Although masks are not required in Sweden, the conference organizers kindly ask you to wear a mask during the conference. Find more information (in English) .

Most COVID restrictions have been waived in Sweden. The current recommendations include to stay home in case of symptoms. For unvaccinated people, the recommendation is to be extra careful and avoid crowds indoors. Find more information (in English).

Covid self tests and facemasks can be bought in pharmacies and the larger supermarkets. There are many pharmacies in Stockholm centrum. The nearest to the conference center are Apoteket Storken, Storgatan 28, 114 55 Stockholm and LloydsApotek Stockholm Garnisonen, Karlavägen 100A, 115 26 Stockholm, a 15 to 20 minutes walk.

PCR and antigen testing (with travel certificates, “reseintyg”) can be done at several places in Stockholm as well as Arlanda Airport. A few website where tests can be booked include:

• https://genetika.se
• https://testcenter.nu
• https://vaccindirekt.se/en/pcr-tests-tests-for-health-certificate-travel-certificate/
• https://en.reseintyg365.se
• https://www.testmottagningen.se/en/

How to Reach the Hotel Hasselbacken

SL (Storstockholms Lokaltrafik) is the land based public transport company in Stockholm. Find public transport information in English.  A single ticket (good for 75 min travel) is 39 SEK; a weekly ticket costs 430 SEK. Metro stations have ticket machines and ticket kiosks. The SL app allows you to purchase tickets as well as provides route planning tools. You can also purchase single tickets at fare gates and on buses by using your card contactlessly on the green ticket readers; you cannot buy tickets using cash. Public transport signage is in Swedish and English and most public transport staff speak English. Find a Find a public transport map of central Stockholm. Google Maps gives good directions including public transport in Stockholm; other maps apps are available.

Arlanda Airport to Hasselbacken Hotel

Between Arlanda Airport and Stockholm Central you have three options ordered in increasing time (and decreasing price)

• The Arlanda Express leaves from the airport to Stockholm Central every 15 min and takes 20 min. The cost is 299 SEK one way or 579 SEK for return ticket; group discounts are available. Each of the terminals has lifts and escalators down to the Arlanda Express platforms.
• The Flygbussarna bus travels from the airport to Stockholm Central every 20 min and takes 45 min. The bus costs 119 SEK oneway/189 SEK return when bought online; group discounts available. This bus only departs from terminals 2 and 4. 
• A cheaper but longer in time way is to take the 579 or 583 SL buses from between terminals 4 or 5 or from terminal 2 to the Märsta Pendeltåg station then take either the 41 or 42X SL trains to Stockholm City. This trip takes about an hour; the buses and trams depart every 15 min to 30 min.

When arriving by the Arlanda Express or the Flybussarna bus, exit Stockholm Central station and walk northeast along Klarabergsgatan towards Sergels torg. If you are arriving on an SL train, follow the signs towards Sergels torg. In front of the Åhléns department store, take the number 7 tram (Spårvagn) from the T-Centralen stop six stops to the Liljevalchs/Gröna Lund stop on Djurgården. The tram takes 12 min and leaves every 6 min. The hotel will be on the hill to your left. 

Hotel Hasselbacken to KTH

To reach Kungliga Tekniska högskolan (KTH) From the hotel walk to the Liljevalchs/Gröna Lund bus stop on Djurgårdsvägen. Board the number 67 towards Odenplan. Get off the bus at the Östra station stop. The bus takes 14 min and leaves every 12 to 15 min. Walk north from the bus stop 200 m along Drottning Kristinas väg to reach KTH Entré.
Alternatively, you can take the tram and the metro. Walk from the hotel to Liljevalchs/Gröna Lund tram stop on Djurgårdsvägen. Board the number 7 tram towards T-Centralen and take it four stops to Nybroplan. Walk north along Birger Jarlsgatan a short distance to the Östermalmstorg metro station (look for the circular sign with a T for Tunnelbana). Take the number 14 metro towards Mörby Centrum two stops to Tekniska högskolan. At this station, follow the signs to the KTH campus.

