• Life in Sweden

Things to do in Stockholm in the winter

Posted by Wendy - Bioentrepreneurship

During the cold winter days, it’s tempting to stay indoors and be wrapped around a blanket with a show on Netflix keeping you entertained, but that can quickly become boring. […]

28 January, 2025

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• General
• Life in Sweden
• Okategoriserade

Favourite Time of the Year: Winter

Posted by Irem - Nutrition Sciences

Hej, everyone! If you are from a country that is not as cold as Sweden, before coming, everyone will just say, “Oh, you will freeze. It is so cold in […]

3 December, 2024

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• Bioentrepreneurship
• General
• Travelling

5 Things to help you battle the Swedish winter blues

Posted by Fausta - Bioentrepreneurship

It’s no secret that the Swedish winters can get pretty tough? With days getting shorter and temperature dropping lower, a lot of students find it difficult to keep their mood […]

6 February, 2024

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• Health Informatics
• Life in Sweden

Beating the winter blues: tips to survive through the winter

Posted by Martin - Health Informatics

Winter has officially enveloped Sweden, painting the days with dramatic shortening, streets blanketed in thick snow, and winter blizzards swirling through the air. But hold on tight because, alongside these […]

12 December, 2023

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• Humans of KI
• Life in Sweden

Practical tips for Swedish winters

Posted by Naomi- Biomedicine (MSc)

No, I’m not going to tell you to dress warm (you’ll do it if you have even half a functional brain-cell). As an international student in Sweden, who comes from […]

29 November, 2023

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• Cultural events
• General
• Life in Sweden

Stockholm’s winter wonderland: A student’s guide to affordable ice skating adventures

Posted by Yagmur - Molecular Techniques in Life Science

Sweden’s got this reputation for seriously cold and dark winters. As a person who witnessed one winter here, I can assure you the rumours about Swedish winter is true. But […]

27 November, 2023

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• General
• Health and fitness
• Life in Sweden
• Stockholm activities
• Travelling

How to survive winter in Sweden and even have fun

Posted by Anna Kroker - Health Informatics

As you may imagine, winter in Sweden, Stockholm is not the warmest. Coming from the south might be challenging. My friend Naomi wrote more about winter and first snow. For […]

19 February, 2023

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• Application and admission
• Life in Sweden

Why winter should not stop you from coming to KI

Posted by Zaynab - Global Health

This blog is about why students should still consider Sweden as a place to study despite the cold winters, and also tips on how to dress for the cold.

22 January, 2023

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• Life in Sweden

Swedish winters: how I’ve been dealing with it

Posted by Naomi- Biomedicine (MSc)

Here’s a fun fact about me: before coming to Sweden, I had never seen snow. That should tell you about the extent of my experience with harsh winters. Coming to […]

26 December, 2022

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• Health and fitness
• Life in Sweden
• Nutrition

How to stay active for free during the winter as a student!

Posted by Tade - Nutrition Science

With the sun going down early and temperature decreasing. You know winter is coming! Karolinska Institutet is a medical university and we are taught that physical activity is essential for […]

15 November, 2022

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