Swedish Handball Federation
The Swedish Handball Federation is the national handball association in Sweden.
The Swedish Handball Federation was founded out of the Swedish Game Association on 25 November 1930 and joined the Swedish Sports Confederation in 1931. It is also a member of the Swedish Olympic Committee, the European Handball Federation and the International Handball Federation. Its headquarters are in Stockholm.
In 1948, the Swedish Handball Federation set up a basketball section, which existed until the October 1952 establishment of the Swedish Basketball Federation.
Its chairperson, since August 2016, is Fredrik Rapp.
SHF Presidents
Competitions hosted
International
- 1954 World Men's Handball Championship
- 1967 World Men's Handball Championship
- 1977 Men's Junior World Handball Championship
- 1979 Men's Junior World Handball Championship
- 1993 World Men's Handball Championship
- 2011 World Men's Handball Championship
- 2023 World Men's Handball Championship
- 2023 World Women's Handball Championship
Continental
- 2002 European Men's Handball Championship
- 2006 European Women's Handball Championship
- 2016 European Women's Handball Championship
- 2020 European Men's Handball Championship