Villa-Lidköping suffered double SM final losses in bandy in Västerås. Edsbyn won the men's final 8–2 after two hat-tricks. "We got the maximum payoff today. That's kind of how it is," says hat-trick hero Albin Bysell Söderkvist.
SportsSeventh in the regular season, Edsbyn has been on a roll in the playoffs. The team knocked out Sirius in the semifinals with three consecutive wins and now awaits Villa Lidköping in a repeat of last year's final.
SportsCrowded in the stands, tight and tough down on the ice. As is usually the case on a Monday derby in Hälsingland. On Swedish bandy's most tradition-laden day, a Russian stood out. Denis Sadakov's early hat trick showed Bollnäs the way to an 8–5 victory away against Edsbyn.
SportsBandy player Simon Jansson and his family were subjected to "gross verbal harassment" during Bollnäs' match against Broberg, Bollnäs writes in a statement. "I do not accept that," Jansson tells Ljusnan.
SportsThe risk of forest fires is very high to extremely high in large parts of Norrland, warns SMHI.
SwedenThe heat record for 2025 in Sweden was beaten on Monday. It was warmest in Mora with 25.4 degrees. These temperatures are much above normal, says SMHI's meteorologist Hilda Westberg.
SwedenVilla Lidköping's supporters didn't have time to mourn for long after the women's final loss, before the feelings were replaced with joy. The club's men's team won the final against Edsbyn with 7–3, and thereby took their second consecutive National Championship gold. It's completely magical, says Villa Lidköping's Petter Björling.
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