Organised activities for children in Oslo

Idrettens Hus Nordbyen, Stovner

A boxing club at Rommen with around 700 members, and one of the larger children's and youth communities in the district. A boxing school for the youngest from age five teaching guard, footwork, punching and defence, with separate groups for girls and boys further up. The club has an unusually high proportion of girls for the sport.

ages 5-18

Oppsal Arena, Østensjø

The handball section of Oppsal IF, playing out of Oppsal Arena in Vetlandsveien. The handball school is the way in for children in years 1 and 2, and the club says it has teams for almost every age and year group above that, for both girls and boys. For younger children the club runs kindergarten handball at Oppsal Arena every other weekend, free and with no sign-up, where you simply turn up. New players can ask for a trial session before joining.

ages 6-18

Grefsen stadion, Nordre Aker

The cross-country skiing group at Kjelsås IL gives children and youth the joy of skiing with Lillomarka and Grefsenkollen as the nearest training grounds. From ski play for the youngest to training for those who want to compete, with floodlit trails right outside. A winter niche in a district a short step from the forest.

ages 6-18

Sagene skole, Sagene

The school band at Sagene school, open to pupils from the lower grades and up. Children borrow an instrument and learn to play it from scratch, while playing together with others from the very start. School bands are among the most affordable music options for children, since the instrument and tuition come with membership.

ages 7-18

Deichman-filialer i hele Oslo, Sentrum

Free coding clubs at the Deichman libraries, run by volunteers in the nationwide Lær Kidsa Koding movement. Children code in Scratch, program micro:bit boards and try 3D printing, with instructors on hand. Some clubs take children from six, others from fourth grade, and they run at several branches around the city - among them Oppsal, Nordtvet and Lambertseter. Check the library's event listing for where and when.

ages 6-18

Lilleaker, Ullern

A sea-scout group in Lilleaker under Oslospeiderne (the Norwegian Scout Association). Outdoor life on and by the water, boating, hikes, campfires and teamwork, with groups from beavers (1st grade) to rovers.

ages 6-18

Tøyenbekken 5, Gamle Oslo

The main site of Oslo's municipal school of the arts, the city's resource centre for arts education since 1980. Teaching covers music, dance, theatre, visual art and gaming, with dedicated groups for children and teenagers. The school has around 9,000 pupils across nearly 90 teaching locations in the city, and admission goes through the municipality's shared application portal.

ages 6-18

Stovner bad, Stovner

The swimming club for Groruddalen has started training at Stovner bad, which opened in August 2026. The club says its training group is made up of children who have completed all the levels of the PirayaSwim school, so this is where to continue once the course is done. Training times for Stovner are not yet listed in the club's group overview.

ages 6-18

Vinderen skole, Vestre Aker

School band at Vinderen school, with group rehearsals every Thursday evening plus individual instrument teaching. No prior experience is needed.

ages 7-18

Abildsø skole, Østensjø

A school band at Abildsø for children and young people. As in most school bands you borrow an instrument from the band and start as a beginner with no prior knowledge.

ages 7-18

Ryen, Østensjø

Dedicated children's classes in taekwondo, Brazilian jiu-jitsu and kickboxing, a five-minute walk from the metro. One monthly fee covers every discipline the club runs, and newcomers can book a free trial week before deciding.

ages 6-16

Holmlia skole, Søndre Nordstrand

A school band for the Holmlia schools, taking beginners from year three. The band draws members from several schools in the area, and plays in the 17 May parade among other things.

ages 9-18

Trondheimsveien 137, Grünerløkka

Brazilian jiu-jitsu for children and youth at Carl Berner, with separate groups for ages 6-12 and 13-19 and training twice a week. BJJ is grappling and ground work with no striking or kicking, so the threshold is low for children who do not want to fight. The beginner groups take new members all year round, and the club offers a free trial week.

