Logistic Details Future Earth regional workshop for Europe Transdisciplinary research and co- design in practice Stockholm 22 23 November 2016 Contact Europan Alliance of Global Change Research Committees University of Helsinki tanja.suni@helsinki.fi Tel: +358 29 4150571 Meeting venue The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences Beijersalen Lilla Frescativägen 4A Stockholm http://www.kva.se/en/contact/ WIFI: the meeting rooms have wireless Internet connection. Login and passwords will be provided at the meeting. General information Voltage: 220 230 Volts Weather: The temperature in Stockholm in November ranges typically between 0 and 5 degrees Celsius but there can be much variation. Tips: Tipping is common but not obligatory in Sweden (restaurants). Tips are usually about 10%. Cash: Please note that it can in sometimes be more difficult to pay with cash and that credit card payments are sometimes accepted to a larger extent than cash payments. Currency: Swedish Krona (SEK). 10 SEK equals 1,04 EUR.
Accommodation These example hotels are located in Stockholm Old town (Gamla Stan) in close proximity to the metro station which is also called Gamla Stan (see map in the end of this document). We recommend you make your booking through booking.com where you can find good prices and you can choose your preferred location easily: anywhere along the red metro line T14 is quick as the venue is located at the red line stop Universitetet. Victory Hotel Address: Lilla Nygatan 5, 111 28 Stockholm Phone: +46 8-506 400 00 http://www.thecollectorshotels.se/en/victory- hotel/ Lord Nelson Hotel Address: Västerlånggatan 22, 111 29 Stockholm Phone: 08-506 401 20 http://www.thecollectorshotels.se/en/lord- nelson/ Lady Hamilton Hotel Address: Storkyrkobrinken 5, 111 28 Stockholm Phone: +46 8-506 401 00 http://www.thecollectorshotels.se/en/lady- hamilton/ About Stockholm Old Town This is where the city of Stockholm was initially founded in 1252. The Old Town in Stockholm is one of the largest and best preserved medieval city centers in Europe and is one of the most beautiful places and foremost attractions in Stockholm. Stockholm Arlanda Airport (Arlanda Airport has four terminals: 2, 3, 4 and 5.)
LOCAL TRANSPORT FROM AIRPORT TO STOCKHOLM CENTRAL STATION From Stockholm Arlanda Airport there are several means of transport The Airport Coaches (Flygbussarna) Depart from: Outside all four terminals (Destination Stockholm City) Get off at final stop. Reaches destination in: 30 45 mins Price: One- way ticket: 119 SEK Round- trip ticket: 215 SEK Buy tickets: Online, ticket machines (located at the stops outside terminals T5, T4 and T2 as well as in the arrival halls of T2 and T5), 7- eleven and *Pressbyrån. Web site for more info and online discounts: http://www.flygbussarna.se/en/arlanda Please note: Cash payments on board airport coaches are not possible. (*Pressbyrån is a store where you can buy food and snacks similar to 7- eleven.) The Arlanda Express Train Departs from: Stations underneath the airport terminals: (Arlanda Södra) which can be reached from terminals 2,3,4 and (Arlanda Norra) which can be reached from terminal 5. Reaches destination in: 20 mins Price: One- way ticket: 280 SEK Round- trip ticket: 540 SEK Buy tickets: Online, at airport information counters, or by using the Arlanda Express ticket machines located in connection to train passages. Web site for more info and online discounts: https://www.arlandaexpress.com/ Taxi Depart from: Taxi stops can be found outside of all terminals. Price: 400 SEK 700 SEK (Ask driver) LOCAL TRANSPORT FROM STOCKHOLM CENTRAL STATION TO GAMLA STAN HOTELS While it is a pleasant 20 minute walk from the station to the hotels, if you have luggage you may wish to take the metro. - Is the sign for the metro stations in Sweden. The easiest way to reach Gamla Stan hotels by using local transport is by using the metro. Tickets: Can be bought: At ticket machines located before each metro entrance, from the ticket vendors sitting in the booths at the metro gates, at the SL CENTER located inside the Central station on the second floor, or at any Pressbyrå. Price: You will need a single, zone A ticket which will cost 39 SEK. Website for more information on local transport tickets: http://sl.se/en/ Gamla Stan is one metro stop south of Stockholm Central Station - T- Centralen. Take the red line towards Norsborg (T13) or Fruängen (T14) or the green line towards Farsta Strand (T18) or Skarpnäck (T17) and get off at station Gamla Stan. All the recommended hotels are located at a close distance from the metro station (Please see map in the end of this document).
LOCAL TRANSPORT FROM STOCKHOLM CENTRAL STATION TO THE MEETING VENUE From Stockholm Central station please take the metro (red line) towards (Mörby Centrum) and get off at the station Universitetet. From the metro station Universitetet the venue is located at a mere walking distance of 5 minutes. (Please see map in the end of this document) After the Workshop LOCAL TRANSPORT FROM STOCKHOLM TO THE AIRPORT The Airport Coaches (Flygbussarna) Depart from: Stockholm Central Station (City Terminalen). To reach City Terminalen, please go up the escalator from the main hall (located on the second floor). When you have reached the third floor walk out of Stockholm Central Station by using the doors to your right. Once outside you should see a building saying City Terminalen on the opposite side of the street. Once inside City Terminalen, there are signs for buses to Arlanda. The Arlanda Express Train Departs from: Stockholm Central Station (Main hall). The Commuter Trains (Pendeltåg) (this train is costs less but takes longer than the Express Train) Depart from: Stockholm Central Station. When getting of the metro follow the signs for the exit that says (till pendeltågen) walk until you reach the commuter trains. Take the commuter train towards Uppsala and get off station Arlanda Central (The airport). Metro map Stockholm
Map of the hotels and Gamla stan metro station (T- bana, tunnelbana) Map of Universitetet metro station and the venue Vetenskapsakademien (Royal Swedish Academy of sciences). *Walking distance approximately 5 minutes.