501st Nordic Garrison

Join the Dark Side!

The 501st began as a simple club for people who enjoyed dressing up as Star Wars bad guys such as Darth Vader and his stormtroopers. It spread rapidly and now has over 6000 active members in every corner of the globe.

As the club grew, the members realised that we could use this hobby to do good within our local communities. Our members do not get paid for appearances, instead we ask for a donation to our charity collection. The 501st Legion collects millions of dollars for charity each year and has earned the nickname "The bad guys doing good." We are always looking for opportunities to brighten the lives of the less fortunate and to bring awareness to good causes on both a local and global scale.

The Legion is divided into garrisons and outposts with each covering a certain geographical area. The 501st Legion: Nordic Garrison has been protecting Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden from Rebel activities since 2001 and currently consists of about 140 members.

News

20 Feb 2014

Star Ward!

Star Wars characters visited Queen Silvia's Child and Youth hospital in Göteborg, Sweden.

17 Dec 2013

Bad guys doing good at Musikhjälpen

Our troopers in Gothenburg from Nordic Garrison and Nordic Base - Wampa's Cave worked hard in the cold and rain, and came back from Musikhjälpen having raised 85909SEK in donations plus 2800SEK from the trooper charity auction.

20 Nov 2013

Operation: New Hope

Nordic Garrison have a fund-raising drive to help people in the Philippines

Charity

We are the bad guys doing good. At all major events we are not just bringing smiles to people's faces but also working hard to collect money for local charities. We concentrate mainly on children's charities but also make special donations from time to time. The most notable of these was when we donated to Diabetesfonden to honour our fallen comrade Roger Ljungholm aka ID-2309.