Scout groups in Oslo

39 options are listed under scout groups for children in Oslo, across 14 districts, for ages 6 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, St. Hanshaugen, Stovner, Søndre Nordstrand, Ullern, Vestre Aker, Østensjø.

Scouting is the largest organised activity in Oslo that is not sport, with groups in virtually every district. Children meet weekly, usually outdoors or in a scout hut, and learn knots, fire-lighting, map and compass, first aid and how to manage with what they carry.

What sets scouting apart from a sport is that nobody sits on the bench and nobody gets cut. Age groups overlap, the older teach the younger, and the trips, from a night in the forest to bigger summer camps, are often what children remember best.

Worth knowing about scouting

Equipment is rarely an obstacle at the start. Groups usually have tents, stoves and most of the shared kit, and what the child needs is wool layers, rain gear and good shoes. Ask before buying anything.

Oslo has scout groups with different affiliations and outlooks, including groups linked to congregations, a Buddhist group and a German-speaking one. If the profile matters to you it is worth checking, since the scouting content is largely the same.

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1. Bekkelaget speidergruppe

Speider

Ekeberg, Nordstrand

A scout group at Ekeberg, part of Oslospeiderne, with the number 1 in its name from Bekkelaget. The Ekeberg slope and the woods above give the group terrain within walking distance, with a view over the fjord. Scouting is one of few activities where children of different ages do something together rather than being split by year group - the patrol is deliberately mixed.

ages 6-18

1. Bryn speidergruppe

Speider

Høyenhall, Alna

A scout group at Høyenhall, part of Oslospeiderne, with the number 1 in its name from the Bryn area. It sits on the boundary between Alna and Østensjø and recruits from both sides. The programme ranges from campfires and knots for the youngest to longer trips and leadership tasks for the teenagers, right through the school year.

ages 6-18

1. Haugerud speidergruppe

Speider

Haugerud, Alna

A scout group at Haugerud in Alna, part of Oslospeiderne, with the number 1 in its name. Alna is Oslo's most populous district, and the group is one of few scout groups covering it. Østmarka lies just east of Haugerud, so the terrain is close - but scouting is as much about the patrol and the community as about the forest.

ages 6-18

1. Nordstrand speidergruppe

Speider

Sæter, Nordstrand

A scout group at Sæter in Nordstrand, part of Oslospeiderne. The group carries the number 1 in its name, meaning it is among the oldest registered in the city - numbering in the Norwegian Scout Association follows the order of founding within the district. Scouting is outdoor life put into a system: hikes, campfires, cooking outdoors, map and compass and first aid, with separate sections by age from school-starting age to eighteen.

ages 6-18

1. Røa speidergruppe

Speider

Huseby, Vestre Aker

A scout group at Huseby, part of Oslospeiderne, with the number 1 in its name - among the first registered in the Røa area. Scouting's core is simple and has lasted: mastering being outdoors, in a patrol with other children, without it costing much. Weekly meetings through the school year, with trips at weekends.

ages 6-18

1. Vålerenga speidergruppe

Speider

Gamle Oslo, Gamle Oslo

A scout group at Vålerenga in Gamle Oslo, part of Oslospeiderne, with the number 1 in its name. Gamle Oslo has a young population and many children living in flats, and scouting provides what is hardest to come by in an apartment block: space, nature and something to master together with others. Weekly meetings, weekend trips and a summer camp.

ages 6-18

17. Oslo Kampianerne speidergruppe

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Kampen, Gamle Oslo

17. Oslo Kampianerne, a scout group at Kampen part of Oslospeiderne. The number tells you the group is among the older ones in the district, and the name that it belongs at Kampen - one of Oslo's most distinctive neighbourhoods, with wooden houses and a strong local community. Scouting follows the school year, with patrol work where older children lead younger ones.

ages 6-18

7. Oslo Kanaljene speidergruppe

Speider

Bjerke, Bjerke

7. Oslo Kanaljene, a scout group in Bjerke part of Oslospeiderne. The name sets it apart - most groups are named after where they meet - and it is one of the older numbered groups in the district. Scouting follows the school year with weekly meetings, weekend trips and a summer camp.

ages 6-18

8. Oslo Romsås speidergruppe

Speider

Grorud, Grorud

A scout group at Romsås in Grorud, part of Oslospeiderne. Grorud is the district with fewest organised activities for children in our dataset, and the scout group is among the few regular, affordable options here. Romsås was built car-free with the forest right outside, so the children get both to meetings and out on trips on foot.

