The club were started in 1987 by initiative of the Scandinavian Association's (SASA) then president Mr. Gert Andersen. He could see, that with the Scandinavian community growing older, a special club were needed to cater for this section of the community.

The name of the club from the start, were known as the Scandinavian Association's Senior Citizens of South Australia.

At the inaugural meeting attended by 31 people, at the Scandinavian Association's Hall at Port Road, Hindmarsh, it was decided to start the Senior Club, as part of the Scandinavian Association, with a weekly lunch. Wednesday were picked as the most suitable day of the week.
The food were to be made by the ladies on a roster basis.

A caretaker committee were elected with
Gert Andersen as President
Betty Jonsson as Vice President
Beryl Scheding as Secretary
Carl Johan Jonsson as Treasurer

The club became a reality on Wednesday 15 July 1987 when the first lunch meeting were held at the Scandinavian Association's Hall at Hindmarsh

At the first general meeting in January 1988, a drafted constitution were approved and the caretaker committee were elected as executive committee.
It was also decided, that the weekly lunch meeting was too much, so it was changed to only once of month, on the third Wednesday. - In the club's 21 years history, only one monthly meeting has had to be cancelled due to the Senior Club moving from the Hall in Hindmarsh in 1998 to the Finnish Hall in Hillcrest, were the first lunch meeting was held in November 98. 

It was a new beginning for the Seniors Club, which became independent from SASA.
A change of the club's name took place, the club became Scandinavian Seniors of South Australia. A new constitution were drafted and accepted at the Annual General Meeting in January 2000.
The club became an incorporated club in 2003.

Over the years some other functions has taken place. In the late 80's and early 90's the Senior Club held some very well attended dinner dances in the hall at Hindmarsh. and a few well attended, Sunday Luncheons were held in the Finnish Hall after the move in 1998.
Every year there has been some wonderful, also well attended, excursions to many places in South Australia.
The Club have had some good informative guest speakers at the monthly meetings through the years, occasionally there has also  been entertainers at the meetings.
Of other outings, it was for years, a custom, having a Christmas Luncheon at a hotel, but in later years, it has been at the Finnish Hall.

A members newsletter, called "Scandinavian" were started in January 2002 by initiative and produced by Jon Pedersen. He also took the initiative in April 2008 setting up the club's own website, which he is the webmaster for.

A lot of the members have served on the executive committee through the years, and has done an outstanding job, but one person who stand out, is really Gert Andersen who was the club's founder and its president for the first 16 years.