Children's activities in Nordstrand

Kor · Bekkelaget skole

A school choir that meets every Monday in the music room at Bekkelaget school, under conductor Tone. Through the year the choir gives concerts, sings at the school's Christmas service, performs on 17 May and has an overnight stay in the school gym. A member of Ung i Kor Oslo.

Korps · Bekkelaget skole

The school band at Bekkelaget school, with aspirant admission for pupils in the lower grades. The band welcomes children with no prior knowledge: you borrow an instrument, and the tuition happens within the band. Alongside weekly rehearsals there are concerts, playing on 17 May and a band trip.

Korps · Ekeberg skole

A school band founded in 1957, with aspirant, junior and main ensembles. Members are children and young people from eight to eighteen, and the band holds instrument try-outs in spring.

Kor · Lambertseter skole

A children's and youth choir rehearsing at Lambertseter skole, open to children from nearby schools from first grade. A member of Ung i Kor Oslo.

Korps · Ljan skole

The school band at Ljan in the south of the city, with its own aspirant band for the youngest. New members usually start in second or third grade, borrow an instrument from the band and get weekly instrument tuition in addition to ensemble playing. The upper age limit in a school band is the school year you turn 19, so many stay for seven or eight years.

Kor · Munkerud skole

The school choir at Munkerud school in Nordstrand, a member of Ung i Kor Oslo. The choir is for years 2 to 7, has around twenty-five members and rehearses after school on Wednesdays. They sing at school events, walk in the 17 May parade and hold a Christmas concert in Nordstrand church.

Korps · Nedre Bekkelaget skole

A school band for children and young people at Nedre Bekkelaget, by the fjord in the south of the city. The band is based at the school and has no website of its own, so all information is on its Facebook page.

Kor · Nordstrand kirke

A children's and youth choir rehearsing in Nordstrand church, a member of Ung i Kor Oslo. Singing and voice development for children and youth from first grade.

Kulturskole · Kastellet skole

A local school of the arts in the south of the city, teaching in the premises of Kastellet school and at Munkerud school and Lambertseter youth club.

Orkester · Nordstrand skole

A full symphony orchestra for children and youth at Nordstrand school, with separate sections for strings and wind. The orchestra describes itself as a social and inclusive community orchestra with no entrance requirements, and no prior experience is needed, only the wish to play. Beginners start with individual or small-group tuition on their instrument before joining orchestra rehearsals. From year 8 you move into the youth orchestra, where you can stay until you finish upper secondary school.

Kor · Nordstrand kirke

A children's choir for ages 4-10 in Nordstrand parish, rehearsing on Mondays in even-numbered weeks at 17:00. The repertoire sits closer to gospel and soul than traditional church music, and the youngest get to sing with no requirement to read music.

Korps · Nordstrand skole

A school band for children and young people drawing members from several schools in Nordstrand. The band recruits from Munkerud, Nordstrand and Nordseter schools, has members between eight and nineteen, and plays together every Tuesday.

Kor · Ekebergveien 243

A music school at Nordstrand offering musical theatre, singing and dance from age three and up. Children's dance takes in the youngest, three to six, followed by Musikal 1 to 4 by school grade and age, up to a dedicated teen class for 13 to 18 year olds.

Fotball · Bekkelaget

Children's football at Bækkelagets Sportsklub, founded on 24 October 1909, with eight sporting sections: all-round sport, football, athletics, handball, elite handball, floorball, orienteering and skiing. The club runs the Norway Cup football tournament on Ekebergsletta every summer since 1972. Children's football follows the FA's rules with equal playing time and no tables up to age twelve.

Håndball · Nordstrand Arena

The handball section at Bækkelagets Sportsklub has around 850 active members from the youngest up and home matches at Nordstrand Arena. The club takes in children from about age five.

Innebandy · Raschs vei 38A

Floorball for children and youth aged 6 to 18 at Bækkelagets Sportsklub. Teams train one to three times a week depending on age, on weekdays. Indoor shoes are enough, and you can borrow a stick to begin with. The training fee is 1700 kroner plus a 300 kroner membership.

Cricket · Ekebergsletta

One of the pioneer clubs for cricket in Norway, with more than 200 players and eleven teams, among them five junior sides playing league cricket under the Norwegian Cricket Federation, winners of the 2026 U15 league. Outdoor training is at Rommen from May to September, and in winter it moves indoors to the National Cricket Academy and Tøyen, while matches are played at grounds including Ekebergsletta. The club has dedicated programmes for children, girls and beginners, and in cricket technique and tactics matter more than physique.