ages 6-18

81. Oslo Frogner KFUK-KFUM-speidere

Speider

Frogner, Frogner

81. Oslo Frogner, a KFUK-KFUM scout group in the Frogner district. The number places the group in the federation's historical order. Frogner has few free activities for children compared with the rest of the city, and scouting is among the cheapest available here. Scouts are divided into oppdagere, stifinnere and vandrere by year group, and the scarf changes colour at each step - a simple, visible way of marking that you have moved up.

ages 6-18

Bekkelaget KFUK-KFUM-speidere

Speider

Bekkelaget menighetssenter, Sandstuveien 15, Nordstrand

KFUK-KFUM scouts meeting at Bekkelaget parish centre. Nordstrand has both KFUK-KFUM scouts and a Norwegian Scout Association group at Ekeberg, making it among the best-covered districts for scouting in the city. The youngest are called oppdagere and spend their time on play and discovery trips locally; from year 3 they become stifinnere, and from year 5 vandrere, where cooperation and eventually leadership training take up more room.

ages 6-18

Bestum sjøspeidergruppe

Speider

Lilleaker, Ullern

A sea-scout group in Lilleaker under Oslospeiderne (the Norwegian Scout Association). Outdoor life on and by the water, boating, hikes, campfires and teamwork, with groups from beavers (1st grade) to rovers.

ages 6-18

BLIA speidergruppe

Speider

Heggeli, Vestre Aker

Norway's first Buddhist scout group, set up in 2018 and affiliated with the Norwegian Scout Association through Oslospeiderne. BLIA stands for Buddha's Light International Association, and the group is founded on humanistic Buddhism with joy, harmony, equality and inclusion as stated values. Meetings are every other Sunday from 3 to 5pm, based at Smestad. Otherwise the scouting follows the usual programme of trips and outdoor life.

ages 6-18

Bryn 1 KFUK-KFUM-speidere

Speider

Breidablikk, Høyenhallveien 3, Østensjø

KFUK-KFUM scouts meeting at Breidablikk in Østensjø, with the number 1 in the name from Bryn. Østmarka lies just east of the meeting place, so the group has terrain within walking distance all year - including winter, when much other outdoor activity for children grinds to a halt. From year 1 you are an oppdager, from year 3 a stifinner and from year 5 a vandrer, right through to year 10. The vandrere take on gradually more responsibility, and at lower-secondary level leadership training is central.

ages 6-18

Bygdøy speidergruppe

Speider

Bygdøy, Frogner

A scout group on Bygdøy, part of Oslospeiderne. Bygdøy is one of the greenest parts of Oslo, with forest, beaches and the royal estate's fields within walking distance, so the group has unusually short access to varied terrain. Scouting is about coping outdoors together with others, and needs neither expensive gear nor prior experience.

ages 6-18

Bøler speidergruppe

Speider

Ulsrud, Østensjø

A scout group meeting at Ulsrud in Østensjø, part of Oslospeiderne. Ulsrud sits right by Østmarka, so the group has the forest as its training ground just outside the door - most trips start on foot rather than by bus. Scouts work in patrols where the older lead the younger, so children take responsibility long before they are adults.

ages 6-18

Furuset KFUK-KFUM-speidere

Speider

Furuset kirke, Ulsholtveien 37, Alna

KFUK-KFUM scouts meeting at Furuset church. Alna is the most populous district in Oslo, and the scout groups here each cover large neighbourhoods. Children start as oppdagere in year 1, move on to stifinnere in year 3 and become vandrere from year 5 - a structure that follows school, so you are always with your own age. The groups welcome everyone, whatever their faith or background.

ages 6-18

Grefsen 1 KFUK-KFUM-speidere

Speider

Speiderhuset Hiet, Grefsenveien 78 b, Nordre Aker

KFUK-KFUM scouts based in the Hiet scout house at Grefsen. Having your own scout house is rare - most groups borrow rooms from a parish or a school - and it makes space for equipment, canoes and everything else that otherwise has to be packed away between trips. Age groups follow the school years, and each has its own scarf colour: yellow for the oppdagere in years 1 and 2, red for the stifinnere in years 3 and 4, blue or dark green for the vandrere from year 5 upwards.

ages 6-18

Grünerløkka MS speidergruppe

Speider

Grünerløkka, Grünerløkka

A scout group at Grünerløkka, part of Oslospeiderne. The district is the most densely built in Oslo after Sagene, with little green space per child, and scout groups here have to travel to get out - which makes the trips bigger events than in districts with the forest in the back garden. Weekly meetings through the school year.

