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List of Lund University nations

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This is a list of student nations at Lund University in Sweden. The tradition of nations at the university is practically as old as the university itself.

The list is by default sorted in accordance with a time-honoured order based on the age of the diocese of the area that the nation was named after. The reason for this was that almost all students earlier came from gymnasiums, and these were only found in diocesan capitals.

Active nations

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Nation
Foundation year
Acronym
Membership (Fall 2024)[1]
Östgöta Nation 1668 Carl-Henric Nilsson ÖG 1,896
Västgöta Nation 1669 Hans Albin Larsson VG 2,670
Smålands Nation 1668 Pernille Gooch SM 641
Lunds Nation 1890 Stefan Sveningsson LD 4,051
Malmö Nation 1890 Annika Björkdahl ML 3,229
Helsingborgs-Landskrona Nation 1890 Elsa Trolle Önnerfors HB 4,028
Sydskånska Nationen 1890 Torbjörn Forslid SSK 1,275
Kristianstads Nation 1890 Charlotta Johnsson KR 669
Blekingska Nationen 1697 Jonas Åkeson BL 1,198
Göteborgs Nation 1682 Per Alm GB 4,624
Hallands Nation 1928 Johan Stenström HL 1,238
Kalmar Nation 1696 Magnus Sandberg KM 2,360
Wermlands Nation 1682 Emily Boyd WL 509

12 of the 13 nations (Smålands Nation being the exception) have established a cooperation, including being members of the Academic Society (Akademiska Föreningen).[2]

Former nations

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  • Skånska Nationen (circa 1674–1889) Originally, all Scanian people enrolled in Skånska nationen. However, due to growth of the University the nation was dissolved in 1890 into five parts: Lunds Nation, Malmö Nation, Helsingkrona Nation, Ystad Nation (later Sydskånska Nationen) and Kristianstad Nation.
  • Götiska Nationen (a merge of the nations of Östgöta, Västgöta and Kalmar 1766–1798, and then by the nations of Västgöta and Kalmar 1798–1817. After 1871, only Västgöta Nation used the name)
  • Norrlands Nation (circa 1803–1842)
  • Södermanlands Nation (1838–1847)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Statistik över antal medlemmar". Terminsräkningsföreningen (TRF). Retrieved 2025-07-19.
  2. ^ AF Portalen Archived 2010-02-18 at the Wayback Machine