Youth clubs in Oslo

64 options are listed under youth clubs for children in Oslo, across 15 districts, for ages 4 to 18. Below is the full overview with age, district and a link to sign-up.

Districts with an offering: Alna, Bjerke, Frogner, Gamle Oslo, Grorud, Grünerløkka, Nordre Aker, Nordstrand, Sagene, St. Hanshaugen, Stovner, Søndre Nordstrand, Ullern, Vestre Aker, Østensjø.

Youth clubs are the largest offering in this catalogue, and the only one that is free, requires no sign-up and no commitment to show up every week. Every district has clubs, and most are open afternoons and evenings with table tennis, gaming, music rooms, a kitchen and adults who are present.

For many young people the club is the only place between school and home where they can simply be, without having to perform. Age limits vary: some clubs have separate days for primary school years, while the main offering targets lower secondary and up.

Worth knowing about the youth clubs

Opening hours change more often than anything else in this catalogue, especially during holidays and staffing changes. Check the club's own page or call before a first visit.

Many clubs run more than the open evening: trips, concerts, workshops and holiday programmes. A young person who finds the club itself boring may still settle into something organised from there.

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Abildsøklubben

Fritidsklubb

Enebakkveien 264, Østensjø

A youth club in Enebakkveien at Abildsø, for children aged ten to twelve. The narrow age range is the point: this is a junior club only, so middle-primary children don't have to share the room with teenagers, which means more of the youngest actually dare to go. It is free, and you simply turn up - no registration, no membership fee.

ages 10-12

Ammerudklubben

Fritidsklubb

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

BARK – Barnas Røde Kors Oslo

Fritidsklubb

Flere møtesteder i Oslo, St. Hanshaugen

A free meeting place for primary-school-age children, run by Red Cross volunteers. Each group meets at a fixed venue once a week or every other week for a couple of hours, doing everything from forest walks and campfires to baking, board games, drawing, bowling, climbing and cinema trips. The Oslo groups are based at Romsås library, Gamlebyen school, Torshovdalen activity house, Gulestua in Tante Ulrikkes vei, Sletteløkka community house, Sinsen school and Bjørndal school. Registration is by email to Oslo Red Cross.

ages 6-13

Biblo Holmlia

Fritidsklubb

Holmlia Senter vei 17, Søndre Nordstrand

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.

ages 10-14

Bjerke lydstudio

Fritidsklubb

Veitvetveien 8, Bjerke

A municipal sound studio for young people at Veitvet, with recording equipment, microphones and software in place. Here you can record your own music, learn mixing and production, or just try it out without owning any of the gear. Studio equipment is expensive, and for most young people a municipal studio is the only realistic way into music production. Free and drop-in.

ages 10-18

Bjerkeklubben

Fritidsklubb

Bård Skolemesters vei 1, Bjerke

The district's youth club in Bård Skolemesters vei at Bjerke, for children and young people from ten to eighteen. Bjerke has few regular leisure offerings for children outside sport, so the club is one of the district's most important meeting places for those who don't do organised sport. Free, with no registration and no commitment.

ages 10-18

Bjørndal fritidsklubb

Fritidsklubb

Snipemyrveien 2, Søndre Nordstrand

A social gathering place for children and youth from 5th to 10th grade at Bjørndal, run by the borough. Free and drop-in.

ages 10-15

Blokk 58

Fritidsklubb

Stovner senter 24-B, Stovner

A youth house at Stovner shopping centre for children aged nine to twelve. Blokk 58 came about through cooperation between the district, Stovner senter and Stovner upper secondary school, and has also been used for work training for older youth - a model where meeting place and work experience connect. Being inside the shopping centre means children get there on their own. Free.

ages 9-12

BUSH Holmlia

Fritidsklubb

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

Bygdøy fritidsklubb

Fritidsklubb

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

Bøler fritidsklubb

Fritidsklubb

Bølerlia 3 A, Østensjø

A youth club in Bølerlia, for children and young people from ten to eighteen. Bøler is one of the parts of Oslo with most children per square kilometre, and the club sits in the middle of the housing area so nobody has far to walk. It is free and needs no registration - you come and go as you please.