ages 6-18

Dælenenga flerbrukshall, Grünerløkka

Handball in the Dælenenga multi-purpose hall, with teams for those born between 2020 and 2014. Grüner has run handball alongside football for years, and sessions are at the same site as the club's other activities.

ages 6-12

Youngstorget 2A, Sentrum

The Labour Party's youth organisation, headquartered at Youngstorget with local branches across Oslo. Members meet for political meetings, debates, courses and social activities, and AUF is the only youth party with no lower age limit (written parental consent required under 15). An arena for young people who want to influence society, learn to debate and meet engaged peers.

ages 13-18

Majorstuen flerbrukshall, Frogner

Handball at Monolitten IL, with teams for children by birth year and handball schools for the youngest, including during the winter break. The 2015 cohort is among the teams, that is children aged 11. Sessions are held at Majorstuen multi-purpose hall and Skøyenhallen.

ages 6-18

Åsbråten, Holmlia, Søndre Nordstrand

The children's and youth centre at Åsbråten in Holmlia, a youth club with many different activities for children and young people up to age twenty. Founded in 1984, owned by six housing cooperatives, USBL and OBOS, and supported by the borough.

ages 10-18

Niels Juels gate 33B, Frogner

Oslo's largest para-sports club, with nine sports adapted for children and young people with disabilities: basic training, football, handball, floorball, volleyball, martial arts, bowling, climbing and wheelchair handball. The club has offered sport for people with disabilities since 2003. Historically aimed at developmental disabilities, it added wheelchair handball for people with mobility impairments in 2023, and a dedicated training group for children on the autism spectrum in 2024.

ages 6-18

Berglyveien 2 C, Søndre Nordstrand

The Thursday Club is based at Låven in Berglyveien in Prinsdal, and as the name says it is a weekly rather than a daily offering. That lowers the threshold for children who find a club open every day too much - you know exactly when it happens and who will be there. For children and young people from ten to eighteen, free.

ages 10-18

Grorud skole, Grorud

The school band at Grorud school, one of few bands in the Groruddalen valley and an important cultural offering in a district with fewer organised activities. Aspirants are admitted from the lower grades, instruments are borrowed from the band, and tuition happens within the band itself. Follow the Facebook page for rehearsal times and admission.

ages 7-18

Ti steder på hverdager, seks i helgene, Sentrum

The Norwegian Ski Association's ski school for children aged 3 to 12, where four-year-olds and up learn basic skiing technique through play. Weekday courses run at ten different ski school locations around the city, and at weekends there are courses for families and individuals at six locations. The classic first encounter with skis for Oslo children.

ages 3-12

Ole Deviks vei 17, Alna

Sports play for the youngest at Teisen IF, the club's offering for children too small for the football teams. The club is based at the clubhouse in Ole Deviks vei and runs the Bryn pitch, and has been the neighbourhood club at Teisen since 1971.

ages 3-5

Frogner stadion og Sonja Henie ishall, Frogner

A skating school for children and youth at Frogner stadium and in the new Sonja Henie ice hall, with programmes in both short-track speed skating and figure skating. The skating school welcomes beginners who have barely stood on skates before, and the club usually lends out skates for the first sessions. Two disciplines in one club let children try both.

ages 5-18

Haugerudhallen, Alna

Tennis for children from six on the club's own courts, two outdoor clay courts and one hard court. The courts sit by the clubhouse, on the children's way home from school.

ages 6-18

Oslo, Sentrum

The youth section of Schakklubben av 1911, one of the city's established chess clubs, with a dedicated programme for children and youth and financial support from the City of Oslo. The club cooperates with the other Oslo clubs on joint training sessions and tournaments, so members meet peers from across the city over the board.

ages 6-18

Sognsveien 210, Nordre Aker

A youth club in Sognsveien in Nordre Aker, for children and young people from ten to eighteen. The district has many organised activities - choirs, brass bands and string orchestras in quick succession - but few places you can come to without being signed up for something. Glasshuset is one of them. Free, with no registration in advance.

