Wikimedia Diversity Conference 2017/Travel guide

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Preparing for your trip

Weather in Stockholm

November in Stockholm is commonly mildly cold and one out of three days it rains. We are expecting temperatures between 0 and 5 degrees Celsius (that’s between 32 and 41 degrees Fahrenheit) and it is not uncommon for the first snow to have fallen. We recommend to check the forecast before packing. Participants are encouraged to dress in layers. A warm jacket, underpants, winter socks, an umbrella and a cap will be good to have, especially if you are flying in from a warm country.

Money

Sweden’s currency is the Swedish Crown (SEK, kr). Please consider that you can only pay with SEK in Sweden and that you will have to change money at a Change Office or use a cash machine (Bankomat) to withdraw SEK (the latter is often cheaper). There are currency exchange offices and cashpoints (EC, Visa, MasterCard, Maestro) at Arlanda airport (ARN), Skavsta airport (NYO) and at the Central Station. Cashpoints can also be found all over the city.

Please note that some shops, restaurants and bars only take credit card and do not accept cash.

Internet Access

Free wireless network access throughout the conference venue and at the hotels is provided (your voucher codes are provided upon registration).

Free WiFi is also common in cafes and restaurants; you may have to ask for a password. See here for more info.

There is also free WiFi on both Flygbussarna and Arlanda Express.

Electricity Access

Electrical plug

In Sweden plug type F (230V at 50 Hz), also known as a Schuko plug, is used. Please bring your adapter if needed! A corresponding adapter can probably be found at Kjell&Co or Teknikmagasinet located at the Stockholm Central station.

Most important addresses

Conference venue and accommodation

• Sheraton Stockholm, located down town and only a few minutes walk from Stockholm Central station.

Sheraton Hotel
Tegelbacken 6
SE-10123 Stockholm
Sweden
(Open Street Map, Google)

Friday night opening event

Livrustkammaren (Royal Armory Museum), 15 minutes walk from Sheraton hotel
Slottsbacken 3,
SE-11130 Stockholm

(Open Street Map, Google)  

Wikimedia Sverige Office

Wikimedia Sverige
Hantverkargatan 21
SE-112 21 Stockholm
Nearest subway station: Rådhuset (blue line)

How to get around

These are the ways we suggest you travel from the airport. See Wikivoyage for more info.

Airport transfer

To get from Arlanda Airport to central Stockholm you can either use Arlanda Express (fast and a bit pricey train), Flygbussarna (ordinary transfer bus) or taxi (make sure to use the fixed price).

Arlanda Express

Departs from both terminals 5 and 4, and takes 20 minutes to get to the central station. Buy tickets in the machines at the platform, or download the app (Arlanda Express) and buy tickets there. The ticket (single journey) is 280 SEK.

Flygbussarna

Departs outside terminals 5 and 4, and takes about 45 minutes to get to the central station. Buy tickets in the machines outside the terminals or on the bus (credit card only) or download the app (Flygbussarna, at Google Play or App Store) and buy tickets there. The ticket (including return ticket) is 198 SEK.

Taxi

Major taxi companies operate on a fixed price basis between Arlanda and central Stockholm. Prices at the taxi stands range from 450 SEK to 520 SEK. Generally, you can freely choose among the waiting taxis, or ask the operator for a specific company. Beware of the smaller, expensive, taxi companies.

Each taxi has a yellow and white price tag (per 10 km and 15 minutes) on the right rear window; prefer cabs where the price is no more than 350 kr. A taxi ride from Arlanda to Sheraton takes approximately 40 minutes, from the central station a taxi ride almost takes longer time then if you walk.

Public Transport

With Sheraton located only around 300 meters from the central station, a walk is the easiest way to get there. Would you need public transport to go anywhere else you have to make sure you have a valid ticket before boarding a bus or subway. Tickets can be bought using the app (SL-biljetter, at Google Play or App Store) or as a pre-paied card at Pressbyrån or at the SL-center at the central station.

Registration

Registration will be open at both the social event at Livrustkammaren Friday evening and at Sheraton Saturday morning.

