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Handball for kids in Oslo

25 options are listed under handball in Oslo, across 13 districts, for children and young people aged 5 to 18. Below is the full list with age and district for each option.

Districts with an offering: Alna, Bjerke, Grorud, Nordstrand, GrĂŒnerlĂžkka, Nordre Aker, Stovner, ØstensjĂž, Frogner, Gamle Oslo, Sagene, SĂžndre Nordstrand, Vestre Aker.

Handball is the indoor sport that suits an Oslo winter: training takes place in gyms and sports halls, and the season follows the school year. Clubs usually start with mini handball from around six, on a smaller court, with a softer ball and simplified rules.

The handball scene is smaller than football, and that has an upside: there is rarely a queue to join. Many clubs have both girls' and boys' teams, and several start mixed in the youngest age groups.

Looking at other team sports? See basketball, football and para sport, for teams that are adapted.

Worth knowing about handball

Check where the hall is before signing up. Handball needs an indoor hall, and those are fewer than football pitches, so training can be some distance away even if the club belongs to your neighbourhood.

Indoor shoes with good grip are the only kit needed at first. Resin comes into play only in older age groups, and many clubs lend out both kit and balls for the first while.

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Want every discipline in one list? See the full overview of organised activities

25 leisure activities

Monolitten IL HÄndball

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Majorstuen flerbrukshall, Frogner

Handball at Monolitten IL, with teams for children by birth year and handball schools for the youngest, including during the winter break. Sessions are held at Majorstuen multi-purpose hall and SkĂžyenhallen.

ages 6-18

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GrĂŒner IL HĂ„ndball

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DĂŠlenenga flerbrukshall, GrĂŒnerlĂžkka

Handball in the DĂŠlenenga multi-purpose hall, with teams for those born between 2020 and 2014.

ages 6-12

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VÄlerenga HÄndball

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Jordalhallen, Gamle Oslo

Handball club with teams for every age in Jordalhallen: children's teams from 6 to 12 and youth teams from 13 to 19, plus senior sides. The club's philosophy is that everyone who wants to should get to play handball, and it serves children and youth across Oslo. Training times for the different teams are on the club's pages via the link.

ages 6-18

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KjelsÄs IL HÄndball

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KjelsÄs, Nordre Aker

Handball at KjelsÄs IL, with teams for girls and boys in every age group up around KjelsÄs and Grefsen.

ages 6-18

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Sinsen-Refstad IL HÄndball

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Teglverkshallen, GrĂŒnerlĂžkka

Handball at Teglverkshallen with age-group teams for girls and boys from nine to sixteen, plus a handball school for those who want to try before joining a team.

ages 9-16

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Holmlia Sportsklubb

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Fjellhallen, SĂžndre Nordstrand

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.

ages 5-16

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Ellingsrud IL HÄndball

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Ellingsrudhallen, Alna

The handball section at Ellingsrud IL has around 200 active players across thirteen teams for children, youth and seniors, and its own modern handball hall at Ellingsrudflaten.

ages 6-18

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BÊkkelagets Sportsklub HÄndball

Handball

Nordstrand Arena, Nordstrand

The handball section at BĂŠkkelagets 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.

ages 5-18

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Sagene IF HÄndball

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Bentsebrua flerbrukshall og BjĂžlsenhallen, Sagene

The handball section has children's and youth teams for the birth years 2019 through 2011, and several of them train twice a week. Each year the club runs a free handball school for new year groups. Training is in Bentsebrua flerbrukshall and BjĂžlsenhallen at BjĂžlsen, and the first sessions are free.

ages 7-15

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Ammerud HÄndball

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ApallĂžkka idrettshall, Grorud

Handball club at ApallĂžkka sports hall in Ammerud, with teams for children aged six to twelve. Members come from Grorud, RĂždtvet, Nordtvet and Ammerud, so you do not have to live in Ammerud to join. Beginners are welcome throughout the season and no previous handball experience is needed.

