Tovland sat on the nomination committee of the Swedish Olympic Committee from 1985 to 2005, and was its vice-chairman for 14 years. He was a member of the (Friends of the National Sports) from 1992 onwards. He served on the International Ice Hockey Federation's sport development committee from 1998 to 2003, and the Ice Hockey World Championships bid evaluation committee from 1998 to 2008. He served as a deputy to the general secretary for the 2006 IIHF World Championship hosted in Riga, Latvia.