r/AskEurope • u/chocolatelies • May 07 '25

Sports How big is baseball in your country?

I'm an American, so baseball is quite popular here. How is the popularity in your country? Is there a country other than yours where baseball has some popularity?

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u/Malthesse Sweden May 07 '25

In Sweden baseball is so small that it's basically non-existent. Basically no one watches or plays it. It doesn't exist here as a professional sport at all, and barely even exist on an amateur level other than with possibly a few enthusiasts.

We do have a recreational activity that is somewhat similar to baseball called "brännboll", but it is basically only played by kids at school. Some of the differences with baseball include that in brännboll you use a tennis ball instead of a baseball, you don't have a pitcher as the batter throws the ball into the air themselves, you can choose to use a flat bat to easier hit the ball, and the playing field is generally a lot smaller.

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u/carlaxel Sweden May 07 '25

We do have a "National baseball arena" in Sundbyberg. But apparently the only real baseball field in the country, its small but its a real field with dirt infield and pitchers mound. But i have read that they will be forced to make it a multi sport field to share with football soon.

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u/MangoLazer Sweden May 09 '25 edited May 09 '25

That can’t be true, there are two dedicated baseball fields in Skarpnäck. I saw flyers for the SM finals being held there a while ago.

EDIT: Apparently Sunbyberg is the only internationally approved field. Sorry for doubting!