Wellness
As an employee at Stockholm University, you have access to several wellness benefits that promote your health and well-being.
As an employee at Stockholm University, you have access to several wellness benefits that promote your health and well-being, such as wellness hours, a wellness allowance, and selected group training sessions at Frescatihallen. You also have the opportunity to work out in the staff gym for a fee, and you can purchase discounted annual training passes from selected providers. In addition, there are several options for outdoor exercise on and around campus. We hope this makes it easy for you to stay active and feel good, both during and outside of working hours.
Wellness hour
All full-time employees with a monthly salary at Stockholm University have the opportunity to devote one working hour per week to wellness. If you work part-time, you are entitled to the wellness hour in proportion to the rate of your employment. The wellness hour can be used when the work so allows it. It is not possible to save the wellness hour for later use.
Active doctoral students, regardless of funding, are also entitled to use the wellness hour.
Wellness allowance
Employees can receive tax-free reimbursement of up to SEK 3,000 per calendar year, including VAT, upon presentation of the original receipt, in proportion to their rate of employment. Doctoral students admitted to a PhD program and funded through a scholarship are also eligible for the wellness allowance. Which activities that qualify for the wellness allowance is determined by the Swedish Tax Agency’s regulations. The wellness activity must be of a simple nature and of lesser value. Individual activities that do not involve physical exercise may cost no more than SEK 1,000 per occasion.
Wellness cards (e.g., from Bokadirekt) are not approved for the wellness allowance. However, you can receive reimbursement if you submit a receipt for an approved activity that you paid for using a wellness card.
More information about which wellness activities that are approved can be found on the Swedish Tax Agency’s website. To ensure that your activity is eligible for reimbursement, you can check with your department or equivalent in advance. The wellness allowance is financed by your department or office.
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The wellness allowance is paid in proportion to your employment rate according to the table below. If you are employed for only part of the year, you are entitled to a wellness allowance corresponding to the number of months you are employed. If you are employed for part of a month, it is counted as a full month. Employees paid by the hour receive compensation per day worked. The amount is calculated using the following formula: 3,000 / 260 days x number of days worked.
Employees on parental leave or sick leave may use the benefit during their absence. However, if you are on full-time leave of absence for other reasons, you are not eligible for wellness benefits.
Employment rate | Annual wellness allowance | Monthly wellness allowance |
|---|---|---|
5–20 % | 600 SEK | 50 SEK |
21–40 % | 1 200 SEK | 100 SEK |
41–60 % | 1 800 SEK | 150 SEK |
61–80 % | 2 400 SEK | 200 SEK |
81–100 % | 3 000 SEK | 250 SEK |
In the event of a change in employment rate during the year, the wellness allowance is calculated per month – see the table.
Rules and Regulations: Wellness benefit at Stockholm University
Register wellness allowance in Primula
To apply for the wellness allowance, log in to Primula and go to "My page" and then "Wellness allowance". Instructions on how to register wellness activities can be found under "My page". The receipt must be clearly scanned and legible in Primula. In addition, you should submit any required documentation according to your department’s or office’s instructions.
Your application must be registered in Primula no later than December 4 to be charged to the current year. If your employment ends during the year, the application must be registered in Primula no later than your last day of employment. Documentation for the wellness allowance must be submitted during the current income year (exceptions are made for payments made in November and December, which may be used for the wellness allowance the following year).
How to report your receipt
The receipt must reflect your personal expense for wellness activities, and the following details must be clearly stated:
- Your name or social security number
- Date
- Seller’s name and organisation number
- Description of what the receipt refers to
- Amount
- VAT amount or percentage.
A handwritten receipt must include the above information and must be either signed or stamped by the seller. Keep in mind not to discard your original receipt until the reimbursement has been paid, in case additional information is required.
Wellness allowance claims may only be made once per receipt. If you have already submitted a receipt for wellness activities, you cannot claim additional reimbursement on that same receipt – for example, if your employment is extended. In that case, you must instead submit a new receipt for a new wellness activity.
An invoice may, in some cases, be used instead of a receipt if you attach a bank statement or other proof showing that the invoice has been paid. The invoice must contain the same information as stated above for receipts.
Wellness activities
Activities you can do at Frescati
Employees at Stockholm University have the opportunity to participate free of charge in selected group training activities with SSIF in the Frescati Sports Hall. In the Allhuset building, there is a gym available to all university employees for a fee. See the links below for more information.
Training at SSIF in Frescatihallen Spring 2026 (free)
Group training at SSIF in Frescatihallen Autumn 2025 (free)
Exercise in the staff gym in Allhuset (for a fee)
Buy card and train more
Employees at Stockholm University are offered a 10 % discount on annual pass at all 27 Friskis&Svettis facilities in Stockholm.
You purchase the pass directly at one of the facilities by presenting your payslip together with valid identification. Valid for all times and types of exercise (gym/group exercise, spinning or strength training). Membership fee in Friskis&Svettis, SEK 200 per calendar year started, will be added.
Outdoor gyms and activity cabinets
- An outdoor gym is located at Frescati, between Stockholm University Liberary and Frescati Backe.
- An outdoor gym is located in Kräftriket, between restaurant Kräftan and Brunnsviken.
- Activity cabinets are available on campus and contains equipment for outdoor activities.
Contact
In the first place, contact your department.