List of words - place names

This page lists the Swedish and English names of the buildings and campuses at Umeå University as well as some other geographical names. All buildings on Campus Umeå are also accompanied with an abbreviation. These abbreviations are to be used with caution. Please type out the full name of the building whenever possible.

A–Ö

Swedish name

English name

Abbreviation

A

     
  Abisko naturvetenskapliga station Abisko Scientific Research Station  
  Aula Nordica Aula Nordica AN
  Arkitekthögskolan Umeå School of Architecture  

B

     
  Beteendevetarhuset Behavioural Sciences Building BET
  Bildmuseet Bildmuseet  
  Biologihuset Biology Building BIO

C

     
  Campus arena Campus Arena  
  Campus friidrottsarena Campus Athletics Field  
  Campus Skellefteå Campus Skellefteå  
  Campus Umeå Campus Umeå  
  Campus Örnsköldsvik Campus Örnsköldsvik  

D

     
  Designhögskolan Umeå Institute of Design  

E

     
  Elektronmikroskophuset Electron Microscopy Building EM

F

     
  Fysikhuset Physics Building FYS
  Förvaltningshuset University Administration Building FÖR

H

     
  Hotell Björken Hotel Björken  
  Humanisthuset Humanities Building HUM
  Humanistpaviljongen Humanities Pavilion HPAV

I

     
  Iksu sport IKSU Sport  

K

     
  KBC-huset KBC Building KBC
  Konsthögskolan Umeå Academy of Fine Arts  
  Konstnärligt campus Umeå Arts Campus  
  Kunskapens hus Knowledge Building KUN

L

     
  Laboratoriemedicin Laboratory Medicine  
  Lindellhallen Lindell Hall  
  Ljusgården Ljusgården Atrium  
  Lärarhögskolan Umeå School of Education  
  Lärarutbildningshuset Teacher Education Building LÄR

M

     
  Medicinska biblioteket Medical Library  
  Medicinska studentkåren (Kårhuset Villan) Medical Students' Union ("Villan")  
  MIT-huset MIT Building MIT

N

     
  Naturvetarhuset Natural Sciences Building NAT
  Norra beteendevetarhuset Northern Behavioural Sciences Building NBET
  Norrlands universitetssjukhus (NUS) University Hospital of Umeå (NUS)  
  NTK:s kårhus (Kårhuset Origo) NTK Students' Union Building  

O

     
  Odlingshuset UPSC Plant Growth Facility  

P

     
  Polisutbildningshuset Police Education Building POL
  Psykologmottagningen Psychology Clinic  
R      
  Regionhuset County Council House  

S

     
  Samhällsvetarhuset Social Sciences Building SAM
  Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet (SLU) Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU)  
  SLU:s kårhus SLU Student Union Building  

T

     
  Tandläkarhuset (Tandläkarhögskolan) Odontology Building (Dental Sciences)  
  Teknikhuset Technology Building TEK

U

     
  UCCB-huset UCCB Building UCCB
  Uminova Science Park Uminova Science Park  
  Umeå universitetsbibliotek (UB) Umeå University Library UB
  Universitetsledningshuset (previously Samverkanshuset) University Management Building (previously the University Liaison Building) ULED
  Universum Universum UNI

Ö

     
  Östra paviljongen Eastern Pavilion ÖPAV
Anna Lawrence
4/19/2023