Para sport and adapted sport for kids in Oslo

Njårdhallen, Vestre Aker

Gymnastics group adapted for children and youth with intellectual disabilities, at Njårdhallen on Makrellbekken. Njård offers para gymnastics both within the children's programme (ages 3 to 13) and for youth from 14, with training adapted to each gymnast. Gymnastics builds strength, flexibility and body control at every level.

ages 3-18

Idrettens Hus Nordbyen, Stovner

Adapted table tennis at Høybråten og Stovner IL, for children and young people who need a tailored setup. One of three para-sport options in the district, all within a few minutes' drive of each other.

ages 6-18

Rommenhallen, Stovner

Electric wheelchair floorball at Rommenhallen: floorball played from a powered wheelchair, with the stick fixed to the chair. It is open to children and young people who use a powered wheelchair. Sveiva brought the sport to Oslo, and it is still available in few places nationally. One of very few para-sport options in Groruddalen.

ages 6-18

Sognsveien 73, Nordre Aker

Adapted strength training for teenagers from 13 (and adults), Mondays from 18:00 to 19:00 in Sognsveien by Ullevål. Joint warm-up such as spinning or rowing, then circuit training with varied exercises for the whole body, and a coach follows the group every session. Those who want can add an extra round in the weights room after. The price is 200 kroner a month or 1200 per half year.

ages 13-18

Niels Juels gate 33B, Frogner

Oslo's largest para-sports club, with nine sports adapted for children and young people with disabilities: basic training, football, handball, floorball, volleyball, martial arts, bowling, climbing and wheelchair handball. The club has offered sport for people with disabilities since 2003. Historically aimed at developmental disabilities, it added wheelchair handball for people with mobility impairments in 2023, and a dedicated training group for children on the autism spectrum in 2024.

ages 6-18

Sørkedalsveien 152, Vestre Aker

Adapted sports for children and young people at Heming Idrettslag, with all-round sports, dance, cross-country skiing and alpine skiing. The groups are split into junior and senior, and off-season and cross-country training runs year-round. The club is based near Frognerseteren, with the forest and ski slopes right outside.

ages 6-18

Røa, Vestre Aker

Adapted football at Røa IL for players with disabilities. Røa Unified has long been an offering for youth and adults, and the club now also runs Røa Unified Kids for children and teenagers, training Thursdays at Røa (indoors in winter, outdoors in summer). Contact the club via its page for start-up details and times for the children's group.

ages 6-18

Grefsen stadion, Nordre Aker

Sports for people with intellectual disabilities, a dedicated group in Kjelsås IL with around 25 members. For children there is adapted training with play and activities on Saturdays in the gym by Grefsen stadium, and the group also runs boccia and floorball on Mondays and swimming on Wednesdays (non-swimmers bring their own helper in the water). Individually adapted training where everyone works towards their own goals in an inclusive, social setting.

ages 6-18

Stovnerhallen, Stovner

Diamant volleyball, an adapted volleyball programme at Stovnerhallen for children and young people who need a tailored setup. One of three para-sport options in the district.

ages 6-18

Østre Aker vei 90, Bjerke

Adapted handball with SUPERLINJA, a team for children and young people who need a programme suited to their needs. Training is on Tuesdays from 5.30pm to 6.30pm, and the team welcomes both beginners and those who have played before. One of few para-sports offerings in the east of the city.

ages 10-18

Youngstorget, St. Hanshaugen

An interdisciplinary cultural institute and non-profit working for children and young people with disabilities. The offerings are concrete and varied: Paraleker and Mini Abloom, holiday activities in Oslo open to everyone, and Rideglede for alle, a riding programme. Abloom also runs its own film festival and awards the Abloom prize, with a children's jury helping to decide. The consistent point is that children and young people should be seen and heard themselves, not merely discussed. Approved for the Oslo leisure card.

ages 0-18

Dælenenga idrettspark, Grünerløkka

Norway's first club with para wrestling, in partnership with the national wrestling federation. The offering spans para wrestling, para arm wrestling and adapted boxing, all designed for children and youth with disabilities, emphasising individual development, mastery and the joy of sport in a safe, social setting. Sessions are adapted to each athlete; times are on the club's page.

ages 6-18