Fotball · KFUM Arena

A community club at Ekeberg with children's football at all levels from age six, based at the grounds around KFUM Arena. The club takes in many year groups and usually fields both girls' and boys' teams in each.

Fotball · Lambertseter idrettspark

The football section of Lambertseter IF, the club's largest alongside athletics, with teams from children's football up to junior level. The club is certified as a Kvalitetsklubb by the Norwegian Football Federation, has its own sporting plan and a coaches' forum, and runs referee training for those who want to start officiating. The pitches are in the sports park at Lambertseter. Approved for the Oslo leisure card.

Håndball · Lambertseter

Lambertseter IF is the neighbourhood club at Lambertseter, with handball for children and youth in its own local halls.

Innebandy · Lambertseter flerbrukshall

Floorball in the Lambertseter sports hall, with teams in several year groups and open spots both on the youth team (born 2010 and 2011) and for children born 2015 to 2018. Fast paced indoor fun, with training days varying per team; see the club's pages via the link.

Fotball · Nordstrand

Children's football from age six at Nordstrand IF, with teams for both girls and boys. Up to age twelve there is equal playing time and no league tables.

Håndball · Nordstrand Arena

Handball is the largest section at Nordstrand IF, with year-group teams for both girls and boys right through childhood and the teenage years. The youngest start in a ball school in first grade, and from there the teams follow the school years up to recruit squads for the oldest young players.

Volleyball · Kastellet idrettshall

A large volleyball club with over 300 active members and teams in all age groups, based at Kastellet sports hall. Mini-volleyball is the way in for the youngest: a smaller court, a lighter ball and simpler rules, so children get the ball over the net from the start. The club also runs mini beach volleyball in summer.

Speider · Bekkelaget menighetssenter, Sandstuveien 15

KFUK-KFUM scouts meeting at Bekkelaget parish centre. The youngest are called oppdagere and spend their time on play and discovery trips locally; from year 3 they become stifinnere, and from year 5 vandrere, where cooperation and eventually leadership training take up more room.

Speider · Ekeberg

A scout group at Ekeberg, part of Oslospeiderne, with the number 1 in its name from Bekkelaget. The Ekeberg slope and the woods above give the group terrain within walking distance. The patrols are deliberately mixed, so children of different ages do things together instead of being split by year group.

Orientering · Bekkelaget

The orienteering group at Bækkelagets Sportsklub takes children and youth out into the terrain around Ekeberg and Østmarka, with maps and controls. There are easy courses for beginners.

Speider · Nordstrand Kirke, Ekebergv. 238

KFUK-KFUM scouts meeting on Mondays in the parish house by Nordstrand church. Age groups follow the school years: stifinnere in years 3 and 4, vandrere from year 5 to 10, and rovers from the first year of upper secondary. The Christian foundation is explicit, but the groups welcome everyone.

Speider · Sæter

A scout group at Sæter in Nordstrand, part of Oslospeiderne. Scouting means 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.

Friluft · Ormsundveien 16

First aid, search and rescue and outdoor life for teenagers from age 13, based at Ormsund. In the youth rescue corps you learn to give proper first aid, look after yourself and others outdoors, and how searches for missing people and evacuations from terrain are done. Activities on weekday evenings and weekends, and the annual fee is 100 kroner.

Dans · Oluf Onsums vei 9B

A dance studio at Ryen with a clear progression through childhood. Children's dance is for four- and five-year-olds, preparatory ballet and jazz for six- and seven-year-olds, and from age eight you start ballet and jazz level 1 and work up through the levels. Hip-hop and break start at six and follow the same ladder, with modern, commercial and musical theatre further up.

Dans · Ljan

A private culture school offering dance, music, theatre and visual art for children and youth. MAYA teaches at a number of locations across Oslo and Bærum; the address here is the head office at Ljan.

Dans · Nordseter, Nordstrand og Kastellet skoler

A baton twirling club for children and young people, covering sport drill, band drill and parade drill. Training takes place in several locations: Valle Hovin, Nordseter school, Nordstrand school and Kastellet school, so it is worth checking which venue your child's group uses. The club runs both grassroots and competitive programmes, and its athletes compete at national and international championships. Approved for the Oslo leisure card.

Dans · Nordstrand, Oppsal og Lambertseter

A dance studio with branches in several districts in the south and east of the city. The range is broad: children's ballet, children's dance, musical dance, jazz, hip hop, cheer dance, acrobatics/gymnastics, freestyle disco, modern and competition dance, so children can switch styles without switching school. Welcomes children from kindergarten age.

Fritidsklubb · Sandstuveien 15

Club for school years 4 to 7, Wednesdays from 19:00 to 20:30 in Sandstuveien. Dodgeball, games, board games, bonfire trips to Brannfjell and cinema nights; every session starts with a shared meal, and the children often help decide the programme. The fee is 50 kroner per term.