ages 10-18

Central Park ungdomscafé

Fritidsklubb

Kolstadgata 1, Gamle Oslo

A youth café at Enerhaugen, an open meeting place where you can hang out, play and meet others after school. A café differs from a youth club in that you don't have to take part in anything - it is fine to just sit there. For some young people it is precisely that low expectation that gets them through the door. Free.

ages 16-18

Dragen fritidsklubb

Fritidsklubb

Lakkegata 79 C, Grünerløkka

A free activity centre in Lakkegata with a junior club for ages 9-14 and a youth club from year 8 to age 17. Dragen has more regular activities than most clubs: swimming, arts and crafts, music, gaming, homework help and climbing - and food is served every day, vegetarian. Food on the premises means in practice that children stay longer and that the threshold for coming is lower.

ages 9-17

Drengestua rockeverksted

Fritidsklubb

Tvetenveien 217, Alna

A rock workshop for young people at Drengestua, with rehearsal rooms, instruments and amplifiers. Practising with a band needs a room where you can play loud without the neighbours reacting, and that is exactly what most youth bands lack. Here the room and the equipment are provided free, and you need neither your own instrument nor registration to begin.

ages 10-18

Ekeberg fritidsklubb

Fritidsklubb

Ekebergveien 65, Nordstrand

A youth club in Ekebergveien, for children and young people from ten to fifteen. The upper limit of fifteen sets it apart from clubs that run to eighteen: the centre of gravity here is lower-secondary age, and the oldest sixth-formers belong elsewhere. Free and drop-in.

ages 10-15

Ellingsrud fritidsklubb

Fritidsklubb

Harald Sohlbergs vei 7, Alna

A youth club in Harald Sohlbergs vei at Ellingsrud, for children and young people from ten to eighteen. Ellingsrud lies at the eastern edge of the city, up against the forest, and is a long way from the big youth houses in the centre - so the club is the neighbourhood's own offering in a practical sense, not just in name. Free and drop-in.

ages 10-18

Fellesverket Majorstua

Fritidsklubb

Bogstadveien 76 A, Frogner

A Red Cross Fellesverk in Bogstadveien, open on the drop-in floor from the start of year 8 up to and including nineteen, while homework help and job training take people up to twenty-five. The Fellesverk centres differ from the municipal youth clubs in being volunteer-run and having clear practical content alongside the social side: homework help, job training and courses. Everything is free, and you don't need to register to drop by.

ages 13-18

Fellesverket Mortensrud

Fritidsklubb

Helga Vaneks vei 2B, Søndre Nordstrand

A youth activity house at Mortensrud, run by the Red Cross, for ages thirteen and up. Offers homework help and girls' evenings among other things. Free.

ages 13-18

Forandringshuset Søndre

Fritidsklubb

Holmlia, Søndre Nordstrand

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

ages 13-18

Furuset bibliotek og aktivitetshus

Fritidsklubb

Trygve Lies plass 1, Alna

A library and activity house in one at Furuset, where the reading room, workshops and meeting place sit under the same roof. The combination is unusual and practical: children who come to borrow books discover the activities, and the other way round. It is free, and the library is open beyond youth club hours.

ages 10-18

Fyrhuset musikkverksted

Fritidsklubb

Gårdsveien 2, Bjerke

A music workshop for young people at Fyrhuset, with rehearsal rooms and equipment to play, practise and create. It is free and drop-in, and set up so you can come alone and find others to play with - not only turn up with a ready-made band. For young people making music at home, this is where it becomes more than a bedroom hobby.

ages 10-18

Gamlebyen sport og fritid

Fritidsklubb

Gamlebyen, Gamle Oslo

An activity park and leisure offering in Gamlebyen, with sport and activities for children and young people in one of the city's most densely populated districts. It combines organised activity with open drop-in meeting points, and is centrally located for families in Gamle Oslo. Free to use.

