Swedish Handball Federation

The Swedish Handball Federation (Swedish: Svenska Handbollförbundet, SHF) is the national handball association in Sweden.

IOC nationSweden (SWE)

Sporthandball

Other sports

• beach handball
• wheelchair handball

Official websitewww.svenskhandboll.se

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Swedish Handball Federation Swedish: Svenska Handbollförbundet SHF
IOC nation	Sweden (SWE)
National flag
Sport	handball
Other sports	beach handball wheelchair handball
Official website	www.svenskhandboll.se
History
Year of formation	25 November 1930; 95 years ago (1930-11-25)
Affiliations
International federation	International Handball Federation (IHF)
IHF member since	1946; 80 years ago (1946)
Continental association	European Handball Federation
National Olympic Committee	Swedish Olympic Committee
Other affiliation(s)	Swedish Sports Confederation
Governing body
President	Fredrik Rapp
Headquarters
Address	Idrottens Hus SE-114 73 Stockholm
Country	Sweden
Secretary General	Robert Wedberg
Finance
Sponsors	ATG [sv] Craft Gjensidige Boozt Bauhaus Bring Sparbanken Skåne Lidl

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The Swedish Handball Federation was founded out of the Swedish Game Association on 25 November 1930^[1] and joined the Swedish Sports Confederation (Swedish: Riksidrottsförbundet, RF) in 1931. It is also a member of the Swedish Olympic Committee (Swedish: Sveriges Olympiska Kommitté, SOK), the European Handball Federation (EHF) and the International Handball Federation (IHF). 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.^[2]

Its chairperson, since August 2016, is Fredrik Rapp.^[3]