The Sweden men's national handball team is controlled by the Swedish Handball Association. Its most successful periods were under coaches Curt Wadmark (1948–1967) and Bengt Johansson (1988–2004). The team under Bengt Johansson, nicknamed Bengan Boys in Sweden, is regarded as one of the finest national teams in the history of the sport with players like Tomas Svensson, Staffan Olsson, Magnus Wislander and Stefan Lövgren. From 1990 through 2002 the team reached the medal round in every championship and qualified for a record 8 championship finals in a row 1996–2002.
The Sweden women's national handball team is the national team of Sweden. It is governed by the Swedish Handball Federation and takes part in international handball competitions.
Mikkel Hansen is a Danish professional handball player for Aalborg Håndbold and the Danish national team.
Guðjón Valur Sigurðsson is an Icelandic retired handball player and current coach of VfL Gummersbach. A captain of the Iceland men's national handball team, Guðjón Valur broke the world record for most goals scored in international men's handball in 2018. He won silver with the Icelandic handball team at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, as well as bronze at the 2010 European Championship.
Isabelle Therese Gulldén is a Swedish professional handball player for Lugi HF and former national team player for the Swedish National Team.
Niclas Ekberg is a Swedish professional handballer for THW Kiel.
Patrekur Jóhannesson is an Icelandic former handball player, who played for the Icelandic national handball team and competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics.
The 2013 IHF Men's Junior World Championship was the 19th edition of the tournament and was held in Bosnia and Herzegovina from 14 – 28 July 2013.
Loui Nelum Sandamali Sand is a Swedish handball player. In January 2019, Sand announced his retirement from handball due to gender dysphoria.
Christian O'Sullivan is a Norwegian handball player who plays for SC Magdeburg and the Norwegian national team.
Kentin Mahé is a French handball player for Telekom Veszprém and the French national team.
Andreas Miroslav Palicka is a Swedish professional handball player for Paris Saint-Germain and the Swedish national team.
Guðni Thorlacius Jóhannesson is an Icelandic historian and politician who became the sixth president of Iceland in 2016. He was reelected in 2020 with 92.2% of the vote. On 1 January 2024, Guðni announced in his new year's address to the Icelandic people that he would not stand for election again in 2024.
Jim Gottfridsson is a Swedish handball player for SG Flensburg-Handewitt and the Swedish national team.
Hampus Wanne is a Swedish professional handballer for FC Barcelona and the Swedish national team.
Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for German 2. Bundesliga club Fortuna Düsseldorf on loan from Copenhagen, and the Iceland national team.
Lucas Kenneth Pellas is a Swedish handball player for Montpellier Handball and the Swedish national team.
Daniel Pettersson is a Swedish handball player for SC Magdeburg and the Swedish national team.
Alfred Jönsson is a Swedish handball player for Skjern Håndbold and the Swedish national team.
Felix Möller is a Swedish handball player for IK Sävehof and the Swedish national team.
