Children's activities in Østensjø

Kor · Abildsø skole

The school choir at Abildsø, a member of Ung i Kor Oslo. The school has both a choir and a brass band, and they appear together on 17 May, where the band plays the fanfare and the national anthem.

Korps · Abildsø skole

A school band at Abildsø for children and young people.

Kor · Bøler kirke

A children's gospel choir at Bøler church for years one to four. The choir is one of several regular weekly activities the parish runs for children, alongside the toddler choir for younger ones.

Korps · Utmarkveien 4

School marching band for Bøler and Nøklevann, with rehearsals and lessons on Wednesdays between 14:00 and 19:30. Pupils from year 3 can apply and get their own regular teacher at Bøler school, and new starters begin ensemble play with their own conductor from January. The course fee is 1575 kroner in spring and 2000 in autumn, plus national band federation membership.

Kor · Bøler kirke

The school choir at Bøler, with its own website and board, affiliated with Ung i Kor Oslo. Rehearsals are on Tuesdays in the chapel at Bøler church, with an aspirant choir for years 2 to 4, a children's choir for years 5 to 7 and a youth choir from year 8 upwards. You need no prior knowledge.

Kor · Bøler kirke

A toddler choir at Bøler church for children from two to five, singing together with an adult.

Kulturskole · Oppsal

A music school for children at Oppsal teaching violin, piano, guitar and singing, with ensemble and orchestra work alongside individual lessons. Approved for the Oslo leisure card.

Kor · Godlia skole

A joint school choir for Godlia and Trasop, two neighbouring schools in Østensjø that share both a choir and a brass band. A member of Ung i Kor Oslo.

Korps · Trasop, Godlia og Skøyenåsen skole

A school band in Østensjø with around 80 players across an aspirant band, a junior band and the main band, drawing members from the neighbouring Trasop, Godlia and Skøyenåsen schools. New members need no experience. They get an instrument, their own instructor and a place in the aspirant band, moving up to the main band when ready. Regular rehearsals, concerts and the 17 May parade.

Kor · Høyenhall skole

A school choir with roots back to 1967. The choir rehearses in the hall at Høyenhall school every Wednesday, split into three age groups: the mini choir for years 1 and 2, the junior choir for years 3 and 4, and the main choir for years 5 to 10.

Kor · Høyenhall skole

A pupils' choir that has been running since 1967. It is led by a professional conductor and stages its own show or concert every year. It rehearses on Wednesdays in the school hall and is split in three. Times checked 23.10.2026: the main choir for years 5-10 at 2-2.45pm, the mini choir for years 1-2 at 2.45-3.15pm and the junior choir for years 3-4 at 3-4pm. A member of Ung i Kor Oslo, with its own website and board.

Korps · Manglerud skole

A joint school band for children and young people from Manglerud and Høyenhall schools.

Kor · Manglerud skole

The school choir at Manglerud, a member of Ung i Kor Oslo. The fee is 800 kroner a term, with a sibling discount. The choir rehearses at the school and performs at school events through the year.

Kor · Oppsal skole

A children's and youth choir with more than fifty years behind it. Under conductor Marit Tennfjord from 1966 to 1985 the choir made several record albums and won a string of prizes. It has its own website and is a member of Ung i Kor Oslo.

Korps · Oppsal skole

A school band with 67 members spread across a beginners' band, a junior band and the main band. It takes members from Year 2 of primary school all the way through upper secondary, meaning a child can stay in the same band for eleven years and simply move up between the groups. Music tuition and ensemble playing, and the band performs regularly in the local area. Approved for the Oslo leisure card.

Kulturskole · Plogveien 22

A culture station at Manglerud teaching music, dance, theatre and visual art for children and teenagers in the east of the city. Courses follow the school year. Registration via Oslo kulturskole's shared application portal.

Korps · Rustad skole

A school band recruiting from Rustad school, taking new members from Year 3 upwards. The band points out that in a band there is no substitutes' bench: everyone plays. Members learn to play both alone and with others, and the band helps with choosing an instrument. The main intake is in autumn. Approved for the Oslo leisure card.

Korps · Østensjø skole

The school band at Østensjø school, with an aspirant band for beginners and a main band for the more experienced. The band combines weekly ensemble playing with individual instrument tuition, and takes part in concerts, band festivals and the 17 May parade. Instruments are provided by the band.

Basket · Bøler

A basketball club at Bøler with teams for children and teenagers. The club states explicitly that it will go beyond the ordinary to include those who otherwise fall outside sport, and that it works actively against racism, bullying and harassment. Approved for the Oslo leisure card.

