Norway

Speidernes Fellesorganisasjon (The Guides and Scouts of Norway) is the national Scouting and Guiding federation of Norway and was founded in 2003. It took over the WOSM membership of Norges Speiderforbund and the WAGGGS membership of the Fellesrådet for speiderpiker i Norge. Speidernes Fellesorganisasjon serves 18,818 Scouts (as of 2004) and 14,273 Guides (as of 2003).

Norway is divided in geographical districts containing Scout groups.
Scouting was founded in 1911 and was recognised by the World Bureau in 1922. Norway was a founding member of the World Bureau. There are about 30,000 registered members in all sections.
The program is based on four areas of activities arranged according to various degrees of difficulty and giving the Scouts and Guides to choose freely. The areas are friendship, outdoor life, practical knowledge and quality of life.
Sea Scouting is very popular. Many groups own their own boats and follow programs based on life on the sea. Scouts inland, participate in canoeing and were among the pioneers in bringing kayaking to Norway.
The program during the winter is based on snow activities. Skiing and camping in snow caves are among the popular activities.
Scouts and Guides who are handicapped are included in local groups whenever possible.
During the fall each year, a campaign is launched to earn money doing odd jobs. Money earned from these projects are used to financially assist developing Scout Associations. Norwegian Scouts have assisted their brother and sister Scouts in Tanzania, El Salvador, Brazil and Egypt.