Ice hockey and bandy for kids in Oslo
10 options are listed under ice hockey and bandy in Oslo, across 9 districts, for children and young people aged 4 to 18. Below is the full list with age and district for each option.
Districts with an offering: Vestre Aker, Alna, Bjerke, Frogner, Gamle Oslo, Grünerløkka, Nordre Aker, Sagene, Østensjø.
Ice hockey and bandy are the two team sports on ice, and they have completely different characters. Hockey is played indoors on a small rink, while bandy is played outdoors on a surface the size of a football pitch, with a stick and a small ball. Both start early: several clubs welcome children from four or five in skating school.
The way in is almost always via skating school, where children learn to stand and fall before they get a stick in hand. It is a good start even for families who simply want their children to feel safe on skates, without committing to a season of matches.
For more ice and snow, see skiing, skating and curling and handball, which runs indoors all winter.
Worth knowing about the ice sports
Ask about loan equipment first. A child's hockey kit costs a lot new, and most clubs run an equipment store or swap day precisely because the threshold would otherwise be high. Bandy needs less: skates, a helmet and a stick.
Bandy depends on the weather. Natural ice and outdoor artificial rinks make for a shorter season than hockey's indoor hall, so ask the club what they do in mild winters.
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Vålerenga Ishockey
Jordal Amfi, Gamle Oslo
An ice-hockey club with its home rink at Jordal Amfi. The grassroots side involves around 300 children and youth, and a dedicated skating and hockey school welcomes beginners from about age 5, and you don't need to know how to skate beforehand. Teams for both girls and boys in every age group.
ages 5-18
Read moreUllevål IL Bandy
Ullevål, Nordre Aker
Ullevål IL has bandy and gymnastics, and the bandy section has teams for every year group. The training fees for the 2026 and 2027 season are set out by birth year from 2022 to 2007, from the youngest beginners up to junior. Approved for the Oslo leisure card.
ages 4-18
Read moreFuruset Ishockey
Furuset Forum, Alna
A large ice-hockey club in the Groruddalen valley with its home rink at Furuset Forum. The skating and hockey school welcomes the youngest from age four with no experience needed, and the club has teams up through the age groups from U7.
ages 4-18
Read moreHasle-Løren Ishockey
Lørenvangen, Bjerke
Ice hockey for children and youth at the neighbourhood club Hasle-Løren at Løren, with a skating and hockey school for the youngest. Children get to try skates, stick and puck with no experience needed, and the club has teams up through the age groups.
ages 5-18
Read moreGrüner Ishockey
Grünerhallen, Grünerløkka
Ice hockey for children and youth in the middle of Grünerløkka. The skating and hockey school welcomes the very youngest with no experience needed, and the club has teams in several age groups for both girls and boys.
ages 5-18
Read moreReady Bandy
Gressbanen, Vestre Aker
The bandy section at Ready, with separate teams for children and teenagers split into girls' and boys' sides. The club runs Ready Jentecup, which it describes as the world's largest bandy cup for girls, plus its own tournament in January. Ready has senior bandy teams too, so there is somewhere to go next. The club has a dedicated page for families who find the fees difficult. Approved for the Oslo leisure card.
ages 6-18
Read moreRøa IL Bandy
Røa, Vestre Aker
The bandy section of Røa IL, with teams for children and teenagers. Note that Røa is an alliance club, so each sport is its own club with its own fees.
ages 6-18
Read moreSagene IF Bandy
Voldsløkka kunstis, Sagene
Bandy for children on the artificial ice rink at Voldsløkka. The bandy school welcomes children in grades 1-5 with free equipment and separate groups for girls and boys, combining skating tuition with a team game on ice.
ages 6-12
Read moreFrigg Oslo Bandy
Frogner stadion, Frogner
Frigg runs bandy at Frogner stadion in winter. The bandy school welcomes the youngest children who want to learn to skate and play with stick and ball.
ages 6-16
Read moreManglerud Star Ishockey
Manglerudhallen, Østensjø
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.
ages 5-18
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