ages 10-18

Haugerud skole, Alna

Toddler judo for children from three to six, and beginners' judo from seven to fourteen. Both intakes start twice a year, in January and August, so it is worth coming just before term begins. The club trains in the gym at Haugerud school.

ages 3-14

Vinderen skole, Vestre Aker

Vinderen children's choir was set up as a school choir in 1977 by the couple Else-Marit and Joar Rørmark, who led it until the late 1990s. In 2008 the choir was restarted with a new profile and the name Vinderenkoret. A school choir closing and reappearing thirty years later is unusual, and says something about how strong the choral tradition is in this part of the city. A member of Ung i Kor Oslo.

ages 6-13

Teglverket skole, Grünerløkka

The school choir at Teglverket school, which sits on the old brickworks site by Hasle station in Grünerløkka. The school is one of the city's newest and runs from year 1 to year 10, so the choir recruits from a wider age span than the pure primary schools. A member of Ung i Kor Oslo.

ages 6-13

Lilleaker skole, Ullern

A school band for pupils at Lilleaker school. Children start as beginners with no prior experience and borrow an instrument from the band. The school also has its own choir, so there are two music offerings in the same building.

ages 7-18

Romsås, Grorud

The football section of Romsås sports club, with teams in the children's and youth classes and a base at Romsås. The club was founded in 1972, has over 650 members and is known for keeping the barrier low - several of its offerings are free. Football in one of the city's most diverse neighbourhoods.

ages 5-18

Rommenhallen, Stovner

Electric wheelchair floorball at Rommenhallen: floorball played from a powered wheelchair, with the stick fixed to the chair. It is open to children and young people who use a powered wheelchair. Sveiva brought the sport to Oslo, and it is still available in few places nationally. One of very few para-sport options in Groruddalen.

ages 6-18

Sæter, Nordstrand

A scout group at Sæter in Nordstrand, part of Oslospeiderne. The group carries the number 1 in its name, meaning it is among the oldest registered in the city - numbering in the Norwegian Scout Association follows the order of founding within the district. Scouting is outdoor life put into a system: hikes, campfires, cooking outdoors, map and compass and first aid, with separate sections by age: a pack for ages 8-10 and a troop for ages 10-16, both on Thursdays.

ages 8-16

Holmenkollen, Vestre Aker

All-round sports at the neighbourhood club TRY, with dedicated groups from first grade. The programme is basic training in the gym at Grindbakken school in autumn and spring, ski play on cross-country skis in winter and ski jumping in the smallest hill at Midtstulia, using local facilities and the surrounding nature - with deliberately low membership and training fees. Football and alpine skiing are also on offer at the club, but with separate sign-up. Sporting joy without a big apparatus.

ages 6-12

Voldsløkka kulturstasjon, Sagene

Fiddle and Hardanger fiddle from eight, half an hour a week over 35 weeks. The repertoire is mostly Norwegian folk music, with elements from other countries, and pupils learn to play by ear and improvise alongside technique. Teaching is in small groups by age and level.

ages 8-18

Tøyen skole, Gamle Oslo

Capoeira for children - a Brazilian martial art combining music, acrobatics and dance. Tøyen Sportsklubb is a neighbourhood club in Gamle Oslo where membership costs 100 kroner for the WHOLE calendar year, and that covers everything the club runs for your age group. Activities take place at Tøyen Arena and Gamle Munch, and the club also runs free holiday activities during school breaks.

ages 6-18

Njårdhallen, Vestre Aker

Njård is based at Njårdhallen by Makrellbekken and has a solid handball programme for children and youth on the west side. From the youngest ball-play groups to competitive teams - a club where many start early and stay for years.

