List of Uppsala University Nations
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List of student nations at Uppsala University in Sweden. The tradition of nations at the university is practically as old as the university itself.
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.
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[edit] Active nations
|
Nation
|
Foundation year
|
Acronym
|
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Stockholms nation | c. 1649 | Mats Kumlien | |
| Uplands nation | 1642 | Prof. em Karin Dahlgren-Caldwell | |
| Gästrike-Hälsinge nation | c. 1646 | Prof. Torkel Jansson | GH |
| Östgöta nation | 1646 | Prof. Ulf Pettersson | ÖG |
| Västgöta nation | 1639 | Prof. Lars-Gunnar Larsson | VG |
| Södermanlands-Nerikes nation | 1805 | Prof. Leif Lewin | Snerike |
| Västmanlands-Dala nation | 1639 | Prof. Anne-Liis von Knorring | V-Dala |
| Smålands nation | 1645 | Prof. Carl Reinhold Bråkenhielm | |
| Göteborgs nation | 1667 | Per Hansson | |
| Kalmar nation | 1663 | Prof. Anders Ahlén | |
| Värmlands nation | 1660 | Prof. Lars Burman | |
| Norrlands nation | 1646 | Prof. Tore Frängsmyr | |
| Gotlands nation | c. 1663 |
[edit] Other nations
- Finska nationen i Uppsala. Nation for Finnish students founded in 1998, using the same name (Suomalainen Osakunta) as the historic Finnish nation.
- Skånelandens nation. Student society founded in the 1970s by students who wanted to avoid obligatory membership in Uppsala Student Union. Has no membership fee and no activities.
[edit] Former nations
- Ångermanländska nationen (1646-1800). The oldest predecessor of Norrlands nation. Merged with Västerbottniska nationen into Bottniska nationen.
- Bottniska nationen (1800-1827). Merged with Medelpado-Jämtländska nationen into Norrlands nation.
- Finlands nation, Suomalainen Osakunta. Former Finnish student nation in Uppsala.
- Fjärdhundralands nation (?-1829). Merged with Uplands nation.
- Gästrike nation (?-1811). Merged with Hälsinge Nation.
- Germanernas nation (circa 1663-?). Historic nation for German students.
- Hälsinge nation (circa 1646-1811). Merged with Gästrike Nation.
- Livlands nation (circa 1663-?). Historic nation for Baltic students.
- Medelpado-Jämtländska nationen (1685-1827). Split from Ångermanländska nationen and later merged into Norrlands nation.
- Närkes nation (?-1805). Merged with Södermanlands nation.
- Roslags nation (?-1829). Merged with Uplands nation.
- Södermanlands nation (1595-1805). Merged with Närkes nation.
- Västerbottniska nationen (1647-1800). Merged with Ångermanländska nationen into Bottniska nationen, later Norrlands nation.
