Uppsala

Uppsala is Sweden’s fourth largest city with a population of 200,000 inhabitants. Unique cultural treasures and an exciting history are to be found in the city of knowledge and inspiration. Uppsala has retained its small-town charm while offering a big city’s selection of shops, restaurants and other entertainment.

Uppsala has many historical attractions. Among the most famous are

• Uppsala Cathedral is the largest in Scandinavia, learn more at the website of Church of Sweden
• Uppsala Botanical Garden is one of Sweden’s eldest botanical gardens. Learn more at Uppsala University web site
• Uppsala University’s Museum Gustavianum presentation with the anatomical theathre
• Uppsala University web presents the Linnaeus Garden, Carl Linnaeus’ town home and garden
• Destination Uppsala web presents Uppsala Castle

However, Uppsala is not only known for its traditions. Today Uppsala is a dynamic industrial and commercial city where knowledge, ideas and entrepreneurship are at the center. The city’s geographical location with only 30 minutes to Stockholm-Arlanda international airport and 40 minutes to Stockholm has made Uppsala an attractive place for meetings.

Other useful links

• Visit Destination Uppsala, the official tourist guide to the city and the region
• Stockholm-Arlanda international airport official website
• Uppsala University website
• SLU, the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences website

The conference is organized by the Feminism and Institutionalism International Network (FIIN), a body of feminist scholars from over 50 countries who study social and political institutions through a gender lens. FIIN was inaugurated at a workshop at the University of Edinburgh in December 2006. This conference thus marks twenty years of feminist institutionalism. For more information about FIIN, see www.femfiin.org