Housing information

General Information

• The Umeå University Accomodation Service offers single student rooms in student corridors. We do not have family accommodations, only single student rooms. If more than one person lives in the room, the housing contract will be cancelled.
• Both Swedish and international students live in the student corridors and include between one and three international exchange students in each corridor.
• The corridors are not gender-segregated.
• Most of the rooms are equipped with a private shower and WC.
• A student corridor is usually comprised of 6-10 single student rooms, which are spread along a corridor with a shared kitchen and a common room.
• The kitchen is equipped with a private cupboard. You will also find refrigerators, freezers and kitchen utensils that are shared.
• Prices vary from approximately SEK 20,500-24,500 per term, depending on area and the room. Additionally a deposit of 5000 SEK, which is refundable if all invoices are paid at the end of the contract + 800 SEK non-refundable administrative fee (one time only) is included.

Contact information 

If something is wrong with the toilet, water, plumbing, heating, stove or other fixed inventories, you should contact your local area caretaker.

The housing with Umeå University Accomodation Service includes:

• Private room of approximately 20 square metres
• Furniture (bed with mattress, duvet and pillow, desk, desk chair, bookcase, drawers and wardrobe. Note: Armchair and small table are no longer permanent parts of the furnishing, hence may not be included)
• Internet (100 MB/s, no download/upload limit, no wifi, bring LAN cable)
• Private bathroom (incl. toilet, toilet brush, sink, shower, shower curtain) (note: only shared showers at Tunnelbacken)
• Heating and water, free of charge
• Local area caretaker to take care of practical problems
• Laundry accessibility, free of charge
• Entry hall and bathroom lamp
• Weekly cleaning of common areas

The housing with Umeå University Accomodation Service DOES NOT include:

• Bed sheets
• Floor lamps in the main room
• Insurance for personal belongings (see Information for tenants)
• Wifi
• Internet LAN-cable
• Car parking (contact the Umeå University Accomodation Service for more information)