ages 6-18

Klubbhuset, Klemetsrud idrettspark, Søndre Nordstrand

Organised e-sports (FIFA) in the clubhouse at Klemetsrud IL - gaming in a club setting, with a coach present, fixed training times and a team feeling, instead of alone in a bedroom. For young people who already play a lot, this is a way to make it social and structured, in a club that otherwise covers everything from football to disc golf.

ages 10-18

Ammerudhellinga 47, Grorud

A youth club in Ammerudhellinga, open across the full span from ten to eighteen. Ammerud is one of the areas in Groruddalen with the densest blocks of flats and least indoor room at home, so the club is where many children can actually meet friends without standing outdoors in all weathers. Free and drop-in.

ages 10-18

Hvervenbukta, Søndre Nordstrand

Radio-controlled car racing at Hvervenbukta, with three tracks that between them cover the most common classes - one of the largest and best-developed facilities of its kind. The club brings together RC enthusiasts of all ages and has members from six to sixty, with car classes ranging from models the youngest can handle to high-performance machines for the experienced. Beginners are helped to get started, and the club has hosted both the Norwegian and the Nordic championships. The site is shared with Osloungdommens Motorsenter.

ages 6-18

Kulturstasjoner i hele Oslo, Sentrum

Oslo municipal arts school's own dance groups for children, taught at culture stations around the city. As a municipal offering the price sits well below the private dance schools, and children and young people up to 18 living in Oslo are prioritised in admissions. Applications go through the municipality's shared portal, and you can apply year-round.

ages 6-18

Mortensrudveien 185, Søndre Nordstrand

Baby and toddler swimming focused on play, safety and closeness between child and parent, in warm pools at Mortensrud. Courses are grouped by age and the child's development.

ages 0-10

Bogstad golfbane, Vestre Aker

Oslo Golfklubb at Bogstad has dedicated training groups for children and youth from age six, adapted to age and ambition. For the youngest (6-10) there's 'Golfgøy', focused on play and mastery, and over time children can earn a club handicap. Golf is a sport of precision and patience in beautiful surroundings by the forest.

ages 6-18

Grefsen og Disen skole, Nordre Aker

The school band for pupils at both Grefsen and Disen schools, founded in October 1928 - two schools sharing one band, which gives a larger and more robust line-up than either school manages alone. Aspirants are admitted from the lower grades, with instruments on loan and a dedicated instructor. The 17 May parade is the highlight of the season.

ages 7-18

Slemdal, Vestre Aker

Heming is one of the country's largest alpine skiing communities for children and youth, with ski school and training groups from around age five. The club is based at Slemdal with a short trip to the slopes in Oslo's winter park, welcoming both those who want winter fun and those who want to commit. Alpine skiing brings speed, mastery and plenty of fresh air.

ages 5-18

Nordpolen skole, Sagene

The children's choir at Nordpolen school in Sagene, a member of Ung i Kor Oslo. The choir sings at school events and walks in the 17 May parade with the other Sagene schools. Nordpolen is one of four schools in the district with its own choir, and the threshold is the same everywhere: no audition, no sheet music you must be able to read in advance.

ages 6-13

Rudolf Steinerskolen, Vestre Aker

A girls' choir with singers from Rudolf Steiner school at Hovseter, a member of Ung i Kor Oslo. Groups ranging from beginners to the youth choir.

ages 8-18

Blindern, Nordre Aker

41. Oslo Ullevål was founded on 19 November 1928, and its first scout house at Vestgrensa - an old German barracks - was inaugurated in 1948. When the boys' and girls' troops at Ullevål merged in 1984 they took the name Longship Group. The group has a canoe tradition going back ninety years, with trips through Nordmarka, making it one of the city's scout groups with the longest unbroken identity of its own.

ages 6-18

Grorudveien 7, Grorud

The district's large sports club, founded in 1918, with sections for football, handball and tennis. Football is the biggest, with teams in all children's and youth classes and a home ground at Grorud sports facility. A classic neighbourhood club that has been a gathering point in the Groruddalen valley for over a hundred years.