ages 10-18

Glasshuset

Fritidsklubb

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

Hammersborg fritidsklubb

Fritidsklubb

Akersveien 27, St. Hanshaugen

A youth club in Akersveien at Hammersborg, for children and young people from ten to eighteen. It sits in the middle of the city centre, in an area where very few children live but many pass through - which means it works as much as somewhere to drop into on the way home as a neighbourhood club. Free and drop-in.

ages 10-18

Hamna fritidsklubb

Fritidsklubb

Bogstadveien 76, Frogner

A youth club in Bogstadveien for young people from thirteen to eighteen. Frogner is the Oslo district with the highest share of children already enrolled in something organised, and the club is there for those who aren't - or who need somewhere to be as well. Free, with no registration and no requirement to take part in anything in particular.

ages 13-18

Haugenstua skatehall

Fritidsklubb

Haavard Martinsens vei 1, Stovner

A municipal indoor skate hall for young people in Rommen, with ramps and obstacles under a roof. The point of an indoor hall is mundane but decisive in Oslo: you can skate right through the winter, when the outdoor parks lie under snow and ice for half the year. It is free and needs no registration - you just turn up. Stovner has few indoor meeting places for young people, so the hall fills a real gap in the district.

ages 10-18

Huset på Haugen

Fritidsklubb

Pilestredet 84B, Frogner

A youth club in Pilestredet, for young people from thirteen to eighteen. The house sits close to both Bislett and the student quarter, in a part of the city where young people otherwise have few free indoor meeting places that don't require buying something. Free and drop-in.

ages 13-18

Jordal fritidsklubb

Fritidsklubb

Strømsveien 4 H, Gamle Oslo

A youth club in Strømsveien by Jordal, for young people from thirteen to seventeen. It sits in one of the fastest-changing areas of Oslo, with a new sports facility and a lot of construction, and is among the fixed points that have stayed put through it. Free and drop-in.

ages 13-17

Junior'n

Fritidsklubb

Stoppestedet ungdomshus, Vestre Aker

The junior programme at Stoppestedet youth house, for those too young for the regular youth club. While the main house welcomes teenagers from 13 to 19, Junior’n is the setting for the middle grades - safe evenings with games, activities and adults present. Free, like the rest of the city's youth clubs.

ages 10-13

K1-klubben

Fritidsklubb

Kolstadgata 1, Gamle Oslo

A free youth club in the basement of the K1 activity house at Tøyen, for children and young people between ten and fourteen. The club is open Monday to Sunday all year - seven days a week is unusual even for a municipal club - with adults present throughout. Tøyen has one of the city's youngest populations, and an offering that is open at weekends too matters a great deal there.

ages 10-14

Kalbakken fritidssenter

Fritidsklubb

Gårdsveien 6, Bjerke

An activity centre in Gårdsveien at Kalbakken, for children and young people from ten to eighteen. Kalbakken lies between Grorud and Bjerke, and the centre draws children from both districts - making it one of few meeting places where young people from different Groruddalen neighbourhoods actually mix. Free and drop-in.

ages 10-18

Klubb 243

Fritidsklubb

Ekebergveien 243, Nordstrand

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, which says something about how rooted in the neighbourhood it is. Nordstrand has long distances and scattered housing, so a club in the middle of the residential area is worth more than a bigger one downtown. Free and drop-in.

ages 11-18

Klubb1

Fritidsklubb

Plogveien 22, Østensjø

A youth club in Plogveien at Manglerud, for children and young people from ten to eighteen. Østensjø is among the districts with most organised activities for children in the city, but most require registration and a fee - Klubb1 is the place you can come to without either. Free.

ages 10-18

Krølles kro

Fritidsklubb

Stoppestedet ungdomshus, Sponhoggveien 2, Ullern

A dedicated Thursday programme for young people from age 15 with reduced functional ability, in the premises of Stoppestedet youth house. Krølles kro is an adapted meeting place where teenagers can hang out, play games and be social in a safe setting with adults present - a rare and important part of the city's youth club provision.

ages 15-18

Lambertseter fritidsklubb

Fritidsklubb

Langbølgen 2 A, Nordstrand

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, so two very different activities sit side by side. Free and drop-in.

