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 national Scout association,

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 ...

(''The Guides and Scouts of Sweden''). Scouting in Sweden was founded in 1908, Guiding followed in 1910. The Swedish Boy Scouts were among the charter members of the

World Organization of the Scout Movement The World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM ) is the largest international Scouting organization. WOSM has 173 members. These members are recognized national Scout organizations, which collectively have around 43 million participants. WOSM ...

in 1922, the Girl Guides were among the founders of the

World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts The World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS ) is a global association supporting the female-oriented and female-only Guiding and Scouting organizations in 152 countries. It was established in 1928 in Parád, Hungary, and has its ...

in 1928.

Member organizations

The members of the Swedish Scouting federation were: *

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 ...

(SSF, The Swedish Guide and Scout Association: interreligious: 40,200 members) *

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, The Guide and Scout Organization of the Mission Covenant Youth of Sweden: 10,600 members) * KFUK-KFUMs Scoutförbund (The Swedish

YMCA YMCA, sometimes regionally called the Y, is a worldwide youth organization based in Geneva, Switzerland, with more than 64 million beneficiaries in 120 countries. It was founded on 6 June 1844 by George Williams (philanthropist), Georg ...

YWCA The Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA) is a nonprofit organization with a focus on empowerment, leadership, and rights of women, young women, and girls in more than 100 countries. The World office is currently based in Geneva, Swi ...

Guide and Scout Association: 9,300 members) * Nykterhetsrörelsens Scoutförbund (NSF, The

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Guide and Scout Association: 6,400 members) * Frälsningsarméns Scoutförbund (FA, The Salvation Army Guide and Scout Association: 600 members) Since 2012 all of the member organizations have been incorporated into

Svenska Scoutförbundet

Svenska Scoutförbundet (SSF) (English: ''The Swedish Guide and Scout Association'') founded in 1909, was Sweden's largest Scouting organization with 55,000 members. Their approach to Scouting was interreligious. Headquarters were in Tellusborgsvägen 94, Stockholm.

Vässarö

Vässarö is a Scout camp site located on the island of ''Vässarö'' (sometimes ''Vässarön'' or ''Wessarö'') in the archipelago of

Öregrund Öregrund is a locality situated in Östhammar Municipality, Uppsala County, Sweden. As of 2010, it had 1,555 inhabitants. It is located by the Baltic Sea, on the coast of Uppland. Despite its small population, Öregrund is still commonly referred ...

. Vässarö was long used for

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but was bought in 1936 by sea captain Ragnar Westin, who planned to use it for his retirement. But in 1942 his ship was

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ed and he died. In his will he stated that the island was to be donated to the Scout Group of Stockholm. In 1956 the first confirmation camp for Boy Scouts was held. The first camp for Girl Guides was 1966.

Svenska Missionskyrkans Ungdom Scout

Svenska Missionskyrkans Ungdom Scout (SMU), commonly known as "SMU-Scout" was the Guide and Scout Organization of the ''Mission Covenant Youth of Sweden'', and Sweden's second largest Scouting organization with 18,500 members. Its headquarters were in Stockholm. The organization was co-ed and open to both boys and girls. Since 2007, all duties at national level within SMU have been transferred to the collaborative organization '' equmenia''. The members were distributed into 545 local Scout groups (kårer), which in turn are assembled in seven districts. These districts were shared with SMU's mother denomination, the

Mission Covenant Church of Sweden The Mission Covenant Church of Sweden ( sv, Svenska Missionskyrkan), founded in 1878, was a Swedish evangelical free church. It was the second-largest Protestant denomination in Sweden, after the national church, the Church of Sweden. In 2011, t ...

. Since SMU-Scout was an integral part of equmenia, the board of trustees in equmenia delegated the Scouting issues to a Scout Committee in order to deal with other issues as well. The remunerated chairman of the board, however, was also the chairman of the Scout Committee. Since 2012 SMU-Scout has been incorporated into

, the national Scouting and Guiding organisation of Sweden. The organization had a campsite called Skräddartorp,

Ludvika Ludvika () is a bimunicipal city and the seat of Ludvika Municipality, Dalarna County within the country of Sweden, with 14,498 inhabitants in 2010. Overview The conurbation of Ludvika extends over the border of Smedjebacken Municipality, where ...

with accommodation for approximately 1,000 participants.

History

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The programme for boys (Våra Pojkar) started in 1931 and for girls (Våra Flickor) in 1936. Boys and girls got the same name and programme in 1957 but still in different sections. The sections became co-ed in 1972. Nyingscout started in 1974 and Seniorscout in 1988. In 1961, SMU-Scout applied for membership in Svenska Scoutrådet, which was granted in 1963.

KFUK-KFUMs Scoutförbund

KFUK-KFUMs Scoutförbund (''The Swedish YMCA-YWCA Guide and Scout Association'') was Sweden's third largest Scouting association with 12,500 members. The headquarters were in Stockholm. Scouternas almanacka was a wall almanac sold annually by KFUK-KFUMs Scoutförbund, starting in 1945. Each month is represented by a season-related nature illustration. While most illustrations depict children, some others depict anthropomorphic animals. For many years, Kerstin Frykstrand was famous for the illustrations.

Nykterhetsrörelsens Scoutförbund

Nykterhetsrörelsens Scoutförbund (''The Temperance Guide and Scout Association'', NSF) was a Scouting organization in Sweden with 6,000 members. It was founded in 1926 and headquartered in Stockholm.

Frälsningsarméns Scoutförbund

Frälsningsarméns Scoutförbund, (''The Salvation Army Guide and Scout Association'', FA Scout) was a Scouting association in Sweden with 600 members. It was founded in 1912, and headquartered in Stockholm. From 2010 it functioned as an "ideological district" within