Welcome programme Uppsala
Soon you will join us in Uppsala and get ready for your studies and student life. We highly recommend arriving to Uppsala during our Arrival Days, where we will greet you at Arlanda Airport, escort you to our Welcome Center in Uppsala and provide shuttle services to your housing.
Arrival Days - Autumn 2025
Arrival Days for the Autumn Semester 2025 will be held on August 20 and 21.
Arriving at Stockholm Arlanda Airport
During the Arrival Days, we will have an Arrival Desk at Arlanda Airport from 09:00 to 20:00. The Arrival Desk is located outside the customs service in Terminal 5 and Terminal 2.
We will also offer a free shuttle service from Arlanda Airport to the Welcome Centre in Uppsala during these hours.
Arriving at the Welcome Center
We have a Welcome Center set up in Uppsala, in the Segerstedt Building, located at Dag Hammarskjölds väg 7.
The Welcome Center will be open during the Arrival Days 20 and 21 August, between 10:00 and 21:00.
Services at the Welcome Center include:
- Uppsala University Housing Office for keys and contracts for most housing areas (only for students who have been offered housing through the Uppsala University Housing Office)
- Welcome packages
- Shuttle services to housing areas
- Student account activation (requires formal ID, take your passport with you)
- Temporary student ID
Staff from the Housing Office and the International Office, as well as student volunteers, will be on hand at the Welcome Center.
Arriving on another day?
Should your arrival be delayed, or if you are arriving another day, you will need to make necessary arrangements for your transportation on your own.
Getting to Uppsala and getting around in Uppsala
You are warmly welcome to visit the Service Center in the Segerstedt Building during its ordinary opening hours to pick up your welcome folder and student account details.
The Service Center in the Segerstedt Building
Welcome reception - new students autumn 2025
We welcome our new students to a reception held in English in our beautiful University Main Building.