ages 10-18

Lerdal fritidsklubb

Fritidsklubb

Berglyveien 2 C, Søndre Nordstrand

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, no membership fee and no expectation that you come every time. That low threshold is exactly the point - somewhere to be after school that doesn't require a parent to sign you up or pay for a season.

ages 10-18

Lindeberg fritidsklubb

Fritidsklubb

Lindebergåsen 10, Alna

A youth club in Lindebergåsen, for children and young people from ten to eighteen. Alna is the most populous district in Oslo, and the clubs here each cover large neighbourhoods - Lindeberg is one of them. Free, and you turn up without having signed up for anything.

ages 10-18

Marienlyst aktivitetspark og fritidsklubb

Fritidsklubb

Tusentrippen 5, Frogner

An activity park and youth club at Marienlyst, with both outdoor facilities and an indoor club. Park and club belonging together means you can play outside until it gets dark or cold and carry on indoors, which in practice extends the season considerably in a city where outdoor facilities stand unused five months a year. Free.

ages 10-18

Mortensrud aktivitetshus

Fritidsklubb

Lofsrudveien 22, Søndre Nordstrand

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

ages 10-18

Nysirkus Bjerke

Fritidsklubb

Veitvetveien 8, Bjerke

A municipal contemporary-circus programme for young people at Veitvet, with acrobatics, juggling and aerial work on rope and silks. Contemporary circus differs from traditional circus in being circus technique without animals, focused on movement, expression and ensemble work - closer to dance and gymnastics than to the ring. There are few such offerings in Norway, and this one is free and drop-in.

ages 10-18

Oppsalklubben

Fritidsklubb

Vetlandsveien 99, Østensjø

A youth club in Vetlandsveien at Oppsal, for young people from thirteen to eighteen. It is a pure youth club with no junior section, which gives the oldest somewhere that is theirs - one reason young people stay in the club system longer here than in many places. Free and drop-in.

ages 13-18

Pølsa fritidsklubb

Fritidsklubb

Poppelstien 6, Nordstrand

A youth club in Poppelstien in Nordstrand, for children and young people from ten to eighteen. The club takes its informal name from the neighbourhood, and is one of three municipal clubs in the district. Free, and the programme is shaped together with the young people who use it.

ages 10-18

Raven Romsås

Fritidsklubb

Ravnkollbakken 71, Grorud

A youth club in Ravnkollbakken at Romsås, for children and young people from ten to eighteen. Romsås was built as a car-free housing estate where everything is within walking distance, and the club is one of the institutions in that structure - children get there on foot whatever their age. Free and drop-in.

ages 10-18

Ruseløkka fritidsklubb

Fritidsklubb

Munkedamsveien 64, Frogner

A youth club in Munkedamsveien at Ruseløkka, for children and young people from ten to eighteen. It sits in one of the central areas where surprisingly many children live, close to Aker Brygge and Vika, and is one of few free offerings in a district where most things cost money. No registration.

ages 10-18

Sinsen kulturhus

Fritidsklubb

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. Free.

ages 10-18

Skullerud aktivitetshus

Fritidsklubb

General Ruges vei 102, Østensjø

An activity house at Skullerud for children and young people, with a varied programme through the week and a meeting place after school. Østensjø is among the districts with most organised leisure offerings for children, and the activity house is what catches those who don't attend anything regular. Free and drop-in.

ages 10-18

Skur 13

Fritidsklubb

Filipstad, Frogner

An indoor skatepark in an old harbour shed at Filipstad, and one of Oslo's best-known youth scenes for skateboarding. Here children and teenagers can skate all year whatever the weather, in a self-organised community where older skaters teach the younger ones. Bring a board and helmet - or just come and watch first.

ages 10-18

Stikkontakten Gamingsenter

Fritidsklubb

General Ruges vei 102, Østensjø

A municipal gaming centre for young people from thirteen at Rustad, with equipment provided so you don't need your own PC or console to take part. The centre is as much a meeting place as a games room: you play alongside others rather than alone at home, with adults present. Free and drop-in. For families where gaming otherwise happens behind a closed door, this is one of few places it becomes a social activity.