ages 6-18

Hauketo-Prinsdal speidergruppe

Speider

Prinsdal, Søndre Nordstrand

A scout group covering Hauketo and Prinsdal in Søndre Nordstrand, part of Oslospeiderne. Two neighbourhoods sharing a group means a larger and steadier scouting community than either would have alone. Søndre Nordstrand has long distances and plenty of forest around, so the terrain begins where the housing ends.

ages 6-18

Holmenkollen-Riis speidergruppe

Speider

Vettakollen, Vestre Aker

A scout group at Vettakollen in Vestre Aker, part of Oslospeiderne. Location is part of what sets it apart: Nordmarka begins just above the meeting place, and trips other groups have to travel to start straight from the door here. The group has sections by age, so you can start at six and stay through lower secondary.

ages 6-18

Holmlia KFUK-KFUM-speidere

Speider

Holmlia kirke, Ravnåsveien 28., Søndre Nordstrand

KFUK-KFUM scouts meeting at Holmlia church. The church houses several children's activities, including choirs, so the scout group is part of a larger children's community in the same building. Holmlia has many children and relatively few regular activities, so free or affordable options count for extra here. From year 1 you are an oppdager, from year 3 a stifinner and from year 5 a vandrer, right through to year 10. The vandrere take on gradually more responsibility, and at lower-secondary level leadership training is central.

ages 6-18

Høybråten KFUK-KFUM-speidere

Speider

Høybråten kirke, Høybråtenveien 37, Stovner

KFUK-KFUM scouts meeting at Høybråten church. Høybråten is one of Oslo's oldest garden-suburb areas, with low buildings and plenty of garden, and the group has both nearby terrain and a strong local community around it. Scouts are divided into oppdagere, stifinnere and vandrere by year group, and the scarf changes colour at each step - a simple, visible way of marking that you have moved up.

ages 6-18

Kalbakken speidergruppe

Speider

Nordtvet, Bjerke

A scout group meeting at Nordtvet, part of Oslospeiderne. The group covers the Kalbakken area in Bjerke, a district with few regular activities for children outside sport. Scouting requires neither talent nor equipment to begin, only that you turn up - which makes it one of the most inclusive offerings there is.

ages 6-18

Kjelsåsspeiderne

Speider

Nordre Aker, Nordre Aker

A scout group at Kjelsås, part of Oslospeiderne, with its own scout house in Kurveien. The younger section is for years 3 and 4, the troop for years 5 to 10, and the rover crew for those over eighteen. Nordre Aker has more scout groups than any other district in Oslo, and Kjelsåsspeiderne is one of them - with Lillomarka and Maridalen as its nearest terrain. For children who don't thrive in competitive sport, scouting is often what fits instead.

ages 8-18

Longship, 41. Oslo Ullevål speidergr.

Speider

Blindern, Nordre Aker

41. Oslo Ullevål was founded on 19 November 1928, and its first scout house at Vestgrensa - an old German barracks - was inaugurated in 1948. When the boys' and girls' troops at Ullevål merged in 1984 they took the name Longship Group. The group has a canoe tradition going back ninety years, with trips through Nordmarka, making it one of the city's scout groups with the longest unbroken identity of its own.

ages 6-18

Manglerud speidergruppe

Speider

Manglerud, Østensjø

A scout group at Manglerud, part of Oslospeiderne. Scouting's membership fee is low compared with organised sport, and most equipment is borrowed at the start - which makes the threshold lower than for most other regular activities. The group meets weekly through the school year, with weekend trips and a summer camp on top.

ages 6-18

Mortensrud KFUK-KFUM-speidere

Speider

Mortensrud Menighetssenter, Helga Vaneksvei 15, Søndre Nordstrand

KFUK-KFUM scouts meeting at Mortensrud parish centre. Søndre Nordstrand is the Oslo district with the highest share of children from minority backgrounds, and the scout groups here are among the offerings that bring children together across backgrounds without costing anything to join. The youngest are called oppdagere and spend their time on play and discovery trips locally; from year 3 they become stifinnere, and from year 5 vandrere, where cooperation and eventually leadership training take up more room.

ages 6-18

Nordberg KFUK-KFUM-speidere

Speider

Nordberg menighetshus, Kringsjågrenda 1, Nordre Aker

KFUK-KFUM scouts meeting at Nordberg parish house at Kringsjå. The forest begins just above, so the group has one of the shortest distances to terrain of any scout group in the city. The parish house also hosts the Nordberg children's gospel choir, so two very different children's activities share an address. Children start as oppdagere in year 1, move on to stifinnere in year 3 and become vandrere from year 5 - a structure that follows school, so you are always with your own age.