ages 6-12

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Oppsal IF HÄndball

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Oppsal Arena, ØstensjÞ

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.

ages 6-18

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BÞler IF HÄndball

Handball

BÞlerhallen, ØstensjÞ

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

ages 6-18

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Stovner Sportsklubb

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Stovnerhallen, Stovner

The handball group at Stovner Sportsklubb, with groups for girls and boys aged 6-7 and 8-11 at Stovnerhallen. For the 2026/27 season the J9, J10, J11 and G10 teams are entered in the league, and the youngest play their own match days. The club runs free autumn-holiday activities for children and young people.

ages 6-11

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Linje 5 hÄndball (Linderud IL)

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Linderudhallen, Bjerke

The handball section of Linderud IL, known as Linje 5, with teams for children and teenagers in the club's own halls at Linderud. The club runs its own tournament, the Linjecup, and has a dedicated page for families who find the training fee hard to manage. Linderud IL also runs adapted handball as a separate offering. Approved for the Oslo leisure card.

ages 6-18

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Korsvoll IL HÄndball

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Korsvollbanen, Nordre Aker

The handball section at Korsvoll IL has age-group teams from six to nineteen, plus senior sides.

ages 6-18

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Årvoll IL HĂ„ndball

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Årvoll, Bjerke

The handball group at Årvoll IL has teams in several age groups for children and youth in the Bjerke district.

ages 6-18

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Lambertseter IF HÄndball

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Lambertseter, Nordstrand

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

ages 6-18

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RomsÄs IL HÄndball

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RomsÄshallen, Grorud

Handball at RomsÄshallen, where all of the club's training takes place. The club's own group overview splits the children into a handball school for ages 5 to 9 and a junior group for 10 to 15, while its training schedule lists a handball school for girls aged 6 to 10 and a team for girls born 2012 to 2014, so check with the club which groups actually run now and whether there is one for boys. RomsÄs sports club was founded in 1972. Approved for the Oslo leisure card.

ages 5-15

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Nordstrand IF HÄndball

Handball

Nordstrand Arena, Nordstrand

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.

ages 6-18

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Hasle-LÞren IL HÄndball

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LĂžren skole og LĂžrenhallen, Bjerke

Handball in one of the LĂžren clubs, with its own handball school as the way in for the youngest. The handball school is handball-inspired play with a ball for school years 1 and 2, and the club takes new players on a rolling basis throughout the season, so arriving later is no problem.

ages 6-16

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Furuset HÄndball

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Furuset Forum, Alna

The handball group at Furuset IF, with children's and youth handball for girls and boys and a home venue at Furuset Forum.

ages 6-18

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Grorud IL HÄndball

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Grorud flerbrukshus, Grorud

Handball for the youngest in the district's large sports club, founded in 1918. Weekly training for six-, seven- and eight-year-olds, boys and girls together, at Grorud flerbrukshus. Through the season the group takes part in Loppetassen, the handball federation's tournaments for the youngest, where no league table is kept. You can try a couple of times before joining the club. Grorud Idrettslag also has football and tennis, so trying something else alongside is easy.

ages 6-8

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Sportsklubben NjÄrd HÄndball

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NjÄrdhallen, Vestre Aker

NjÄrd is based at NjÄrdhallen by Makrellbekken and has handball for children and youth. The club has everything from ball play for the youngest to competitive teams.

ages 6-18

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Haugerud IF HÄndball

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Haugerudhallen, Alna

The handball group has only children's teams, no seniors, and takes players from the age of eight, for girls born between 2014 and 2017. According to the club, enjoying the game matters more than results.

ages 8-12

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HÞybrÄten og Stovner IL

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Idrettens Hus Nordbyen, Stovner

The handball group at HÞybrÄten og Stovner IL, with teams for girls and boys from primary school age. An indoor team sport in the club's own hall at Rommen.

ages 6-18

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