The Sweden men's national ice hockey team (Swedish: Sveriges herrlandslag i ishockey) is governed by the Swedish Ice Hockey Association. It is one of the most successful national ice hockey teams in the world and a member of the so-called "Big Six", the unofficial group of the six strongest men's ice hockey nations, along with Canada, the Czech Republic, Finland, Russia and the United States.
The team's nickname Tre Kronor, meaning "Three Crowns", refers to the emblem on the team jersey, which is found in the lesser national coat of arms of the Kingdom of Sweden. The first time this emblem was used on the national team's jersey was on 12 February 1938, during the World Championships in Prague.
The team has won numerous medals at both the World Championships and the Winter Olympics. In 2006, they became the first team to win both tournaments in the same calendar year, by winning the 2006 Winter Olympics in a thrilling final against Finland by 3–2, and the 2006 World Championships by beating Czech Republic in the final, 4–0. In 2013 the team was the first team to win the World Championships at home since the Soviet Union in 1986. In 2018, the Swedish team won its 11th, and most recent, title at the World Championships.
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Tournament record
Canada Cup
1976 – 4th
1981 – 5th
1984 – 2nd
1987 – 3rd
1991 – 4th
World Cup
1996 – 3rd
2004 – 5th
2016 – 3rd
European Championship
1921 – Gold
1922 – Silver
1923 – Gold
1924 – Silver
1932 – Gold
World Championship
1931 – 6th place
1935 – 5th place
1937 – 9th place
1938 – 5th place
1947 – Silver
1949 – 4th place
1950 – 5th place
1951 – Silver
1953 – Gold
1954 – Bronze
1955 – 5th place
1957 – Gold
1958 – Bronze
1959 – 5th place
1961 – 4th place
1962 – Gold
1963 – Silver
1965 – Bronze
1966 – 4th place
1967 – Silver
1969 – Silver
1970 – Silver
1971 – Bronze
1972 – Bronze
1973 – Silver
1974 – Bronze
1975 – Bronze
1976 – Bronze
1977 – Silver
Team
Current roster
Roster for the 2026 IIHF World Championship.
Head Coach: Sam Hallam
2026 Olympics roster
The first six players of Sweden's roster were announced on 16 June 2025. The remainder of the roster was named on 2 January 2026. On 27 January, Marcus Johansson and Hampus Lindholm were announced as injury replacements for Leo Carlsson and Jonas Brodin, respectively. On 8 February, Gabriel Landeskog was named Sweden's captain, with Victor Hedman and Erik Karlsson serving as alternate captains.
Head coach: Sam Hallam
All-time team record
The following table shows Sweden's all-time international record in official matches (WC, OG, EC), correct as of 26 May 2024.
Teams named in italics are no longer active.
Awards
The team received the Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal in 1987, shared with Marie-Helene Westin.
The 2006 Sweden men's national teams were recognized with the IIHF Milestone Award in 2025, for becoming the first men's national team to win both an Olympic gold medal and the World Championships in the same year. Sweden won gold at the 2006 Winter Olympics and the 2006 IIHF World Championship, the former which was their first Olympic gold since 1994. Eight players participated in both events: Mika Hannula, Jörgen Jönsson, Kenny Jönsson, Niklas Kronwall, Stefan Liv, Mikael Samuelsson, Ronnie Sundin, Henrik Zetterberg.