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* [[Svenska Scoutförbundet]] (SSF, The Swedish Guide and Scout Association; interreligious; 63,500 members)
* [[Svenska Scoutförbundet]] (SSF, The Swedish Guide and Scout Association; interreligious; 63,500 members)
* [[Svenska Missionskyrkans Ungdom Scout]] (SMU, The Guide and Scout Organization of the [[Mission Covenant Church of Sweden|Mission Covenant]] Youth of Sweden; 21,000 members)
* [[Svenska Missionskyrkans Ungdom Scout]] (SMU, The Guide and Scout Organization of the [[Mission Covenant Church of Sweden|Mission Covenant]] Youth of Sweden; 21,000 members)
* [[KFUK-KFUMs Scoutförbund]] (The Swedish [[YMCA]]-[[YWCA]] Guide and Scout Association; 12,500 members)
* [[KFUK-KFUMs Scoutförbund]] (The Swedish [[YMCA]]-YWCA Guide and Scout Association; 12,500 members)
* [[Nykterhetsrörelsens Scoutförbund]] (NSF, The [[Temperance movement|Temperance]] Guide and Scout Association; 5,000 members)
* [[Nykterhetsrörelsens Scoutförbund]] (NSF, The [[Temperance movement|Temperance]] Guide and Scout Association; 5,000 members)
* [[Frälsningsarméns Scoutförbund]] (FA, The [[Salvation Army]] Guide and Scout Association; 1,400 members)
* [[Frälsningsarméns Scoutförbund]] (FA, The [[Salvation Army]] Guide and Scout Association; 1,400 members)
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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.
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!)
The Swedish [[Scout Motto]] is: "Var redo!" - "Alltid redo!" (Be Prepared! - Always prepared!)


== See also ==
== See also ==

Latest revision as of 11:56, 7 November 2015

Logo of Svenska Scoutrådet

Svenska Scoutrådet (SSR) (in English: The Swedish Guide and Scout Council) is the national Scouting and Guiding federation 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 in 1922, the Girl Guides were among the founders of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts in 1928.

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.

Member organizations

The members of the Swedish scouting federation are:

Emblems

Trivia

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!)

See also

External links