Scouting and Guiding in Sweden: Difference between revisions

'''[[Scouting]] and [[Girl Guides|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]].  

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!)

*[[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.  

** ''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 Church|Seventh-day Adventist]]'s Scouts) with 250 members; also affiliated to [[Pathfinders (Seventh-day Adventist)|Pathfinders]]

** ''Blåbandsscouter'' (Scouts of the Blue-Ribbon-Movement-- a temperance movement founded by [[Francis Murphy (evangelist)|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.

*[[UV-Scout]] (''Scout Association of the [[Svenska Alliansmissionen]]'') with 6,000 members<ref name="UV-Scout">{{cite 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 }}</ref>

*[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.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}}

[[Category:Scouting and Guiding in Sweden| ]]