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The Department of Human Geography is located in the Geo-Science Building ("Geovetenskapens hus") – in the northern part of the Frescati campus, in the Royal National City Park, on Northern Djurgården in the City of Stockholm, Sweden.

Coordinates

WGS 84 (lat, lon): N 59° 21.947', E 18° 3.416'
WGS 84 decimal (lat, lon): 59.36579, 18.05693
RT90: 6584950, 1628031
SWEREF99: 6584773, 673722

Part of the Frescati campus from the southwest. In the bottom left corner of the image is the metro station and bus stop Universitetet. The Geo-Science Building is the green building on the right with the two pie-shaped houses (the Y and the U houses). Photo: Sören Andersson, Stockholm University.

The main entrances (street addresses Svante Arrhenius väg 8, 12 and 14) are found at the south side of the building towards the field that stretches between the northern and southern parts of Frescati.

Geo-Science Building

Directions

There are many ways to get to the Geo-Science Building. These are the most common.

Many people get to the university by subway, but the campus can also be reached by Roslagsbanan and bus lines.

Metro

Choose red line (number 14) from Fruängen via T-Centralen towards Mörby center (or vice versa) to the station Universitetet. The journey takes 9 minutes from T-Centralen. Exit the station and continue straight ahead. The green Geo-Science Building is on the left side of the footpath. The distance from the station is approximately 120 meters (to the northeast).

Local train

Take the Roslagsbanan suburban train from Kårsta, Näsbypark, Österskär or Östra station (or another halt) to Universitetet. The Geo-Science Building is located approximately 300 meters east of the stop. Go up the bridge over the stop and continue to the right (east).

Bus

Buses that stop at Universitetet (near the metro station, 100 meters west of the house) or Universitetet norra (on Roslagsvägen, near the metro station) are: 50 (from, among others, Odenplan), 540 (Tensta center and Ulriksdal station), 608 (Vallentuna and Arninge), 639 (Rimbo), 670 (Vaxholm) and 676 (Norrtälje).

Stockholm Public Transport (SL)

From the Subway to the Geo-Science Building (YouTube)

There are several cycling and walking routes to the campus, for example along Brunnsviken or Roslagsvägen or through Lill-Jansskogen.

Bicycle racks can be found outside the entrances to Svante Arrhenius väg 8, 12 and 14, i.e. at houses S, U and Y.

Stations for loan bikes are available at the Universitetet metro station and at Studenthuset.

Bike at trafiken.nu

Bike in Stockholm

The recommended place for boarding busses is at Svante Arrhenius road, next to Aktiverum (today "Frescati Sports Center", formerly "Frescatihallen"), just north of the Geo-Science building.

Taxis can leave and pick up right outside the entrance at Svante Arrhenius väg 8 (house S).

The campus can be reached via Roslagsvägen (from Roslagstull towards Norrtälje or vice versa), Frescativägen, Svante Arrhenius väg.

A limited number of paid parking spaces can be found on Svante Arrhenius road (south of Vegaplatsen at the National Museum of Natural History, next to Aktiverum, just north of the Geo-Science Building) and south of Södra huset. The smaller car park south of the Manne Siegbahnhusen is for university employees only – a special parking permit is required.

Charging stations for electric cars can be found in the car parks at Svante Arrhenius väg and Manne Siegbahnhusen, in the garage of the NPQ house and outside (Svante Arrhenius väg 16 F) and in the car park south of the Södra husen. In order to use the charging posts, you need – in addition to paying the parking fee – a sticker, which can be collected by students and employees at the service center at the Frescati library and on the Albano campus.

The campus is located within the area where congestion tax is levied for vehicles driving in and out of Stockholm's inner city.

Traffic in Stockholm right now

Last updated: 2025-10-27

Source: Department of Human Geography