The Swedish Program organizes activities a few times a month to help students experience Swedish culture, make friends, and integrate into their new community.
Whatever your interest, you can pursue it at The Swedish Program! Getting involved in a local activity is one of the best ways to make friends abroad. Between Swedish Program events, The Student Association, and Stockholm at large, your options are endless.
The Swedish Program organizes activities a few times a month to help students experience Swedish culture, make friends, and integrate into their new community.
We organize the activities that most tourists miss — like watching a performance at the Royal Swedish Opera, touring the historic pubs of Gamla Stan, or cheering from the stands of a local soccer match.
In addition to our orientation trip to the Stockholm archipelago, you can join our optional Cultural Excursions to the Island of Gotland and the stunning Arctic Circle. Plus, you’ll have at least two full weeks of break to travel independently.
You can attend events with the SSE Buddies, a group of SSE students who want to welcome you to the campus community. The Student Association at SSE organizes three Buddy events during the semester.
You can be matched with a local Swedish family to spend time with and learn about day-to-day family life in Sweden. Popular activities include family dinners, going for a walk or hike, or meeting for Swedish fika.
Stockholm has more museums, restaurants and parks per capita than any city in the world, and there’s always something special going on — film festivals, dance exhibitions, food fairs, concerts, sporting events, and more. Within easy walking distance of SSE you’ll find great ethnic restaurants, pubs, theaters, cafés, galleries, outdoor food markets, and the Stockholm Concert Hall (home of the Nobel Prize Ceremony). On top of that, the city is surrounded by national parks, castles, and islands to explore.
