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Especially in Eastern European countries '''hitchhiking Hitch-hiking clubs''' bring hitchhikers together, organize various competitions, meetings, etc. They are especially popularin countries of former Soviet Union.

===[[LithuaniaBelgium]]===The * [[Vilnius]] Hitch-hiking Club is one of the leading hitchhiking organizations in Europe. They have often organized the International Hitch-hiking Conference and have a prominent web presence at httphttps://www.autostop.ltfacebook.com/groups/467054706678994/ Facebook group Hitchhiking in Belgium and the Netherlands]

===[[GermanyBrazil]]===* Facebook group [httphttps://abgefahrenwww.hitchbasefacebook.com/ abgefahren e.Vgroups/233318683352416/ Caroneiros de beira de estrada - hitchhikers] - the first German Autostop Society was officially founded in 2006since June 2011.l

=== [[Bulgaria]] ===* http://www.stopbg.com === [[Czech Republic]] ===* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/stopari.czsk/ Facebook group] === [[Denmark]] ===* Facebook groups: [https://www.facebook.com/groups/45853642807/ Dansk Blaffer Laug] and [https://www.facebook.com/groups/hitchhikingindenmark/ Hitchhiking in Denmark] === [[Finland]] ===* [http://www.hitchball4000.fi Hitchball 4000], an [https://www.facebook.com/hitchball4000 annual hitchhiking race] organized by the Finnish hitchhiking association HitchPro since 2013.* Active Facebook group: [https://www.facebook.com/groups/liftarit/ Liftarit]* Peukalomatkat - Tumresor Ry — active registered accosiation in 1970s. ([https://www.facebook.com/groups/liftarit/permalink/1748500915401284/ See discussion on FB]) === [[France]] ===* [http://stopparticipatif.free.fr/ L'Auto-Stop Participatif] - No more activity* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/185801941963714/ Hitchhiking France] FB group === [[Germany]] ===* [[Abgefahren_e.V.|Abgefahren e.V]] - The first German Autostop Society founded in 2006.* [[DTSG]] - Deutsche Trampsport Gemeinschaft - German competitive autostop club.* [[Tramprennen]] - an annual hitchhiking race organized by the Club of Roam-Autostop! e.V. since 2008.* [[Expedition Tomorrow]] - Adventure club that is organizing the annual [[Backseat Rally]].  {{ Greece}} https://www.facebook.com/groups/sharetheride/ Facebook groop ,since 2009 https://www.facebook.com/groups/1705738889675469/?ref=br_rs facebook groop ,but it's used only for the island crete === [[Hungary]] ===* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/1404256043017087/ Hungarian hitchhikers] Facebook group === [[Italy]] ===* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/330521313792760/ Facebook group to unite Italian Hitchhikers] === [[Japan]] ===* Japanese Hitchhikers association, [https://www.facebook.com/hitchhike.jp on Facebook] (not very active as of 2014) === [[Lithuania]] ===* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/908155779327866/ Countrywide hitchhiking group on FB]* Kaunas Hitch-Hiking Club "KELIAIvis" is the second largest hitchhiking community in Lithuania. [https://www.facebook.com/groups/5306551601/ Facebook group]. Inactive [http://keliaivis.blogspot.com Blog] and [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/KELIAIvis/ Yahoo group].* [[Vilnius Hitch-hiking Club]] is over 15 years old and used to be one of the leading hitchhiking organizations in [[Europe]]. In 90's and early 2000s they often organized the International Hitch-hiking Conference. [https://www.facebook.com/autostop.lt Facebook page] ===[[Netherlands]]===* [http://www.oostboc.com/ Bratislava Overleg Commissie] - The one and only [[Utrecht ]] Hitchhiking Club, founded in 2005(inactive).* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/467054706678994/ Facebook group Hitchhiking in Belgium and the Netherlands] === [[Norway]] ===* Facebook group [https://www.facebook.com/groups/hitchhikersnorway/ Haikere i Norge]. === [[Poland]] ===* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/autostopowicze/ Facebook group "Autostopowicze czyli MY"] === [[Portugal]] ===* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/523749511102027/ Facebook group] === [[Russia]] ===* [[Academy of Free Travel]] (Moscow)* [http://autostop.grumbler.org/index.shtml.win.ru Hitch-hikers of Ural]* [http://www.msha-club.ru/ Hitch-Hiking School of Moscow]* [[Saint Petersburg Autostop Guild]]* [[Saint Petersburg Autostop League]]* [http://facebook.com/autostop.live CAT - Competitive Autostop Team], St. Petersburg === [[Serbia]], [[Croatia]], [[Montenegro]] ===* [http://www.klubputnika.org/ Klub putnika] === [[Philippines]] ===* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/489961387753875/ Facebook group] === [[Slovakia]] ===* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/stopari.czsk/ Facebook group] === [[Spain]] ===* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/174166089591892/ Facebook group] === [[Sweden]] ===* Facebook group: [https://www.facebook.com/groups/5889849780/ Svenska liftare] === [[Ukraine]] ===* [http://vk.com/studcouch Studcouch] (The most popular travel group in Ukraine, mainly for couchsurfing and hitchhiking. Doesn't have FB page, only Vkontakte)* [http://vk.com/gayda_fest Let's go fest] (Annual festival with special stage for hitchhikers)

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