Travel
arrangements
Travel grant, Accommodation, Meals and Study Visits
Practically all the costs of participation in the Summer
University are covered by the Swedish Institute. Travel
costs will be refunded to the participants with a grant
of SEK 3000 (about Euro 280) upon completion of the full
course period. Swedish Institute will also cover
participants' accommodation, meals and activities
included in the study programme during the course. The
travel grant and the money covering accommodation, meals
etc. are transferred directly to the institution
arranging the course. You will receive your travel grant
of SEK 3000 directly from the institution arranging the
course.
General information about Sweden you can find on
www.sweden.se
and
www.visitsweden.com. Both sites have information
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Travel to Haparanda via Finland
Since Haparanda
is situated on the border to Finland, we recommend that
you travel to us by bus or train via Finland. Tornio, is
situated just on the other side of the border, 1
kilometre away and Kemi is situated appr. 30
kilometres from Haparanda.
By train
You can travel by train for example from Helsinki to Kemi. From Kemi
there is bus connection to Tornio. For some of you, one
alternative could also be to
take the bus or train from St Petersburg to Riihimäki or
Helsinki and there change to train to Kemi. See www.vr.fi, choose English in upper right hand corner. By air
The closest airport is in Kemi (Finland). The other two alternatives
when travelling by air via Finland are Oulu and
Rovaniemi. When travelling via Kemi you can take the bus
to Tornio/Haparanda, but please check timetables for
buses before you book your tickets. You can fly to Kemi
from Helsinki. If you choose to travel to Oulu and
Rovaniemi you also need to check the bus timetables
before booking your flight. See
www.finnair.com and
www.blue1.com for details.
By bus
You can also
travel by bus to Kemi or Tornio. See
www.expressbus.fi.
Travel to
Haparanda via Sweden
By train
You can travel
by train from Stockholm for example. See www.bokatag.se
By air
Should you
choose to travel to us via Sweden, the closest airport
is in Luleå, appr. 130 kilometres from Haparanda. From
Luleå you can take the bus to Haparanda, but please note
that the buses do not operate late at night so check the
bus timetable before you book your ticket. You can fly
to Luleå from Stockholm. See and compare options at
www.flysas.com
and
AirBaltic and
www.norwegian.no/sw29622.asp
By bus
You can also
travel by a direct bus from Stockholm to Haparanda. The
bus leaves Stockholm on Sunday evening and arrives in
Haparanda on Monday morning. See
www.tapanis.se (only available in Swedish). You can
contact Tapanis bus via
info@tapanis.se
Please note that the bus
leaves Haparanda for Stockholm on Saturday evenings and
since the course ends on a Sunday, we recommend you not
to use this bus for your return journey.
Whatever way
you travel to us, when you book your ticket to Haparanda,
please also try to book your return ticket already
before you come to Sweden.
As noted above,
you will receive your travel grant and course diploma
when you finish the course in a satisfactory manner and
with at least 90% attendance.
Please let
us know not later than August 1 when, where and how you
will travel to us.
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