Pre-conference icebreaker
Pre-conference icebreaker - 3rd of February
Before the conference programme officially starts on the 4th of February, we are organizing an icebreaker-event at the Swedish Museum of Natural History.
During this event, you'll get the opportunity to tour the various collections described below. Don't miss out on this rare opportunity! Kick off the conference with touring some fascinating collections, having drinks and mingling with other participants of the Swedish Oikos Meeting 2025. Register for the pre-conference icebreaker by clicking the 'Register'-tab in the top right corner, or click here. There are limited spaces for the tours, so "first come, first served" applies here. The icebreaker-event however is open for all!
Pre-conference icebreaker
Tour the collections at the Swedish Museum of Natural History
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Zoology department - the department has large zoological collections, which contain nearly 5 million objects and consist of everything from mosquito genitalia, microscopic worms and mites to giant octopus, wolves and whales. The collection of mammals consist of approx. 120 000 specimens, mainly in the form of skeletons and skins, but also alcohol-preserved animals and tissue samples. The roots of the collection trace back to the 18th -17th century and encompass more than 40% of the world's known mammal species!
It also has (approx. 1000 square meters) the storage of alcohol-preserved collections. It mainly stores collections of animals, mostly vertebrates, with fish dominating followed by amphibians, reptiles, mammals and birds.
More information: https://www.nrm.se/samlingar/zoologiska-samlingar---djur
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Botany department - the herbarium contains the botanical and mycological collections, is one of the world's largest herbarium with more than 4.4 million items. Some of the most important collections are the moss, the mushroom, the Linnaean and the vascular collections. Moreover the botany department has just recently been renovated and welcome everyone for a visit!
More information: https://www.nrm.se/samlingar/botaniska-samlingar---vaxter-och-svampar
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Paleontology department - paleontological collections consist of almost 2 million fossils with many unique and important objects, ranging from fossil plants to invertebrates, large mammals and reptiles. There is the world's largest collection of fossils from Gotland and one of the largest collection of fossil plants.
More information: https://www.nrm.se/samlingar/paleontologiska-samlingar---fossil
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Environmental sample bank (MPB) - A part of the samples, which are stored in the Environmental Sample Bank, are collected through the national environmental monitoring. Certain types of biological material have been collected annually since the late 1960s and constitute a world unique time series. It is the oldest Environmental Sample Bank in Europe. The majority of the material is stored frozen at -25C. A smaller part of the material is stored at -80C.
More information: https://www.nrm.se/samlingar/miljoprovbanken
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