"*L I N K Ö P I N G* (my new home) " a Linköping Travel Page by Marpessa

In mid-August I moved to Linköping (from Australia), and for the next year it will be the place I call home. I am here doing a master of arts in Scandinavian history as well as a Swedish language course at Linköping University.

This page will have tips for tourists and travellers alike, but will also have information for people starting university or settting up home here. This is because when I was looking for information before I came here, I didn't find that much to help me out (maybe I was looking in the wrong places, I don't know). So some tips may be a little more student orientated, but I will point that out in the tip anyway.

Linköping is found about 200km south-west from Stockholm. It has a population of approx. 100,000 people.

It is a beautiful little city, with barn shaped houses, cobled streets in the city centre, colourful buildings, forests and a lake (Roxen) nearby as well.

One thing I noticed on my first day here as well is that it has a high number of pizza restaurants... it seems pizzerias are the equivalent of an Australian pub here :).

Another thing I noticed, that is quite different to Australia, but seems very common in the Nordic countries and other areas of Europe... is the amount of people riding their bikes!

Just look at this photo taken at the train station - and on the opposite side there were just as many. Have not decided yet whether I will buy a bike... maybe once I have it firmly in my head that people drive on the right side of the road here and not the left, maybe then I'll get one (when I won't be risking any injuries to myself :) )