ages 13-18

Stoppestedet fritidsklubb

Fritidsklubb

Sponhoggveien 2, Ullern

A youth house at Lilleaker in the Ullern district, for young people from thirteen to eighteen. Stoppestedet is a culture house more than a youth club: the emphasis is on concerts, workshops and what the young people put on themselves. Ullern has few such houses, so it draws young people from across the district. Free.

ages 13-18

Stovner Rockefabrikk

Fritidsklubb

Tokeruddalen 105, Stovner

The Rockefabrikk at Stovner gives young people rehearsal rooms, instruments and recording equipment at no cost. Groruddalen has a long tradition of music scenes that grew from the ground up, and municipal rehearsal space is a precondition for that continuing: without it, bands disappear before they become anything. Free and drop-in.

ages 14-18

Søndre Aas gård og miljøsenter

Fritidsklubb

Rosenholmveien 11, Søndre Nordstrand

The borough's farm at Rosenholm with outdoor activities: a riding school for everyone over nine, pony-led rides for the youngest and therapy riding. A green offering where children care for animals and spend time outdoors.

ages 4-18

Torsdagsklubben på Låven

Fritidsklubb

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

Torshovdalen aktivitetshus

Fritidsklubb

Torshovdalen, Sagene

An activity house in Torshovdalen, on the edge of the park, for children and young people in the neighbourhood. Sitting in a park means indoors and outdoors connect: much of the activity happens outside when the weather allows. The house is free and needs no registration.

ages 10-13

Trikkehallen kultur og ungdomshus

Fritidsklubb

Midtoddveien 12, Nordre Aker

A culture and youth house in the old tram depot at Kjelsås, where the building itself is part of the offering: large rooms with a ceiling height few other youth houses have. There are concerts, workshops and activities, and young people help run the place. Free and drop-in.

ages 10-18

Trosterudklubben

Fritidsklubb

Tvetenveien 217, Alna

A youth club in Tvetenveien at Trosterud, for children and young people from ten to eighteen. It is one of three municipal clubs in Alna, the most populous district in Oslo, and covers the neighbourhoods around Trosterud and Haugerud. Free and drop-in.

ages 10-18

Tveitaklubben

Fritidsklubb

Tvetenveien 101, Alna

A youth club in Tvetenveien at Tveita, for young people from fifteen to seventeen. That is the narrowest age range among Oslo's youth clubs, making Tveitaklubben a dedicated offering for the oldest lower-secondary pupils and the youngest at upper secondary - an age group that otherwise falls between the junior clubs and the youth houses. Free.

ages 15-17

Ung Media

Fritidsklubb

Torshovgata 33, Sagene

A media workshop for young people making film, podcasts, photography and content for the web, with equipment and guidance. Where the city's other music and media offerings centre on sound, the emphasis here is visual and editorial. Young people who want to learn to edit film or make a podcast find cameras, microphones and someone who can show them how. Free.

ages 10-18

Ungdomshuset B7

Fritidsklubb

Hovseterveien 74, Vestre Aker

The B7 youth house in the city centre, a meeting place with concerts, workshops and activities for young people from across the city. Its central location means it draws young people across district lines, unlike the youth clubs, which are first and foremost neighbourhood offerings. Free and drop-in.

ages 9-18

UngMetro

Fritidsklubb

Bjølsengata 12, Sagene

A youth club in Bjølsengata at Sagene, for children and young people from ten to eighteen. Sagene is the most densely populated district in Norway, with little room either outdoors or in, and UngMetro is one of few places where young people can be indoors without paying for it. Free and drop-in.

ages 10-18

Veitvetklubben

Fritidsklubb

Veitvetveien 8, Bjerke

A youth club in Veitvetveien, for children and young people from ten to eighteen. It shares an address with both the Red Cross family centre and the contemporary-circus programme at Veitvet, so three different offerings for children sit in the same building - one of the densest concentrations of children's provision at a single address in Oslo. Free.

ages 10-18