Scouting and Guiding in Sweden is represented by one organisation

Scouterna Scouterna - the Guides and Scouts of Sweden (Swedish language, Swedish for ''the Scouts'') is the national Scouting and Girl Guides, Guiding organisation of Sweden. The organisation was formed in 2012 by a restructuring of the Svenska Scoutförbu ...

as a member of the

World Organization of the Scout Movement The World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM ) is the largest and, after the Order of World Scouts (formed in 1911), is the second-oldest international organization in the Scout Movement, having been established in 1922. It has 176 members. ...

and

World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts The World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS ) is a global association that supports Girl Guides, female-oriented and female-only Guiding and Scouting organizations in 153 countries. It was established in the year 1928 in Parád, H ...

. It was formed in 2012 as the successor to

Svenska Scoutrådet Svenska Scoutrådet (''The Swedish Guide and Scout Council'', SSR) was, until 2012, the national Scouting and Guiding Federation of Sweden. The council was dissolved in September 2013 after a restructuring process creating the new single nation ...

(''The Swedish Guide and Scout Council'', SSR) which consisted of five different associations. Scouting in Sweden was founded in 1916 by Ebbe Liberath and Guiding followed in 1910. The Swedish Boy Scouts were among the charter members of the World Organization of the Scout Movement in 1922. The Girl Guides were among the founders of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts in 1928. Swedish Scouting has close relations to the Swedish royal family. King

Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden Carl XVI Gustaf (Carl Gustaf Folke Hubertus; born 30 April 1946) is King of Sweden. Having reigned since 1973, he is the longest-reigning monarch in Swedish history. Carl Gustaf was born during the reign of his paternal great-grandfather, K ...

is the most prominent member of the Scouterna and the Honorary President of the

World Scout Foundation The World Scout Foundation (WSF) is an international, non-profit institution based in Geneva, Switzerland. Its mission is to develop World Scouting through the provision of financial and other support through the World Organization of the Scout Move ...

- All his children are members of the movement. The Swedish

Scout motto The Scout Motto of the Scout movement is, in English, "Be Prepared", with most international branches of the group using a close translation of that phrase. These mottoes have been used by millions of Scouts around the world since 1907. Most of t ...

is: "Var redo!" – "Alltid redo!" (Be Prepared! – Always prepared!; the first phrase issued, and the second phrase as a reply).

Svenska Scoutrådet

The Svenska Scoutrådet was formed in 1961 and consisted of five associations, some of them with a number of affiliates: *

Svenska Scoutförbundet Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...

(''The Swedish Guide and Scout Association'', SSF) was

Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, and Finland to the east. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic count ...

's largest

Scouting Scouting or the Scout Movement is a youth social movement, movement which became popularly established in the first decade of the twentieth century. It follows the Scout method of informal education with an emphasis on practical outdoor activi ...

organization with 55,500 members. Their approach to Scouting is interreligious. *

Svenska Missionskyrkans Ungdom Scout Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...

(SMU), commonly known as "SMU Scout" is the Guide and Scout organization of the '' Mission Covenant Youth of Sweden'' and was Sweden's second biggest Scouting organization with 18,500 members. Since 2008 it included two former member organizations of ''KFUK-KFUMs Scoutförbund'': ** ''Baptistscouter'' (''Scout Association of the

Baptist Union of Sweden The Baptist Union of Sweden () was a Baptist union in Sweden. In 2011–2012, they merged to form a new denomination, Joint Future Church, now called Uniting Church in Sweden. The first known Baptist church in Sweden was organized on September 21 ...

'') with 3,000 members ** ''Metodistscouter'' (''Scout Association of the

United Methodist Church The United Methodist Church (UMC) is a worldwide mainline Protestant Christian denomination, denomination based in the United States, and a major part of Methodism. In the 19th century, its main predecessor, the Methodist Episcopal Church, was ...

