Confederation captain Tomas Axnér has once again taken out Carin Strömberg.
Mittnian, who was team captain at the Olympics in Tokyo and the World Cup in Spain, was poked for last week's internationals against Brazil.
- It feels really boring, of course.
I always want to be part of and play in the national team.
But I think I have to turn it into motivation and invest in taking a place in the future instead, said Carin Strömberg to SVT Sport.
She is now back in the Swedish national handball team, but has lost the captain's armband.
Jamina Roberts has taken over the role of team captain.
Roberts, with over 200 caps, is one of four left-backs in the gross squad.
Another is national team captain Axnér's daughter Tyra, who plays everyday for Danish Nyköbing.
21 players have been selected in the gross squad, after the international match on 30 October against the Czech Republic, it will be scaled down to the final 18.
The European Handball Championship is decided between November 4 and 20.
The European Championship is decided in Slovenia, North Macedonia and Montenegro.
Sweden's group is played in the Slovenian Celje – Denmark, Slovenia and Serbia await Sweden in the group.