Stockholm Federation of Student Unions

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About SSCO

Stockholm Federation of Student Unions, SSCO, is an organisation for cooperation between student unions in the  Stockholm region. Through our more than 50 members SSCO represents around 80 000 students. Founded in 1896 the organisation’s original focus was providing services to the students in Stockholm. Since then SSCO has moved towards working as a lobby organisation and today the main focus of SSCO is influencing politicians on the local, regional and  national levels. SSCO continues its work towards officials in all levels of government to improve the situation of the  students in Stockholm and to strengthen Stockholm as a leading region for education in Sweden. By bringing student  related issues to the attention of politicians and other policy makers and by working to maintain existing collaborations SSCO aims to secure students’ long-term influence in the region.

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SSCO has three main tasks:
- To protect and develop Stockholm as the leading region of education in Sweden.
- To offer meeting places for students and student unions in Stockholm.
- To provide students with common services.

Student legal advisors
SSCO’s office is located in Studentpalatset. There you will also find the student legal advisors. These advisors are law students at Stockholm University who offer legal advice to students free of charge. Phone and reception hours are   Mondays 11.00 -14.00.

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Social activities
Every year, together with the Nobel Foundation, SSCO arranges the Nobel lottery. Everyone who is a student at a university or university college in Sweden can buy tickets to the lottery and win the right to buy a couples ticket to the Nobel Prize banquet. You must pay for the ticket if you win, the tickets costs around 1 000 SEK per person. Many students from all over Sweden try their luck in the lottery. Look out for posters at your college in September or visit www.nobel.ssco.se (only in Swedish)

During the Swedish holiday walpurgis SSCO annually arranges the traditional student festivities. During the day the student unions participate in the celebration at Skansen. And on the evening of walpurgis there is the pub crawl where you visit student pubs around Stockholm. At www.fester.nu (only in Swedish) you can find more information about parties and pubs hosted by the student unions inStockholm. For further information about social activities for students in Stockholm contact Den här e-postadressen är skyddad från spam bots, du måste ha Javascript aktiverat för att visa det .

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Housing

SSCO is responsible for Stiftelsen Stockholms Studentbostäder, SSSB, which owns and administrates 8 000 apartments for students in the Stockholm region. To live in SSSB’s student housing you have to study at least half-time at an institution whose student union is affiliated with SSCO. Please note that SSCO does not have any influence over the distribution of SSSB's rooms and apartments.

We recommend that you start looking for housing as soon as possible as it can be difficult to find housing in Stockholm at times.

Read more and sign up to the accommodations at:
www.sssb.se

These links will take you to the websites of others who offer housing for students in Stockholm:

www.svenskabostader.se

www.kistastudentbostader.se

www.studenthemmettempus.se

www.apfastigheter.se

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Studentpalatset

To provide a meeting place for the students in Stockholm SSCO runs Studentpalatset which is situated at Norrtullsgatan 2 by Odenplan.  Studentpalatset offers a calm and comfortable environment to study in. If you are a student at Stockholm University, Royal Institute of Technology, Karolinska Institutet or Stockholm School of Economics you have access to Studentpalatset every day of the week. Other students can, if there is room, get a day-pass that will grant you passage in and out that day. Södertörn University College and Naprapathögskolan have chosen not to be a part of the collaboration with Studentpalatset and students of these institutions therefore do not have access to the facilities.

Opening hours

Weekdays 8.30-22.30

Weekends 9.00-19.00

(With an activated card.)

About Studentpalatset
The building has 290 numbered desks, 18 group rooms and a number of free seats in the corridors. The building also houses a café, Studenthälsan (student health centre) and the SSCO office.

The card
Bring the plastic card you receive as a student. The card is activated by us and serves as a key and your personal ID in the booking system. If you have not yet received a card, but have paid the student union fee, bring the receipt and a temporary card will be provided for you for a deposit of 10 SEK. When you return the card to us your deposit will be refunded.

Always use your card when passing in or out through the gates – this is extra important if you are returning from a break.

The card is used as a key in the outer door after 17.00 on weekdays and always on weekends. Use the card readers, when you see the green light, the door is unlocked for 15 seconds.

The booking system
To book a desk, follow the onscreen instructions. If this is your first time visiting us, the easiest way is to choose “random location”. The computer will then automatically book a free desk for you. This is also the best way if there are only a few free desks left.