ages 5-18

Furuset Forum, Alna

A large ice-hockey club in the Groruddalen valley with its home rink at Furuset Forum. The skating and hockey school welcomes the youngest from age four with no experience needed, and the club has teams up through the age groups from U7. A broad, active hockey scene in a part of the city with long ice traditions.

ages 4-18

Østensjø skole, Østensjø

Kendo is Japanese fencing with bamboo swords and armour, and the club takes members from nine. Beginners' training on Tuesdays, and newcomers can start at any point in the term. For the youngest, the club encourages parents to train alongside their child.

ages 9-18

Fossum kirke, Stovner senter 12, Stovner

KFUK-KFUM scouts meeting at Fossum church in Stovner. Stovner is among the districts with fewest affordable activities for children, and the scout groups are some of the few requiring neither equipment nor a season fee at sports-club level. Children start as oppdagere in year 1, move on to stifinnere in year 3 and become vandrere from year 5 - a structure that follows school, so you are always with your own age.

ages 6-18

Kalbakken, Grorud

A wrestling club with its own premises at Kalbakken and members in the children's, youth and junior classes, both girls and boys. Wrestling is one of the most all-round foundational sports: strength, balance, agility and technique in close interplay with a partner - and it is easy to start, since the equipment is essentially just training clothes.

ages 6-18

POP Økern, Bjerke

Padel for children and young people at POP Økern, with junior groups by ability. Training blocks run nine to eighteen weeks, and the club adds shorter sessions during school holidays. Padel is played two against two in a glassed-in court, and it is easy to get a rally going.

ages 8-18

Lørenveien 2, Grünerløkka

A culture house for young people at Sinsen, one of the largest of its kind in Oslo, with stages, rehearsal rooms and workshops. The house is run with and for young people: those who use it also help decide what happens there. That is a meaningful difference from a programme planned by adults, and one reason such houses keep young people longer. The programme is split into a junior offering for years 4-7 and a youth offering from year 8 up, covering ages 9 to 25 in all. Free.

ages 9-18

Bøler kirke, Østensjø

Yin yoga at Bøler church on Wednesdays at 18:00. THIS IS AN ADULT COURSE, but young people from the age of 13 may take part alongside the adults. Calm yoga that stretches deeply and eases stress and tension, with breathing exercises, mindfulness, meditation and relaxation. Suitable for everyone. Eleven weeks cost 2190 kroner, or 790 kroner if you follow the stream from home. Every class is streamed live with a recording afterwards.

ages 13-18

Huk aveny 45, Frogner

A youth club in the basement of Bygdøhus in Huk aveny, for pupils in years 5 to 7 in the Frogner district. Bygdøy has very few offerings for children this age - the peninsula is large, thinly built and poorly served by public transport - so the club is in practice the only place children here can meet indoors after school without travelling into town. Free and drop-in.

ages 10-13

Ellingsrud, Alna

Children's football at Ellingsrud sports park, which the club runs itself along with courts for beach handball and tennis. Ellingsrud IL was founded on 14 November 1974 and has handball, football, tennis, floorball and all-round sport under one roof. The facility sits in the middle of the neighbourhood, so the walk to training is short for most children. Equal playing time and no tables up to age twelve.

ages 6-12

Bjølsenhallen, Sagene

Floorball for children and youth in Bjølsenhallen, with separate teams for girls and boys and a free floorball school for the youngest (1st-2nd grade). It's a fast, fun indoor game with stick and ball that's easy to get started with, and a good alternative to the usual ball sports in winter.

ages 6-18

Holmlia idrettspark, Søndre Nordstrand

A broad and inclusive children's football programme in Søndre Nordstrand, with separate girls' and boys' teams in each year group from age six. Holmlia is a multi-sport club, so children can also try basketball, dance, fencing and Brazilian jiu-jitsu at the same grounds.

ages 6-12