page_title: 22nd World Scout Jamboree
section_title: Opening and closing ceremonies
hierarchical_section_title: 22nd World Scout Jamboree / Opening and closing ceremonies
caption_attribution_description: English: Opening ceremony of 22nd Jamboree 2011 Deutsch: Eröffnungszeremonie des 22. Jamboree 2011 Français&#160;: cérémonie d'ouverture du 22. Jamboree 2011
context_page_description: The 22nd World Scout Jamboree 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.
context_section_description: 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).
  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.
caption: Opening ceremony of 22nd Jamboree 2011
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