Children's activities in Søndre Nordstrand

Orkester · Bjørndal skole

A string orchestra for children at Bjørndal, affiliated with the Norwegian youth orchestra federation, teaching violin, viola and cello.

Korps · Bjørndal skole

A school band for the children at Bjørndal. The band is open to everyone, and members have stayed on from the first year of primary school right through upper secondary. You learn an instrument from scratch and play together from the start, and the youngest have their individual lessons during after-school hours.

Kor · Hallagerbakken skole

A children's and youth choir founded in 1982, rehearsing at Hallagerbakken school on Wednesdays. The choir has around eighty children across four groups: the aspirant choir, the children's choir, the youth choir and the vocal group. A member of Ung i Kor Oslo.

Korps · Lusetjern skole

A school band for the Holmlia schools Hallagerbakken, Lusetjern and Rosenholm, taking beginners from year three, at around nine years old. The band plays in the 17 May parade among other things.

Korps · Klemetsrud skole

A school band at Klemetsrud teaching children to play brass instruments.

Kor · Holmlia kirke

Holmlia parish has several choirs, for both children and adults. For the youngest there is HoBaKLUZZ, an activity and singing group for all children from nought to ten, meeting on Tuesdays 5.30 to 6.30pm. Tween Sing takes years 5 to 8 straight afterwards, and Sjibbolet Ten Sing is for everyone from year 8 and up, on Thursdays.

Korps · Stenbråten skole

A school band at Mortensrud with around thirty players. The band is for children in primary and lower secondary school, but rarely takes beginners younger than second graders, and older children who want to start playing are just as welcome. Rehearsals are at Stenbråten school every Wednesday from 6pm to 8pm, with the beginners playing the first hour.

Kor · Prinsdal skole

A school choir at Prinsdal rehearsing on Thursdays, divided into an aspirant choir for year 1, a junior choir for years 2 and 3 and a main choir for the older children, so the very youngest can start at their own pace. The choir sings at the Christmas tree lighting and on 17 May, and gives two concerts a year in the school gym. A member of Ung i Kor Oslo.

Korps · Prinsdal skole

Prinsdal Toppåsen skolekorps, a wind band founded in 1955, with children and young people from both Prinsdal and Toppåsen schools.

Orkester · Holmlia

Holmlia's own string orchestra for children and young people aged six to eighteen, with professional teachers. Members play violin, viola and cello together rather than alone, and the orchestra welcomes both beginners and those who have played for a while.

Kor · Toppåsen skole

The school choir for pupils at Toppåsen in Søndre Nordstrand, a member of Ung i Kor Oslo.

Fritidsklubb · Holmlia Senter vei 17

A Deichman library only for children in grades 5 to 8, at Holmlia. No adults allowed in. Learn something new, play, cook and meet friends. Free.

Fritidsklubb · Snipemyrveien 2

A social gathering place for children and young people from 5th grade to age 18, run by the borough. The junior club for years 5-7 meets at Bjørndal on Thursdays 6-9pm, while the youth club for year 8 and up meets on Fridays 6.30-11pm at Mortensrud Aktivitetshus. Free and drop-in.

Fritidsklubb · Åsbråten, Holmlia

The children's and youth centre at Åsbråten in Holmlia, a youth club with many different activities for children and young people, with a junior club for ages 10 to 13 and a youth club for 14 to 18. Founded in 1984, owned by six housing cooperatives, USBL and OBOS, and supported by the borough.

Fritidsklubb · Helga Vaneks vei 2B

A youth activity house at Mortensrud, in the white house in the garden on Helga Vaneks vei, run by the Red Cross for ages 13 to 25. Open Tuesday to Thursday 5pm-9pm, with homework help on Tuesday and Wednesday and a work-training programme. Free.

Fritidsklubb · Holmlia

A youth activity house at Holmlia, for ages thirteen and up. A collaboration between the YMCA-YWCA, the Church City Mission, Unge Holmlianere and the borough.

Fritidsklubb · Holmlia senter

A cultural venue at Holmlia shopping centre putting on events for children and young people in the Søndre Nordstrand district, across different art forms. Event tickets can be paid for with the leisure card. Approved for the Oslo leisure card.

Fritidsklubb · Berglyveien 2 C

The district's youth club in Prinsdal, known as Låven, for children and young people from year 5 to age 18. Youth clubs are drop-in: no registration and no expectation that you come every time. Annual membership costs 50 kroner, and without membership juniors pay 5 kroner a time and youth 10 kroner on Fridays, while Wednesdays are free. Parents don't need to sign anyone up or pay for a season.

