• Life in Sweden
• Living costs

Are there any opportunities to have a part-time job while studying at KI?

Posted by Lauren Wiebe- Health Promotion and Prevention

Congratulations on being accepted to KI! I remember getting accepted and starting to plan and prepare for my move to Sweden and one of the main things I started to […]

19 April, 2021

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• Life in Sweden
• Pre-arrival
• Public Health Sciences Health Promotion and Prevention
• Stockholm activities

Top tips from the second year public health students

Posted by Lauren Wiebe- Health Promotion and Prevention

With the semester starting, I have gathered some “top tips” that the second year public health students wished they knew when they were starting their first semester in this program, […]

31 August, 2020

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• Academics
• Public Health Sciences Health Promotion and Prevention

5 questions that usually don’t get answered: HPP edition

Posted by Lauren Wiebe- Health Promotion and Prevention

These are the top questions I have received from prospective students about the Health Promotion and Prevention program. Whether you are a student preparing to start classes at KI in […]

29 May, 2020

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• Academics

A new Instagram DA has arrived!

Posted by Iida Tynkkynen - Health Economics, Policy and Management

Hello hello! My name is Iida, I’m a 24-year old Finnish girl doing my master’s studies in Health Economics, Policy and Management programme at KI! Coming from the eastern border […]

1 March, 2020

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• Accommodation
• General
• Life in Sweden
• Orientation
• Pre-arrival
• Travelling

#throwback to being a newbie at KI: some REASSURING TIPS for the nervous freshmen✌️

Posted by Dasha Shvaikovskaya - Nutrition Science (MSc)

Hello everyone! The summer is slowly, but steadily coming to an end (so make sure to make the most of the remaining part of it! ;). Yet, the most interesting […]

12 August, 2019

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• Academics
• Career
• Health Informatics
• Life in Sweden

6 Steps to get a practice license in Sweden for a non-EU medical doctor

Posted by Winner Ng - Health Informatics

“So, you are a medical doctor. Do you plan to practice here after finishing your master study?” This was the most common question I got during my first eight months […]

14 March, 2019

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• Academics
• Career
• Toxicology

How to find a job as a toxicologist in Sweden (and the rest of the world)?

Posted by Jiehyun Choi - Toxicology (MSc)

Today I will share some tips on how to prepare yourself for the Swedish job market after graduating from the toxicology master. As an international student in Sweden, I find […]

27 January, 2019

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• Application and admission
• Life in Sweden
• Pre-arrival
• Stockholm activities

What if I bring my spouse during my study at KI?

Posted by Winner Ng - Health Informatics

The decision of moving abroad to Stockholm with my spouse is definitely one of the biggest decisions I have ever made in my life (other than the decision of marrying […]

24 October, 2018

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• Life in Sweden

How to get settled into Sweden (part 1)

Posted by Camila - Translational Physiology and Pharmacology

With the arrival of a new school year comes the arrival of new international KI students! Starting a masters – let alone moving to a new country – can be […]

15 September, 2025

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• Academics
• course review
• Nutrition
• nutrition science

Reflecting on Our First Year in the MSc Nutrition Science

Posted by Irem - Nutrition Sciences

As we wrap up our first year in the MSc Nutrition Science program at Karolinska Institutet I can’t help but reflect on how much has changed since I first arrived. […]

23 June, 2025

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