A Transylvanian greeting from the new (vampire) blogger for the BSc in Biomedicine

Who am I? Hi guys! My name is Vlad and I am a Romanian student, incredibly proud to be admitted to Karolinska Institutet! I grew up in a small mountain […]

Posted by Vlad – Biomedicine (BSc)

• Biomedicine (BSc)
• Pre-arrival

9 October, 2022

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Packing and traveling to Sweden for students with a family

If you come from outside Sweden or outside Europe, in just a couple of weeks, you’ll probably arrive in Stockholm (yes, can’t you believe that?) I remember, one of the […]

Posted by Sepriani Limbong - Nutrition Science

• General
• Pre-arrival

23 August, 2022

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Transport to and from Arlanda Airport

In next month, August, a lot of new international students will be arriving to Stockholm for the first time. As for those who never visited to Sweden before, understanding the […]

Posted by Naw Hlaing Oo- Health Economics, Policy and Management

• Life in Sweden
• Living costs
• Pre-arrival
• Travelling

31 July, 2022

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“Should I bring my family?”: a personal reflection

If you read my previous blog posts, you might find some hints that I’ve moved and lived in Sweden with my husband and our kids. I assumed that there might […]

Posted by Sepriani Limbong - Nutrition Science

• Life in Sweden
• Pre-arrival

14 June, 2022

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6 essential tips for first few months living near KI Solna campus

As most of the students, I arrived Sweden in August 2021 just before the course started. Although my flight had 30 KG luggage allowance, I did not feel it was […]

Posted by Naw Hlaing Oo- Health Economics, Policy and Management

• Life in Sweden
• Pre-arrival

29 April, 2022

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All you need to know about corridors’ student life

Congratulations to all the upcoming students accepted at KI! Welcome to Sweden! I hope you are excited!🤩 Usually, the first step after celebrating the exciting news of your acceptance is […]

Posted by Alexandra Vaina - Global Health

• Accommodation
• Okategoriserade
• Pre-arrival

29 April, 2022

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12 Places you should know on KI Campus

Have you wondered what the KI campus Solna looks like? Where on campus things actually are? Or perhaps you are hopelessly lost amongst innumerable red brick buildings and all the large shiny buildings look the same to you? Then welcome to the KI Solna Campus Tour!

Posted by Inika Prasad — Biomedicine BSc

• Pre-arrival

18 October, 2021

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Your guide to clothes in Sweden

What’s in this blog? Winter essentials The classics More (miscellaneous) stuff Check the weather Styles & colours Clothing at KI Your own clothes I get a lot of questions from […]

Posted by Inika Prasad — Biomedicine BSc

• Life in Sweden
• Pre-arrival

11 July, 2021

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Pre-arrival tips for non-EU students (from a fellow non-EU student)

Hej hej, There are many great blogs that talk about how you should prepare before you arrive to Stockholm. You should definitely read them! And as a non-EU student, I […]

Posted by Alessandra - Biomedicine (MSc)

• Pre-arrival

30 April, 2021

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5 tips before coming to Karolinska Institutet

Gosh!!! It’s been 8 months since I arrived in Stockholm for the Nutrition science master’s degree, time surely flies bye! I do remember the weeks before my arrival and the […]

Posted by Callum Regan- Nutrition Science

• Accommodation
• Humans of KI
• Life in Sweden
• Pre-arrival

30 April, 2021

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