21st Annual Meeting of the Northern European Network for Wood Science and Engineering (WSE 2025)
We look forward to welcoming you to Växjö for the 21st meeting of the WSE!
This year, the theme is:
“Green Buildings with renewable structural elements and adhesives”.
Key dates
- 14 April: Conference registration will be open. Registration link: https://axacoair.se/go?fBnqGNO1.
- 7 August: Deadline for submission of Extended abstracts.
Abstract submission:https://axacoair.se/go?rCAa3ATK
Make sure to use the compulsory word template for abstract: Extended-abstract_2025_WSE (4).docx - 7 August: Deadline for the conference registration.
- 7 October 2025: PhD workshop
- 8-9 October 2025: Conference in Växjö
The Northern European Network for Wood Science and Engineering started in 2004. After 20 successful meetings in 10 different partner countries, WSE has become a well-established platform for researchers from various fields of wood science and engineering.
Conference email: wse2025@lnu.se
Registration
This conference is intended for researchers from Northern Europe and and the registration fee is 500 SEK for this group. Participants outside Northern Europe can also attend but will have to pay a registration fee of 3500 SEK.
Registration is open: https://axacoair.se/go?fBnqGNO1
Programme
The programme will be available later.
Accomodation
If you need of hotel room during your stay in Växjö, we recommend that you contact one of the hotels/hostels below to make a reservation.
Elite Stadshotellet
Kungsgatan 6, Box 198
352 33 Växjö
Book by email: reservation.vaxjo@elite.se
or by phone: +46 470 – 134 00
Website
Elite Park Hotel
Västra Esplanaden 10
352 31 Växjö
Book by email: reservation.vaxjo@elite.se
or by phone: +46 470 – 70 22 00
Website
Clarion Collection Hotel Cardinal
Bäckgatan 10
352 30 Växjö
Book by email: cc.cardinal@choice.se
or by phone: +46 470 – 72 28 00
Website
Quality Hotel Royal Corner
Liedbergsgatan 11
352 32 Växjö
Book by email: q.royalcorner@choice.se
or by phone: +46 470 – 70 10 00
Website
Hotel PM & Vänner
Västergatan 10
352 31 Växjö
Book by email: reservations@pmhotel.se
or by phone: +46 470 – 75 97 00
Website
Affordable Accommodations
Toftastrand Hotel & Konditori
Lenhovdavägen 72
352 71 Växjö
Book by email: hotell@villavik.se or by phone: +46 470 – 652 90
Webside
Växjö Vandrarhem Evedal
L J Brandts väg 1
352 63 Växjö
Book by email: info@vaxjovandrarhem.se
or by phone: +46 470 – 630 70
Website
Skäraton
Väluddevägen 1
352 51 Växjö
Book by email: skaraton@skaraton.com or mattias@skaraton.com
or by phone: +46 70 378 00 95
Website
Bed and Breakfast Södra Lycke
Hagagatan 10
352 35 Växjö
You can book by a registration form via the website
or by phone: +46 70 676 65 06
Website
Travel
Travel by train to Växjö
If you travel by train to Växjö you will arrive at Växjö Central, located in the city centre. Travelling by train from Stockholm Central to Växjö Central takes roughly 3.5 hours. From Gothenburg to Växjö Central, it takes roughly 3 hours.
Click here to search for train travel options:
sj.se/en
Travel by Air to Växjö
If you travel by air to Växjö, you can choose to travel:
- Travel to Copenhagen Airport/Kastrup and take a direct train to Växjö Central (roughly 2.5 hours). Click here to search for train travel options: oresundstag.se/en.
Travel to Linnaeus University
For travel from Växjö Central or Växjö Småland Airport to Linnaeus University we recommend either bus or taxi.
By bus
When travelling by bus from Växjö Central to Linnaeus University, bus number 3, direction “Universitetet”, is the best option. However, there are also other bus routes that pass by one of the university’s bus stops or bus stops nearby, for instance, route number 1 and 5, which take you to Teleborg Centrum, some 8–10 minutes’ walk from the university’s campus.
