List of Lund University nations

See also: List of Uppsala University nations

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

Nation	Foundation year	Inspektor	Acronym	Membership (Spring 2025) [1] [Notes 1]
Östgöta Nation	1668	Carl-Henric Nilsson	ÖG	1981
Västgöta Nation	1669	Hans Albin Larsson	VG	2501
Smålands Nation	1668	Pernille Gooch	SM	516
Lunds Nation	1890	Stefan Sveningsson	LD	3862
Malmö Nation	1890	Annika Björkdahl	ML	3093
Helsingborgs-Landskrona Nation	1890	Elsa Trolle Önnerfors	HB	3812
Sydskånska Nationen	1890	Torbjörn Forslid	SSK	1033
Kristianstads Nation	1890	Charlotta Johnsson	KR	635
Blekingska Nationen	1697	Jonas Åkeson	BL	1144
Göteborgs Nation	1682	Per Alm	GB	4298
Hallands Nation	1928	Johan Stenström	HL	1214
Kalmar Nation	1696	Magnus Sandberg	KM	2035
Wermlands Nation	1682	Emily Boyd	WL	500

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

• 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

• Nations at Swedish universities

Notes

1. Any change in membership numbers is compared to one calendar year before, as Nations tend to have fewer members in the Spring semester than in the Fall semester.

References

1. "Statistik över antal medlemmar". Terminsräkningsföreningen (TRF). Retrieved 2025-08-16.
2. AF Portalen Archived 2010-02-18 at the Wayback Machine