Karolinska Institutet

Overview

Karolinska Institutet is a public medical university in the Stockholm region, established in 1810. Its education and research are confined to medicine and health sciences, and it works from campuses in Solna and Flemingsberg together with hospitals and care providers in the region. Research makes up the large majority of its annual turnover.

Facts

Founded

1810

Campuses

Solna and Flemingsberg, plus activities at hospitals and care facilities across the Stockholm region

Students

6,743 full-time equivalent students and 2,215 doctoral students (2025)

Employees

5,675 average annual employees, equal to 5,078 full-time equivalents (2025)

Turnover

SEK 8,650 million, of which research is about 85 per cent (2025)

Campuses

• Solna
• Huddinge

Work at Karolinska Institutet

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Other institutions in Sweden

• KTH Royal Institute of TechnologyStockholm
• Södertörn UniversityHuddinge
• Linköping UniversityLinköping
• Linnaeus UniversityVäxjö