When you are done studying and are about to leave, please choose “cancel booking” on the computer screen. This will cancel your booking in favour of someone else. If you do not do this your booking will automatically be cancelled after 20 minutes from the time you pass the gates on your way out. It is your responsibility to cancel the booking even if the gates by the reception are open.

Breaks
If you want to take a break from studying and leave the house, just use the card in the gates on your way out. If you return through the gates within 20 minutes your desk will still be booked on your card. The number of short breaks you can take during the day is unlimited. Do not forget to sweep the card in the gates on your way in.

Lunch
If you are going out for more than 20 minutes you can choose “Lunch” on the booking computer. This will give you a 1,5 hour break. Please observe that you can only have one lunch break a day and do not forget to sweep the card in the gates on your way in.

Group study rooms
If you need to study as a group you can book one of our 18 group study rooms. The rooms can be booked one day in advance. You book the room in the reception either by a visit or by phone 08-674 76 57. Please observe that you can not book a room by leaving a message on the answering machine. Each day is divided in 2 or 3 passes (see below).

Weekdays                            Weekends
1st pass: 08.30 - 13.15           1st pass: 09.00 - 13.00
2nd pass: 13.30 - 18.15          2nd pass: 13.00 - 17.00
3rd pass: 18.30 - 22.15


Keys are collected/returned in the reception. Bookings are cancelled if the key is not collected within 30 minutes.

Internet connection
You can access the internet using the wireless network in the building. If you do not have a wireless network card you can use the network sockets available in most group study rooms and in the study rooms on the third floor (Doktoranden och Licenciaten) If you do not have a network cable you can borrow one from the reception. To be able to use the network you need a personal user account from your university. For more information about the network ask the receptionist.

We hope you will enjoy your time at Studentpalatset. Remember to shut down your mobile phone and to keep your voice down in places where you can disturb others.

Reception
Opening hours:
Weekdays: 8.30-17.00    Weekends: 09.00-17.00

Phone: 08 - 674 76 57

Janitors office
Opening hours:
Weekdays:  8.30-22.30    Weekends: 09.00-17.00

Phone: 08 - 674 76 58

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Studying in Stockholm, Sweden

Student card at SL
As a student in Stockholm you can buy a student travelcard at SL (Stockholm Public Transport). Read more about the student card at SL’s website.

Insurance
It is very important to have insurance when you are staying in Sweden.

Citizens of EU/EEA countries
You should have an insurance form called E-128, E-129, E-111 or a similar number. You get this form from your social security office at home. So be sure to get this form before you arrive to Sweden. With this form you pay the same amount as a Swedish citizen at the doctor’s office. The prices are SEK 120: - if you have booked the appointment in advance and SEK 250-350 if the visit is an emergency visit. Please make sure to bring your ID-card or passport.

Citizens of Australia, Algeria, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Quebec
Sweden has agreements on publical medical benefits with these countries. If you come from one of these countries you pay the same amount as a Swedish citizen at the doctor’s office. See above for prices. Make sure to bring your passport to the doctor’s office and that you know what the agreement with your country include.

If you have private insurance
Make sure that you know exactly how your insurance works. Most private insurance works in a way that you have to pay the actual cost of the visit to the doctor or hospital. You will get a receipt of your payment and that has to be sent in to your insurance office before you get your money back. Make sure that you always have enough money with you to be able to make a visit to the doctor’s office. Note! Private health insurance seldom covers dental treatment. 

If you don’t have insurance
SSCO does not recommend that you are without insurance for the time that you are in Sweden. A doctor’s appointment or hospital treatment can become very expensive without insurance.
Kammarkollegiet
All students at Swedish state universities or university colleges are insured for emergency hospital care due to accidents at school. More info can be found at www.kammarkollegiet.se (in Swedish) or contact SSCO.

Student Chaplains
The Church of Sweden and several other denominations have special chaplains for students in Stockholm. They offer counselling in spiritual and private matters. Services in Stockholm are also held in a range of languages. For further information, call the student chaplains at Stiftskansliet, tel. 08 - 21 94 80.

For more information about being a student in Stockholm and Sweden visit these websites:

www.studyinstockholm.se
www.studyinsweden.se
www.si.se
www.swedenintouch.se

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