General information

Stockholm is a great city to walk around during the summer months due to the pleasant weather, long evenings with sunlight and the many highlights (see below). It is generally safe in Stockholm to walk around in the evening and at night.  Most people will speak English in Stockholm. Stockholm is almost a cash-free city, and credit cards are accepted in all shops, taxis, restaurants, bars and public transport (see above). Cash is not even accepted in public transport and some shops. Since the exchange rates are roughly 10 to 1, by shifting the decimal point by a digit you can easily estimate a price in Swedish kronor in United States dollars or in Euros.

Stockholm has a large public transport network of commuter trains (Pendeltåg), metro (Tunnelbana), buses, trams, light rail and some ferries operated by SL. Most other ferries to the Stockholm Archipelago are operated by Waxholmsbolaget; please note that SL tickets and passes are not valid on Waxholmsbolaget ferries and tickets need to be bought on board the ferries.

Weather

The weather in Stockholm in July is typically nice with temperatures around 20-25 degrees (Celsius) during the day. It can get down to around 15 degrees (Celsius) during the nights/early mornings. Due to the high latitude there can be many hours of sunshine till late in the evening. Rain showers can be expected as well, so it’s good to take a jacket when going out. Find more information about the weather in Stockholm.

Sightseeing Highlights

A few words on Stockholm

Stockholm is a modern city where Scandinavian nature and urban life blend together. Because the city developed on 14 islands of a large archipelago, it offers beautiful sights on the water all around. Forests and national parks are just a few metro stops from the city center.

Stockholm offers an open and vibrant destination for young professionals in research institutes, Universities, startups and tech companies, where new ideas are born and take life all the time.
Plenty of restaurants, bars, museums, castles and parks are there to be explored and will always offer something fun to do.

Summer in Stockholm

Summer at high latitudes is pretty awesome. Never ending days make you enjoy long hours outside, giving you the extra energy to do more and more activities. The most fascinating experience is to walk around in the city on summer nights with that unique bright night sky.

List of places to see and visit

• Djurgarden, the island the conference venue is on and hosting many of Stockholm’s museums as well as the southern part of the Royal Parks
  • Skansen, open air museum
  • Vasamuseet, museum built around a 400 year old ship salvaged from the harbour. The venue for the conference dinner.
  • Nordic museum
  • Viking museum
  • Gröna Lund, themed park with concerts in the evening (400 sek pass to all the concerts)
• Gamla stan (the old town)
  • Nobel prize museum
  • Royal palace
  • The most narrow street in the city: go and find it!)
• Södermalm (the hipster island)
  • Fotografiska, photography museum
  • Skinnarviksberget, rocky hill to enjoy the sunset over stockholm like the locals do
  • Tanto lunden, park with a nice promenade along the coast (you will find a dance floor at the end where every afternoon a different music style is played and danced)
• City Hall, beautiful building with a breathtaking courtyard (possible to have a guided tour inside if you pay)
• Olympic Stadium, possible to enter from the gates on Lidingövägen and you exercise inside 
• The subway underground stations (a museum altogether)
• The archipelago, take a boat to explore the eastern islands (Lidingö, Bogesund, Vaxholmen, Rindo, ecc…)
• Castles
  • Royal Palace
  • The queen castle (Drottingsholms slott), very nice garden
  • Ulriksdal slott, very nice garden
• Parks
  • Hagaparken, the biggest, in the north part of the city
  • Humlegarden, in the fancy district of Stockholm, with many locals having picnics and playing games
  • Rålambshovsparken, with plenty facilities for sports
  • Vasaparken, small park with football court and many restaurants around

Djurgården

Royal Djurgården is a green oasis in the center of Stockholm where both locals and visitors come and enjoy themselves. We have a tradition of over 400 years as a paradise for recreation and entertainment that we want to carry forward into the future.

Look at all the activities, museums, exhibitions, monuments and restaurants you can find in this park.

