2025 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship

The first prototypes of tabletop hockey date back to Stockholm in 1939, but it was STIGA’s 1957 release that defined the game for generations. In Sweden, it quickly became a youth favorite and soon spread to older players and across borders. In 1989, the first Table Hockey World Cup was held at Globen—now known as Avicii Arena, the current venue for the Ice Hockey World Championship. Table hockey is part of Stockholm Hockeyfest, and there are several places where you can try it, such as Hilton Slussen, Quality Hotel Globe and Ringen Centrum. If you still can't get enough, visit Stiga's showroom at Götgatan 105, where there will be plenty of action with both table tennis and table hockey.

The Swedish men's national team is called "Tre Kronor" ("Three Crowns"), a national symbol present in Sweden's coat of arms. The City Hall in Stockholm is adorned with the same three crowns on the top of its spire.

Sven Tumba (Djurgården IF) is the all-time biggest scorer for the Swedish men's national team with 186 goals over 245 games. Jörgen Jönsson (Rögle BK, New York Islanders, Anaheim Ducks, Färjestad BK) is the most prolific player with 285 appearances.