Scouting in Sweden

Scouting and Guiding in Sweden is represented by several national organizations; five of them form the Svenska Scoutrådet ("The Swedish Guide and Scout Council", SSR) which is the national member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts and of the World Organization of the Scout Movement.

Scouting in Sweden was founded in 1908 by Emil Winqvist, 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 is the most prominent member of the Svenska Scoutrådet, and his children are members of the movement as well.

The Swedish Scout motto is: "Var redo!" - "Alltid redo!" (Be Prepared! - Always prepared!)

venska Scoutrådet

The Svenska Scoutrådet is formed by five associations, one of them with a number of affiliatees:
*Svenska Scoutförbundet ("The Swedish Guide and Scout Association", SSF) is Sweden's largest Scouting organization with 63,500 members. The approach of the Scouting section is interreligious.
*Svenska Missionskyrkans Ungdom Scout (SMU), commonly known as "SMU Scout" is the Guide and Scout organization of the "Mission Convenant Youth of Sweden" and is Sweden's second biggest Scouting organization with 18,500 members. Includes since 2008 two former member organizations of "KFUK-KFUMs Scoutförbund":
** "Baptistscouter" ("Scout Association of the Svenska Baptistsamfundet") with 3,000 members
** "Metodistscouter" ("Scout Association of the United Methodist Church") with 140 members.
*KFUK-KFUMs Scoutförbund ("The Swedish YMCA-YWCA Guide and Scout Association") is Sweden's third biggest Scouting association with 12,500 members. Affiliated arecite web |url=http://www.km.scout.se/t/Page____270.aspx |title=Sektioner |publisher=KFUK-KFUMs scoutförbund |accessdate=2007-09-17]
** "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'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.
*Nykterhetsrörelsens Scoutförbund ("The Temperance Guide and Scout Association", NSF) is a Scouting organization in Sweden with 5,000 members.
*Frälsningsarméns Scoutförbund, ("The Salvation Army Guide and Scout Association", FA Scout) is a Scouting association in Sweden with 1,400 members.

The admission of a sixth member, the Sveriges Muslimska Scouter (Sweden's Muslim Scouts), is expected for 2009. Today, Muslim Scout groups are part of the KFUK-KFUMs Scoutförbund.

Today the Svenska Scoutrådet has more than 100,000 members of both sexes. The majority of the country's Scout sections are co-educational; only a few remains Boy Scouts/Girl Scouts only.

Independent associations

These organisations are not members of WAGGGS or WOSM. Independent associations include
*Royal Rangers with 1,500 memberscite web |url=http://www.royalrangers.nu/RR/ideologi.htm |title=Detta är Royal Rangers |publisher=Svenska Royal Rangers |accessdate=2007-09-17]
*UV-Scout ("Scout Association of the Svenska Alliansmissionen") with 6,000 memberscite web |url=http://www.sau.nu/LitiumInformation/site/page.asp?Page=10&IncPage=1366&Destination=1336&Section1=2&KeepImageMain=0 |title=UV-scout |publisher=Svenska Alliansmissionens Ungdom |accessdate=2007-09-17 ]
*EFK-Scout (also: "Nybyggarscout"; "Scout Association of the Evangeliska Frikyrkan")

Emblems

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References

External links

* [http://www.ssf.scout.se Svenska Scoutförbundet official website] sv icon
* [http://www.smu.se Svenska Missionskyrkans Ungdom Scout official website] sv icon
* [http://www.km.scout.se KFUK-KFUMs Scoutförbund official website] sv icon
* [http://www.nsf.scout.se Nykterhetsrörelsens Scoutförbund official website] sv icon
* [http://www.fralsningsarmen.se/scout Frälsningsarméns Scoutförbund official website] sv icon
* [http://www.scout.se Svenska Scoutrådet official website] sv icon
* [http://www.scout.se/huvud1____341.aspx English information on SSR]