Restaurant and Bars

In Gamla Stan:

• Pharmarium (good cocktails)
• Wirströms (cellar pub)

In Vasastan:

• Knut (swedish)
• Holy Cow (indian)
• Teheran grill (persian)
• Mowglis Kök
• The South Indian 
• Meno Male (pizza)
• Lilla Kina (great szechuan food)
• Wan Thai (good thai food)
• Pub Anchor (some days with live rock music)
• La Neta (mexican street food)
• Tennstopet (french and swedish food)
• Farang (indonesian, good for groups)
• Indian street food (also in other parts of the city, good for groups)
• YUC (mexican, good for groups)

In Östermalm:

• Tako (asian, amazing indoor design) 
• Eatery Gärdet (italian approved pizza)

Norrmalm

• Oxen

Södermalm:

• Hermans (vegan, gorgeous view)
• Omnipollo (for beer enthusiasts)
• Tjoget (great cocktails)
• Mosebacke-terrassen (enjoy a drink with a view on a summer day) 

Find more info about visiting Stockholm.

Visit also instagram pages, they have great tips everyday!

• stockholm
• visitstockholm

Posters will be on display at the venue during the conference. Each poster should be printed on a single-sided, portrait-oriented, A0 sized sheet. An electronic version of each poster should be submitted to Chris Evans and Sherita Hanna by June 10, 2022 for inclusion in the conference materials. 

• Christopher Evans, Chair (ESA/STScI)
• Alessandra Aloisi (STScI)
• Stephane Charlot (Institut d’ Astrophysique de Paris)
• Daniela Calzetti (University of Massachusetts)
• Roger Davies (University of Oxford)
• Rene Doyon (University of Montreal)
• Matthew Hayes (Stockholm University)
• Marcia J. Rieke (Steward Observatory)
• Giovanna Tinetti (University College London)
• Monica Tosi (INAF Bologna)
• Jennifer J. Wiseman (NASA/GSFC)
• Gillian Wright (UK Astronomy Technology Centre)

• Angela Adamo, Co-Chair (Stockholm University)
• Göran Östlin, Co-Chair (Stockholm University)
• Paule Sonnentrucker, Co-Chair (ESA/STScI)
• Anna Björk (Stockholm University)
• Arjan Bik (Stockholm University)
• Lorenza Della Bruna (Stockholm University)
• Axel Runnholm (Stockholm University)
• Alexandra Le Reste (Stockholm University)
• Marco Sirianni (ESA)
• Mattia Sirressi (Stockholm University)

The Hotel Hasselbacken is a historical landmark in the city of Stockholm. The first records of its restaurant (Dunderhyttan) go back to the mid-1700s. Back then, it was an establishment with five tables and some twenty chairs. In 1816, a half-timbered building was built in the finest Gustavian style, which over the years became known as “Gubbhyllan” (literally Old Man’s shelf). Its glory days began when the well-known confectioner Jacob Wilhelm Davidson opened the doors of “Restaurant Hasselbacken”. The year 1853 was the start of a golden era for the restaurant, thanks to good food, Swedish punch songs and singing.

On August 16, 1872, a Bellman statue was erected in the garden and can still be seen today. Alfred Nyström was the name of the sculptor and August Strindberg was his model. That same year, a ferocious fire, lasting eight days, burned the entire building to the ground. Just two years later, a new building rose from the ashes and quickly became the preferred choice of venue for locals of all classes — nobility as well as ordinary people.

In 1923, Hasselbacken burned down again (for the seventh time) and a new building was completed in 1925. Today this building contains a restaurant, conference and banquet hall. From 1947 to 1969, a restaurant academy was run at Hasselbacken. Over the years, Hasselbacken began to lose its former glory. In 1984, extensive restoration and renovation began. On the back of the restaurant, a new hotel building was built and in 1992 Scandic Hasselbacken opened a hotel, conference and restaurant on site. On February 7th the ownership of Hasselbacken’s operations on Djurgården in Stockholm was passed from Scandic Hotels to Pop House Sweden. Pop House Sweden was founded in 2014 and consists of ABBA The Museum, Pop House Hotel and Cirkus.

Hotel Hasselbacken is conveniently located and easily reachable from the Stockholm train station and the international airport Arlanda.

View maps of Stockholm and the location of Hotel Hasselbacken.

It is possible to book a room at the Hotel Hasselbacken, where the conference will take place.  It is a historical building in the beautiful island of Djurgården. The hotel has recently been refurbished and offers all the comfort for an enjoyable stay.  When making your reservations, enter ESA2022 as the promotional code to receive a 10% discount on the rate.