National Academic Infrastructure for Supercomputing in Sweden (NAISS)

NAISS is the national academic infrastructure for supercomputing in Sweden. We provide researchers with high-performance computing (HPC) resources, storage capacity, and data services – free of charge.

NAISS is by far the largest and most widely used research infrastructure in Sweden, serving more than 8,600 users at some 30 universities and research institutes (2025). We offer a qualified and decentralised support through our branches across Sweden, to help users get maximum output from our resources.

We have just completed the installation of a new mid-range supercomputer, Arrhenius, in Linköping. It is estimated to come into production in June 2026. Arrhenius is co-funded by the Swedish Research Council and EuroHPC JU (Joint Undertaking), an initiative between European countries and private partners that aims to put Europe at the forefront of supercomputing.

Together with our partner RISE (Research Institutes of Sweden) we are also operating the Swedish AI Innovation Factory Mimer. Mimer provides free access to powerful GPUs and a team of AI experts to help companies, researchers, and government agencies accelerate their AI projects, through learning and expert guidance to access to AI-optimised supercomputing resources. Later in 2026, a dedicated AI-optimised supercomputer will be installed in Linköping.

NAISS is hosted by Linköping University. We are funded by the Swedish Research Council and by our 13 partners:

  • Chalmers University of Technology
  • Karolinska Institutet
  • Linköping University
  • Linnaeus University
  • Luleå University of Technology
  • Lund University
  • Royal Institute of Technology / KTH
  • Stockholm University
  • SMHI (The Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute)
  • Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
  • Umeå University
  • University of Gothenburg
  • Uppsala University

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News

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The supercomputer – a pillar of research

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Per Persson infront of Ångströmhuset.

National research infrastructure secures continued funding

The Swedish Research Infrastructure for Advanced Electron Microscopy, ARTEMI, has secured funding from the Swedish Research Council for another two years. It is crucial for advanced research in materials science, inorganic chemistry and physics.

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HM The King to celebrate 50 years of innovation with LiU

Linköping University is celebrating its 50th birthday, and in May there will be an intensive party week with lectures, a festival and a birthday reception. King Carl XVI Gustaf, who inaugurated the university in 1975, is the guest of honour.

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