A list of all Danish scouting centers has been compiled.
Disse spejdersider er skrevet af Niels Kristian Jensen (Ænkå) og er ikke godkendt af nogle danske spejderkorps (endnu). Dansk udgave fås ved at klikke her.
In Denmark we have several Scout associations; the major ones being
The Danish Guide and Scout Association (Danish: Det Danske
Spejderkorps
= DDS)
YMCA Scouts (Danish: Kristeligt Forening for Unge
Mænd
= KFUM-spejderne i Danmark)
YWCA Girl Guides in Denmark - the Green Girl Guides (Danish: Kristeligt
Forening
for Unge Kvinder = KFUK-spejderne i Danmark - de
grønne
pigespejdere)
The minor organizations are
The Danish Baptist Guide and Scout Association (Danish: Danske
Baptisters
Spejderkorps
= DBS)
The Guide and Scout Association of Greenland (Danish: Grønlandske
Spejderkorps
= GS)
The Scout Council of the Faroe Islands.
Mission Covenant Church Scouts (Danish: Missionsforbundets Spejdere=MS)
The Danish minority in (north) Germany has it's own scouting
association
(Danish: Dansk Spejderkorps Sydslesvig=DSS).
There is one additional uniformed educational youth organization called
FDF (http://www.FDF.dk), they are not
scouts
(neither in WOSM nor in WAGGGS) even though their activities resembles
those of the scouts very much (or vice versa). They do however insist
more
on involving the whole family.
(Merged = Boys in WOSM, girls in WAGGGS. Mixed=Girls and boys in WOSM).
DDS: 32152.Notice that the scouting idea is very well spread in Denmark. The total number of inhabitants is only 5 million people.
YMCA: 31887.
YWCA: 8987.
DBS: 1737.
GS: 1500.
MS: 300.
6- 8: Micro Scouts (Danish: Mikroer)The other Scouting organizations have slightly different age divisions and generally use more inspiring names. In general the youngest scouts are around 6 and the oldest are up to 25. KFUK, for example has these age-divisions
8-10: Mini Scouts (Danish: Minier)
10-12: Junior Scouts (Danish: Juniorer)
12-16: Scouts (Danish: Spejdere)
16-23: Senior Scouts (Danish: Seniorer)
5- 7: Micro Scouts (Danish: Spire)The age-divisions are only suggestions. Approximately 8% of the groups in DDS do not distinguish between mini and junior scouts and have both age groups in the same pack.
7-10: Mini Scouts (Danish: Smutter)
10-14: Scouts (Danish: Spejdere)
14-17: Senior Scouts (Danish: Seniorer)
17-up: Rangers (Danish: Rangers)
The groups cooperate in districts. The national leadership is very different from organization to organization. The MS scouts have no districts.
In DDS, the groups are organized in 43 districts, each district must consist of at least 600 scouts. The districts are combined in 7 so-called areas.
There is no notion of ranks (like Star, Life, Eagle in the BSA) in any of the major scouting organizations in Denmark. A few groups implement something on their own, but the general emphasis is not on advancement. There are merit badges for mini scouts, junior scouts, and normal scouts, but in many places these are not often used. Most cub scouts (mini AND junior scouts) rarely have more than 5 merit badges, of which one is the "knife award". These badges are often used to help the leaders and the scouts remember that safe use of some tools require training.
(logo from 1973 to 2004
?) 
(current logo)
DDS was founded November 19th, 1909 in Hellerup near Copenhagen. The girls and guides of Denmark formed the DDP (Danish: Det Danske Pigespejderkorps) October 10th, 1910. DDS was for boys and DDP for girls until they merged in 1973. This means that most local units now are coeducational, though a unit may prefer the single sex option. Every 5 years, DDS gathers in one big camp (Danish: Blå Sommer). The peak number of people in the camp was close to 23000 in 1994.
The main object of work in DDS is to help children and young people develope into self-reliant persons, who can assume responsibility in their own environment and in the world around them.
Most of the activities in the association are based on the patrol system, through which children learn to lead children, and thus develop responsibility and self-reliance. The youngest children, however, naturally have adult support and are not left entirely to themselves.
The main emphasis in everyday Guiding/Scouting is put on wild life, camping and preservation of the environment, as well as international activities.
(logo until 2002 ?) 
(current logo)
YMCA was founded September 28th, 1910. Later it was included in DDS until 1916, where it became an organization on its own. It was recognized internationally in 1922 (founding member of WOSM). A referendum was held in 1982, the result being that YMCA should be open equally for boys and girls, while YWCA should continue as an organization exclusively for girls. Now, some 40 percent of the members in YMCA are girls. It is decided on a local level whether boys and girls are scouting in mixed or single sex patrols and troops.
The association is confessional based on the Danish National Church, which is Lutheran Evangelical.
The programme emphasizes the participation in a Christian Scout community and stresses living in nature, democratic education and international understanding.
The programme makes it possible for the unit as a whole or the individiual member to choose between a large number of activities. Individual, family and group activities are all integrated in the programme scheme. Community involvement, international contacts, nature conservation and religious activities are also included.
(logo until 2000 ?) 
(current logo)
YWCA was founded 1919. It was desided in 1982, that YWCA should continue as an organization exclusively for girls (the only in the country).
This kind of association has many advantages, as girls from an early age learn to accept responsibility for themselves and others, and gain the confidence and skills to do practical tasks as well as managerial and organisational work on a local as well as on a national level.
