For students

You can register in the student housing queue from the year you turn 17. The student housing queue is free of charge and you get one queue point for each day you are in the queue. To be eligible for student housing you must have an active notice of admission to Linnaeus University or a vocational college in Växjö.

Expressions of interest

You can submit up to three expression of interest at a time. If you have already submitted three expressions of interest and are interested in an additional apartment, you must delete one of your current expressions of interest.

How to submit an expression of interest

1. Log in to "My pages". External link.
2. Apartments in the student housing category External link. are distributed according to queue points. Select your desired apartment.
3. Click on the "Expression of interest" button and fill in your information. You can submit up to three expressions of interest at a time.
4. In the student housing queue, the three applicants with the highest number of queue points will be invited to attend a viewing. When the application deadline for an apartment has expired, the housing agency contacts the person with the most queue points and offers them the apartment.
5. If you sign a lease for student housing, your points will be reset to zero and you will need to re-register for the student housing queue to begin collecting points again.
   

Regardless of which student housing you choose, you will only be required to pay rent for 10 months out of the year. The summer months are rent free.

Who can submit an expression of interest?

To submit an expression of interest in the student housing queue you must be at least 17 years old and have an active notice of admission to Linnaeus University or a vocational college and be actively studying in Växjö. This means that you cannot be studying remotely or via the internet. You must have at least 15 college course units per term. You can live in a student residence for a maximum of 6 years.

Receive notifications about apartments and neighborhoods that match your preferences

You can select your preferred types of apartments and neighborhoods on "My pages" External link. under "My applications" and then "Notifications" When an apartment that matches your preferences becomes available, you will automatically receive a notification via e-mail.

One year in the housing queue free of charge

When you register for the student housing queue, you will be automatically registered for one year in the "non-student" housing queue with no fee. We provide this as an extra benefit because we hope that you will want to continue living in Växjö after completing your studies. If you do not want to be in the housing queue, you can disregard the invoice when it is sent out; you will then be automatically removed.

Uploading your notice of admission

In connection with being offered student housing, you need to present a valid notice of admission to either Linnaeus University or a vocational college. In order to move forward in the application process, you will need to upload your notice of admission on "My pages". External link.