The venue

The venue for the whole weekend will be Östgöta Nation – one of the 13 student nations in town. In 1885 the after King Oscar II had inaugurated the house the student nation could first hire part of the house and after some time the bought the building.

For more information about the venue Read more.

Trädgårdsgatan 15, Uppsala

Photo Stefan Ortlieb

The City

Welcome here - Welcome home
This is the slogan of Uppsala and as one of the biggest university towns of Sweden it has a lot to offer. For example fika houses, historical buildings, the house of the famous cat Peter No-Tail/Pelle Svanslös and famous botanist Carl Linnaeus the father of modern taxonomy. Read more

Uppsala cathedral and Gustavianium
Visit one of Uppsala’s most famous buildings the cathedral of Uppsala and the largest and tallest cathedral in the Nordic countries or Gustavianium which is the University's oldest preserved building. Read more

Gamla Uppsala (Old Uppsala)
Take a day trip and walk around one of Scandinavias most important viking burial sites and get an insight into how ancient Swedes lived.
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How to get here

Arriving from abroad?

By train from Stockholm and Arlanda airport

https://sl.se/en/fares--tickets/

https://www.sj.se/

Bus from Arlanda airport

https://www.ul.se/

https://www.flixbus.se/

Taxi from Arlanda airport

https://taxiiuppsala.se/

https://www.uppsalataxi.se/priser/arlanda/

where to stay

After a long night shufflin’ you’ll need somewhere nice to sleep and regain your energy. We have listed a few options here, all within a walking distance from our venue.

To get a discount at CityStay hostel by using this code: Swing2020