The registration desk is also the help desk where most of your questions can be answered.

Social events

For early birds arriving Thursday there is a wiki meet-up at café Kafferepet right next to Sheraton where you are welcome to join in and meet some members of the Swedish community.

Important phone numbers

• Police/Fire/Ambulance, Emergency : 112
• Police, Non emergency: 114 14
• Medical information, Non emergency: 1177
• Sheraton hotel: +46 (0)8 412 34 00
• International calling code for Sweden: +46

Taxi

• Taxi Stockholm: +46 (0)8 150 000

Event team

• Sara Mörtsell (head of event team): +46 (0)73 - 383 26 70
• Axel Pettersson (safety and volunteer coordinator): +46 (0)733 - 96 55 65

Useful Swedish phrases

Hello! Good morning! Good day/ afternoon! Good evening! Cheers! Bless you! See you later! See you tomorrow! Bye! Yes No I like you/that. I’m tired. I’m fine. Thank you Please / You’re welcome Excuse me / Sorry Help! How can I go to... I’m looking for... I’d like to have...

Hej! God morgon! God dag! God kväll! Skål! Prosit! Vi ses! Vi ses imorgon! Hejdå! Ja Nej Jag gillar dig/det. Jag är trött. Jag är nöjd. Tack [Not applicable] / Var så god Ursäkta mig / Förlåt Hjälp! Hur kommer jag till... Jag letar efter... Jag vill ha...

Attendee information

Feel free to add arrival and departure time to be able to meet up at the airport.

Country	Username	Languages	Arrival	Departure	Comments
Israel	User:Hanay	English & Hebrew	November 2, 18:45	November 8, 11:00
India	User:Saileshpat	Odia, Hindi & English	November 2, 20:10	November 7, 18:00
Germany	User:Earlyspatz	German, English, French	November 3, 23:05	November 5, 20:45
Tunisia	User:Dyolf77	Arabic, French, English	November 3, 08:45	November 5, 18:45
Bangladesh	User:Afifa Afrin	Bengali, English	November 3, 16:30	November 8, 11:40
Italy	Camelia	Italian, English, Romanian	November 3, 13‍‍:‍‍‍‍05	November 5, 17‍‍:‍‍‍‍40
Serbia	User:Dungodung	Serbian, English	November 3, 13:05	November 6, 18:45
USA	User:KellyDoyle	English	November 2, 15:45	November 6, 13:55
Nepal	User:Janak Bhatta	Doteli, Nepali, English, Hindi	November 3, 12:10	November 5, 21:45
USA	User:Jackiekoerner	English, German	November 3, 13:00	November 6, 11:40
Sri Lanka	User:Rehman	English, Sinhala	November 2, 14:25	November 6, 12:20
India	User:Chinmayee Mishra	Odia,English	November 2, 20:10	November 7, 18:00
USA	User:Rosiestep	English, Serbian, Spanish, French	November 2, 22:30	November 7, 10:20
USA/India	User:AbhiSuryawanshi	Hindi, Marathi, English, Panjabi, Bhojpuri, Urdu	November 3, 06:15	November 6, 16:45
Spain	User:Gini10	Spanish, English, French	November 3, 14:00	November 11, 11:00
India	User:Pavanaja	Kannada, Tulu, Hindi & English	November 3, 18:45	November 7, 17:10
Tunisia	User:Youssefbhy	Arabic, French & English	November 3, 15:30	November 7, 7:00
Egypt	User:لا روسا	Arabic, Spanish, English	November 3, 17:35	November 5, 17:40

Languages

For the fun of it, and to have an impressive number, we'd like to see the number of languages represented at #WikiDivCon. Add the languages you feel comfortable using in the list below.

1. Svenska (Swedish)
2. Odia
3. Hindi
4. German
5. French
6. Arabic
7. বাংলা (Bengali)
8. Italian
9. Romanian
10. Serbian
11. Spanish
12. Esperanto
13. Malayalam
14. Kannada
15. Tulu
16. Doteli
17. Sinhala
18. Russian
19. Hebrew (עברית)
20. English
21. ไทย (Thai)

...