The 10 most common questions at the LUFF office:

1. Where and how do I find accommodation in or around Lund?
The accommodation which LUFF provided previously has been transferred to LU Service within the University. Visiting researchers/staff should always request for assistance in finding accommodation at their department. The department can then contact LU Service.
Furnished accommodation can also be sought by contacting "LOCUS VISIT", via your host department, which has access to this database of accommodation administered by the university for guest researchers. Other alternatives are to put an advertisement into the local newspaper Sydsvenska Dagbladet, preferably on the weekend, or to put a notice on the notice board of a supermarket in the area that interests you. If you plan a long stay in Lund, then LKF (Lunds Kommuns Fastighets AB = The Lund City Council Housing Office) can sometimes offer unfurnished flats for rent, tel 35 85 85. See the pink pages of the telephone directory under LKF for the office hours.
For more information - Handbook for Visiting Staff

2. Where and how do I find daycare or preschool for my child?
Children of parents who are working or studying can apply for municipal day-care at a crèche (Daghem) or with a child minder (Dagmamma). A fee is charged for this service, which is approximately 900:- per month
For staff at the Lund Hospital, the play school "Röda Stugan" is available, costing about 1300:-. It is open also on Saturdays, at Sölvegatan 17, tel 355678.
In the year of their sixth birthday all children in Sweden have the right to go to pre-school.

If you are not working or studying, the options available include:
Play schools and Pre-schools (Öppen Förskola)
Öppna förskolor are for young children accompanied by a parent or child minder. These Mothers´and Toddlers´ Groups are often run by the local churches.
Pre-schools are listed in the telephone directory under: Social Service, Barnstugor in the green section and under Öppna Förskolor
Montessori and other types of Play Schools
These are also listed in the pink pages of the telephone directory under M as well as in the yellow pages.
For more information - Handbook for Visiting Staff

3. Are there any English speaking schools for my children in and around Lund?
Schooling is compulsory between the ages of 7 and 16. In this 9-year period, at normal state schools, all teaching materials are provided free of charge and routine medical checks are carried out free of charge by a school doctor and nurse.
All foreign children receive instruction in Swedish in special classes until their proficiency in Swedish enables them to participate in the normal Swedish school system. (This takes about 4 to 6 months). In addition, the school will arrange some ongoing tuition in the child's native language and culture (Modersmål). At the moment tuition in at least 20 of the world's major languages is offered. The classes are usually small and of mixed ability. It is, however, felt that it is important for children to continue to study their native language.

To register your child for school, please contact the invandrarundervisning (Swedish for Foreign children) at the Municipal Education Office:

Lunds kommun
Skolkansli (School Office)
Lunds utbildningsnämnd (Education Dept.)
Stortorget 1
Box 138
221 00 Lund
Tel 046-35 70 24 or 35 70 25

Malmö stad
Skolstyrelsen (School Office)
V. Rönneholmsvägen 41
Box 5051
200 71 Malmö
Tel 040-34 31 08

In Malmö, South Hill School (Söderkullaskolan) caters for English speakers within a normal Swedish state school. tel 040-34 68 42, e-mail: skskolan@sbbs.se, Home page: http://www.pedc.se/soder
Seen from Lund, this schooling alternative is probably best for English speaking children here only for a short time.
Montessori Primary School in Lund, teaches in Swedish. Tel 046-211 96 75
Montessori Primary School in Dalby. Tel 046-20 21 45
Bladin's International School, with English as the main teaching language, takes pupils up to the age of 16 years. Major Nilssongatan 16 , 200 74 Malmö. Tel 040-91 08 85

For more information - Handbook for Visiting Staff

4. I need information about Swedish for beginners.
Contact the LUFF Office

5. How do I go about getting a personal I.D. (personnummer)?
Application for this is made at the Tax Department. The documents needed are: a letter from your employer stating that you are here at least for one year, passport, residence permit, work permit where applicable and the form provided at the Tax Department, "Application for a Swedish Personal Number". This application takes about 3 weeks to service.
The personal number consists of 10 numbers ­ birth date and four check digits. This is important in Sweden as it is used for all official transactions, such as opening a bank account, the health system, car registration etc.
For more information - Handbook for Visiting Staff

6. What is the regular procedure in getting a bank account?
As you may need to open a bank account before you have received your Personnummer, most banks issue an interim number (which they need to enable their computers to handle your account).
- Handelsbanken does this without any further requirements.
- Skandinaviska-Enskilda Banken (S-E-Banken) and
- the Savings Bank (Sparbanken Finn) have a special form to fill in, which must also be signed by the university department or the firm for which you are working.
As soon as you have received your Personnummer from the Tax Department, notify your bank of your "real" Personnummer, and you will be able to apply for a cash card to enable you to make withdrawals from the "Bankomat" or "Minuten" automatic teller machines all over Sweden.
N.B. If you receive your wage from the university, an account will be opened in your name automatically at the Nordbanken, into which your pay is paid around the 24th of the month. If you have an account in another bank, please remember to give Nordbanken (Stora Södergatan 2) a standing order to transfer your wage to the desired account. This is then done automatically.
For more information - Handbook for Visiting Staff

7. My partner needs a job, is there a possiblity and what do we do?
Contact the LUFF Office

8. I heard that you have information about English Pronunciation classes?
Contact the LUFF Office

9. How does the health system work and how do we get health and other insurances?
All Swedish citizens and all foreigners who are resident and registered in Sweden are entitled to subsidised medical consultations, hospitalisation and prescriptions.
For more information - Handbook for Visiting Staff

10. Please give us an information about sports activities and international associations in and around Lund.
There are many sport clubs and outdoor activities available in both Lund and Malmö. Information on hours of opening (and the cost) can be obtained from "Fritidsförvaltningen" Byggmästaregatan 4, Lund. Tel 046-35 50 00 and Malmö 040-34 25 78. These numbers are to the exchange for the city councils, so ask for "Fritidsförvaltningen".
Contact the LUFF Office
For more information - Handbook for Visiting Staff

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