Readings and preparations
The colloquium does not feature presentations of the participants ' own research. Rather, there is a PDF compendium of texts, selected by Niclas Berggren and Christian Bjørnskov, with readings for each of the six sessions. These texts should be read before the colloquium by all participants, as they form the basis for the moderated discussions. It might be advisable to prepare comments suitable for bringing up in the discussions. The readings will be made available in early February 2026.
Participation requirement
By accepting the invitation to the colloquium, the participants commit to attending all functions, including the meals (however, breakfast is voluntary).
Traveling to and from Stockholm
The main airport is Stockholm-Arlanda (ARN), to which many airlines fly, not least Scandinavian Airlines and Norwegian. Book an economy-class ticket with arrival on Thursday 14 May, such that you will make it to the welcome reception at 18:30. In order to make it, you should probably not land at the airport later than 16:30. As for the return flight, the conference will end with breakfast on Sunday 17 May, so you are free to leave any time on that day.
Transportation to and from the airport
From and to Stockholm-Arlanda (ARN), we recommend that you take the high-speed airport train Arlanda Express. You can buy a return ticket on their website beforehand. The ride takes about 20 minutes.
When you arrive in Stockholm, you can take a taxi to the Victory Hotel. Please only use one of three companies located closest to the platform of the airport train: Taxi Stockholm, SverigeTaxi or TaxiKurir; other taxis are located in an outside lane and will charge more. All taxi rides can be paid for by card. Alternatively, you can walk to the hotel or take the metro ("tunnelbanan") one stop on the red line going south, from stop T-Centralen (next to the airport-train station) to stop Gamla Stan. You can pay for the metro with your contactless card as you pass through the gates (as receipt, you can send us an excerpt from your credit-card statement).
A cheaper alternative is to take the airport bus to central Stockholm (to the City Terminal) and continue to the hotel in a similar fashion as those taking the airport train. The ride takes approx. 40 minutes.
At the hotel
Victory Hotel, Lilla Nygatan 5, Stockholm. How to find the hotel.
Check in and check out: You have access to your room from 15:00 on Thursday 14 May until 12:00 on Sunday 17 May. You are welcome to leave your luggage in the reception if needed.
The conference is held in the conference section of the Victory Hotel, across the street.
Travel expenses and accommodation
We will reimburse travel expenses (economy class) and related transportation expenses against original receipts after the conference and pay for accommodation and meals during the conference. We do not reimburse meal expenses during travel to and from the conference. For the reimbursement of travel expenses, please e-mail scanned receipts and your personal and bank details (name, address, SWIFT/BIC code and IBAN), after returning from the conference, to Elisabeth Gustafsson at elisabeth.gustafsson@ifn.se.
Please make sure that the reimbursement claim is submitted by 6 June at the very latest.
Dietary restrictions
Please inform us about dietary restrictions or any other special requests.
Style of dress
The style of dress throughout the conference is casual. Smart casual is an option for the dinners, but there is no strict requirement.