Sweden national bandy team
The Swedish Bandynationalmannschaft the men is an action taken by the Association coach representative sample of Swedish Bandyspielern for international matches.
The team played its first international comparison on 23 February 1919 in Helsinki against the Finnish hosts, who won the game 4-1. Also in the following years remained Finland the only opponent with a 3-3 won against Sweden in Stockholm in 1920 the first draw. The first victory for the Swedish selection succeeded three years later with a 5:3 in Helsinki. It was only from 1927 Sweden played against Norway, which was subject to the Swedes in most games.
At the Olympic Winter Games 1952 in Oslo Bandy demonstration sport was. The Swedish team won the gold medal at the tournament. From 1957 World Championships were aligned Bandy, which were initially obtained exclusively by the Soviet team to Sweden in 1981 could break this trend. Sweden later won the World Cup tournaments of 1983, 1987, 1993, 1995, 1997, 2003, 2005, 2009, 2010 and 2012.