A lot of things in Sweden can be done over the internet, check out the
links provided here. Also, even in taxis it is common to pay by credit
card. Thus, you do not need to carry a lot of Swedish cash. In the
airport, the central station, and other tourist places you can find FOREX exchange booths. Sweden does not
use Euros, they use Swedish Krona, here is an online currency converter.
At the FOREX
exchanges booths at the airport, you can also get your reimbursements
for Tax-Free purchases,
provided you reside outside the EU.
For information about Stockholm and all the things to see, visit the
official Visitor web site Stockholm
town (for English select the language in the top right corner).
Stockholm has many museums, for example the Vasa museum, see also Stockholm - the
Museum city and the Visitor web site. A good information booklet in
English and Swedish is "What's
On Stockholm" that you should be able to find at every hotel. You
can find it also through the Stockholmtown web site. You can download
its parts also as pdf files from the web site, for example, the downtown
map. It contains listings of museums and current events.
NOTE: Any mentioning of a particular business is not a commercial
endorsement for any of the companies, it is only provided as
information for visitors.
Travel to Stockholm
By Air
Main airport: Arlanda.
40 km North of Stockholm.
Travel to/from airport: Arlanda
Express: From Arlanda you can take the high speed train to the
central train station, cost 180 SEK. Flygbussarna:
Alternatively, you can take the airport bus, called "Flygbussarna" that
also goes to Central Station, cost 89 SEK (170 SEK round trip). The
advantage is that the Flygbuss stops at Haga Forum
(next to Stallmästaregården), as well as near the Palace
Hotel, if
you stay in one of these hotels. Taxi: Take care to
take only official taxis, they are found at the taxi
stands outside the airport terminals and usually are black with a
yellow license plate. If someone offers you a ride inside the
terminals, do not follow them. Taxis have a fixed price from Arlanda to
Downtown Stockholm, the price is often posted on the taxi, and should
not be more than 390 SEK.
Skavsta airport:
located in the South, near Nyköping. The airport is mainly served
by Ryanair. Flygbussarna
has bus connection to downtown Stockholm, cost 130 SEK (199 SEK round
trip).
Bromma
airport:
close to Stockholm center. Mainly served by domestic airlines, although
there are flights to Brussels. Connection to downtown also with Flygbussarna,
cost 69 SEK (130 SEK round trip).
By Train
SJ, the Swedish railway company:
Take trains to Stockholm Central Station.
By Car
A major artery through Sweden is the E4 highway, which passes right
through Stockholm, past the Karolinska Institutet (see map).
Accommodation in
Stockholm near the Karolinska Institutet
Participants - apart from invited speakers - have to organize their own
accommodation.
Some suggestions (see also map). Stallmästaregården:
Top class hotel & restaurant in an old inn at a lake. Elite
Palace Hotel: middle
class hotel, possibly the closest to
the Karolinska. Hotell Haga:
budget hotel.
There are many other hotels in the downtown area of Stockholm, see
hotel section in the official visitors
guide, the-hotels.com,
the yellow pages, or
some of the dozens of other internet hotel booking services, which
may also list the above hotels. Or check out Youth Hostel
listings.
From Stallmästaregården: Turn left on the little road in
front of the hotel/restaurant, pass under the railway bridge and walk
to the large Norrtull traffic intersection. Cross the intersection via
the pedestrian overpass and walk along Norra Stationsgatan until you
come to the bridge that passes over the railway. Cross the railway and
the E4 highway on the bridge - this is Solnavägen. At the end of
the bridge on the left side is the Karolinska Institutet.
ALTERNATIVELY, a shorter walk through the grounds of the Karolinska
Hospital will get you there as well. The green path on the PDF map shows the way.
From Palace Hotel: Turn left as you exit the hotel, take another left
into the small side street, and turn left again on Norra Stationsgatan.
Follow then the instructions for
Stallmästaregården.
Bus: there is a bus stop in front of the Karolinska Institutet. Bus 3 (blue line), as well as the red bus lines 73 and 77 stop there.
Line 3 stops at Tegelbacken, near the central station, line 73 passes
through Norrtull and Roslagstull, and line 77 passes through St.
Eriksplan.
Car: From the E4: From the North take exit to Norrtull and then follow
along Norra
Stationsvägen, cross the Solnavägen bridge. From the South
take the
exit to St. Eriksplan, drive along Norra Stationsvägen and pass
underneath the Solnavägen bridge, turn immediately right and
circle up
to cross over the Solnavägen bridge. There is parking on
Karolinska
Institutet campus for a fee (use machine at entrance).
How to get to the
Wenner-Gren Center (see also map)
The Wenner-Gren Center is a high tower in
the north of the city that can be seen from downtown along
Sveavägen. From Stallmästaregården you walk along the
road to the tower. See the green path on the PDF map.
Using public transport
You can either get the special Stockholm
card
for 1 [260 SEK], 2 [390 SEK] or 3 [540 SEK] days at selected sales spots, which includes entrance to 75
museums in the price.
Alternatively, you can get 1 [95 SEK] or 3 [180 SEK] day travel passes
for public transport at SL centers, some kiosks and commuter train
stations, or coupon booklets (either 10
[80 SEK] or 20 coupons [145 SEK]) at manned subway stations in addition
to the previously mentioned places. For travel in town, 2 coupons will
be stamped, you can travel
for 1 hour and switch freely between bus and subway. A single trip can
also be purchased on the bus or at subway stations, but will cost you
30 SEK.