Scouting in Sweden was founded in 1916 by Ebbe Liberath and 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.
The Swedish Scout motto is: "Var redo!" - "Alltid redo!" (Be Prepared! - Always prepared!)
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The Svenska Scoutrådet was formed in 1961 and consisted of five associations, some of them with a number of affiliates:
Svenska Scoutförbundet (The Swedish Guide and Scout Association, SSF) was Sweden's largest Scouting organization with 55,500 members. Their approach to Scouting is interreligious.
Svenska Missionskyrkans Ungdom Scout (SMU), commonly known as "SMU Scout" is the Guide and Scout organization of the Mission Covenant Youth of Sweden and was Sweden's second biggest Scouting organization with 18,500 members. Since 2008 it included two former member organizations of KFUK-KFUMs Scoutförbund:
KFUK-KFUMs Scoutförbund (The Swedish YMCA-YWCA Guide and Scout Association) was Sweden's third biggest Scouting association with 12,500 members. They are affiliated with:[1]
EFS-Scouter (Scout Association of the Evangeliska fosterlandsstiftelsen) with 3,000 members
Svenska Frälsningsarméns Scouter (Swedish Salvation Army's Scouts) with 140 members
Frälsningsarméns Scoutförbund, (The Salvation Army Guide and Scout Association, FA Scout) was a Scouting association in Sweden with 1,400 members. On January 1, 2010, FA Scout joined SSF.
The majority of the country's Scout sections are co-educational; only a few remains Boy Scouts/Girl Scouts only.
Other Groups
Independent associations
Independent associations exist and are not members of WOSM or WAGGGS