# Sweden women's national handball team

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The Sweden women's national handball team (Swedish: Sveriges damlandslag i handboll) is the national team of Sweden. It is governed by the Swedish Handball Federation (Swedish: Svenska Handbollförbundet) and takes part in international handball competitions.

## Honours

| Competition | | | | Total |
| Olympic Games | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| World Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| European Championship | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Total | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |

## Competitive record

Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place

## Results
### Olympic Games

| Games | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 1976 Montreal | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1980 Moscow | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1984 Los Angeles | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1988 Seoul | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1992 Barcelona | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1996 Atlanta | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2000 Sydney | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2004 Athens | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2008 Beijing | Quarter final | 8th of 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 147 | 168 | −21 |
| 2012 London | Preliminary round | 11th of 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 108 | 131 | −23 |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Quarter final | 7th of 12 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 170 | 174 | −4 |
| 2020 Tokyo | Bronze final | 4th of 12 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 237 | 228 | +9 |
| 2024 Paris | Bronze final | 4th of 12 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 229 | 218 | +11 |
| Total | 5/13 | 0 Titles | 33 | 14 | 2 | 18 | 891 | 919 | –28 |

### 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
* Carpathian Trophy 2015 – Winner

## Team
### Current squad

The squad chosen for two qualification matches for the 2025 World Women's Handball Championship against Kosovo in April 2025.
Caps and goals as of 18 March 2025.
Head coach: Tomas Axnér
* No.
* Pos.
* Name
* Date of birth (age)
* Height
* App.
* Goals
* Club
* 1
* GK
* Johanna Bundsen
* (1991-06-03) 3 June 1991 (age 33)
* 1.85 m
* 167
* 16
* HB Ludwigsburg
* 2
* LW
* Clara Lerby
* (1999-05-08) 8 May 1999 (age 25)
* 1.72 m
* 22
* 63
* EH Aalborg
* 3
* RB
* Nina Koppang
* (2002-05-31) 31 May 2002 (age 22)
* 1.77 m
* 38
* 68
* Team Esbjerg
* 7
* P
* Linn Blohm
* (1992-05-20) 20 May 1992 (age 32)
* 1.80 m
* 187
* 543
* Győri ETO KC
* 8
* LB
* Jamina Roberts (c)
* (1990-05-28) 28 May 1990 (age 34)
* 1.76 m
* 256
* 685
* Ikast Håndbold
* 11
* LB
* Tyra Axnér
* (2002-03-18) 18 March 2002 (age 23)
* 1.78 m
* 57
* 107
* Metz Handball
* 12
* GK
* Filippa Idéhn
* (1990-08-15) 15 August 1990 (age 34)
* 1.83 m
* 131
* 11
* Ikast Håndbold
* 21
* GK
* Evelina Eriksson
* (1996-08-20) 20 August 1996 (age 28)
* 1.84 m
* 48
* 1
* CSM București
* 23
* RB
* Emma Lindqvist
* (1997-09-17) 17 September 1997 (age 27)
* 1.77 m
* 111
* 253
* Ikast Håndbold
* 24
* RW
* Nathalie Hagman
* (1991-07-19) 19 July 1991 (age 33)
* 1.67 m
* 244
* 931
* SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea
* 29
* LB
* Kristin Thorleifsdóttir
* (1998-01-13) 13 January 1998 (age 27)
* 1.82 m
* 82
* 117
* Debreceni VSC
* 33
* RB
* Isabel van Kerkvoorde
* (2004-01-27) 27 January 2004 (age 21)
* 1.74 m
* 2
* 0
* Skuru IK
* 38
* LW
* Elin Hansson
* (1996-08-07) 7 August 1996 (age 28)
* 1.73 m
* 97
* 239
* Team Esbjerg
* 40
* P
* Vilma Matthijs Holmberg
* (1999-02-25) 25 February 1999 (age 26)
* 1.77 m
* 11
* 2
* Chambray Touraine Handball
* 42
* CB
* Jenny Carlson
* (1995-04-17) 17 April 1995 (age 29)
* 1.72 m
* 83
* 230
* HB Ludwigsburg
* 49
* P
* Olivia Löfqvist
* (1998-07-13) 13 July 1998 (age 26)
* 1.77 m
* 31
* 36
* Storhamar HE
* 52
* LB
* Charité Mumbongo
* (2002-03-14) 14 March 2002 (age 23)
* 1.79 m
* 5
* 2
* ESBF Besançon
* 56
* RW
* Johanna Östblom
* (2002-11-05) 5 November 2002 (age 22)
* 1.70 m
* 0
* 0
* H 65 Höör

### 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

### Head coach history

| Period | Coach |
| 1991–1994; 1999–2003 | Tomas Ryde |
| 2003–2005 | Per-Olof Jonsson |
| 2005–2008 | Ulf Schefvert |
| 2008–2012 | Per Johansson |
| 2012–2013 | Torbjörn Klingvall |
| 2014–2015; 2016 | Helle Thomsen |
| 2015–2016 | Thomas Sivertsson |
| 2016–2020 | Henrik Signell |
| 2020–present | Tomas Axnér |