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Papillon

From 5630 kr

At Papillon you'll find the student bar Louis in the basement and a mall across the street. With a walking distance on ten minutes, campus is not far away either.

Questions about student housing?

Send us a message or check our housing FAQ.

Welfare host for residents

Contact information for your welfare host is found on My page.

About the building:

The seven-floor building on Stasjonsbakken was completed in the summer of 2007 and consists of 74 housing units, a commercial area and underground parking. The student accommodation is located on the top four floors. There are two common rooms open to all residents. All rooms and indoor common rooms are non-smoking.

The building contains different types of housing:

  • Single unit with private bathroom and shared kitchen (17 sqm). 8 residents share a kitchen.
  • Single unit with private bathroom and kitchen (19-27 sqm).
  • Couples apartments (35 sqm).

There are lifts in the building.

Papillon student accommodation is located close to Kongsberg city centre and the railway station in Kongsberg, approximately 1 km from the University or a 10-minute walk.

Residents have access to two rooftop terraces and an outdoor atrium.

There is a storage room for bicycles in the basement. Remember to lock your bike.

To apply for the rental of a parking space, you must initially have a lease with us. You apply via My Page by going to My Tenancy and "Apply for additional products". If there is a space available, you will receive an offer to rent from us, if not, you will be placed on a waiting list.

If you have not been allocated housing yet, but wish to apply for a parking space, you can contact us and we will help you.

The laundry room is on the first floor. 

Do your laundry with appWash:

With this solution everything is done with an app on your phone (you can also use a web site).

1. Download the app appWash by Miele or go to https://appwash.com/no
2. Register in the app
3. Top up the balance

At the laundry:

4. Select machine
5. Select program
6. Load clothes and start the machine

It is currently not possible to reserve machines with this solution., but you can use the app to see if there are any machines available. You will also receive a notification from your app when your laundry is finished.

All apartments have their own lockable storage room.

Waste containers are located on the ground floor. Remember to recycle!

District heating system

Electricity is included in the rent.

The building is attached to a district heating system that contributes to heating of water, ventilation heating and heating of radiators.

Think of the environment - save energy!

The student housing is built to be energy-efficient to retain heat during the cold season. There is no cooling installed on the property and in the summer months it can get hot inside if it is hot outside.

Read more: How to cool down your dorm in the summer!

Geo well

Electricity is included in the rent.

The building has its own geo well that contributes to heating of water, ventilation heating and heating of radiators.


The student housing is built to be energy-efficient to retain heat during the cold season. There is no cooling installed on the property and in the summer months it can get hot inside if it is hot outside.

Cable in router

Internet via cable


A router from SSN has been placed in your apartment. To use a wired connection, you must connect the device you wish to use through this.

We recommend that you use network cables of the standard cat5e or newer.

Priv-ssid: Private wireless network

Private WiFi

SSID and password for your personal wireless network can be found under the internet tab on My page.

WiFi: Eduroam

This is the same wireless network that you will find on campus (in addition to a number of other locations). To log in to eduroam, you must use your student account ([email protected] + password). You obtain your student account from the university at the start of studies. More information about student accounts can be found on the USN website.


Eduroam uses wpa-enterprise for authentication. This means you need both a username and password to log in. Many devices such as smart TV, Chromecast, Apple TV and gaming consoles do not support this and therefore cannot be used on Eduroam.

WiFi public areas

These wireless networks are also available in public areas (kitchen/lounge/hallway).

Key card and unlocking of doors from app/My page

Lock yourself in with your mobile phone

You can easily lock in via "My key card" on My page on mobile phone/desktop or via the Student Sørøst app (My key card is found under the service for Student housing). My key card gives you the opportunity to unlock all doors you have access to through your tenancy with SSN. It is also this function that you can use to lock in guests.


NB! We recommend that you always take your key card with you when you leave the dormitory. Opening from the web will not work if you lack internet or My page is down.

Tip - buy an extra key card at SSN's service office! There are snap locks on the doors and it is easy to lock out. An extra key card can be kept with a fellow student.

Key card:

You will receive one key card (free of charge) when you move into your student housing unit. This is how it works:
Outer door:
Hold the card close to the card reader. It should flash green in the reader. Enter your four-digit code. The door is unlocked.

Interior doors:

Hold the card close to the reader unit. Press down on the handle and open the door when you get a green light and a single beep. The door locks automatically when it is closed, but can always be opened from the inside with the door turner.

NB! Do not make holes in or write on the key card - it may stop working.

Error message in the card reader on the dormitory/apartment door:

Green and red light flashing alternately: low battery voltage, the batteries must be replaced immediately. If the battery voltage is low, it can also happen that red and green flash at the same time. Report on Errors and deficiencies on My page if you need a battery replacement.

When you move out, you return the key card, feel free to use one of our drop boxes. ATTENTION! A fee is triggered if you don´t return your key card. See the price list.

My keycard: Digital key in app or on My page at ssn.no

You can lock yourself in both with a physical key card and digitally via My key card in the Student Sørøst app or on My page from ssn.no.

The key card function is activated from 1 pm on the day your contract starts. Remember that you MUST collect the physical key card in addition.

Subject to errors in inventory. In addition, some inventory may apply to common areas and not the individual unit.

All keys and key cards must be delivered by 10 am on the last day of the contract.

The housing unit must be ready for handover (emptied, cleared and cleaned).

You can either deliver the key in the service office or in one of our dropboxes.

Read more about returning the key and find location for dropbox on your campus here.

Documents

Floor plan of Papillon student housing pdf papillon_plantegning pdf

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