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. It means that if your tickets cost more
than SEK3000 you will
have to cover the
difference yourself. Swedish Institute will also cover
participants' accommodation, meals and activities
between 15 and 29 August 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,
the cheapest and fastest way to travel to us by plane, bus or train via Finland.
Finnish town Tornio is
situated just on the other side of the river, city
centers are JUST 800 METERS away from each other.
Finnish Kemi is situated appr. 25
kilometres away from Haparanda, where you have the
closest airport with 3-5 flights a day from/to Helsinki.
However from sightseeing perspective Stockholm is a much
better option but it will probably require you to invest
your own money on top of the travel grant of SEK3000
that you receive from the Swedish Institute.By train
You can travel by train for example from St. Petersburg to Kemi
(with one change in Tikkurila, which is just outside
Helsinki). From Kemi
there is bus connection to TornioHaparanda (schedule at
www.matkahuolto.fi/en/). For some of you, one
alternative could also be to
take the bus or train from St Petersburg to or
Helsinki and there change to train to Kemi. See
www.vr.fi, choose English in
the 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,
www.fc.fi and
www.blue1.com for details.
By bus
You can also
travel by bus from Helsinki 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/en/
By air
Should you
choose to travel to us via Sweden, the closest airport
is in Lulea, appr. 130 kilometres from Haparanda. From
Lulea you can take a 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 (bus
timetables:
www.ltnbd.se/index.php?iso=en). You can fly
to Luleå from Stockholm. See and compare options at
www.flysas.com
and
AirBaltic.
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
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 no later than August 1, when, where and how you
will travel to Haparanda and approx. at what time you
will be arriving.
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