• Conference Venue
• Workshops Venue
• Erlang Express and OTP Express Training Courses Venue
• QuickCheck Training Course Venue
• Getting to Stockholm
• Public Transport in Stockholm
• Hotels in Sweden

Conference Venue

The Erlang User Conference will be held at the Astoria on Nybrogatan in Stockholm. This old building will provide a trip down memory lane for those of you from Stockholm who remember it as a cinema. It is a great venue with lots of space and loads of character.

For those of you not from Stockholm, it is located in the heart of the exclusive Östermalm area. It is easy to get to and from the railway station and other public transport.

Workshops Venue

The tutorials will be held in the "Clockhouse" at the Ericsson Conference Centre in Älvsjö, in the southwestern suburbs of Stockholm. The main commuter train (pendeltåg) lines going south from Stockholm pass through Älvsjö and it takes only 7 minutes (or two stops) from Stockholm central station. See here for more details.

Erlang Express and OTP Express Training Courses Venue

The venue for the Erlang Express and OTP Express training courses will be the SignUp Education Centre in Sundbyberg:

Hallonbergsplan 5, 2 tr
174 52 Sundbyberg.

This is located in the Hallonbergen Centrum which is easily reached from Stockholm by subway, the Sundbyberg Station being approximately 12 minutes from Stockholm Central Station. See here for more directions by car and by metro/subway (Tunnelbanan).


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QuickCheck Training Course Venue

The venue for the QuickCheck training course:

Sjöland & Thyselius,
Hälsingegatan 43,
10th floor,
Stockholm

The nearest metro station is Odenplan and nearest commuter train station is Karlberg.


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Getting to Stockholm

There are four airports within range of Stockholm.

Arlanda is the main airport, the major airlines fly there. You can get from Arlanda to Stockholm Central Railway station by:

• Arlanda Express. Leaves every 15 minutes, takes about 25 minutes, costs 200 SEK (100 if you're under 26!). Comfortable but expensive.
• Flygbuss. Leaves every 10 or 15 minutes, takes about 45 minutes, costs 95 sek.
• Taxi. Won't save you any time, but it will cost more. The taxi company "Taxi Stockholm" has fixed prices to and from the airport, but make sure you ask for "fixed price". The fixed price for Arlanda to Stockholm City is 445 SEK. Stockholm City to Arlanda costs 475 SEK.

Bromma Airport is used mainly for domestic flights. There's a Flygbuss(20 minutes, 70 SEK) and also normal public transport, e.g. you can take bus 152 to the station.

Skavsta and Västerås are two "budget" airports used by Ryanair, e.g. there are several flights to and from London (Stansted/Luton) every day. Take the Flygbuss to town, it's the only sensible option. They leave whenever a flight arrives.

Public Transport in Stockholm

Stockholm is not a good place to get around by car.

Public transport is excellent, though not cheap. There's a great webpage with timetables, maps and information. The buses, trains and subway all use the same tickets, some of the options are:

• Cash at the ticket booth in every subway station. Costs 20SEK per ticket. You will need differing numbers of tickets according to which zones you will be moving between. Note: You need two tickets for travelling in one zone.
• From a vending machine at the stations. These are priced according to the number of zones you are travelling in.
• Buy a booklet of 16 tickets ("rabatthäfte") for 180SEK. Available at the ticket booth in any subway station, or at any "Pressbyrån" shop.
• A 7-day pass costs 260SEK. A 72 hour pass costs 200SEK. A 24 hour pass costs 100SEK. Available at "Pressbyrån" shops and the ticket offices at large subway stations.

You might also check the Tourist Information. (Tip: the dots above the letters in station names such as Älvsjö are crucial, the trip planner won't give you the right stations if you leave them out, but it does, eventually, give you some buttons you can click to get those letters if your keyboard doesn't have them. Alternatively, cut and paste the name from this page.)

Hotels in Sweden

As with most large cities, Stockholm has a range of hotels to suit most budgets, although with fewer at the low end. Here is a selection. The prices quoted are per night and some offer reductions for multiple nights. There are various standards of rooms – from super squeeze to larger ones. We highlight the lowest prices you can get when registering on these hotels' websites for a single night.

1. Crystal Plaza Hotel
   Historic hotel near Stockholm’s city centre.
   Single room with breakfast starting at SEK 990 per night
2. Story Hotel
   Riddargatan 6, Stockholm
   Super Squeeze single room with breakfast, around the corner from the Astoria, starting at SEK 990 per night
3. Elite Hotel Stockholm Plaza
   Modern hotel by the nightlife of Stureplan Square (but has very small rooms)
   Single room with breakfast starting at SEK 1,445 per night
4. Hotel Birger Jarl
   Modern hotel near Stockholm’s Central Station.
   Single room with Continental Breakfast starting at SEK 1,550 per night
5. Rica Hotel Kungsgatan
   Hotel near the Stockholm Modern Art Museum.
   Single room with breakfast starting at SEK 1,380 per night
6. Nordic Sea Hotel
   Modern Stockholm Central Station hotel.
   Single Room with breakfast starting at SEK 1,650 per night
7. Mornington Hotel Stockholm City
   Contemporary-styled hotel near the harbour.
   Single room with breakfast starting at SEK 1,710 per night