'') with 140 members. * KFUK-KFUMs Scoutförbund (''The Swedish YMCA-YWCA Guide and Scout Association'') was Sweden's third biggest Scouting association with 12,500 members. They are affiliated with: ** ''EFS-Scouter'' (''Scout Association of the Evangeliska fosterlandsstiftelsen'') with 3,000 members ** ''Svenska Frälsningsarméns Scouter'' (Swedish Salvation Army's Scouts) with 140 members ** Scout groups within the Swedish Church ** ''Adventistscouter'' (

Seventh-day Adventist The Seventh-day Adventist Church (SDA) is an Adventist Protestant Christian denomination which is distinguished by its observance of Saturday, the seventh day of the week in the Christian (Gregorian) and the Hebrew calendar, as the Sabbat ...

's Scouts) with 250 members; also affiliated to Pathfinders ** ''Blåbandsscouter'' (Scouts of the Blue-Ribbon-Movement—a temperance movement founded by Francis Murphy) with 60 members. ** Muslim Scout groups. * Nykterhetsrörelsens Scoutförbund (''The Temperance Guide and Scout Association'', NSF) was a

organization in

with 5,000 members. * Frälsningsarméns Scoutförbund, (''The Salvation Army Guide and Scout Association'', FA Scout) was a

association in

with 1,400 members. On 1 January 2010 FA Scout joined SSF. The majority of the country's Scout sections are

co-educational Mixed-sex education, also known as mixed-gender education, co-education, or coeducation (abbreviated to co-ed or coed), is a system of education where males and females are educated together. Whereas single-sex education was more common up to ...

; only a few remains Boy Scouts/Girl Scouts only.

Other Groups

Independent associations

Independent associations exist and are not members of WOSM or

WAGGGS The World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS ) is a global association that supports Girl Guides, female-oriented and female-only Guiding and Scouting organizations in 153 countries. It was established in the year 1928 in Parád, H ...

Royal Rangers Assemblies of God youth organizations include two youth organizations operating under the auspices of the Assemblies of God, the Royal Rangers and the Mpact Girls Clubs (formerly known as the Missionettes). Royal Rangers Royal Rangers is an ad ...

with 1,500 members *UV-Scout (''Scout Association of the

Svenska Alliansmissionen The Swedish Alliance Mission, ''SAM'', ( Swedish: ) is a Christian denomination in Sweden, mainly based in the town of Jönköping. Its roots are in the 19th-century revival. , the denomination had 13,777 members spread among 153 Swedish congre ...

'') with 6,000 members *EFK-Scout (also: ''Nybyggarscout''; ''Scout Association of the

Evangeliska Frikyrkan The Evangelical Free Church in Sweden () is a Baptist Christian denomination in Sweden. It is affiliated with the European Baptist Federation and the Baptist World Alliance. The headquarters is in Örebro. History Evangeliska Frikyrkan was foun ...

'')

Older Scouts

* ''St Georgs Scoutgillen i Sverige'' are members of the

International Scout and Guide Fellowship The International Scout and Guide Fellowship (ISGF) is a worldwide organization of adults in support of Scouting and Girl Guides, Guiding. The International Scout and Guide Fellowship is open to former members of the World Association of Girl Gui ...

International Scout Units

* Armenian Scouting, served by Homenetmen *

Girlguiding UK Girlguiding is the operating name of The Guide Association in the United Kingdom, previously named The Girl Guides Association, which was formed in 1910. It is the original Girl Guides organisation in the world and, in 1928, became a founding m ...

, served by British Guides in Foreign Countries *

Girl Scouts of the USA Girl Scouts of the United States of America (GSUSA), commonly referred to as Girl Scouts, is a youth organization for girls in the United States and American girls living abroad. It was founded by Juliette Gordon Low in 1912, a year after she ...

, served by USAGSO headquarters * Hungarian Scouting, served by

Külföldi Magyar Cserkészszövetség Külföldi Magyar Cserkészszövetség (''Hungarian Scout Association in Exteris'') is a Scouts-in-Exile organization created for youth of Hungarian descent. Scouting makes it possible for young men and women to learn more about their Hungaria ...

*Polish Scouting and Guiding, served by ZHP pgK (ZHP aboard) and NHHP "LS-Kaszuby"

References

External links

Scouterna Official Website

Scouterna in English
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