Fotball · Haraløkka idrettspark

The football section of Bøler IF, with teams in most age groups and both girls' and boys' sides. The pitches are at Haraløkka with the Østmarka forest as the nearest neighbour. The club runs the Tine football school in the summer holidays, an easy way to try it out without joining first.

Håndball · Bølerhallen

The handball section of Bøler IF has around seventeen teams and 350 players, with places for both girls and boys from the age of six. Training is spread across Bølerhallen, Oppsal Arena, Bjørnholthallen, Ulsrud upper secondary and Nøklevann school, so which hall a team uses depends on the age group. The club also runs a handball school in the autumn holidays.

Fotball · Manglerud idrettspark

Children's football at Manglerud idrettspark, with separate teams in every year group for girls and boys alike. The club runs its own Fotballstart intake for children born in 2021, a year younger than the usual starting point of six, so get in touch if you have a child in that cohort who wants to begin.

Ishockey · Manglerudhallen

An ice-hockey club from 1967 with its home rink at Manglerudhallen. A skating and hockey school welcomes the youngest from about age 5 with no experience needed, and the club has teams for both girls and boys up through the age groups.

Basket · Oppsal

A volunteer-run basketball club at Oppsal with activities from EasyBasket for the youngest, through age-group teams, to youth and senior basketball. EasyBasket is a simplified version with lower hoops and fewer rules, letting small children play a real game. The club runs both grassroots and elite programmes. Approved for the Oslo leisure card.

Fotball · Oppsal Arena

Children's football from age six for children in Trasop, Godlia, Oppsal, Hellerud and Østensjø, with teams in every year group. The club is certified as a quality club by the Norwegian Football Federation and is based in Vetlandsveien by Oppsal Arena.

Håndball · Oppsal Arena

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.

Fotball · Rustadgrenda og Abildsø

Children's football in Østensjø across two grounds: Rustadgrenda and the Abildsø artificial pitch. The club came about on 1 December 2021, when Rustad IL and Abildsø IL merged their football sections, and today it has close to a thousand active members. There is equal playing time and no league tables in the early years, and RASK aims to field a team in every year group so neighbourhood children end up together.

Innebandy · Traktorveien 15

A floorball club founded by the Finstad family in February 1991, with teams for children and teenagers alongside an elite side. Approved for the Oslo leisure card.

Fritidsklubb · Enebakkveien 264

A youth club in Enebakkveien at Abildsø, for children aged ten to twelve. This is a junior club only, so middle-primary children don't have to share the room with teenagers. It is free, and you simply turn up, with no registration or membership fee.

Fritidsklubb · Bølerlia 3 A

A youth club in Bølerlia, split into a junior club for school years 4 through 8 and a youth club from year 8 to age 18. It is free and needs no registration. You come and go as you please.

Fritidsklubb · Bøler kirke

An after-school offering at Bøler church for years five to seven. The church also has its own tweens festival for the same years, and choirs for younger children.

Fritidsklubb · Plogveien 22

A youth club at Manglerud bad og aktivitetshus in Plogveien, for children and young people from year 5 to nineteen. The year 7 club runs on Tuesday and the junior club on Wednesday, the youth club Monday, Thursday and Friday. No registration or membership fee is needed. Free.

Fritidsklubb · Vetlandsveien 99

A youth club in Vetlandsveien at Oppsal, with a junior club for years 4 to 7 and a youth club from year 8 up to age 18. The junior club uses Spond for sign-ups and messages, while the youth club registers you at the door. The youth club is free and drop-in.

Fritidsklubb · General Ruges vei 102

An activity house at Skullerud for young people from grade 8 up to and including age 18, with a varied programme through the week and a meeting place after school. Usually open Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. Free entry and drop-in.

Fritidsklubb · General Ruges vei 102

A municipal gaming centre at Rustad, for young people from year 8 up to and including eighteen who belong to the Østensjø district. There is also a separate offering for those in years 5 to 7, with much the same set-up, except that the youngest cannot play all the games the teenagers can.

Kampsport · Solbergliveien 85

Brazilian jiu-jitsu with three children's groups: Mini for six to eight on Mondays, Kids for nine to eleven on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and Teens for twelve to fifteen four days a week. BJJ is grappling and ground work, with no striking.

Kampsport · Oppsal skole

A taekwondo club at Oppsal school, founded in 2004, where both children and adults train, beginners as well as the more experienced. The club invites people to drop in on a session before deciding.