Bus number 4 will take you from Växjö Småland Airport to Växjö Central where you can change to bus to get to Linnaeus University.
Bus tickets are purchased either on the bus with a debit card or you can download the travel app “Länstrafiken Kronoberg” and purchase your ticket in the app, which will give you a 10% discount on your ticket. You use your debit card to pay in the app.
Click here to perform a search on Länstrafiken Kronoberg:
https://www.lanstrafikenkron.se/en
By bicycle
In case you prefer a bicycle, many hotels can offer this. It takes roughly 20 minutes with a bicycle from the city centre to Linnaeus University’s campus.
By taxi
Most taxi companies start from Södra Bantorget at World Trade Center which means you can find available taxis here.
By car
There is a relative shortage of parking spaces on campus and all are subject to a charge. Parking spaces are marked on the map below.
Find Linnaeus University on Google Maps: https://maps.app.goo.gl/XaXyEd8iRXyBj2NU7
Here you will find a map of Linnaeus University in Växjö: https://lnu.se/en/meet-linnaeus-university/contact-and-visit-us/
About Linnaeus University
Linnaeus University is a creative and international knowledge environment that promotes curiosity, creativity, companionship and utility. More than 44,000 students are registered at Linnaeus University.
Linnaeus University is located in Växjö and Kalmar and offers 150 degree programmes and 1,300 single-subject courses. Linnaeus University was e
stablished in 2010 through a merger between Växjö University and Kalmar University College.
With some 2,100 employees and 44,000 students it is a modern university with Småland as its base and the world as its arena. Studying and working at Linnaeus University involves being part of an environment that is characterised by knowledge and development. Students acquire new knowledge and learn to have a critical approach. Researchers make new discoveries that can bring change to our society. Employees share stories of a workplace with both challenges and opportunities. Linnaeus University is a university where people can reach their full potential.
Discover the city of Växjö and its surroundings
Discover Växjö and its surroundings![]()
You can easily take a bus (every 10 minutes) or walk (approx. 45 minutes) from Campus to the city centre - today Växjö is one of the fastest growing cities in all Sweden with a lot to see and experience.
In the deep forests of Småland you will find Växjö, The Greenest City in Europe 2018*. The city is surrounded by lakes – which, in Swedish, is evident from the name. Environmental issues are at the top of the agenda here, but also music, sports and enterprising characterise Växjö. You can enjoy world-class sports and Michelin star food. But perhaps the proximity to nature is what makes many people choose to stay in Växjö.
On the outskirts of Växjö, you will find Linnaeus University’s campus. The canmpus is surrounded by beautiful parks, forests, meadows, and lakes. On campus, everything is nearby and it takes about 10 minutes to travel by bus to the city centre. Riding a bicycle takes about the same time. If you want to take a walk around one of the lakes this takes roughly 20 minutes. Welcome to Växjö!
Learn more about what to see and do in Växjö
Learn more about Småland´s Kingdom of Glass
Walking tips
If you are on the university’s campus, you are just a stone’s throw away from Kronoberg County’s greatest wonder, as voted by the inhabitants of Växjö, namely Teleborg Castle. If you start from the University Library, you can walk past Stallvägen and Trummenvägen directly to the castle avenue and reach the castle in just 5 minutes. Behind the castle, in the direction of Lake Trummen, you will find the beautiful and lush castle park.
Learn more about Teleborg Castle: https://teleborgsslott.com/
If you instead choose to start from the city centre, one walking tip is the 4 km walk around Lake Växjösjön. On this walk, you get to enjoy not only the beautiful surroundings but also some 10 works of art.
Learn more about public art in Växjö: https://vaxjo.se/sidor/se-och-gora/kultur-och-noje/konst-och-sevardheter/offentlig-konst-i-vaxjo.html
*Växjö municipality was awarded the European Commission’s European Green Leaf Award in 2018.
A Sustainable Event
This conference is a sustainability-assured meeting in accordance with Linnaeus University’s guidelines for sustainable events. These guidelines are linked to the 17 global goals in Agenda 2030 and comprise the three dimensions of sustainable development: the economic, the social, and the environmental.
Learn more about Linnaeus University´s sustainable events here.