The Sweden women's national handball team () is the national team of Sweden. It is governed by the Swedish Handball Federation () and takes part in international handball competitions.

Honours Competition TotalOlympic Games0 0 0 0World Championship0 0 0 0European Championship0 1 1 2 Total 0 1 1 2

Competitive record Champions   Runners-up   Third place   Fourth place  

Results Olympic Games GamesRoundPosition 1976 MontrealDid not qualify 1980 Moscow 1984 Los Angeles 1988 Seoul 1992 Barcelona 1996 Atlanta 2000 Sydney 2004 Athens 2008 BeijingQuarter final8th of 126204147168 −21 2012 LondonPreliminary round11th of 125005108131 −23 2016 Rio de JaneiroQuarter final7th of 126213170174 −4 2020 TokyoBronze final4th of 128513237228 +9 2024 ParisBronze final4th of 128503229218 +11Total5/130 Titles3314218891919 –28

World Championship

Competitive record at the World Championship YearPosition+/- 19578th4103919−10 1962Did not qualify 1965 1971 1973 1975 1978 1982 1986 199013th6312137119+18 19936th7403140124+16 199511th8404175166+9 1997Did not qualify 1999 20018th9603228224+4 2003Did not qualify 2005 2007 200913th8602247191+56 20119th6303164123+41 2013Did not qualify 20159th6411211160+51 20174th9603262231+31 20197th9612262214+48 20215th7421270167+103 20234th9702261204+57 202515th6303186163+23 2027TBD 2029 2031Total955753225542105+427

Record against other teams at the World Championship National Team+/- Angola33007753+24 Argentina11003711+26 Australia11006621+45 Austria40138593−8 Brazil11002623+3 Canada11002116+5 China10011517−2 Republic of the Congo22005740+17 Croatia10012627−1 Denmark31026668−2 Czech republic*31024242- France41039288+4 Germany20024250−8 Hungary21013238−6 Ivory Coast22005440+14 Japan11002714+13 The Netherlands11002321+2 Norway10011526−11 Poland100114−3 Romania33004840+8 Russia10011925−6 Spain11002724+3 Slovakia11002620+6 South Korea10012534−9 Thailand11004918+31 Ukraine21015355−2 Uruguay11003114+17 USA11003011+19 F.R. Yugoslavia10011832−14Total48261211130955+175 *Results against the Czech republic also include Czechoslovakia (−1993) and the combined team of the Czech republic and Slovakia (1993). Results updated 16 June 2014.

European Championship

Competitive record at the European Championship YearPosition+/- 19947th6303134145−11 19968th6204142171−29 1998Did not qualify 2000 200215th30037994−15 200414th30036881−13 20066th7304156170−14 20089th6222134135−1 20102nd8602199176+23 20128th6312153142+11 20143rd8512238220+18 20168th6114149156−7 20186th7313191192−1 202011th6114148162−14 20225th7502206179+27 2024 5th8503241206+35 2026Qualified 2028Qualified as co-host 2030TBD 2032Total793473819972023-26

Record against other teams at the European Championship National Team+/- Austria410393100−7 Belarus101021210 Czech Republic22005946+13 Croatia410399106−7 Denmark31026089−29 France31026772−5 Germany32018890−2 Hungary22005545+10 Montenegro21015453+1 North Macedonia22005038+12 Netherlands21105548+7 Norway5104117126−9 Poland11002423+1 Romania21015053−3 Russia20114751−4 Serbia101023230 Slovakia10013122+9 Ukraine22005748+9 Yugoslavia10012831−3Total431942010781085-7

Performance in other tournaments

Carpathian Trophy 1994 – Third place GF World Cup 2006 – Fifth place Møbelringen Cup 2001 – Third place Møbelringen Cup 2011 – Third place Møbelringen Cup 2012 – Fourth place Møbelringen Cup 2015 – Third place Carpathian Trophy 2015 – Winner

Team Current squad The squad chosen for two friendly matches against Brazil in October 2026.

Caps and goals as of 26 September 2026.

Head coach: Tomas Axnér

Coaching staff Role Name Head coach Tomas Axnér Assistant coach Jesper Östlund Goalkeeping coach Thomas Forsberg Doctor Hampus Lüning Doctor Örjan Johannesson Physiotherapist Viktoria Karlsson Physiotherapist Andreas Blom Physiotherapist Marika Hallin Lie Physiotherapist Martin Asker Sports psychological advisor Malin Tillman Physical trainer Rickard Nilsson Video analysis Toni Johansson Head leader Hanna Fogelström Team manager Jerry Hallbäck Head of media Daniel Vandor Head of social media Hannah Heed Coordinator Emma Jannesson Coordinator Victoria Pettersson Coordinator Carina Edström

Notable players Several Swedish players have seen their individual performance recognized at international tournaments, either as Most Valuable Player, top scorer, best defense player or as a member of the All-Star Team. MVP Linnea Torstenson, 2010 European Championship Isabelle Gulldén, 2014 European Championship All-Star Team Annika Wiel Fredén, 2006 European Championship Nathalie Hagman, 2016 Summer Olympics, 2017 and 2023 World Championship Linn Blohm, 2019 and 2023 World Championship Jamina Roberts, 2020 Summer Olympics Top scorers Isabelle Gulldén, 2014 European Championship (58 goals) Nathalie Hagman, 2021 World Championship (71 goals) Best defense player Johanna Wiberg, 2010 European Championship Sabina Jacobsen, 2014 European Championship Incomplete

Famous players Åsa Eriksson Matilda Boson Annika Wiel Fredén Tina Flognman Madeleine Grundström Linnea Torstenson Nathalie Hagman Mia Hermansson-Högdahl Isabelle Gulldén Sabina Jacobsen

Individual all-time records

Most matches played Total number of matches played in official competitions only.

# Player Matches Goals 1 Jamina Roberts 273 735 2 Nathalie Hagman 261 1014 3 Åsa Eriksson 254 11084 Mia Hermansson-Högdahl 225 1153 Tina Flognman 388 6 Isabelle Gulldén 224 846 7 Matilda Boson 210 515 8 Linn Blohm 199 583 9 Kristina Jönsson 183 2 10 Johanna Bundsen 182 18 Last updated: 26 September 2026 Source: svenskhandboll.se

Most goals scored Total number of goals scored in official matches only.

# Player Goals Matches Average 1 Mia Hermansson-Högdahl 1153 225 5.12 2 Åsa Eriksson 1108 254 4.36 3 Nathalie Hagman 1014 261 3.89 4 Isabelle Gulldén 846 224 3.77 5 Jamina Roberts 735 273 2.69 6 Linnea Torstenson 655 177 3.70 7 Linn Blohm 583 199 2.93 8 Lina Olsson Rosenberg 535 146 3.66 9 Matilda Boson 515 210 2.45 10 Katarina Arfwidsson 493 132 3.73 Last updated: 12 April 2026 Source: svenskhandboll.se

Head coach history +PeriodCoach1991–1994; 1999–2003 Tomas Ryde2003–2005 Per-Olof Jonsson2005–2008 Ulf Schefvert2008–2012 Per Johansson2012–2013 Torbjörn Klingvall2014–2015; 2016 Helle Thomsen2015–2016 Thomas Sivertsson2016–2020 Henrik Signell2020–present Tomas Axnér

References

External links

IHF profile