Strix Armégatan 32

KI Housing administers a number of rooms for Karolinska Institutet in Strix.

The rooms are rented by Karolinska Institutet for exchange students in order to be able to offer them accommodation. Due to the shortage of student accommodation in Stockholm this arrangement is necessary.

Guest researchers and PhD students can apply for a room at Strix and Pax but only for shorter stays, up to maximum two months. Exchange students are however always prioritized for these rooms.

The landlord is the students´housing company in Stockholm, SSSB, www.sssb.se

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20 student rooms, daily rent SEK 106 - 111/night, average monthly rent SEK 3225 - 3380, deposit SEK 2000

Room size approximately 16 sqm
Private shower/toilet
Furnished with single bed, desk, bookshelf and chair
Shared kitchen
Common laundry room
Access to internet

The monthly rent is based on a daily rate and differs depending on the number of days of the month, more info

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Arrival - keys

The room will be available from 13.00 on the day of your arrival.

The keys are to be picked up at the KI Housing office at 13.00-15.00 on the starting date of your contract. If you have a student ambassador from Pickup Service meeting you, he or she is welcome to pick the keys up for you in advance. You can find more information on the webiste of Karolinska Institutet http://ki.se/ki/jsp/polopoly.jsp?a=80322&d=27549&l=en.

How to get to Strix
Take the subway from T-Centralen, the blue line towards Akalla/Hjulsta. Get off at Västra Skogen. Walk over the square towards the walking paths/cycle ways where you can see the sign “Studentbostäder”.

On the other side of the road you can see some big red brick buildings. That is Strix, Armégatan 32. If you take the path through the tunnel, you will shortly arrive there.

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Common kitchen

Equipment in KI Housing corridors

About half of the rooms that we dispose over are located in corridors where all tenants rent their rooms from KI Housing. In these corridors we supply basic kitchen equipment. Every student has one cupboard, one shelf in the fridge and half a shelf in the freezer. The average monthly rent for a room in a KI Housing corridor is SEK 3380 (from September 1, 2012).

Equipment in SSSB corridors

Other rooms are located in corridors where tenants share the kitchen with students who rent their rooms directly from the landlord SSSB or from other universities. If you rent a room in a SSSB corridor you might need to buy your own kitchen utensils (sometimes there are some utensils left from earlier students that you may use). Every student has one cupboard, one shelf in the fridge and half a shelf in the freezer. The monthly rent for a room in a SSSB corridor is SEK 3225 (from September 1st, 2012).

Regulations

The kitchen door should always be locked.
Personal equipment and food should be kept in the assigned storage spaces.
Never pour cooking oil down the kitchen drains, as they will clog the pipes.
Each tenant is responsible for keeping the kitchen and corridor clean and tidy.

Furniture and other equipment in the room
Each room is furnished with a bed, a desk, a bookshelf, a chair, a small table and two lamps, each room has its own toilet/shower room. The room is equipped with mattress, pillow and blanket. Please note that you need to bring your own towels and bed linen.
Deficiencies regarding the inventory should be reported to the house caretaker. Damaged and/or missing items will be replaced and charged to the tenant.

Electronic key system
The communal areas (e.g. the laundry-room and entrance) are fitted with electronic keys for a safer living environment and to reduce the risk of vandalism. All use of electronic keys is registered and SSSB may make use of this information in connection with acts of e.g. vandalism in the property. We can also block a key in case you lose it, thereby preventing unauthorised entry. Each electronic key is personal and directly linked to the apartment. Never exchange keys with your neighbour or lend one to someone not authorised to use it since you will be held responsible should anything happen.

Garbage disposal
The garbage facilities are found in a separate house on the side of the parking lot. There are two rooms, one for household garbage and one for bulky garbage. There is a recycling station for glass, metal, newspapers and cardboards outside of the garbage facilities.

Household garbage should be thrown in tightly sealed plastic bags.

Internet access
Broadband is installed in all student rooms. You need a LAN cable in order to connect and you should be able to start using Internet as soon as you arrive. In case of problems please contact KI Housing at info@kihousing.se.

Laundry rooms
The laundry rooms are located in the basement. Booking at the board and entrance with your electronic key. More info

Mail
In Strix, all mailboxes are located in the main entrance. Mark your mailbox with your name in order for the mail to be delivered.

If you would receive a parcel too large to fit in the mailbox, you will get a notification from the post office in your mailbox of where to pick up the parcel.

Sauna
In the basement there is a sauna that you may use at no cost. Booking at the board and entrance with your electronic key.

Banks
At the square outside the subway station Västra skogen there is a cash dispenser. The closest bank is at Solna Centrum, take bus 113.
Banks are generally open Monday - Friday 09.30 - 15.00 hours. Some banks in central Stockholm are open 09.00 - 16.30 hours
Bills can also be paid in some stores at a lower rate than at the bank. The closest store is HUVUDSTA SPEL & TOBAK at Storgatan 76-78.

Grocery stores
ICA beside Strix (Armégatan 32) Open 09-21 every day
Konsum at the square outside the subway station Open 08-21 every day

Updated 2013-02-07