The Guides and Scouts of Norway
| Speiderne i Norge | |||
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| former name (2003-2022) | Speidernes fellesorganisasjon (Spf) | ||
| Country | Norway | ||
| Founded | 2003 | ||
| Membership | 32,000 | ||
| Landssjef | Anne Sjømæling | ||
| Viselandssjef | Thorbjørn Geirbo | ||
| Affiliation | World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts, World Organization of the Scout Movement | ||
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| Website http://www.scout.no/ | |||
The Guides and Scouts of Norway (Norwegian: Speiderne i Norge)[1] is the national Scouting and Guiding federation of Norway, founded in 2003 as "Speidernes Fellesorganisasjon". It took over the WOSM membership of Norges Speiderforbund and the WAGGGS membership of the Fellesrådet for speiderpiker i Norge. Speidernes Fellesorganisasjon serves 17,348 Scouts (as of 2011)[2] and 14,443 Guides (as of 2008).[3]
The federation has actual two independent member associations:
- Norges Speiderforbund (Norwegian Guide and Scout Association)
- Norges KFUK-KFUM-speidere (YWCA-YMCA Guides and Scouts of Norway)
National jamborees
The federation host its first joint National Jamboree, landsleir,[4] in July 2025, in Gjøvik.[5][6][7]
References
- ^ "Speiderne i Norge" [Scouts of Norway] (in Norwegian). 16 October 2024. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
- ^ "Triennal review: Census as at 1 December 2010" (PDF). World Organization of the Scout Movement. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 May 2012. Retrieved 13 January 2011.
- ^ "33rd World Conference Document No. 11" (PDF). World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 27 October 2008.
- ^ "Speidernes landsleir 2025" [Scouts' National Jamboree 2025]. Speidernes landsleir (in Norwegian). Retrieved 3 July 2025.
- ^ "Dei norske speidarforbunda er klare for sin første felles landsleir" [Norwegian Scout associations are ready for their first joint National Jamboree] (in Norwegian Nynorsk). 2 July 2025. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
- ^ Ullaland, Paula Jee (4 July 2025). "På eventyr med speidarar frå heile verda" [On an adventure with scouts from all over the world]. Nationen.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 6 July 2025.
- ^ "Over 10,000 Scouts gather in Gjøvik for Norway's first joint National Jamboree". Scout.org. 14 July 2025. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
External links
- Official website (in Norwegian)