ages 6-18

Nordstrand KFUK-KFUM-speidere

Speider

Nordstrand Kirke, Ekebergv. 238, Nordstrand

KFUK-KFUM scouts meeting at Nordstrand church. Nordstrand has both the Norwegian Scout Association and KFUK-KFUM represented, so there are two scouting traditions to choose between in the district. Age groups follow the school years, and each has its own scarf colour: yellow for the oppdagere in years 1 and 2, red for the stifinnere in years 3 and 4, blue or dark green for the vandrere from year 5 upwards. The Christian foundation is explicit, but the groups welcome everyone.

ages 6-18

Oslo 32 KFUK-KFUM-speidere

Speider

Markus menighetshus, Schwensensgt. 15, St. Hanshaugen

KFUK-KFUM scouts meeting at Markus parish house in St. Hanshaugen. The group is one of few scout groups in the central districts, where green space per child is the lowest in the city and trips therefore require travel. From year 1 you are an oppdager, from year 3 a stifinner and from year 5 a vandrer, right through to year 10. The vandrere take on gradually more responsibility, and at lower-secondary level leadership training is central.

ages 6-18

Oslo FA 3. Korps speidergruppe

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Grünerløkka, Grünerløkka

The Salvation Army's scout group at Grünerløkka, meeting every Wednesday from 6 to 7.30pm in the Salvation Army's premises in Nordregata or outdoors. Scout groups in the Salvation Army carry the letters FA in their name, and the Grünerløkka group has passed a hundred years - one of the longest continuous scouting traditions in Oslo. Part of Oslospeiderne.

ages 6-18

Ris KFUK-KFUM-speidere

Speider

Ris menighetshus, Risbakken 1, Vestre Aker

KFUK-KFUM scouts meeting at Ris parish house. A parish house gives a scout group something few activities have: a permanent, free room with a kitchen and storage for equipment, which is the precondition for volunteers managing to keep going year after year. Scouts are divided into oppdagere, stifinnere and vandrere by year group, and the scarf changes colour at each step - a simple, visible way of marking that you have moved up.

ages 6-18

Røa KFUK-KFUM-speidere

Speider

Røa kirke, Vestre Aker

KFUK-KFUM scouts meeting at Røa church. Vestre Aker has more scout groups than most districts, from both the Norwegian Scout Association and KFUK-KFUM, so families here can actually choose between two scouting organisations. The youngest are called oppdagere and spend their time on play and discovery trips locally; from year 3 they become stifinnere, and from year 5 vandrere, where cooperation and eventually leadership training take up more room.

ages 6-18

Stovner KFUK-KFUM-speidere

Speider

Fossum kirke, Stovner senter 12, Stovner

KFUK-KFUM scouts meeting at Fossum church in Stovner. Stovner is among the districts with fewest affordable activities for children, and the scout groups are some of the few requiring neither equipment nor a season fee at sports-club level. Children start as oppdagere in year 1, move on to stifinnere in year 3 and become vandrere from year 5 - a structure that follows school, so you are always with your own age.

ages 6-18

Tåsen speidergruppe

Speider

Tåsen, Nordre Aker

A scout group at Tåsen, part of Oslospeiderne. Groups in the district are organised into patrols where the older children lead the younger, and it is that structure which keeps scouts coming back: you get responsibility, not just activities. Weekly meetings through the school year, plus trips and a summer camp.

ages 6-18

Ullern KFUK-KFUM-speidere

Speider

Skøyen kirke, Skøyenveien 43, Nordre Aker

KFUK-KFUM scouts meeting at Skøyen church in Skøyenveien. Age groups follow the school years, and each has its own scarf colour: yellow for the oppdagere in years 1 and 2, red for the stifinnere in years 3 and 4, blue or dark green for the vandrere from year 5 upwards. The scouting rests on a Christian foundation, but the groups are open to everyone - you don't need to belong to the church to join.

ages 6-18

Ullern speidergruppe

Speider

Øraker, Ullern

A scout group at Øraker in Ullern, part of Oslospeiderne. Ullern has few free or affordable activities that aren't sport, and scouting is one of them. The programme builds over the years, from short local trips for the youngest to longer camps and leadership tasks of their own for the teenagers.

ages 6-18

Uranienborg Pfadis

Speider

Eilert Sundts gate (Uranienborg), Frogner

Oslo's only bilingual scout group (Norwegian and German), set up in autumn 2024. They meet in Eilert Sundts gate at Uranienborg, in the basement of the German-speaking congregation, with the younger section on Fridays from 6 to 7pm and the older on Wednesdays from 6 to 7pm. The younger section is for school years 2 to 4 and the older for years 5 and 6. For families whose home language is German, this is one of very few activities in Oslo where the children get to use the language outside the house. Part of Oslospeiderne.

ages 7-12