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 2024
15 January 2024 to 2 June 2024
Period 1:
A: Monday 15/1
B: Thursday 15/2
Period 2:
C: Thursday 21/3
D: Thursday 2/5
Autumn 2023
28 August 2023 to 14 January 2024
Period 1:
A: Monday 28/8
B: Thursday 28/9
Period 2:
C: Monday 30/10
D: Thursday 30/11
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
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 departments at su.se/departments
Last updated: December 20, 2022
Source: Student Services