"Women's bandy, and also girls' bandy, is currently making strong progress.

Of course, we are very pleased that more and more young people want to try our sport.

And to have the opportunity to show world-class bandy at home in that situation is of course fantastic, ”says Pär Gustafsson, Secretary General of the Swedish Bandy Association in a press release.

Sweden is the reigning world champion after last year's win.

For the first time ever, the championship will be played indoors.

The bandy hall in Gubbängen was inaugurated last year and will be the main arena for the event.

It has a capacity for 2000 spectators.