Term dates
The academic year at Stockholm University starts in late August and ends in early June. The academic year is divided into two semesters, an autumn semester and a spring semester.
The autumn semester starts at the end of August and continues until mid-January of the following year. The spring semester starts in January and finishes at the beginning of June.
Each semester is divided into 4 parts: Period 1 (A and B) and Period 2 (C and D).
Spring 2023
16 January 2023 to 4 June 2023
Period 1
A: Monday 16 January
B: Thursday 16 February
Period 2
A: Tuesday 21 March
B: Tuesday 2 May
Autumn 2022
29 August 2022 to 15 January 2023
Period 1
A: Monday 29 August
B: Thursday 29 September
Period 2
C: Monday 31 October
D: Thursday 1 December
Spring 2022
17 January 2022 to 3 June 2022
Period 1
A: Monday 17 January
B: Thursday 17 February
Period 2
C: Tuesday 22 March
D: Monday 2 May
Autumn 2021
30 August 2021 to 16 January 2022
Period 1
A: Monday 30 August
B: Thursday 30 September
Period 2
C: Monday 1 November
D: Thursday 2 December
Spring 2021
18 January 2021 to 5 June 2021
Period 1
A: Monday 18 January
B: Thursday 18 February
Period 2
C: Tuesday 23 March
D: Monday 3 May
Semester and term dates dating back to the autumn semester 2017
Autumn 2020
31 August 2020 to 17 January 2021
Period 1
A: Monday 31 August
B: Thursday 1 October
Period 2
C: Tuesday 3 November
D: Thursday 3 December
Spring 2020
20 January 2020 to 7 June 2020
Period 1
A: Monday 20 January
B: Thursday 20 February
Period 2
C: Monday 23 March
D: Monday 4 May
Autumn 2019
2 September 2019 to 19 January 2020
Period 1
A: Monday 2 September
B: Thursday 3 October
Period 2
C: Monday 4 November
D: Thursday 5 December
Spring 2019
21 January 2019 to 9 June 2019
Period 1
A: Monday 21 January
B: Thursday 21 February
Period 2
C: Tuesday 26 March
D: Monday 6 May
Autumn 2018
3 September 2018 to 20 January 2019
Period 1
A: Monday 3 September
B: Thursday 4 October
Period 2
C: Monday 5 November
D: Thursday 6 December
Spring 2018
15 January 2018 to 3 June 2018
Period 1
A: Monday 15 January
B: Thursday 15 February
Period 2
C: Tuesday 20 March
D: Monday 30 April
Autumn 2017
28 August 2017 to 14 January 2018
Period 1
A: Monday 28 August
B: Thursday 28 September
Period 2
C: Tuesday 31 October
D: Thursday 30 November
Registration may take place before the official start of the semester
After you have been admitted to a course you will need to confirm your enrollment through a registration before the start of the semester. Sometimes the registration takes place some days before the official starting date of the semester - make sure you know when you have your registration before you book your flight to Sweden.
Stockholm University has a decentralised organisation which means that there are different ways of registering depending on which department you will be studying with. You will be given information from the respectively department on how and when to register. If you do not receive information regarding registration and if there is no information about registration dates on the departmental website, please contact the department directly.
You can find a list of all departemnts at su.se/departments
Last updated: May 24, 2022
Source: Student Services