Multi-sport for kids in Oslo

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

Lambertseter idrettspark, Nordstrand

Peter Pan barneidrett, the multi-sport group at Lambertseter IF for children aged 4 to 9. Over the season the group tries athletics, football, handball, gymnastics, dance, cycling, skiing, skating and sledging, so a child gets to sample many sports before settling on one. Plenty of play, and the threshold is low. Approved for the Oslo leisure card.

ages 4-9

Furuset Forum, Alna

All-round sports school for children aged three to six, Wednesdays 17.00 to 17.55 at Furuset Forum. Play comes first, and the children try a different sport most weeks rather than specialising early.

ages 3-6

Herslebs gate, Gamle Oslo

A sports club organising activities for children and young people in the Gamle Oslo district, and one that describes itself as the club for those living in Tøyen, Grønland or Grünerløkka. The emphasis is on enjoyment and belonging rather than results, which matters in a district where many families move in and out. Approved for the Oslo leisure card.

ages 6-18

Mortensrud, Søndre Nordstrand

All-round sports for children at Mortensrud, Mondays from 17:00 to 18:00, year round. Children try many sports in different settings, in the gym, the forest, on the field, on snow and ice, focusing on solid basic motor skills through play adapted to each child's level.

ages 3-8

Tøyen Arena, Gamle Oslo

All-round sport for the youngest, where children try many sports through play. 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

Romsås, Grorud

Romsås sports club runs free all-round sports, handball and dance school for children in the district - a deliberate choice so that nobody is left out for financial reasons. The club was founded in 1972 and has over 650 members, with sections for football, handball, floorball, orienteering, gymnastics and dance. A rare free offering in organised sport.

ages 4-12

Vestre Aker, Vestre Aker

All-round sports in an inclusive club covering football, volleyball, cross-country skiing, badminton, floorball and orienteering - and which uses that whole breadth for the youngest. The children try several of the club's sports through the year, with the forest and local facilities close by. A good way to find out what your child actually enjoys.

ages 4-12

Rustad idrettsplass, Østensjø

All-round sports for kindergarten-age children, three to six, split by birth year into groups of about twenty. Each group trains one day a week, indoors and outdoors, with play and mastery as the aim.

ages 3-6

Stovnerhallen, Stovner

All-round sport for the youngest at Stovner Sportsklubb: children get to try many sports through play, with the emphasis on motor skills and the joy of moving rather than competition. The most common way into organised sport for five-year-olds.

ages 4-18

Njårdhallen, Vestre Aker

A broad sports club founded in 1924, with several sports under one roof at Njårdhallen. It has its own groups for children, and a child who starts one sport can easily try another within the same club.

ages 6-18

Røahallen, Vestre Aker

Røa Allianseidrettslag welcomes the very youngest to Barnegym in Røahallen, for boys and girls aged three to five. Once the children start school they move on to all-round sports, where they try the disciplines the club covers - from bandy and football to athletics, cross-country skiing and cycling. One of the city's broadest neighbourhood offerings for the youngest.

ages 3-12

Bygdøy, Frogner

All-round sports at Bygdø Monolitten IL, the neighbourhood club on the Bygdøy peninsula, which also covers football, handball and floorball. The all-round programme gives the youngest a broad introduction to sport through play and varied activities, close to home for families on the peninsula. A small club with close follow-up.

ages 4-12

Løkkeveien 15, Frogner

All-round sports in a low-threshold club where the annual fee is 50 kroner and everyone is welcome. Wednesdays in the school gym on Løkkeveien, split by age: 17:00 to 18:00 for school years 2 to 4 and 19:00 to 20:00 for years 5 to 7. Girls and boys train together, and sessions follow the school year.

ages 7-12

Østensjø skole, Østensjø

All-round sports at Østensjø school every Monday afternoon for girls and boys aged four to eight. The group changes sport through the year, so children try many before choosing one.

ages 4-8

Sandakersenteret, Sagene

A sports club at Sandaker taking children and young people regardless of background, experience or ability, with the emphasis on the joy of movement rather than performance. Approved for the Oslo leisure card.

ages 6-18

Kjelsås, Nordre Aker

All-round sports for children between the age of four and starting school, in one of Oslo's large grassroots clubs. In the sessions the children practise basic motor skills - jumping, hopping, running and throwing - through varied games and exercises, with no competitive pressure. A safe, social first encounter with organised sport, right in the neighbourhood.

ages 4-6

Bjølsenhallen og skolene på Sagene, Sagene

All-round sports for the youngest children at one of the city's large grassroots clubs: they get to try many different sports through play, with the emphasis on motor skills and the joy of moving rather than competition. Groups are split by birth year, with separate sessions for four- and five-year-olds, and a new cohort joins in the new year. The club's own page lists which birth years apply right now. Sessions run one afternoon a week at Nordpolen, Bentsebrua or Fernanda Nissen schools, or in Bjølsenhallen, so most families in Sagene have a short walk. The club runs on volunteers and expects parents to pitch in.

ages 4-5

Sørkedalen, Vestre Aker

All-round sports at one of Oslo's oldest sports clubs, founded in 1886 as Sørkedalen Ski Club. The club has developed from a pure ski club into a grassroots club, and the all-round group for the youngest combines varied activity with social gatherings. Sport in rural surroundings in the far north-west of the city, with the forest as the nearest neighbour.

ages 4-12

Klemetsrud idrettspark, Mortensrud, Søndre Nordstrand

All-round sports for the youngest at Klemetsrud IL, the neighbourhood club for Mortensrud, Stenbråten, Klemetsrud, Bjørnerud and Dal/Brenna. Children take part from the year they turn four until they start first grade, trying a broad range of sports through play and simple exercises. The club has a low membership fee, and you can try a couple of sessions before joining.

ages 4-6

Sandåsveien, Grorud

A sports club at Rødtvet for children and young people, offering athletics, football, volleyball and badminton. Four sports in a small club means the groups are small, and trying something new is easier than in a large club where each sport has its own waiting list. Approved for the Oslo leisure card.

ages 6-18

Mortensrud idrettspark, Søndre Nordstrand

Multi-sport club at Mortensrud since 1981, with more than 700 members. Every sport is free for children and young people under nineteen; the only cost is the annual membership fee of one hundred kroner.

ages 6-18

Bislett, St. Hanshaugen

The sports section of Bondeungdomslaget in Oslo, founded in 1913, with all-round sports for the youngest and long traditions in cross-country skiing, ski jumping, orienteering and athletics. The all-round programme gives children a broad start before they eventually pick a discipline, and the club is based centrally by Bislett. A club with Nynorsk roots and over a hundred years behind it.

ages 4-12

Tante Ulrikkes vei, Stovner

A voluntary sports club for children and young people with volleyball, football and athletics as its main activities. Volleyball for children is rare in this part of the city, so it is worth noting that the club offers it. Approved for the Oslo leisure card.

ages 6-18

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