Judo · Olaf Helsets vei 5

A judo club in new premises at Skullerud. Children's groups are split by birth year, with a dedicated group for the youngest from around age four, and beginners are admitted year round. There is seating by the mat for parents who want to watch.

Kendo · Østensjø skole

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.

Taekwondo · Oppsal Arena

Taekwondo at Oppsal Arena, with a children's group for ages 7 to 12 and a separate group for youth from 12, on Thursdays. The club describes training as fun and varied, building strength, stamina, motor skills and balance, and beginners are welcome.

Kampsport · Ryen

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.

Kampsport · Olaf Helsets vei

A karate club for children and teenagers built around loyalty, respect and courtesy. The club states that its training suits absolutely everyone. Approved for the Oslo leisure card.

Dans · Trasopp

A ballet school run by Grete Nerdrum, who has danced at the Norwegian National Opera. The programme is children's dance from age 4 for the youngest, an intermediate group from 6 and an advanced group from 8, in premises at Trasop in the east of the city.

Dans · Folkets Hus Abildsø, Smedbergveien 5

A dance studio established in 2017, with courses for children and young people at Folkets Hus Abildsø. The studio has expanded its programme and now has, among other things, a dedicated course for 4- and 5-year-olds and hip hop for years 3-5. Teaching runs over two semesters a year.

Dans · Oppsal

A dance studio at Oppsal with courses split by age and school year: children's dance for ages 4 and 5, jazz for Years 1 to 4, and street and mixed dance from Year 5. The studio also runs adult classes, but the children's groups are separate. Approved for the Oslo leisure card.

Teater · Damfaret

A locally run theatre where the children's own ideas and interests shape what gets made. The theatre is deliberately small: two groups of fifteen pupils each, with registration for half a year at a time, so places are few. Approved for the Oslo leisure card.

Teater · Manglerud

Weekly theatre classes for children aged five to twelve at Oslo Culture School, at Manglerud kulturstasjon. Children get theatre play, improvisation, characters, teamwork and stage performance, as a year-round place through the school year.

Teater · General Ruges vei

A children's and youth theatre with around fifty performers aged 9 to 16, started in 1994. Each year the theatre stages a week-long festival at Bøler church, so there is a real production to work towards rather than just exercises. It is run by volunteers, so parents should expect to pitch in. Approved for the Oslo leisure card.

Speider · Breidablikk, Høyenhallveien 3

KFUK-KFUM scouts meeting at Breidablikk in Østensjø, with the number 1 in the name from Bryn. Østmarka lies just east of the meeting place, so the group has terrain within walking distance all year. From year 1 you are an oppdager, from year 3 a stifinner and from year 5 a vandrer, right through to year 10.

Speider · Haraløkka

A scout group with its own hut at Haraløkka in Østensjø, in the copse between the car park and the sports ground. Haraløkka sits right by Østmarka. Scouts work in patrols where the older children lead the younger.

Speider · Manglerud

A scout group at Manglerud, part of Oslospeiderne, with a troop for years 5 to 10 and a rover crew from age 16. The group has no pack for the youngest scouts, so this is an offer from the middle years upwards. The group meets weekly through the school year, with weekend trips and a summer camp on top.

Orientering · Trasop, Oppsal, Bøler og Skullerud

The orienteering group for children aged eight to twelve, known as Råtassene. Training every Tuesday from 6 to 7.30pm, April to October. There is no single venue: the group meets around Trasop, Oppsal, Bøler and Skullerud, and the club gives the meeting point in advance.

Friluft · Østensjøvannet bålplass

Nature groups by Østensjøvannet where children investigate whatever they find, together with adults who have both a natural science and a teaching background. Sessions follow the children's own urge to explore rather than a fixed programme, and the leaders put words to the species and phenomena the children meet along the way.

Friidrett · Haraløkka

Athletics for children from age six in Bøler, with groups divided by age: 6-9, 10-12 and 13-19. In the autumn the youngest train indoors at Ulsrud upper secondary, the 10-12 group at Nøklevann school, and the group from 13 outdoors at Friplassen at Haraløkka. Sessions are play-based for the youngest and gradually more event-focused with age, and there is no organised training during the school summer holiday.

Turn · Høyenhallen

Community gymnastics at Høyenhallen by Manglerud metro station, with playful gymnastics for four- and five-year-olds and then groups by school year all the way to tenth grade. The exercises follow the national gymnastics ladder of a hundred graded skills, and those who want more can move up to a dedicated advanced group.

