There is often a queue for student accommodation. To enter your name in that queue, you need to register with the housing company (we work with one in Borlänge and one in Falun). You can do this even before you are admitted to the university. The sooner you register, the better your chances of getting somewhere to live.
If you are coming with family, contact the companies at least four months ahead of the start of the semester so that you can enquire specifically about housing for families.
Borlänge or Falun?
Consider your field of study when choosing where to live: the distance between the towns of Borlänge and Falun is about 20 kilometres. Regular buses connect them.
Fields of Study: By Campus
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How to Register for Accommodation (Housing)
You register with Tunabyggen in Borlänge and/or Kopparstaden in Falun, regardless of what subject you will be studying. When you register you submit your Notification of Selection Results (admissions decision) to the housing companies either by uploading it with the registration form or e-mailing it after you submit your registration.
International Students at Campus Borlänge: Register for accommodation here.
International Students at Campus Falun: Register for accommodation here.
After you register in the queue, the respective company will contact you. You will then need to actively apply for accommodation as it becomes available.
Accommodation Coordinators
Accommodation Coordinators can help you find housing if you have not been able to book student accommodation with Kopparstaden or Tunabyggen.
For more information please visit www.studentdalarna.se
Types of Student Accommodation
The website www.studentdalarna.se provides information in English about alternative accommodation, such as rooms in houses or privately owned apartments.
You can also visit Blocket, a website (mostly Swedish text) that lists privately owned accommodation.
The following information may help you in your search:
- stuga means cabin
- lägenhet means apartment
- ROK/R.O.K. means "room and kitchen"
- 1 ROK means 1 kitchen and 1 room that serves as both living room and bedroom
- 2 ROK means 1 kitchen, 1 living room and 1 bedroom
- kvm = square metre
Falun - Accommodation Company Kopparstaden
In Falun, Kopparstaden is the company that owns the student accommodation called Britsen.
Britsen is especially popular among international students at Campus Falun. It offers individual unfurnished and furnished apartments in a corridor-like setting, each with its own kitchen and bathroom. From there, it takes about 25 minutes to walk to campus, 25 minutes to the train station, and 20 minutes to downtown. There are also a number of supermarkets close by.
Buses run from Britsen to central Falun (Knutpunkten), where you change to catch one to Campus Borlänge or Campus Falun.
Facts – Britsen:
- Rooms/apartments about 23 square metres
- Your own bathroom, shower, small kitchen
- Shared laundry facilities
- Internet: included in the rent
Borlänge - Accommodation Company Tunabyggen
Tunabyggen in Borlänge offers student apartments and rooms in three different areas of town, all close to downtown, campus, sporting facilities and shopping.
The main student accommodation building is called Locus, which is popular among international students. It has a small gym/workout room and an activity room for social events.
Most student accommodation in Borlänge is located in an area called Tjärna ängar, a 10-minute walk to Campus Borlänge.
Facts – Locus:
- Corridor: basic furnished room for sleep/study; 1 kitchen per 6 rooms; shared laundry
- Shared apartments: own room; shared living room, kitchen, bathroom, laundry
- Internet: students organise this themselves
Temporary/Other Forms of Accommodation
For temporary accommodation, see these websites:
Borlänge
- www.borlangevandrarhem.se (hostel)
- Borlänge Vandrarhem & Turistlägenheter (hostel and tourist apartments)
- www.visitdalarna.se (tourist accommodation)
Falun
- www.visitdalarna.se (tourist accommodation)
- www.frambyudde.se (rental cottages)
- STF Vandrarhem (hostel)