List of Uppsala University nations

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

Contents

The list is always sorted in accordance with a time-honoured order based on the age of the diocese of the area that the nation was named after.

Active nations

Nation
Foundation year
Acronym
House [1] [2]
Stockholms nation c. 1649Prof. Mats KumlienStocken
Built by the nation in 1848. Stockholms nation2.jpg
Built by the nation in 1848.
Uplands nation 1642Prof. Björn Victor
Bought by the nation in 1825. Parts from 1770. Upplands nation1.jpg
Bought by the nation in 1825. Parts from 1770.
Gästrike-Hälsinge nation c. 1646Prof. Anders VirtanenGH
Built by the nation in 1880. Gastrike-Halsinge nation1.jpg
Built by the nation in 1880.
Östgöta nation 1646Prof. Ulf PetterssonÖG
Built by the nation in 1885. Ostgota nation1.jpg
Built by the nation in 1885.
Västgöta nation 1639Prof. Bertil WimanVG
Bought by the nation in 1825. Medieval basement. Uppsala - View of Vastgota nation.jpg
Bought by the nation in 1825. Medieval basement.
Södermanlands-Nerikes nation 1595Per StrömSnerikes
Built by the nation in 1897. Sodermanland-Narkes nation1.jpg
Built by the nation in 1897.
Västmanlands-Dala nation 1639Prof. Johan SundströmV-Dala
Built by the nation in 1965. Vastmanlns Dala nation1.jpg
Built by the nation in 1965.
Smålands nation 1663Prof. Mattias Dahlberg
Built by the nation in 1957. Smalands nation1.jpg
Built by the nation in 1957.
Göteborgs nation 1667Prof. Per Hansson
Built by the nation in 1960. Goteborgs nation2.jpg
Built by the nation in 1960.
Kalmar nation 1663Prof. Anders Ahlén
Built by the nation in 1988. Kalmar nation1.jpg
Built by the nation in 1988.
Värmlands nation 1660Prof. Lars Burman
Built by the nation in 1930. Uppsala Varmlands nation.jpg
Built by the nation in 1930.
Norrlands nation 1646Prof. Cecilia Pahlberg
Built by the nation in 1889. Norrlands nation winter.jpg
Built by the nation in 1889.
Gotlands nation c. 1663Prof. Lars Magnusson
Built by the nation in 1957. Gotlands nation.jpg
Built by the nation in 1957.

Other nations

Former nations

In alphabetical order.

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References

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  2. Bergman, Mats; Montelius, Jan-Olof (1977). Nationshusen i Upsala: En beskrivning tillägnad Upsala universitet vid dess 500-årsjubileum. Uppsala: Upsala studenters jubileumskommitterade.