Country Sweden Defunct 2011 | Founded 1909 | |
Headquarters Tellusborgsvägen 94, Stockholm | ||
Svenska Scoutförbundet (SSF) (English: The Swedish Guide and Scout Association) founded in 1909, was Sweden's largest Scouting organization with 55,000 members. Their approach to Scouting was interreligious.
Since 2012 SSF has been incorporated into Scouterna, the national Scouting and Guiding organisation of Sweden.
Vässarö
Vässarö is a Scout camp site located on the island of Vässarö (sometimes Vässarön or Wessarö) in the archipelago of Öregrund.
Vässarö was long used for farming but was bought in 1936 by sea captain Ragnar Westin, who planned to use it for his retirement. But in 1942 his ship was torpedoed and he died. In his will he stated that the island was to be donated to the Scout Group of Stockholm.
In 1956 the first confirmation camp for Boy Scouts was held. The first camp for Girl Guides was 1966.