Uppsala län · 59.9° N
Uppsala
In Swedish
Uppsala is a university city about 40 minutes by train from Stockholm and 17 minutes from Arlanda Airport. If you are thinking of studying in Sweden, this is where student life, with its 13 student nations, still sets the pace of the city.
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Things to do in Uppsala
Uppsala Cathedral
Uppsala domkyrka is about 118.7 metres tall and the largest church in Scandinavia. It was inaugurated in 1435 and can be seen from almost anywhere in the centre.
Gamla Uppsala mounds
About 5 km north of the centre lie the great burial mounds of pre-Christian kings. It is the outing that shows you how old this place really is.
Gustavianum
The university's old main building, from 1625, houses a 17th-century anatomical theatre. Today it is a museum.
Linnaeus Garden
Linnéträdgården, right in the centre, is open to the public from May to September. The Botanic Garden sits next to the castle.
When to go
Best timeLate April to September
On 30 April the city celebrates Valborg, and in the morning students race down the Fyrisån on rafts they have built themselves. November brings Allt ljus på Uppsala, and December a Christmas market on S:t Eriks torg.
The light of the year The longest and the shortest day of the year here.
- 21 June
- 18 h 49 min
- 21 December
- 5 h 55 min
From Santiago
- As the crow flies
- 13,100 km
- Time difference today
- 4 hours ahead of Chile
- County
- Uppsala län
The city
- Population
- 248,016 (municipality, SCB 2024)
- Known for
- Uppsala University, founded in 1477 and the oldest in Scandinavia, and its cathedral, the largest church in the region.
- To study
- Uppsala universitet and Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet (SLU)