Sweden is charging ahead of the Olympics this summer, and the first matches of the year will be played at a camp in Malta in February.

Blue-yellow meets Austria on 19 January and Malta on 23 February.

- I look forward to meeting the team again and getting started with the preparations for the Olympics.

In terms of calendar, there is still six months left until the championship, but considering the number of days we have for joint preparations, this will be an important camp.

It will be a good opportunity to continue working with our game in both training and matches, says national team captain Peter Gerhardsson in a statement.

The camp is one of three occasions for the national team to gather before the Olympics.

The text is updated.