Parkour · Sandstuveien 70B

Parkour and tricking for children and youth in a dedicated facility at Ryen, with age-grouped classes at several levels through the term. Tricking is parkour's acrobatic side, with kicks, twists and flips on mats, and the club runs both beginner groups and classes for those who have been at it a while. A trial session can be arranged before signing up.

Yoga · Bøler kirke

Yin yoga with Charlotte Fladvad 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 with deep stretching, breathing exercises, mindfulness, meditation and relaxation. Eleven weeks cost 2190 kroner, or 790 kroner if you follow the stream from home. Every class is streamed live with a recording afterwards.

Yoga · Bøler kirke

The Flow Slow yoga course with Charlotte Fladvad at Bøler church on Wednesdays at 19:00. This is an adult course, but young people from the age of 13 may take part alongside the adults. Dynamic yoga alternating between holding each position a little longer and moving slowly at the pace of the breath. All levels. Eleven weeks cost 2190 kroner, or 790 kroner for the stream alone. Classes are streamed live with a recording afterwards.

Keramikk · Manglerud kulturstasjon

Advanced ceramics for young people from twelve, ninety minutes to two hours a week. Pupils follow the whole process from idea to finished object: coiling, slab work, casting and relief, then decorating, glazing and firing. The course runs at Manglerud, Voldsløkka and Schous.

Keramikk · Manglerud

A ceramics course for children aged ten to twelve at Oslo Culture School, at Manglerud kulturstasjon. Children learn to shape and work clay and follow the process from raw clay to finished product, normally over ten sessions per term.

Søm · Manglerud kulturstasjon

Sewing and redesign for children from ten, two hours a week through the school year. The children learn to use a sewing machine and remake used clothes into something of their own, from scrunchies and tote bags to whole garments. The course runs at both Manglerud and Voldsløkka.

Allidrett · Østensjø skole

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

Allidrett · Rustad idrettsplass

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.

Klatring · Oslo Klatresenter, Skullerud

The city's own climbing club, with training and competition groups for children from seven and up. The groups overlap somewhat by capacity and experience rather than being strictly age-divided. The club trains at several of the city's climbing centres, among them Oslo Klatresenter in Skullerud, Vulkan and Klatreverket, but is something other than the centres: here you are a member of a club community with regular training and the option to compete, not just a course participant. Check which centre a given group trains at.

Klatring · Skullerud

A large three-storey climbing centre by Skullerud metro, with both bouldering and rope climbing and areas made for children. The regular climbing groups run from five to eighteen: those under ten boulder and climb on autobelay, while those from ten also learn to belay each other on rope.

Bueskyting · Olaf Helsets vei 5

An archery club from 1930, with a modern indoor hall at Skullerud and an outdoor season in Husebyskogen. The four-hour beginner course takes children, teenagers and adults together, so the club has no separate children's group. The minimum age is 12.

Koding · Deichman Oppsal

A regular, free coding club at Deichman Oppsal for children in grades 4 to 7, on Mondays and Thursdays. Children learn programming with Scratch, micro:bit and 3D printing, and no prior experience is needed. The club is run by volunteers from Lær Kidsa Koding.

Bordtennis · Høyenhall skole

A table-tennis club with its own hall at Høyenhall school, welcoming children and youth at all levels.

Sjakk · Rustad skole

A neighbourhood chess club with children's chess in the premises of Rustad school in Østensjø, every Tuesday: a dedicated girls' group from 17:00 to 18:00 and children's chess from school year 2, 18:00 to 19:30, all levels. The club welcomes everyone from complete beginners to those who want to play tournaments.

Sykkel · Haraløkka

A cycling club with dedicated children's mountain-bike groups from age six and 'Frøy Kids' for ages 7-12. Children learn to ride trails and work on technique, starting from places like Haraløkka and Østmarka.

Stuping · Manglerud Bad og Tøyenbadet

The city's diving club, founded in autumn 1993 and affiliated with the Norwegian Swimming Federation, with training at both Manglerud Bad and Tøyenbadet. The club has around 120 members, most of them active divers, and welcomes children who can swim and want to learn to dive, from the springboard and the lowest edges upwards.

Vektløfting · Eget PT-studio på Oppsal

Strength training for children and teenagers in a small personal training studio at Oppsal, split into CrossKids for ages 10 to 12 and CrossTeens for ages 13 to 15. This is functional strength and movement work adapted to age and stage of development rather than competitive lifting, and it follows the school year's terms. CrossKids trains on Mondays, CrossTeens has four weekdays to choose from, and one session a week is the starting point with the option of adding a second. Everyone begins with a trial session. Charged per term, and approved for the Oslo leisure card.