2012Scouting in Iceland 100th Anniversary - Sheetlets

Ingvar Ólafsson founded the first scouting patrol in Iceland in 1911 and the first scout meeting was held on July 16th of that year. Ingvar had been introduced to the scouting idea in Denmark, where he lived for a while. In 1912 the first Boy Scout district became a reality and was named Skátafélag Íslands (Iceland Scout Association), later changed into Reykjavik Scout Association led by Sigurjón Pétursson of Álafoss. They first worked as one troop but two years later there were three troops in the Reykjavik Association, a total of 57 scouts. The troop leaders were all renowned leaders in the Icelandic sports movement: Benedikt G. Waage, Helgi Jonasson and Sigurjón Pétursson.