1. Gothenburg (1 last year) 355 jury points
Place 1: 16, included on 41/50 jury lists
Best SBI Rank: 1 – 2012, 2013, 2016, 2023, 2024
Häcken took silver and bronze and was Sweden’s best team in Europe, both on the men’s and women’s sides. Önnered went to the final/semi-final, the club’s best ever. Frölunda in semi both men and women. In the smaller sports, Påvelund won badminton and Hjuvik sailing SM gold. Bengtström, Wanne, Sagnia, Hellström, Raymond, Carlsbogård, Falk and Cajuste are Gothenburgers who excelled on the highest international stage in their sports.
2. Partille (6) 346 jury points
Place 1: 14, included on 42/50 jury lists
Best SBI Rank: 1 – 2019
Totally dominates two sports. Double SM gold and major European successes for Sävehof handball. Gold and silver in bowling. WC silver to Andreas Kramer and CL title to Jamina Roberts.
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3. Luleå (3 – 2023) 275 jury points
Place 1: 4 pcs, with 43/50 jury lists
Best SBI Rank: 3 – 2023, 2024
Extremely strong in ice hockey (gold for the ladies) and basketball (silver+bronze). The orienteer Hanna Lundberg and floorball player Wilma Johansson at the top of the world. Was on the most jury lists of all cities.
4. Norrköping (1 – 2022) 250 jury points
Place 1: 2 pcs, with 40/50 jury lists
Best SBI Rank: 1 – 2022
Enormous breadth exists in the basketball gold city. Dolphin’s men took the fourth straight. Ebba Årsjö, Felix Claar and Melina Andersson are Beijing athletes in absolute world class.
5. Stockholm (7) 231 jury points
Place 1: 0 pcs, with 40/50 jury lists
Best SBI Rank: 3 – 2011
SM gold in football to Hammarby. Hässelby athletics, Neptun swimming and Mean Machines in American football were the best in the country. WC and feat gold to Spårvägen’s Daniel Ståhl.
6. Uppsala (10) 183 jury points
Place 1: 1 pc, with 34/50 jury lists
Best SBI Rank: 2 – 2018
Upsala IF’s Armand Duplantis, one of the world’s top athletes. Strovreta’s eighth SM gold, best ever. Uppsala has many elite teams in many sports.
7. Malmö (5) 181 jury points
Place 1: 1 pc, with 37/50 jury lists
Best SBI Rank: 1 – 2014, 2015
MFF with another SM gold. Fair Play Tennis took double team gold. Rosengård with a weak 2023, but a brilliant start in 2024. MAI athletics and Malmö KK swimming top three in the country.
8. Umeå (13) 175 jury points
Place 1: 3 pcs, with 34/50 jury lists
Best SBI Rank: 1 – 2018, 2020, 2021
David Åhman (with J Hellvig) world number one in beach volleyball. Great breadth in the SM week’s host city. The Thorengruppen took the fourth straight SM gold in floorball.
9. Växjö (4) 151 jury points
Place 1: 3 pcs, with 35/50 jury lists
Best SBI Rank: 4 – 2023
Wide sports city, teams in the top league in six sports. Semifinals for both Växjö Lakers ice hockey and Växjö IBK floorball. Åby/Tjureda up to the elite bandy series.
10. Solna (25) 123 jury points
Place 1: 1 pc, with 29/50 jury lists
Best SBI Rank: 2 – 2013, 2014
AIK with teams at the highest level in football, ice hockey, basketball, floorball, golf, bowling and American football – breadth! Alexander Isak with Swedish goal record in PL.
11. Halmstad (9) 93 jury points
Best SBI Rank: 9 – 2023
Fourth straight SM gold for Hylte/Halmstad men, the women to semi. Dominants in women’s golf, Ringenäs won gold. WC gold for para shooter Anna Benson.
12. Ängelholm (19) 67p
Best SBI Rank: 12 – 2024
The city’s best location ever. Isabelle Haak with magnificent season, best in the world? Rögle with SM silver in ice hockey and the same for EVS volleyball.
12. Piteå (8) 67p
Best SBI Rank: 8 – 2019, 2023
PIF won the Swedish Women’s Cup and second title ever. The stars of Piteå Elite skiing and Piteå biathlon completely dominate the Swedish scene.
14. Karlstad (20) 63p
Best SBI Rank: 2 – 2022
Henrik Larsson Sweden’s fastest ever, Viktor Brandt with breakthrough and WC gold. Karlstad CK’s team Edin WC gold. Färjestad series tie but miss the playoffs.
15. Borås (24) 43p
Best SBI Rank: 15 – 2012, 2024
Tanger the city’s best position after three SM golds in football, basketball and futsal. WC gold to Jesper Nelin and EC gold in disc golf D Augustsson.
16. Östersund (14) 33p
Best SBI Rank: 5 – 2018
Martin Ponsiluoma, Linn Svahn, Jesper Tjäder and Zebastian Modin with great winters in the ski town. Jämtland basketball to semi-finals.
17. Västerås (16) 31p
Best SBI Rank: 9 – 2011
VSK back in the football Allsvenskan. The club’s bandy team took SM silver on both the men’s and women’s side. And Rönnby to the floorball semi-final.
18. Falun (12) 30p
Best SBI Rank: 5 – 2020
Many strong individual profiles, Rissveds, Myhlback, Ilar, Gifting, Halfvarsson and others. SC gold in softball for the Ravens, but missed the floorball final for the IBF.
19. Örebro (10) 13p
Best SBI Rank: 1 – 2011
SM gold for the women’s volleyball and WC silver in speedway to Fredrik Lindgren. Great breadth but several of the biggest teams backed off a bit this year.
19. Skellefteå (new) 13p
Best SBI Rank: 12 – 2013
Back on the list with the SM gold in ice hockey as this year’s huge success. Even the ladies up in SDHL. EC gold in Rallycross to Anton Marklund.
21. Rättvik (new) 7p
Best SBI Rank: 21 – 2024
11,000 inhabitants, the smallest municipality ever on this list. SM gold in baseball, elite series bandy x2 and a world star in Anna Swenn-Larsson.
21. Kristianstad (15) 7p
Best SBI Rank: 15 – 2023
Semi-final for IFK and quarter for KHK in handball. KDFF sixth in the women’s league. Also has equestrian sports, golf and American football at the highest level.
23. Lidköping (21) 4p
Best SBI Rank: 17 – 2021
Villa from little Lidköping dominates bandy in total, double SM gold and large crowd. Eliteserie tennis and Elitettanfootball can be found in Rasmus Dahlin’s hometown.
24. Mora (new) 3p
Best SBI Rank: 9 – 2015
Vasalopstaden! JVM gold and breakthrough for Sara Andersson. Magdalena Olsson WC queen in ski orienteering. KAIS back in SSL floorball.
25. Skövde (new) 2p
Best SBI Rank: 13 – 2013
Playoff handball in town on both the men’s and women’s side. Paraalpinist Aaron Lindström with a fine season. AIK remain in the super league.
25. Linköping (new) 2p
Best SBI Rank: 3 – 2018
Big city with plenty of teams in the major sports, LFC ladies took bronze in the women’s mallsvenskan. LHC’s best SHL season in a long time. Landeryd golf was second at the SM for club teams.
Off the list
Sandviken (22 last year), Helsingborg both 1 jury point.
Kalmar (17), Jönköping (18), The troll hat (22), Gävle, Lund, Trelleborg, Eskilstuna, Varberg, Täby, Södertälje, Mölndal, Kungsbacka – all 0 jury points.