diff --git a/03_recursion/scala/01_countdown.scala b/03_recursion/scala/01_countdown.scala
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d8f536f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/03_recursion/scala/01_countdown.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+def countdown(i: Int): Int = {
+  println(i)
+  //base case
+  if(i <= 0) return i
+  //recursive case
+  else countdown(i-1)
+}
+countdown(5)
diff --git a/03_recursion/scala/02_greet.scala b/03_recursion/scala/02_greet.scala
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0027485
--- /dev/null
+++ b/03_recursion/scala/02_greet.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+def greet2(name: String): Unit = {
+  println("how are you, " + name + "?")
+}
+
+def bye(): Unit = {
+  println("ok bye!")
+}
+
+def greet(name: String): Unit = {
+  println("hello, " + name + "!")
+  greet2(name)
+  println("getting ready to say bye...")
+  bye()
+}
+
+greet("adit")
diff --git a/03_recursion/scala/03_factorial.scala b/03_recursion/scala/03_factorial.scala
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fbeccb5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/03_recursion/scala/03_factorial.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+def fact(x: Int): Int = {
+  if(x == 1) 1
+  else x * fact(x-1)
+}
+println(fact(5))