The Edmonton Scandinavian Centre Association is the successor ‘not-for-profit’ entity established to replace the Scandinavian Centre Co-operative Association. The Co-op was created in 1954 with three objects:
· To bring about, through co-operative action, the united association of the Scandinavian people of the City of Edmonton and vicinity, and to promote cultural and social activities defined to each nationality in the interest of participating associated organizations.
· To erect and operate a Scandinavian Centre to carry on therein social activities and community entertainment and to lease the same to others for such purposes.
· To make it possible for the Scandinavian people in the City of Edmonton and vicinity to have a common meeting place where all Scandinavian associations and organizations may meet.

Subsequent to the sale of the Scandinavian centre to the City of Edmonton for road widening purposes, the Association has been managing the proceeds received from the sale and exploring opportunities for acquiring or building a new centre.

As an alternative to a new Scandinavian Centre building, the Association Board has executed an agreement for meeting space at the Dutch Canadian Club (Edmonton). All Scandinavian groups using the facility are reimbursed the rent costs out of Association funds. In 2004 a further agreement was reached with the Dutch Canadian Club to construct an addition to the Centre. The Association contributed $175,000 to wards this new project that had an estimated cost in the five hundred thousand dollar range. The new addition and renovated Dutch Club is scheduled for completion in December 2004 and this space will be used by both the Scandinavian groups and the Dutch for meeting and social purposes for the foreseeable future.

The Current President of the Edmonton Scandinavian Centre Association is Ken Domier. Ken can be contacted at 78-434-6532 or by email at  kendomier@shaw.ca