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.
Contact us at 08 - 674 76 61 or
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Here you will find information about the members of SSCO
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.
Contact the student legal advisors: 08 - 674 76 65 or
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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 1 600 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
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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. As from 1 July 2010 SSSB accommodation and waiting-list will only be available to students studying in Stockholm and who are members of an SSCO-affiliated student union. The situation will not change for those of you who study and are a member of a student union, just ensure that you renew your union membership next term.
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:
Stockholms stads bostadsförmedling
www.kistastudentbostader.se
www.studenthemmettempus.se
www.apfastigheter.se
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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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