Elitserien is the top-tier of bandy in Sweden since 2007.

The top eight teams went on to the quarter-finals in the play-off for the Swedish championship.

Teams eleven and twelve had to play a qualifying round against teams from Allsvenskan to stay in Elitserien, while teams 13 and 14 were relegated without the possibility to re-qualify for Elitserien until next year.

A best-of-three playoff were used in the quarter-finals and best-of-five in the semi-finals.

The crucial final for the Swedish Championship was played at Studenternas IP in Uppsala on 21 March 2009.