"Den glider in" is a song written by Peter Karlsson, acting as fight song for the Sweden men's national ice hockey team during the 1995 IIHF World Ice Hockey Championship in Sweden.[1] It became highly popular in Finland when their team won Sweden in the tournament final.[2] The words Den glider in originate from a famous call by Swedish radio reporter Lennart Hyland.During the Sweden vs Canada match in the 1962 IIHF World Ice Hockey Championship, Nils Nilsson scored the final goal into an empty net, sealing the Swedes' 5-3 victory.[4] Sweden reached the final during the 1995 IIHF World Ice Hockey Championship, losing to Finland.
The 1962
Lennart Hyland
(right) report was referenced to in the song, which is also named after the report.