Fritidsklubb · Ekebergveien 65

A youth club in Ekebergveien. It currently runs only the junior club, for pupils in years 5 to 7, and is open on Thursdays. Free and drop-in.

Fritidsklubb · Ekebergveien 243

A youth club at Ekebergveien 243 in Nordstrand, for children and young people from eleven to eighteen. The club takes its name from the house number. Free and drop-in.

Fritidsklubb · Langbølgen 2 A

A youth club in Langbølgen at Lambertseter, for children and young people from ten to eighteen. It shares an address with Lambertseter farm, where the youth chess club NSKU is also based. Free and drop-in.

Friidrett · Raschs vei 38

The athletics group at Bækkelagets Sportsklub has a programme for children and youth in the east of the city, from all-round running, jumping and throwing for the youngest to event training for those who want to commit.

Friidrett · Lambertseter stadion

The athletics section of Lambertseter IF, one of the club's two largest groups, training at Lambertseter stadium. Three age groups: 7 to 9 train for an hour on Thursdays, while 10 to 13 and 14 to 19 train several evenings a week from 6pm. In winter the youngest move indoors to a school hall, and both the day and the time can change then. Approved for the Oslo leisure card.

Turn · Leirskallen turnhall

Gymnastics club at Nordstrand with parent and child classes for ages two and three together with an adult, and six play groups for four- and five-year-olds spread across Monday to Thursday. Beyond that there are groups for girls, boys and team gymnastics, a mixed group for years 2 and 3, separate Saturday groups and a para group. Training is held at Leirskallen turnhall and in the gyms at Nordstrand and Nedre Bekkelaget schools, so check which venue your group uses.

Badminton · Lambertseterhallen

The badminton section of Lambertseter IF, playing in the club's own hall, with its own group for children and juniors aged 7 to 15. Note that the group is currently full and has no room for new members, so it is worth getting in touch before making plans. The club lends out rackets.

Tennis · Seterveien 15

A long-established tennis club with courts in Seterveien: six outdoor clay courts and dedicated mini-tennis courts outside, plus an indoor hall (NTK-hallen) with four courts so children can play year-round. Courses for beginners from age four and on up to competitive play.

Seiling · Bundefjorden

A sailing club by the Bundefjord with its own dinghy programme for children and youth aged 8 to 15, and beginner courses for those who want to start sailing. The club has its own dinghies, so the family does not need to own a boat. You show up, get a dinghy assigned and learn to sail on the inner Oslofjord. The season runs from Easter to the autumn holiday.

Svømming · Lambertseter bad

A swimming school with around 2,000 participants a week. Courses are split into toddlers from age two, children from five, and teenagers up to seventeen, following the national federation's levels. Lessons run at Lambertseter, Holmlia and Bøler pools and at Oppsal and Hauketo schools, and those who want more can move on to the club's recruit and competition squads.

Allidrett · Lambertseter idrettspark

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.

Diskgolf og golf · Ekebergsletta

An 18-hole disc golf course on Ekebergsletta, in undulating terrain with woods and open meadows. The course is free and open all year, and suits families well: children can throw from short tees while the grown-ups take the long ones. Bring one disc each, follow the map and walk the round. There is no registration and no timetable.

E-sport · Herregårdsveien 34

E-sports with regular sessions in Herregårdsveien at Ljan: Multiplay for ages 9 to 12 on Thursdays from 17:30 to 19:30, an introduction course on Tuesdays, Multiplay 12+ on Mondays and dedicated Overwatch and Valorant groups on Tuesday evenings. Sessions focus on game skills, communication, teamwork and good conduct, with a coach present. The fee is 1000 kroner plus 800 per half year.

Bryting · Lambertseter

A wrestling club with groups for children from as young as four and up, in a wrestling hall in operation since January 2018. The youngest train basic motor skills and falling technique through play, while the older ones wrestle properly.

Ridning · Ekebergsletta

A riding school on Ekebergsletta ten minutes from the city centre. Pony courses from age five, regular riding-school courses at all levels and dedicated jumping courses for those who want to go further, all in the middle of a petting farm with cows, goats and rabbits. Courses run through the school year, and the centre also holds day courses during the school holidays.

Sjakk · Lambertseter gård, Langbølgen 2C

A youth chess club with a permanent venue at Lambertseter farm and chess activities at several schools in the south and south-east of the city. Children and teenagers aged 6 to 16 meet for club nights, coaching and their own club championship, and the venue is only a few hundred metres from the metro and bus.