Community Groups & Resources #

We strongly encourage you to branch out and get involved in the Stockholm community. Most students find it easier to break the ice with strangers while participating in a shared activity, so we have compiled a list of local groups and resources to help you get started.

You can also use a search engine or ask around to find other options that match your specific interests, and make sure you also check out the Student Association at SSE (SASSE).

This list is provided as a convenience, not an endorsement. If you think we should add something, let us know!

Language Cafés (Språkcafé) to Practice Swedish #

• Stockholm Public Libraries
• Internationella Bekantskaper
• Language Exchange Stockholm
• See Cultural Integration > The Swedish Language for free online resources.

Arts & Culture #

• Literature
  • The Literary Agenda is SSE’s school-wide book club. To sign up, email literaryagenda@hhs.se. Please note in your email that you are a Swedish Program student and thus don’t have an SSE student ID number.
  • The English Bookshop organizes five monthly reading groups in Stockholm (modern fiction, classics, science fiction, fantasy, and queer literature).
  • Short Story & Social Readers Meetup
  • Science Fiction Bookshop
• Dance
  • The Dancespot offers open dance practice for all levels
  • House of Shapes
  • Diambra
  • The Ballet Academy
  • Gravity
  • Stockholm Salsa Dance
• Art
  • Stockholm Photography Walks
  • The Slab pottery studio
  • WeBloom ceramics painting
• Film
  • Stockholm International Cinema Club
  • Stockholm Film Festival
• Music
  • Stockholm Ensemble Jam Group
  • Stockholm Classical Music Concerts
  • Instruments
    • Borrow an instrument from Lava library at Kulturhuset
    • Rent a violin, viola, or cello from Joakim Amundin, violinbyggarmästare
• Gaming
  • Stockholm Boardgames
  • Dragon’s Lair

Fitness & Sports #

• Borrow sports equipment for free from Fritidsbiblioteket (The Leisure Library)
• Stockholm Sports Meetup
• Stockholm Badminton Meetup
• Touch Rugby Stockholm
• Stockholm Ultimate Frisbee Club
• SCBC Football Club
• Skate and Parkour Parks
• Running
  • Stockholm Run Club
  • Run Collective Stockholm
• Climbing
  • Stockholms Klätterklubb
  • Klättercentret
• Swimming
  • Stockholm has several public swimming pools. At city pools, students pay a reduced entry fee. Locations include the following:
    • Åkeshov Simhall (closest to student housing)
    • Erikdalsbadet (the national swim arena)
    • Forsgrénska badet
    • GIH-badet
    • Kronobergsbadet
  • For a spa-like pool experience, check out Centralbadet (a private company).
• Skiing
  • Hammarbybacken: Located in Stockholm on the green metro line, this man-made hill has four short pistes.
  • Kungsberget: This ski resort has 22 pistes and 15 lifts. The resort is about two hours from Stockholm and operates a bus that departs from the Stockholm City Terminal.
  • Romme Alpin: This is one of the closest ‘proper’ ski resorts to Stockholm with 34 pistes, the longest of which is 2750 meters long. The resort is about two-and-a-half hours from Stockholm and operates a bus that departs from the Stockholm City Terminal.

Nature & Outdoors #

• Borrow outdoor equipment for free from Fritidsbiblioteket (The Leisure Library)
• STHLM Outdoor
• Friluftsfrämjandet (The Swedish Outdoor Association)
• Stockholms Fågelklubb (Stockholm’s Birding Club)
• Stockholms Fältbiologer (Stockholm’s Field Biologists)

Pub Trivia in English #

• The Auld Dub
• Southside Pub
• Tudor Arms

News and Media #

• Radio Sweden (also available in lätt svenska, simple Swedish for new learners)
• The Local Sweden

Social and Political Organizations #

• Volontärbyrån lists volunteer opportunities in Sweden for English speakers
• RFSU, the Swedish Association for Sexuality Education

Networking #

• The American Club of Sweden hosts a networking mingle on the third Thursday of each month
• American Women’s Club in Stockholm
• American Chamber of Commerce
• InterNations is an expat networking group
• Job seeking in Sweden
  • Ny i Sverige Podd is a podcast produced by the Swedish Public Employment Agency. The podcast provides advice on a variety of topics related to job seeking in Sweden, and episodes published in a variety of languages including English and lätt svenska (simple Swedish for new learners).
  • The Newbie Guide to Sweden – Find a job through networking
  • Sweden.se – Finding a job
  • Visit Stockholm – Good to know about networking in Stockholm

Religious Communities & Services #

• Jewish faith
  • Chabad Stockholm
  • Great Synagogue of Stockholm
  • Judiska Ungdomsförbundet Sverige (Jewish Youth Group Sweden) welcomes English-speakers. Contact NyaJF via email.
• Muslim faith
  • Stockholms Moské (Stockholm Central Mosque)
• Christian faith
  • Church of St. Peter and St. Sigfrid (also known as The English Church; Anglican/Episcopal)
  • Immanuelskyrkan (Immanuel’s Church; Interdenominational)
  • International Church of Stockholm (Lutheran)
  • S:ta Eugenia Församling (St. Eugenia’s Parish; Catholic)