What Wermlands Nation does

Wermlands Nation is a nonprofit student organization in Lund, Sweden, founded in 1682 and one of the smaller and oldest of Lund University's 13 nations under the Studentlund umbrella. It serves primarily students at Lunds universitet and Öresundsuniversitet by providing social, cultural, and residential services through a single nation house at Stora Tvärgatan 13 and a collaborative student housing portfolio along Måsvägen with Blekingska and Kalmar nations.

Its core offerings include weekly and monthly events (jazzpub every Wednesday, monthly standup pub, club nights during term start and summer), formal sittningar (three-course dinners priced at 180 kr/person plus a 3000 kr venue rental), the annual Esaias Tegnérs Bal, the joint Gudrunkören choir, and student housing ranging from approximately 16 sqm corridor rooms to four-room apartments allocated via a points-based engagement system. A digital gästkort (100 kr for 7 days) extends access to visiting students from other Swedish and international universities via the STUK-app.

The organization operates without proprietary technology — relying on a Wix website, the third-party STUK-app, and Google Forms — and is governed by its student members through the Landskap, the Seniorskollegiet, and an elected Kuratelet (Curator and Prokurators) supported by volunteer förmän. Revenue is generated entirely from membership dues, event and venue fees, bar/pub sales, and housing rents, with all profits reinvested into member activities rather than distributed externally.

Name

Wermlands Nation

Legal name

Wermlands Nation

Website

https://www.wermlandsnation.se

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Wermlands Nation is a nonprofit student organization in Lund, Sweden, founded in 1682, serving primarily Lund University students with social events, a choir, and student housing through its nation house and Studentlund umbrella membership.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Lund

HQ country

Sweden

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership dues: Revenue from student membership fees contributing to the nonprofit organization.
2. Event services: Revenue from sitting dinners (sittningar) priced at 180 kr/person plus venue rental, and guest cards at 100 kr for 7-day access.
3. Student housing: Rental income from student housing (korridorsrum and lägenheter) managed through a points-based priority system for active members.
4. Bar and pub sales: Revenue from bar operations at jazzpub and standup pub events, with free entry for members and 30 kr entry for other Studentlund members.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Wermlands Nation is a nonprofit student organization in Lund, Sweden, providing social venues and community activities for students. It operates a jazzpub, standup pub, nightclub, formal dinner events (sittningar), an annual ball (Esaias Tegnérs Bal), and a joint choir (Gudrunkören), and it manages student housing (corridor rooms and apartments) allocated to active members via a points-based priority system.

Product overview

Wermlands Nation is a non-profit student organization in Lund, Sweden, offering a portfolio of social, cultural, and accommodation services. The core offerings include recurring entertainment events (Jazzpub, Standup Pub, Club nights), formal dinner events (Sittningar), an annual ball (Esaias Tegnérs Bal), and a choir (Gudrunkören). Additionally, the organization provides student housing through corridor rooms and apartments. These services are delivered through physical venues at Stora Tvärgatan 13 and the STUK-app for digital guest card purchases.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Jazzpub Weekly jazz pub event held every Wednesday featuring live jazz music by local and visiting musicians, with food and drinks served; free entry for members and 30 kr for other Studentlund members.

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Blekinge and Kalmar nations (housing project)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1959Collaborative student housing project along Måsvägen developed together with Blekingska and Kalmar nations to address student housing needs.
• Gudrun-nationerna (Blekingska and Kalmar nations)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative choir partnership 'Gudrunkören' with Blekingska and Kalmar nations. Rehearsals held Tuesdays 19:00-21:00 at Blekingska. Open to all regardless of prior experience.
• StudentlundcoreOthersWermlands Nation is part of Studentlund, the umbrella organization for Lund's 13 nations. Members receive STUK-cards granting access to all nations. Studentlund logo appears on Wermlands website.
• Cykelexperten LundminorOthersBicycle shop located near the nation house, referenced in footer links.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Malmö Nation (Lund): Lund nation with similar hemortsrätt-style member affiliation (Skåne region), pubs, sittningar, and housing operations. Comparable in member recruitment model and event programming, though serving a slightly different regional catchment.
• Smålands Nation (Lund): Lund nation operating the standard membership-plus-housing-plus-events model under Studentlund. Comparable in target customer and product mix; provides direct benchmarking on event pricing, housing allocation rules, and member engagement.
• Sydskånska Nationen: The largest student nation in Lund, operating the same membership, housing, pub, sittningar, and bal model through the Studentlund umbrella. Directly comparable in structure and offerings, though materially larger in scale; serves as the natural benchmark for Wermlands' market position within Lund.
• Östgöta Nation (Lund): Historic Lund nation with hemortsrätt membership base (Östergötland region), pubs, sittningar, housing, and bal offerings. Comparable structure and product set, with regional affiliation creating a similar member recruitment dynamic.
• Västgöta Nation (Lund): One of the historic Lund nations, offering pubs, sittningar, housing, and balls through the same volunteer student model. Direct peer in product offering and member persona within the Lund student market.
• Göteborgs Nation (Lund): One of the historic Lund nations, also founded in the 17th century and operating pubs, sittningar, balls, housing, and choir programs under the Studentlund umbrella. Closely comparable in heritage, product mix, and target customer (Lund University students).
• Blekingska Nationen: Lund nation and active partner of Wermlands through the Gudrunkören choir and the 1959 Måsvägen housing collaboration. Directly comparable in mission, offerings, and member base, with explicit operational overlap making it both a peer and a collaborator.
• Helsingkrona Nation (Lund): Lund nation with the standard Studentlund-affiliated offering of membership, pubs, sittningar, housing, and formal balls. Comparable in scale tier and product mix, making it a relevant benchmarking peer for Wermlands' event economics.
• Kalmar Nation (Lund): Lund nation and partner alongside Wermlands and Blekingska in the Gudrunkören choir and Måsvägen housing project. Same membership, housing, events, and pub model; serves as a directly comparable cooperator peer with shared infrastructure exposure.

Broad incumbents

• Upplands Nation (Uppsala): Uppsala University student nation operating the same historic membership, housing, pub, and bal model in a different Swedish university city. Comparable in mission and product set but does not directly compete in Lund; useful as a broader-market benchmark for student-nation economics.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Wermlands
• Instagraminstagram.com/wermlandsnation

Compliance2 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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