The 22nd World Scout Jamboree (Swedish: 22:a världsjamboreen) took place in Rinkaby, Kristianstad, Scania in southern Sweden from 27 July to 7 August 2011. The theme was Simply Scouting. 40,061 Scouts, leaders and adult volunteers participated from 166 different countries.

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Jamboree site

The Jamboree was held on the fields of Rinkaby. In 2001, a national Jamboree took place here with 26,700 participants, and another national Jamboree, Jiingijamborii was held here from 14–22 July 2007.[5] The camp area itself lies near the coast on sandy ground surrounded by pine woods. Sandy earth helps rain water run off and thus there is no risk of any parts of the camp area being waterlogged. The campsite is approximately 1.5 km by 1.5 km. Small areas of forest divide the campsite into smaller fields.[5] The temperature is varying, average day temperature in the period is 22 degrees Celsius (72 °F), average night temperature is 17 °C (63 °F). The sun rises at 5 o'clock in the morning (05:00). Sunset is at 9 in the evening (or 21:00). Drinking water is available from wells at the field. There is already an extensive water and power system in the ground, dimensioned with the World Scout Jamboree in mind. In the southern part of the field there is space for the arena with a natural amphitheatre. There are sandy beaches near the camp area with sand dunes formed by the wind, creating their own particular type of landscape. The camp organised shuttle buses to the beach.

 

View on Jamboree Site

Opening and closing ceremonies

The opening ceremony took place on 27 July 2011. It included a history and geography of Sweden, with music including the jamboree song "Changing the world" performed by Daniel Lemma and Pär Klang. Also included was a procession of flags (one from each country) and the official handover from Great Britain to Sweden, which involved Bear Grylls abseiling down from the roof of the stage (he had planned to paraglide in but had to change due to bad weather).

 

Opening ceremony of 22nd Jamboree 2011

The closing ceremony took place on 6 August 2011, with live music from rock band Europe, playing songs including "The Final Countdown", as well as the Belgian singer Kate Ryan; halfway through her set a storm started with heavy rain. Every Scout reaffirmed the Scout Promise, including the King of Sweden.

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Subcamps

Each Town contained six subcamps each consisting of 2,000 Scouts with its own programme of activities. The subcamps were named after different features of Sweden, including cities, rivers and provinces. Within the subcamps each unit consisted of 4 patrols; a patrol consisting of 9 youth and 1 adult. The three towns were:

• Summer

  • Finnerödja

  • Karlstad

  • Smögen

  • Stockholm

  • Vimmerby

  • Visby

 

• Winter

  • Jukkasjärvi

  • Kiruna

  • Mora

  • Polcirkeln

  • Åre

  • Örnsköldsvik

 

• Autumn

  • Bohuslän

  • Hunneberg

  • Kivik

  • Klarälven

  • Sarek

  • Svedala

 

The adult-only Town for IST members and other adults not affiliated with a Sub-camp or participant unit had its own programme of activities :

• Spring

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