Karolinska University Hospital

Karolinska University Hospital is Sweden's most prestigious and internationally recognised medical institution — a world-class university hospital affiliated with Karolinska Institutet, one of the world's leading medical universities and home to the Nobel Assembly that selects Nobel Prize laureates in Physiology or Medicine. With two campuses — Karolinska Solna (the new main campus, completed 2016-2021, one of the most modern and technologically advanced hospitals ever built in Europe) and Karolinska Huddinge — the hospital complex is the largest in Scandinavia, with over 1,500 beds and more than 15,000 staff treating approximately 1.4 million patient contacts annually. The hospital is divided into seven Theme areas rather than traditional departments, each encompassing a cluster of related specialties: Theme Cancer (world-leading oncology and haematology, proton therapy), Theme Heart and Vascular (pioneering cardiac surgery, TAVI, LVAD, heart transplantation), Theme Inflammation and Ageing, Theme Children's and Women's Health (Europe's largest children's hospital), Theme Neuro (neurosurgery, neurology, neuropsychiatry), Theme Acute and Reparative Medicine (trauma, emergency, reconstruction), and Theme Digestive Disease (hepatology, GI surgery, endoscopy). Karolinska is Sweden's national centre for organ transplantation, CAR-T cell therapy, proton therapy, and complex paediatric surgery. International patients — from across Europe, the Middle East, and beyond — come for its unparalleled expertise in oncology, rare diseases, paediatric conditions, and second opinions. Sweden's universal use of English, exceptional quality of life, and Stockholm's status as one of the world's most liveable cities make Karolinska an outstanding destination for medical treatment and recovery.