Fritidsklubb · Lofsrudveien 22

A free municipal activity offering for children and youth from 5th grade to 18 at Mortensrud, run by the borough, with various activities after school.

Fritidsklubb · Rosenholmveien 11

A leisure farm at Rosenholm for children and young people aged 9 to 20, with horses, sheep, pigs, hens and a cat. Activities revolve around riding and horse care, animal care, the vegetable garden and farm work, and members can come any day of the year. The farm is also an open visitor farm with free entry for everyone, with picnic tables and waffles in the storehouse café.

Fritidsklubb · Berglyveien 2 C

The Thursday Club at Låven in Berglyveien in Prinsdal is Lerdal youth club's adapted evening for children and young people with disabilities, with video games, simulated racing and other entertainment alongside adults.

Fotball · Bjørndal

Children's football at Bjørndal sports park, where the club itself runs five pitches. Bjørndal IF was started on the initiative of local enthusiasts who wanted one unified sports offering back when Bjørndal was a brand-new housing area. Children's football follows the FA's rules with equal playing time and no tables up to age twelve.

Fotball · Prinsdal

A multi-sport club in Prinsdal and Hauketo, founded in 1927, with activities for children and teenagers in football, handball, floorball, multi-sport, orienteering and e-sport. Approved for the Oslo leisure card.

Innebandy · Holmliahallen

Floorball with teams all the way up: Mini for children born 2018 to 2021, then a mixed team born 2016 and 2017, girls' 11, boys' 12 and girls' 15. The club also runs electric floorball, played from a wheelchair.

Fotball · Holmlia idrettspark

Children's football 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.

Basket · Fjellhallen

Basketball for children and youth in Storehallen at Fjellhallen, with teams for those born 2015-2016, for the 2014 cohort, and a youth team for those born before 2014. The club welcomes newcomers at all levels and is itself looking for more volunteer coaches for the children's teams.

Håndball · Fjellhallen

A parent-run handball group at Fjellhallen, with play-based sessions for the youngest born 2019 to 2021 teams up to the under-13s, and a girls' youth side for those born 2010 to 2013. The season runs from August to June. Your child can try a few sessions before joining, so it costs nothing to find out whether it suits.

Futsal · Klemetsrud idrettspark, Mortensrud

Futsal is indoor football on a small pitch with a heavy ball, played five against five, so each player gets lots of touches. Klemetsrud IL runs dedicated futsal groups for children and youth alongside its football, and the club is the main club for children in the Bjørnerud, Mortensrud, Klemetsrud and Stenbråten area.

Cricket · Mortensrud idrettspark

The neighbourhood club at Mortensrud has its own cricket programme for children and youth. The club is a broad-participation club with a low membership fee, and Mortensrud sports park is being expanded with dedicated cricket surfaces.

Cricket · Mortensrud

Cricket for children and youth at Mortensrud, with age-banded teams from around age six and training on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays (different teams at different times). Cricket is a bat-and-ball game for two teams of eleven, and the club adapts the game to age and level.

Teater · Bjørndal

A theatre group in Bjørndal for children and young people aged nine to fifteen, run by parents as a voluntary organisation. The ensemble has around seventeen actors at a time and stages its own productions with outside directors. Suits those who want to do theatre regularly through the year, not just try it once.

Dans · Holmliahallen

A dance programme with seventeen courses in break, hip hop, jazz and ballet, split three ways: separate groups for the youngest from age four to school start, for school years 1-6, and for youth from year 7 upwards. Experienced dancers can apply to the Dance Company. The studio is on the first floor of Holmliahallen with its own entrance marked DANS and a waiting room for parents. You can arrange a trial class before signing up.

Sirkus · Mortensrud

A volunteer-run contemporary circus school for children and youth at Mortensrud, started in 2022 in partnership with Cirkus Xanti. Children learn aerial acrobatics, juggling, acrobatics and unicycling. It's free and for children aged 5-18 who live in the Søndre Nordstrand district.

Dans · Thon Senter Mortensrud

A local dance school at Mortensrud with jazz dance from age 6 upwards. The studio is on the fourth floor of the Thon shopping centre at Mortensrud, rather than in a school hall. Every spring and Christmas there is a large performance at Mortensrud. Approved for the Oslo leisure card.

Allidrett · Stenbråten skole, Mortensrud

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.

Allidrett · Mortensrud idrettspark

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.

Allidrett · Mortensrud

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.

Kampsport · Holmliahallen

Three martial arts for children and youth in one club: Brazilian jiu-jitsu, karate and K1 kickboxing. BJJ is grappling and ground work without striking, karate is technique and forms, and kickboxing is punching and kicking. A child can try all three without changing club.

