Uppsala

Uppsala [1] is a university city in Uppland province in Svealand, south central Sweden. With a population of 180000 it is the fourth largest city in Sweden.

Get In

The train from Stockholm takes 35-40 minutes. Bus 801 goes to Arlanda Airport (SEK 80).

Get Around

There are many local green busses. A city ticket is SEK 20.

See

• Uppsala University. Established in 1477, making it the oldest university in Scandinavia. The University Museum in the Gustavianum house opposite the university main building.
• Uppsala Cathedral[2] Being Sweden's Lutheran Archbishop's seat it is the most important church in Sweden.
• Uppsala castle. With big halls and paintings, as well as older remnants of the 16th century castle built by the Vasa dynasty.
• Carl Linnaeus' Hammarby. Mansion outside of Uppsala.
• Carl Linnaeus Garden with the Orangery.
• Botanical Gardens, the bigger garden at the university.
• The Uppland Museum, located in a former water mill building.
• Bror Hjort House for those who like naivistic paintings.
• Carolina Rediviva university library with the Silver Bible.

Eat

• Hambergs [3] Fyristorg 8, tel: +46+ 018712150, email: info@hambergfisk.se. Great seafood in this relaxed atmosphere. Except for deserts they serve nothing but seafood. Mains SEK 150.

Drink

• The university has a mandatory student club system called Student Nations. There are thirteen nations, each with a headquarters where one can dance, drink, and meet people. To get in there you need to know a student and get a guest card.

• Café Ofvandahls is a traditional old café that has old roots and atmosphere.

Being a college town there are many bars and clubs beyond just the Nations. Katalin near the train station seems to have a fairly active calendar of internationally touring acts.

• O´Connors Stora Torget 1, tel: +46 018144010. This place claims to be irish, but it looks more scottish. It has a great selection of irish, belgian and swedish beers. Beers are SEK 45-65, SEK 20 entrance when live music.

Getting Online

• The City Library offers several computers for free (using a queue system). Also Sidewalk Express have two Internet cafés where you can get online for about 2 Euro/h, one at the central station and one at the fast food restaurant "Saffets", situated on the main square.

• The central Station has a free, no-splash wireless network.

Sleep

• Uppsala City Hostel [4] has some of the cheapest accommodations in town and free wifi.
• Grand Hotel Hornen [5] Bangårdsgatan 1, tel: +46 018139380, email: info@grandhotellhornan.com. Older hotel located at the Fyris river close to the train station. Occasionally have good deals on rooms. SEK 650-1250.

Get out

• Älvkarleby Small city with beaches, the Dalalven river with salmon fishing, and Golf courses.