Swedish Somalis playing bandy in the town of Borlänge. Photo: Pontus Lindahl/TT Bandy is one of the biggest winter sports in Sweden, but until recently it was barely known outside of Scandinavia and ...

REX/Shutterstock Catherine and Prince William, Duchess and Duke of Cambridge, attend a Bandy hockey match on day one of their Royal visit to Sweden and Norway, Jan. 30, 2018, in Stockholm.

(WCCO) --If you want to play the game, it pays to learn from the best. In Sweden, the sport of Bandy is about as popular as a game can get. "We want Bandy to be seen more here," said Minneapolis ...

So naturally, Duchess Kate, who played field hockey while attending school, had to give the sport a try during her first official visit to Sweden, picking up bandy sticks during a stop in ...

BORLÄNGE, Sweden—Sports fans whose heartstrings were ... in Sweden look to master the fast-paced and ice-cold game of bandy. It is a form of larger-scale ice hockey popular in the Nordic ...

The arena is one of Sweden's most modern sports facilities and is home to bandy team Villa Lidköping BK. The venue typically holds 4,500 spectators for bandy matches and 12,500 for concerts.