Handball for kids in Oslo

6 options are listed under handball for children in Oslo, across 5 districts, for ages 5 to 18. Below is the full overview with age, district and a link to sign-up.

Districts with an offering: Alna, Bjerke, Nordre Aker, 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, and the teams grow close. Many clubs have both girls' and boys' teams, and several start mixed in the youngest age groups.

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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Bækkelagets Sportsklub Håndball

Håndball

Nordstrand Arena, Nordstrand

The handball section at Bækkelagets Sportsklub is one of the city's biggest handball communities, with around 850 active members from the youngest up and home matches at Nordstrand Arena. The club takes in children from about age five, with play and ball skills before it gets serious. A broad programme where most children find a team that fits.

ages 5-18

Furuset Håndball

Håndball

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. Part of one of the Groruddalen valley's large multi-sport clubs.

ages 6-18

Kjelsås IL Håndball

Håndball

Kjelsås, Nordre Aker

Kjelsås has grown into one of Oslo's biggest handball communities, with teams for girls and boys in every age group up around Kjelsås and Grefsen. For the youngest it's about play, speed and ball contact, and the club has strong local roots in Nordre Aker.

ages 6-18

Lambertseter IF Håndball

Håndball

Lambertseter, Nordstrand

Lambertseter IF is the neighbourhood club at Lambertseter, with a broad handball programme for children and youth in local halls. The club emphasises that everyone should get to play, whatever their level, and is a natural meeting place for many families in the south of the city.

ages 6-18

Sportsklubben Njård Håndball

Håndball

Njårdhallen, Vestre Aker

Njård is based at Njårdhallen by Makrellbekken and has a solid handball programme for children and youth on the west side. From the youngest ball-play groups to competitive teams - a club where many start early and stay for years.

ages 6-18

Årvoll IL Håndball

Håndball

Årvoll, Bjerke

The handball group at Årvoll IL gives children and youth in the Bjerke district a local handball programme, with teams in several age groups. For the youngest it's about play and ball skills, and the club is an important meeting place in the neighbourhood around Årvoll.

ages 6-18