Local information
Lunch restaurants near AlbaNova
Most restaurants in Stockholm serve lunch during around 11a.m. and 2p.m. If they have a special lunch menu, it is advertised as "Dagens lunch" or "Dagens rätt" for a special price. In many restaurants this includes bread, simple salad like coleslaw, water and coffee. Many of the restaurants shown in the map below offer lunch for take-away. Traditional Swedish food is called "husmanskost" and is usually rich in meat, fish, dairy and eggs. Typical Swedish vegetables are root vegetables. There are usually little or no vegetarian or vegan options at Swedish restaurants, but generally people are helpful in identifying ingredients and offering alternatives. In Sweden, gluten and lactose intolerance awareness is high.
Around the exits of the subway station Tekniska Högskolan on Valhallavägen there are several small lunch places (e.g., Pizza, Sushi, Fast food). They are not shown on the map. There is a small ICA supermarket on Birger Jarlsgatan 122, in case you need to buy something or want to prepare your own lunch. They have a small salad bar. Two more supermarkets (ICA and Coop) and a small health food store (Ortagubben, no lunch option) are located somewhat further away on Odengatan between Valhallavägen and Sveavägen.
Restaurants in central Stockholm
The map below shows some suggestions for restaurants at various locations in central Stockholm. The choice in restaurants is quite large as any place serving alcohol has to have a proper kitchen, so basically any pub or bar is also a restaurant.
Stockholm has a good selection of restaurants, both serving Swedish and international food. Traditional Swedish cuisine offers both a lot of fish and meat (pork, beef, but also meat from reindeer and moose/elk).
There are many small cheap places doing pizza, kebab or sushi, but they will often have limited seating (mostly take away).
Sightseeing in Stockholm
The Stockholm Visitor Center provides information about interesting sights, activities, restaurants etc. in Stockholm. A travel guide in pdf format is also available from them.
Useful apps
- Swedavia Swedish Airports Flight manager and travel planner for flights from/to Swedish airports, including check-in function. Free.
- City Maps 2Go Detailed offline maps. Useful anywhere, not just in Stockholm
- Stockholm 3D Free offline map with 2D and 3D view and points of interest.
- Res i STHLM Free journey planner for Stockholm public transport (SL).
Money
The official currency is the Swedish Krona (SEK).
1 EUR = 9.12351 SEK (Jun 24, 2014)
1 US$ = 6.71039 SEK (Jun 24, 2014)
1 GBP = 11.4219 SEK (Jun 24, 2014)
Almost anything can be paid by credit card, so you do not necessarily
have to change money. Some places, like the AlbaNova cantine, only
accept credit cards and no cash. Very few places accept cash only (e.g.,
street food, public toilets). Those who registered for the rooftop tour need to pay
SEK 595 in cash at the registration on Aug 13.
If you use a foreign credit card to buy something, you might be asked
to show your passport. What they are looking for is
your personal number. At less touristy places people
might be a bit puzzled if you do not have a personal number, but it is
usually sufficient to show them your date of birth on your passport.
Internet
Eduroam is available at all University campuses in Stockholm, at
Arlanda airport and various other locations. At AlbaNova we will
give every participant access to the local wireless
network. Most hotels offer free wireless access.
Should you in addition
need an internet connection on the way or the possibility to make phone calls,
several providers offer pre-paid cards ("Kontantkort"). They are sold, e.g.,
at Pressbyrån.
