Thinking of studying in Stockholm? Sweden’s capital is one of Europe’s most liveable, innovative and international cities \u2014 and a fantastic base for a Pakistani student. Here’s what student life in Stockholm is really like.<\/p>\n
Stockholm is home to leading institutions like KTH Royal Institute of Technology<\/strong>, Stockholm University<\/strong>, the Karolinska Institute and others \u2014 strong in engineering, IT, business, medicine and the sciences.<\/p>\n Housing is competitive, so apply the moment you’re admitted<\/strong>. Student options include SSSB and university housing services; start the queue early and avoid unofficial sublets.<\/p>\n Stockholm is pricier than smaller Swedish cities \u2014 budget around SEK 10,000\u201313,000 per month<\/strong>. A monthly SL travel pass, cooking at home and student discounts keep costs down.<\/p>\n Public transport is excellent \u2014 the metro (Tunnelbana), buses and commuter trains cover the city, and it’s very bike-friendly in the warmer months.<\/p>\n There’s a large international and Pakistani\/Muslim community, halal food and mosques<\/strong>, and plenty of student events. Once you have a personnummer, banking and healthcare fall into place.<\/p>\n It’s one of Sweden’s pricier cities \u2014 budget SEK 10,000\u201313,000\/month \u2014 but student housing, transit passes and cooking at home help a lot.<\/p>\n KTH, Stockholm University and the Karolinska Institute are among the best known.<\/p>\n Book a free assessment and we’ll review your profile, shortlist and documents \u2014 honestly, and with no obligation.<\/p>\n Book a consultation<\/a> Study in Sweden<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A guide to student life in Stockholm for international and Pakistani students \u2014 top universities, housing, cost of living, getting around, halal food and community.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":60,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14,22],"tags":[75,72,76,73,74],"class_list":["post-35","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-study-abroad-guides","category-sweden","tag-living-in-stockholm","tag-student-life-in-stockholm","tag-study-in-sweden","tag-studying-in-stockholm","tag-universities-in-stockholm"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pathlance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pathlance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pathlance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pathlance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pathlance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/pathlance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pathlance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/60"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pathlance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pathlance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pathlance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Housing<\/h2>\n
Cost of living<\/h2>\n
Getting around<\/h2>\n
Community & essentials<\/h2>\n
Frequently asked questions<\/h2>\n
Is Stockholm expensive for students?<\/h3>\n
Which universities are in Stockholm?<\/h3>\n
Want a second pair of eyes?<\/h3>\n