Fekting · Holmliahallen

Fencing for children and youth at three levels: play-based fencing for school years 1-4, regular fencing for children and younger teenagers aged 9 to 15, and a group for older youth from 16. The club lends out equipment and lets you try before joining.

Boksing · Mortensrud

Free boxing training every Friday at 21:00 at Mortensrud. The late hour makes this a youth offering, and it costs nothing: sign up via the link or just show up.

Motorsport · Hvervenbukta

A trial club at the Oslo youth motor centre in Hvervenbukta, for children and young people aged five to eighteen. Trial is about getting over obstacles on a motorcycle at low speed, so balance rather than speed, and the club rents out bikes so you do not need your own equipment to try. You can start in the year you turn five, and riders under twelve do not need to be members to have a trial ride.

Motorsport · Hvervenbukta

Radio-controlled car racing at Hvervenbukta, with three tracks that between them cover the most common classes. 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.

Motorsport · Ljansbrukveien 33

A municipal motor centre at Hvervenbukta for young people from across the city with an interest in engines, mainly from age 10 and up. The tracks are approved by the Norwegian Motorsport Federation and can be used by children up to 14, and members have access to a spacious do-it-yourself workshop where they can borrow tools and work on their own vehicle. The site is shared with Oslo Modellbilklubb.

Diskgolf og golf · Grønmo

A golf club at Grønmo with a stated grassroots offering for children and young people aged five to nineteen. The club has around 400 junior members, about 65 of them training actively, plus separate gatherings for girls aged thirteen to seventeen.

Diskgolf og golf · Elgtråkket, Klemetsrud idrettspark

The disc golf course 'Elgtråkket' in Klemetsrud sports park was completed in 2023, with 18 holes in undulating terrain. Disc golf is played like golf, but with frisbees: you throw at a chain basket and count throws. The equipment is cheap, and the course is open to all.

Badminton · Mortensrud

Badminton for children and youth at Mortensrud, Wednesdays and Fridays from 17:00, in the hall in Lofsrudveien where four courts are marked out for badminton. The club welcomes new players with no prior experience required.

Tennis · Prinsdal idrettsanlegg

A tennis club in Prinsdal with its own course for children and young people aged eight to fifteen. The children's course is free, funded by grants, while the adult course is paid. The club also runs a tennis camp for children in the summer holidays, in weeks 26 and 33.

Ridning · Lofsrud gård, Mortensrud

A riding club founded in 1991 at the municipal Lofsrud farm at Mortensrud, with around 500 members. Pony courses for the youngest from age three, with at most eight pupils per lesson, riding school at all levels and dedicated vaulting courses, with an emphasis on horse welfare. The club also hosts children's birthday parties.

Ridning · Søndre Aas gård og miljøsenter

The riding club at Søndre Aas farm and environmental centre near Holmlia, established in 2007, with around a hundred members and activities for children from age 6. The club is separate from the farm itself, and the family does not need to own a horse: members are lent a regular riding-school horse from the centre. The club also does carriage driving. Approved for the Oslo leisure card.

Speider · Prinsdal

A scout group covering Hauketo and Prinsdal in Søndre Nordstrand, part of Oslospeiderne. It takes children from year 1 upwards, and meetings are on Wednesdays.

Speider · Mortensrud Menighetssenter, Helga Vaneksvei 15

KFUK-KFUM scouts meeting at Mortensrud 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.

Svømming · Kantarellen

Baby swimming and swimming courses in a warm therapy pool at Mortensrud, for children from newborn to around ten years old. Barn i vann works on water confidence through play, and a parent joins the youngest in the water. The pool is in the basement of the Kantarellen care and rehabilitation centre.

Svømming · Hauketo skole og to andre bassenger

Swimming lessons where an adult stays in the water until the child can swim, from baby swimming upwards. Classes once a week across three pools: Hauketo school, Kantarellenhjemmet and Høyås care centre. With an adult in the water, the child can start before managing alone. Approved for the Oslo leisure card, and when registering you should note in the skills field that the card will be used.

Makerspace · Biblo Holmlia

Technology-minded children aged 10 to 13 (grades 5-8) can come to Biblo Holmlia for 3D printing in the afternoon. Participants get access to a 3D printer, a computer with the slicing software Cura and PLA filament in different colours. Free, like everything at the library, and no equipment of your own is needed.

Turn · Holmliahallen

The gymnastics group at Holmlia Sportsklubb, for children and young people.