This is the current situation for students in Sweden. It does not matter if you are a student from Sweden or from abroad. There are three main types of student accommodation in Sweden: single rooms, studios and apartments.
Single rooms are often referred to as “corridor rooms” in Sweden. You have your own room with bathroom, and share the kitchen facilities and common areas with the other tenants living at the same floor, or in the same corridor. Sometimes you also share the bathroom, even though this is not very common. In single rooms only one person is allowed to live.
A studio is a small apartment where you have a bathroom and kitchen, or a kitchenette, in your room. The size of the studio is in general between 20 and 30 square meters and is considered to be a one-person accommodation, even if it’s allowed to live two people in a studio.
Apartments vary from one to three rooms and have its own bathroom and kitchen in the apartment. It’s often not allowed to rent an apartment if you’re planning to live there alone, in other words you have to be a couple, two friends, a family, etc. However there are apartments where you rent only the room and share the rest with the others, like a smaller corridor.There is considerable variation between cities when it comes to availability, prices and standard of student accommodation. To find accommodation in Sweden you have to contact the local housing companies in the city where you will study. Each company has their own rules and systems for applying for rooms and apartments. Because of the differences between the companies no national waiting list for student accommodation exists. For more information about the housing situation in the city that you are about to study in please read here:
www.sokstudentbostad.se