Visa & Travel

LETTER OF INVITATION

Upon request, the congress organizer will provide you an official invitation letter for attending the European Advanced Materials Congress, Sweden. This may assist in getting the appropriate visa. However, such an invitation does not imply any responsibility or liability for travel or other expenses. If you need an invitation letter for the VISA application, please contact us as soon as possible with the following information:

  • Full Name (as per your passport)
  • Postal address
  • Date and place of birth
  • Passport number and date of expiration

If you have a keynote, invited, oral, or poster presentation, please provide the abstract ID or the title.

VISA INFORMATION

The overseas visitors outside Europe entering Sweden should hold a valid passport with at least 6 months validity from the date of entry. Citizens having passports from certain countries need a VISA to visit Sweden. For more information about visa for business trips and to attend conferences in Sweden, please contact the Swedish Embassy or Consulate in your country or CLICK HERE.

The organizers do not bear any responsibility for the accuracy of the information under the above web link. Please note that the invitation letter will be sent to delegates by E-mail only. Please be aware that we would not able to directly contact consulates or embassies regarding any visa issue. As the participant, it is your sole responsibility to apply and follow up on your Visa application.

Airport

Stockholm-Arlanda Airport commonly known as Arlanda (IATA- ARN, ICAO- ESSA) is the main international airport and is located about 40 km north of the city. There are several methods for traveling between Stockholm (the capital city of Sweden) and Arlanda, for more information please CLICK HERE

Local Transportation from Airport-Stockholm-Airport

Taxi: You may take a taxi from Airport-Stockholm-Airport. We recommend you to take a taxi by the below-mentioned links. For more information, please visit the below links:

1. www.taxijakt.se

2. www.taxistockholm.se/sv

To know more about taxi, please CLICK HERE 

Train: You may take a train from Airport-Stockholm-Airport. For more information, please CLICK HERE

Bus: You may take a bus from Airport-Stockholm-Airport. For more information, please CLICK HERE 

PLANNING YOUR STAY

Advanced Materials Congress looks forward to hosting you at the congress. During the stay, we consider it a priority to provide you great accommodation and food while you are on the cruise. However, there are a few aspects that you need to consider yourself while planning for the visit.

The information mentioned below will help you in quickly finding good accommodation and local transport in the city. Your overall journey will consist of the following parts:

  1. Transportation from Stockholm Airport to Hotel/Venue
  2. Hotel Accommodation
  3. Departure from Congress midway in Helsinki
  4. Departure from Congress in Stockholm
Transportation from Stockholm Airport to Hotel/Venue

Being the largest airport in Sweden, it serves more than 20 million travelers every year. From there, you may go directly to the venue of the congress or to your hotel.

For your local transportation, you may take a taxi service from the airport. There are many taxi services like Taxi Stockholm, Boka Taxi, Train and Bus that are available at the airport. Approved taxis with metered fares always bear yellow number plates. Kindly make sure to check the prices for your destination beforehand.

Venue Address: Viking Line Terminal, Stadsgården, 116 30 Stockholm, Sweden.

Hotel Accommodation

Depending on your schedule, you may have booked accommodation for before and after the congress. Therefore, you may decide to reach your hotel prior. There are many hotels available in Stockholm with different budget ranges. Kindly see the list below to find some of the popular hotels near the venue so that you may choose from them to book your accommodation if needed.

NAME ADDRESS PHONE NO. HOTEL WEBSITE
5-Star Hotels
Radisson Blu Waterfront Hotel, Stockholm Nils Ericsons Plan 4, 111 64 Stockholm, Sweden,
83J4+29 Stockholm, Sweden
+46 8 505 060 00 https://www.radissonblu.com/en/waterfronthotel-stockholm
Sheraton Stockholm Hotel Tegelbacken 6, Box 195, 101 23 Stockholm, Sweden,
83H6+MQ Stockholm, Sweden
+46 8 412 34 00 https://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/stosi-sheraton-stockholm-hotel/
Grand Hôtel

Södra Blasieholmshamnen 8, 103 27 Stockholm, Sweden,
83HG+V5 Stockholm, Sweden

+46 8 679 35 00 https://www.grandhotel.se/
4-Star Hotels
Hilton Stockholm Slussen Guldgränd 8, 104 65 Stockholm, Sweden
83C9+5M Stockholm, Sweden
+46 8 517 353 00 https://www3.hilton.com/en/hotels/sweden/hilton-stockholm-slussen-STOSLHI/index.html
Radisson Blu Royal Viking Hotel, Stockholm Vasagatan 1, 111 20 Stockholm, Sweden
83J5+H3 Stockholm, Sweden
+46 8 506 540 00 https://www.radissonblu.com/en/royalvikinghotel-stockholm
Scandic Continental Vasagatan 22, 111 20 Stockholm, Sweden
83J5+FR Stockholm, Sweden
+46 8 517 342 00 https://www.scandichotels.se/hotell/sverige/stockholm/scandic-continental
3-Star Hotels
Motel L Hammarby Hammarby allé 41, 120 30 Stockholm, Sweden,
833Q+43 Stockholm, Sweden
+46 8 409 026 00 https://ligula.se/motel-l/hammarby-sjostad/
Best Western and hotel Apelbergsgatan 40, 111 37 Stockholm, Sweden,
83P7+HH Stockholm, Sweden
+46 8 550 016 00 https://andhotel.se/en/
Generator Stockholm Torsgatan 10, 111 23 Stockholm, Sweden
83P2+97 Stockholm, Sweden
+46 850 532 370 https://staygenerator.com/destinations/stockholm

You can find other options from www.booking.com

Similar to your travel between the airport and hotel, you can book a taxi service for traveling to the ship terminal too. The address of the terminal is Viking Line Terminal, Stadsgården 116 30, Stockholm, Sweden. From there, if you have completed your congress registration, your accommodation is pre-arranged on the cruise.

Departure from congress midway in Helsinki

Helsinki is the midway stop of the overall cruise journey of congress. You may want to depart from the congress at the Terminal in Helsinki and travel back from Helsinki International Airport. In such a case, you will have to make sure to inform us beforehand so that we may schedule your talk/presentation accordingly.

From the cruise terminal in Helsinki, you may take any available taxi service to reach the Helsinki International Airport.

Departure from congress in Stockholm

After returning to Stockholm on the last day, you will have two options for your travel:

  • Take a taxi service to reach your Hotel/Airport
  • Take the Bus provided for Sightseeing in Stockholm which will drop you at the Stockholm Central Train Station

If you want to go to your Hotel/Airport directly, you may take any taxi service from the terminal and proceed to your destination.

If you decide to go for Social Activity/Sightseeing on the bus, you will deboard the bus at the Central Railway Station in Stockholm. You may take a taxi from the station to your hotel or airport. You can also reach the Arlanda International Airport through Arlanda Express which runs between the railway station and airport four-six times an hour. It is one of the fastest means to reach the airport from the station taking about 20 minutes for the trip.