The birth place of Floorball. The country with the largest number of players and clubs. The defending world champions. There is no doubt that the pressure is hard on the Swedish team to win the WFC2006 at home ground and also to match the experience and crowds of the WFC1996. Sweden won their fifth straight Championship title in Switzerland 2004 but since then have not managed to beat Finland. Sweden are still favourites to win the WFC2006 but the Finnish, Czech and Swiss teams are all eager to dethrone the Swedes.
Floorball in Sweden
Founded: 1981
Number of Clubs and Players 2005: 1241 clubs - 131 425 players
Best WFC Result: 1
Placement WFC 2004: 1
WFC Participations: 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004
Played International Games: 145
Most international games played: Esa Karjalainen, 73
All time top goalscorer: Niklas Jihde, 55
Best score WFC: Sweden-Germany 25-0 (2004)
Worst score WFC: Sweden-Denmark 3-2 (2000)
Official Website: www.innebandy.se
Country of Sweden
Population: 9,001,800 (July 2005 est.)
Area: 449,964 sq km
Capital: Stockholm
Official languages: Swedish
Currency: Swedisk Krona (SEK)
Religion: Lutheran 87%, Roman Catholic, Orthodox, Baptist, Muslim, Jewish, Buddhist
Government type: Constitutional monarchy
GNP: $255.4 billion (2004 est.)
GNP/capita: $28,400 (2004 est.)
GNP growth rate: 3.6% (2004 est.)
Inflation: 0.7% (2004 est.)
Un-employment: 5.6% (2004 est.)
Public dept: 51.6% of GDP (2004 est.)
More information: www.sweden.se