Find us
The Department of Child and Youth Studies is situated on campus Frescati at Stockholms University. The visiting address is Svante Arrhenius väg 21 A.
Find your way to Frescati Backe
You will find the Department of Child and Youth Studies in a four-story brick building at Frescati Backe, east of the Arrhenius Laboratories.
Visiting address: Svante Arrhenius väg 21 A.
Travel here
From Stockholm's city you can walk to Frescati in 20 minutes. You can also get here with the red line (line 14) or by the commuter tram "Roslagsbanan" and several different buses.
By metro and commuter tram
Take the Roslagsbanan tram or the red metro line (line 14) and get off at "Universitetet". From there you take a ten minute walk to Svante Arrhenius väg 21 A.
By bus
Take bus 50, 639, 670 or 676 to the bus stop "Universitetet södra". From here, it takes ten minutes to walk to Svante Arrhenius väg 21 A.
By car
The visiting address is Svante Arrhenius väg 21 A. If you are driving from Roslagstull, take Roslagsvägen past the University, then turn right onto Bergiusvägen, followed by a right turn onto Frescativägen. After passing the Swedish Museum of Natural History, turn left onto Svante Arrhenius väg.
If you are driving from the north, turn off Roslagsvägen at the Ekhagen junction just before the Swedish Museum of Natural History, onto Bergiusvägen, and then follow the same route as described above.
Please note that there are a limited number of paid parking spaces available outside the department.
About our campus
Stockholm University is arrayed over a large area with multiple campuses. Frescati is the main campus. Here you can find maps, directions and guides. Here you will find descriptions of what’s located in the different areas, lunch places, and how to navigate your way there.
The department's opening hours
The institution’s premises are open:
- Monday - Thursday from 07:30 to 17:30
- Friday from 07:30 to 16:00.
Lecture halls and study places
The department has newly renovated and student-friendly premises with good access to study places and group rooms. On the first floor you find the Student Affair Office, a student kitchenette and student café/leisure room. Students also have access to a computer and printing machine on the first floor.
The premises are largely adapted for the disabled and there are paid parking spaces adjacent to the building.
Contact
Telephone:+46-8-16 20 00 (telephone exchange)
Email: info@buv.su.se
Email address for all staff at the Department: first name.surname@buv.su.se
- Visiting address
Room 419, 4th floor.
Svante Arrhenius väg 21A.
- Visiting address
Room 102, 1st floor.
Svante Arrhenius väg 21 A.
- Office hours
Opening hours:
Monday-Friday at 12.30-13.00.
Last updated: September 11, 2025
Source: Department of Child and Youth Studies