Student Handbook

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Travel #

Independent Travel #

Prior to any independent travel, you must provide staff with your travel dates, destinations, and contact information via the Travel Plans Form. You are required to provide this information so that we can contact you in case of an emergency.

We recognize that many students want to explore more of Sweden or Europe while studying abroad, so we provide a two-week semester break for students who wish to do so. As noted in our Attendance Policy, missing class due to independent travel will be counted as an unexcused absence.

Getting to the Airport #

See Airport Transfers.

Luggage Storage #

The Swedish Program is not able to provide storage for luggage or other belongings. Short-term storage (e.g., storing your suitcase before or after a trip) is available at the major transport hubs in Stockholm:

  • Centralstationen (Stockholm’s central train station): Storage lockers from the company Speed Locker are located on the ground floor (next to the escalator) and in the upper hall (opposite Panini and Blueberry). Click here for an instructional film about how to use the lockers. Manual luggage handling is available for bulky luggage that cannot fit in the lockers on the ground floor from 9:00 to 18:30 daily (may occasionally differ).
  • Cityterminalen (Stockholm’s central bus station): Storage lockers from the company Speed Locker are located on the first and second floor. Click here for an instructional film about how to use the lockers. Speed Locker accepts card payments only. You will pay for the first hour when you close the locker and the remaining balance when you return and open the locker. Your receipt contains the code to open the locker, so do not lose your receipt. Maximum storage time is 7 days and prices range from 39 SEK/hr to 299 SEK/24 hrs depending on luggage size. To report a problem with your locker, call +46 (0)707 622 595. Please direct other questions to Speed Locker’s customer service.
  • Arlanda Airport: Storage lockers from the company Smartecarte available in various sizes are located at Terminal 2, 4, 5 and SkyCity. Prices range from 80-120 SEK/24 hrs depending on size. Smartecarte accepts card payment or app payment only. You will pay for the first hour when you close the locker and the remaining balance when you return and open the locker. Your receipt contains the code to open the locker, so do not lose your receipt. Maximum storage time is 30 days.