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.

Sweden is the most successful nation at the European Men's Handball Championship with 5 titles, and at the World Men's Handball Championship has won a total tally of 12 medals, including 4 gold medals.

Conversely, Sweden has yet to win an Olympic title despite participating in 4 finals (Sweden participated in the 1952 Summer Olympics in a demonstration match, defeating Denmark 19–11).

[1][2] Head coach: Michael Apelgren From 2004 to 2015 Sweden's kits were supplied by Adidas, and 2016–2019 by Kempa.