional SEK 3,000 per month for your spouse and SEK 1,800 per month per child.

Updated information on living costs can be found on the national website, StudyinSweden: www.studyinsweden.se/Living-in-Sweden/Cost-of-living/.

Student Union membership
Student Union membership is no longer obligatory in Sweden. Current information on the cost of Student Union membership is available from the Student Union website. Stockholm University Student Union.
 
Study materials
It may be sometimes necessary to buy materials for the course or study programme. Information on these costs is available via individual departments at the University. Departments at Stockholm University.

 

Health insurance

Stockholm University strongly recommends students to have a complete insurance cover to avoid extreme costs that might occur. Carefully consider which level of insurance you need and pay particular attention to the coverage’s restrictions and exclusions.

 

Personal injury insurance during school hours

All students in Sweden, including PhD students, are currently covered by the personal injury insurance (the general student insurance) that is obtained on behalf of universities and colleges within the State insurance system by Kammarkollegiet. The insurance applies in Sweden during school hours and during travel to and from the location where school hours are spent.

EU/EEA citizens and the European health insurance card

Students from EU/EEA member countries should bring the European Health Insurance Card, issued by the social insurance office in your home country. The card states that you are entitled to health care on the same conditions and at the same price as permanent residents in Sweden. Bring the card whenever you seek medical care.

Citizens of Algeria, Australia and the Quebec-region (Canada)

Sweden has special agreements with Algeria, Australia and the Quebec-region (Canada) regarding emergency medical care. If you are from any of these countries, please contact the Social Insurance office in your home country for more information.

Exchange students

All exchange students from universities with which Stockholm University has a formal exchange agreement are covered by the Swedish State Insurance for Foreign Students in Sweden (STUDENT IN). This coverage is restricted to your study period at Stockholm University and extends only to claims arising while you are physically present in the country of Sweden. The insurance applies 24-hours a day and includes: Disability and death payment, home transport cover, liability cover and legal expenses cover.

SI-scholarship holders

Students holding a Swedish Institute scholarship are insured by the Swedish State Group Insurance and Personal Insurance (GIF). The insurance covers illness and accident during the scholarship period. For more information please contact the Swedish Institute.

 

Housing

As a special service Stockholm University tries to assist students from partner universities with accommodation. Stockholm University does not own any student dormitories and does not normally organise accommodation for students. A special exception is made for exchange students from Universities with which Stockholm University has a signed co-operation agreement.

The Housing Office manages a limited number of rooms in Stockholm. Unfortunately, due to the high demand and shortage of accommodation in Stockholm, we cannot guarantee accommodation for every exchange student. We can only help Erasmus students who come to Stockholm University for studies so we cannot help students who are here on Erasmus internships. As it is very hard to find accommodation in Stockholm we advise students that have not been given accommodation through the Housing Office to start looking as soon as possible.

For more information about finding housing on your own please click on the following link:  
http://www.su.se/english/study/student-services/housing-for-exchange-students/find-housing-on-your-own

In order to be able to apply for housing you need to be an exchange student who is registered at Stockholm University for studies. The Housing Office has changed the routine for students who want to apply for housing. Exchange students who are coming for the Autumn semester 2013 must fill out the general registration form (students coming on an Erasmus agreement, Nordplus, Linnaeus-Palme or on a departmental agreement) or fill out the on-line application form for exchange students (students coming on a central-wide university agreement, North2North and Nordlys).Your coordinator will give this information to the Housing Office and after May 20 the Housing Office will e-mail all students who are coming for the Autumn semester 2013 information on how to apply for accommodation.

http://www.su.se/english/study/student-services/housing-for-exchange-students/apply-for-housing

We have a few rooms available until July 31, 2013 so if you are an exchange student that is looking for housing for Spring semester 2013 please e-mail: housing@su.se.

If you are an international master student or Erasmus Mundus student you are not eligable to participate in the housing lottery. At the moment we have a few single room studio apartments in Lidingö and Kista available until July 31, 2013.The rent at Lidingö is 1150 SEK per week. The rent at Kista is 975 SEK per week. Please e-mail the Housing Office directly if you are interested in accommodation in these areas: housing@su.se. Please observe that we cannot help International master studentens or Erasmus Mundus students with accommodation for the Autumn semester 2013.  

 

Places to visit

See this travel guide link where you can find various information about Stockholm's events, restaurants, coffe houses, places to visit: http://www.visitstockholm.com/en/To-Do/Attractions/.

 

Mobility

Here you will find information on travel arrangements: travel from the airport, arrival in Stockholm, and how to find your way to the University.
 
How to get to the Housing Office, Stockholm University
 
From the Central station (T-centralen) 

Take the underground red line towards Mörby centrum; get off at the station called Universitetet. More information and SL journey planner: http://www.sl.se/english 

When you get out of the underground station walk straight ahead, approx. 200 metres, take a right when you pass the building Allhuset. Walk approx. 100m to the large pale-blue building. Choose the entrance with a letter “A”. The Housing Office has visiting hours at the Information Desk on floor 4.

A single trip costs about SEK 30. We suggest that you wait with buying any other travelcard, since you will get a reduction once you have paid the Student Union Fee. 

How to get to Stockholm 

Airport 

From Arlanda Airport (65 km north) you can reach Stockholm with the Arlanda Express train, or the airport coach. The airport coah is the cheaper alternative of these two:
http://www.arlandaexpress.com 
http://www.flygbussarna.se 

From Skavsta Airport (100 km south) you can reach Stockholm with the airport coach (http://www.flygbussarna.se). 

From Västerås Airport (110 km west) you can reach Stockholm with the airport coach.

Train 

See http://www.sj.se for timetable and prices.