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Housing for relocating academic staff

As part of the relocation services KTH Housing offer accommodation for international academic staff, including doctoral students, coming from abroad to KTH.

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Our services and conditions

KTH Housing administer a limited number of accommodations that we offer to international academic staff relocating to Stockholm. Allocation is dependent on availability, which sometimes mean that not all applicants can receive an offer. We cannot take requests for certain types of housing or locations, but allocate housing according to what we have available when you register, when you arrive, and what your family situation is. When there is availability, offers are limited to one per applicant and it is accepted via your pages in Mobility Online. Another option is to decline and look for housing on your own. We do not have waiting lists, and we do not change offers unless a family situation changes.

If you reject our offer due to no residence permit or travel complications, please indicate that on your rejection. You are welcome to contact us again by e-mail in the future, and we can activate your application and give you a new offer when there is availability. In general, if you are uncertain about your arrival or your permit, we recommend contacting us when it is a bit more certain and applying for housing then.

Our apartments

KTH Housing have accommodations located in Stockholm, most of them on KTH Campus. These are furnished apartments, and are either studio apartments, one-bedroom apartments, or two-bedroom apartments, for larger families. They can be leased for a maximum of one year, i.e. for the first year you are in Sweden. Not all offers are for a full year. The duration of a contract is dependent on availability. Pets and smoking are not allowed in any of our housing.

Eligibility for housing through KTH Housing

You are eligible to apply for housing through KTH if:

  • You are a new PhD student at KTH, who started your studies less than 6 months ago.

  • You are a guest researcher who is not employed by KTH.

  • You are recently employed by KTH (less than 6 months ago) and have obtained your PhD degree no more than 5 years ago.

How to apply for housing

  1. Fill out the Registration form  for KTH Relocation. 

  2. If you are eligible for KTH Housing and we have availability, you will receive a reply to your form from housingoffice@kth.se with a link to the housing application you need to make in Mobility Online. 

  3. The application in Mobility Online consists of several steps including choosing accommodation preferences and confirming them. If we are able to offer you accommodation, you will receive an offer by email about 2 months prior to your requested start date. You need to accept or decline the possible offer in Mobility Online, pay the first rent before the due date set and sign and upload your housing contract when asked to do so. 

Finding housing on your own

If you are not eligible for accommodation through KTH Housing or prefer to find housing on your own that is of course also possible. Below are some housing queues you can join. There are also several co-living opportunities in Stockholm, just a short google search away.

Contact

Contact KTH Housing at housingoffice@kth.se  for any housing related questions that you cannot find the answer to on the web page.