Another advantage is the leadership training which is conducted by girls and women for girls and women. Training in this manner helps promote self-esteem and self-confidence.
The YWCA-Girl Guides is a confessional association based on the Danish National Church which is Evangelical Lutheran.
In Guiding the girls experience fellowship in an open Christian atmosphere, where they have the opportunity to approach the Christian faith on their own conditions.
The association is strongly committed to promote international fellowship and understanding among all their members.
The Danish Baptist Guide and Scout Association
- offers guide and scout programmes in accordance with the international guide and scout promise and law. In practice, this is shown by a financial and other support given to the Baptist associations in Burundi and Rwanda (Africa).
- is a religious association where all local groups can only exist in close co-operation with a local Baptist church. The Baptist Church is an evangelical free church practising adult baptism. It is not a necessity to be a Baptist to be a member of the association.
- has widespread democracy and equal rights for both sexes. All leaders (unit, group, district) are elected by the other leaders (in the unit, group or district). The 2 Chief Commissioners (1 of each sex) are elected by the general assembly to which all adult leaders above 15 years are invited. Each district has 2 District Commissioners (1 of each sex).
- is a merged association.
The Guide and Scout Association of Greenland was founded in 1973 and is the only Guide and Scout Association in Greenland. Already in 1943, however, the Danish Scout and Guide Associations introduced Guiding and Scouting in Greenland.
Guiding and Scouting in Greenland is closely related to the Church which is Lutheran Evangelical.
The Association cooperates closely with the Danish associations and has international contacts to WAGGGS and WOSM. Among the many different activities the following are characteristic: beadwork, the preparation of fur, cleaning of fish.
Particular emphasis is put on wildlife in a sometimes quite rough environment. Here the Guides and Scouts learn how to survive on natural resources. Hence most activities take place out doors.
Due to enormous distances from village to village, Guides and Scouts only meet other scouts than their own local unit once a year, namely in district camps. Leader training is arranged every year alternately in North and South Greenland.
The Mission Covenant Church Scouts was founded in 1922. The association was independent until 1993, where it became associated to the YMCA-scouts. The uniforms, leader training system and age-divisions are the same as for the YMCA-scouts. Some leader training is unique to the MS scouts, though.
MS is a Christian scout association with all local groups closely connected to a local Covenant Church. Often scout leaders
Since 1922 the number of members have gone up and down, but never been more than 600couts, and the number of local groups have always been less than 15. Every second year a national camp is held for the scouts aged 12+, for the younger scouts a national camp is held every year.
The MS has a tradition for a high quality scouting combined with Christian training.
DDS: Det Danske Spejderkorps
Arsenalvej 10
DK-1436 København K
Phone: (+45) 32 64 00 50
Fax: (+45) 32 64 00 75
E-mail: dds@dds.dk
WWW: http://www.spejder.dk/
YMCA: KFUM-Spejderne i Danmark
Rysensteensgade 3, 1. sal
1564 København V
Phone: (+45) 70 10 26 66
Fax: (+45) 39 16 26 66
E-mail: kfumhq@kfumscout.dk
WWW: http://www.spejdernet.dk/
YWCA: De grønne pigespejdere
Rosenborggade 3
DK-1130 København K
Phone: (+45) 33 12 95 38
Fax: (+45) 33 12 67 75
E-mail: info@pigespejder.dk
WWW: http://www.pigespejder.dk/
DBS: Danske Baptisters Spejderkorps
Gammel Gugvej 21
DK-9000 AAlborg
Phone: (+45) 98 16 62 50
Fax: (+45) 98 11 68 50
E-mail: dbs@dbs.dk
WWW: http://www.dbs.dk/
GS: The Guide and Scout association of Greenland
Nunaanni Spejderit Kattuffiat
Sdr. Herrnhutvej 43
Postboks 799
DK 3900 Nuuk
Phone: (+299) 321 955
Fax: (+299) 321 945
E-mail: spejderit@greennet.gl
WWW: http://www.scout.gl/
MS: Missionsforbundets Spejdere
MBU's Servicecenter
Rosenlunden 17
5000 Odense C
Phone: (+45) 66 14 83 99
Fax: (+45) 66 14 83 00
WWW: http://www.bus-odense.dk/ms.php/
DSS: Dansk Spejderkorps Sydslesvig
Tydal 1
D-24852 Eggebek
Tyskland
Phone: (+49) +4609 91030
Fax: (+49) +4609 494
E-mail: Dss.Tydal@T-Online.de
WWW: http://www.tydal.dk/
Spejder Sport A/SAll official badges of "KFUM-spejderne i Danmark" are sold by:
Nørre Farimagsgade 39
DK-1364 København K
Phone: (+45) 33 12 55 22
Fax: (+45) 33 15 47 08
www: http://www.spejder-sport.dk/
Spejderbutikken a/sAll official badges of "KFUK-spejderne i Danmark - de grønne pigespejdere" are sold by:
Houens Odde Spejdercenter
Houens Odde 14-20
6000 Kolding
Mail-order:
Spejderbutikken a/s
Taulov
7000 Fredericia
Phone: (+45) 70 10 76 76
www: http://www.kfumscout.dk/spejderbutikken/index.htm
Shop:
FRYD - De grønne pigespejderes butik A/S
Rosenborggade 5
DK-1130 København K
Phone: (+45) 33 91 87 87
Fax: (+45) 33 91 80 87
An international guide to
scouting
also exists at http://inter.scoutnet.org/