CURRENCY

Exchange offices:
All the banks in Stockholm, and Forex. Forex normally give You the best exchange rates.

Forex offices

• The Centralstation, open daily 07-21
• City Terminalen, open Mon-Fri 09-19, Sat 10-15, Sun closed
• Sweden House (Sverigehuset), Hamngatan, open Mon-Fri 09-19, Sat-Sun 09-17
• Vasagatan 14, open Mon-Fri 10-18
• Arlanda Airport Terminal 2, open daily 06-22

ELECTRICAL CURRENT

Outlets for electrical current look like this in Sweden:
So your adapter should look like this:

NOT like this

TIME DIFFERENCE

If you are in Stockholm, then the following schedule applies:

• Helsinki, +1 hour
  
• London, -1 hour
  
• Los Angeles, -9 hours
  
• Moscow, +2 hours
  
• New York, -6 hours
  
• Paris, + 0 hour
  
• Tokyo, +7 hours
  

TOURIST NFORMATION OFFICES

• Sweden House, Kungsträdgården
  Open:
  Mon-Fri: 9-18
  Sat-Sun:9-17
  Phone: (08-)789 24 90

• Kaknästornet, Norra Djurgården. 68 bus from Karlaplan to Kaknästornet
  Open:
  April: 9-18 daily
  May to August: 9-22 daily
  September to April ('96): 9-17 daily.
  Phone: (08-)789 24 35

• The City Hall
  Open:
  May to October: 9-17 daily
  November: Sat-Sun 9-15
  December to January: Closed
  February to April: Sat-Sun 9-15
  Phone: (08-)789 24 90

PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION, SL-CENTER
Phone: (08-)600 10 00 (switchboard)
Information, tickets, maps

Short About Tickets

One way tickets
Can be bought on buses and in the subway.
Valid for an hour. (If changing bus or/to subway or starting a new trip, the ticket can be used over again if it is stamped within an hour from the present)
Minimum charge is 13 SEK (1995).

Reduces rate tickets (Förköpshäfte)
Can be bought in the subway and at "Pressbyrån".
Cost:85 SEK and contains 20 clips.
Minimum charge is two clips and it's valid for an hour, like the one way tickets.
The reduced rates tickets are not personal and can be used by more than one person at the same time. The trip will just cost twice the number of clips, three times the clips and so on.

SL's tourist cards
One-day card (24 hour from the stamp time) or three-days card (72 hours from the stamp time).
Can be bought at SL-Centers and at "Pressbyrån"
Prices: 56 SEK for the one-day card, and 107 SEK for the three-days card.
These cards include free admittance to several museums and other things worth seeing. These benefits can differ between years, so for more specific information about them, please visit one of the SL-Centers or phone them.

The Stockholm card:
One-day card for one adult and two children.
Costs 175 SEK
Can be bought at SL-Center at the Centralstation and in the Sweden House in Kungsträdgården.
The card includes unlimited use of the local transportation and free admittance to 70 different things worth seeing.

SL-Center Offices in Inner City

• Centralstationen, lower floor
  Open:
  Mon-Sat: 6.30-23.30
  Sun:7.00-23.30
  
• Sergels torg
  Open:
  Mon-Sat: 8.30-18.30
  Fri: 8.30-17.30
  
• Slussen, Saltsjöbanan
  Open:
  Mon-Fri: 8-18
  Sat: 10-15
  
• Tekniska Högskolan
  Open:
  Mon-Fri: 7-18
  Sat: 10-15
  
• Fridhemsplan
  Open:
  Mon-Fri: 7-18.30
  

WEATHER

The weather in the summer can differ a lot between years. You could say there are two "extremes", one good and one not to good. Normally it can be anything in between.

The good one:
20 to 25 degrees Celsius, i.e. 68 to 77 degrees Fahrenheit, ( (9/5)*C+32 = degrees in Fahrenheit.)
Sunny, slighty windy.

The other one:
Temperauture about 15 degrees (59 degrees Fahrenheit)
Rain almost every day.
Cold wind.

The weather in Sweden is unpredictable, especially during summer. The best thing to do is to check out a few weeks before departure. To avoid surprices, bring a warm sweater, long pants and a jacket.

TRANSPORTATION ARLANDA AIRPORT-STOCKHOLM

The airport buses service the route Arlanda-Stockholm 24 hours a day. The ride takes some 30-45 minutes, depending on the traffic, rush hour etc. To avoid missing the flight one should leave Stockholm an hour before check-in time at Arlanda. Check-in time at Arlanda is normally 2 hours before departure time on atlantic flights.
Tickets
Only one-way tickets only, and they can be bought from the bus driver.
Ticket price: 50 SEK (one-way).

DEPARTURE TIMES

Arlanda-Stockholm (City Terminalen, Klarabergsgatan)

• 5.00-6.30 every 15th minute or more often
• 6.30-23.30 every 10th minute or more often
• 23.30-5.00 dep in connection with flight arrivals

Stockholm (City Terminalen)- Arlanda

• 4.30-5.30 every 15th minute
• 5.30-20.00 every 10th minute or more often
• 20.00-22.00 every 15th minute
• 22.00-4.30 no departure

A COMBINED BUS/TAXI ALTERNATIVE:

If you get on the bus at Arlanda the driver can order a taxi to meet you either at one of the city stops or at Jarva Krog.
You pay 50 for the bus plus 70 or 130 (depending on zone) for the taxi.
You can pick up a leaflet about it on the bus which gives the phone number for ordering a taxi to connect with the bus when going to Arlanda. You can probaly get the same leaflet at the airport. We will supply the relevant phone numbers as soon as we get hold of them.

TAXI SERVICE TO/FROM ARLANDA

Several taxi companies has "Arlanda Service" from the airport to down town Stockholm, and vice versa. A taxi can be ordered in advance and a taxi driver will meet in the airport's exit hall (after customs). The price for this service (transportation and "waiting" service) should be fixed and in between 290-350 SEK.
You have to give the taxi company chosen the following information (a short list of some companies below):

• Flight number
• Arrival time (estimated time)
• Name of the traveller

Taxi Stockholm
Phone: (08-)15 00 00, 15 04 00 (in advance order)
Fixed price Arlanda-Stockholm: 300 SEK

Taxi Kurir
Phone: (08-) 30 00 00
Fixed price Arlanda-Stockholm: 345 SEK

Taxi 020
Phone: 020-93 93 93
Fixed price Arlanda Stockholm: 345 SEK.

One doesn't have to order a taxi in advance to get to Stockholm. There are taxi hosts at the airport, helping travellers to get a taxi. A lot of other taxi companies traffic Arlanda-Stockholm and most of them have a fixed price for the route.