A place to live in Gothenburg
Life in Gothenburg
Boplats
Boplats.se is a marketplace where landlords within commuting distance from Gothenburg can advertise housing. You can apply for apartments by register on the website. The accommodation listings come from both municipal housing companies and private property owners. The marketplace uses a queue system based on the number of registered days on the website. The queue to Boplats' housing can be very long in some areas due to the queue system, but it may be smart to register early if you want to move later during your studies, or if you know that you probably want to stay in Gothenburg after you have graduated.
HOMEQ
Homeq.se is free of charge marketplace, gathering private landlords available flats in Gothenburg. You can apply for apartments by registering on the website and show interest in individual apartments. Beyond ordinary rental housing, the marketplace also offers suitable options as student- and youth apartments and short-term contracts. Unlike other marketplaces, the selection is made not only on queuing time, but landlords who advertise on the platform can choose selection criteria and who is offered a contract. About half of the landlords pick tenants from queue days, which gives the opportunity to get housing without several years of queuing time.
Be flexible
Emma moved from Stockholm when she was going to start at the School of Business, Economics and Law
- My tip for students who are considering starting a degree at the School is to queue up early. At SGS, for example, it is completely free to queue. I had not been registered and started looking two weeks before moving here. I shared an apartment the first semester, a room that I found via the site Blocket.se. If you are a bit flexible, you can definitely find a place to live even if you have not accumulated any queuing time. Now I live in a student corridor via SGS, which I got after queuing for one semester, says Emma.
Facebook groups and Facebook friends
Kim moved from Båstad when she started to study the Law Program at the School of Business, Economics and Law.
- Unfortunately, I did not know about the housing queues until I was admitted, so my best tip is to definitely start looking for apartments/rooms immediately! I would also recommend Facebook. I found my first accommodation through Facebook via an acquaintance and then after a few months I managed to find a home in central Linnéstaden through a Facebook group, says Kim.
"Don't be shy, contact whoever you know that lives in Gothenburg"
Océane Klink moved from Switzerland to Sweden and shares her best tip on finding accommodation.
- As soon as you have received your admission result you should register in the different housing queues in order to accumulate queuing time as soon as possible. There are websites, all mentioned in the University of Gothenburg's accommodation guide, where accommodations are listed, but contacting friends or even friends of friends living in Gothenburg is my best tip. So don’t be shy and contact whoever you know that lives in Gothenburg and they might help you. The accommodation situation in Sweden is a little different than in other countries and it can be tough to find a place where to live, but I would say that it is the one and only downside of moving to Sweden, says Océane.
Find your way to the School
Our premises are located in central Gothenburg on Vasagatan 1 and Viktoriagatan 13. You can easily access the School of Business, Economics and Law by public transport (both by bus and tram) or by bicycle. In Västtrafik's (the city's public transport service) travel planner you can get an idea of how long your trip will take to and from school. The nearest stops are "Handelshögskolan", "Pilgatan" and "Hagakyrkan".
The School is getting a new building
In 2025, there will be a new building at the School campus. It will give us an international cutting-edge learning environment at the international forefront, where research and education can be developed to meet the needs of society, and where faculty, staff and students will flourish and enjoy working, studying and spending time. The new building also makes it possible to gather all departments at one address.
