Editing Carl XVI Gustaf (section)

=== Scouting ===
The King is the honorary chairman of the [[World Scout Foundation]], and often participates in [[Scouting|Scout]] activities both [[Svenska Scoutrådet|in Sweden]] and abroad. He regularly visits [[World Scout Jamboree]]s, for instance the 1979 [[15th World Scout Jamboree (cancelled)#World Jamboree Year|Dalajamb World Jamboree International Encampment]] hosted by Sweden, the 2002 World Jamboree held in [[20th World Scout Jamboree|Sattahip, Thailand]], and the 100th Anniversary of World Scouting 2007 World Jamboree held [[21st World Scout Jamboree|in Hylands Park, England]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.scout.org/en/information_events/events/world_events/world_jamboree/21st_world_scout_jamboree__2/jamboree_news/the_king_of_sweden_at_the_jamboree |title=The King of Sweden at the Jamboree |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090519083240/http://www.scout.org/en/information_events/events/world_events/world_jamboree/21st_world_scout_jamboree__2/jamboree_news/the_king_of_sweden_at_the_jamboree |archive-date=19 May 2009}}</ref> He also attended the [[National Scout jamboree (Boy Scouts of America)|1981 National Scout Jamboree]] in [[Virginia]], United States, and was awarded the [[Bronze Wolf]], the only distinction of the [[World Organization of the Scout Movement]], awarded by the World Scout Committee for exceptional services to world Scouting, in 1982. He also attended the [[22nd World Scout Jamboree]]. He gave a speech on 6 August 2011 at the closing ceremony with more than 40,000 people watching. The band [[Europe (band)|Europe]] also performed for him singing "The Final Countdown". King Carl Gustaf made an appearance at the 2013 Boy Scouts of America National Jamboree in West Virginia.<ref>{{cite news |title=Jambopalooza, summit hikes – 'experience of a lifetime' |first=Collin |last=Wilkes |url=http://www.heraldsun.com/news/x533459065/Jambopalooza-summit-hikes-experience-of-a-lifetime |newspaper=[[The Herald-Sun]] |publisher=[[Paxton Media Group]] |location=Durham, North Carolina |date=22 July 2013 |access-date=24 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150406201602/http://www.heraldsun.com/news/x533459065/Jambopalooza-summit-hikes-experience-of-a-lifetime |archive-date=6 April 2015}}</ref>