Fredrik Karlström

Fredrik Karlström grew up in Trångsund, with Trångsunds IF as his first clubArticle in AftonbladetRead the sourceArticle in Linköping HCRead the sourceClose. His connection with Jesper Bratt also began thereArticle in AftonbladetRead the sourceClose: they attended Trubaduren preschool together, long before junior hockey.

When his team in Trångsund folded, Karlström spent a season in TäbyTäbyTäby is a suburban municipality about 20 km (12 miles) north of Stockholm.Close before joining AIK’s under-18 team in 2014/15Article in AIK J20Read the sourceClose. In AIK’s JulyArticle in AIK J20Read the sourceClose 2016 interview, he said he had supported the club all his life and appreciated being able to keep living at home with his family. At the time, he was studying economics at AIK’s hockeygymnasiumA Swedish hockeygymnasium combines upper-secondary (high school) studies with scheduled ice hockey training.Article in AIK J20Read the sourceClose in Solna, combining upper secondary education with hockey, and had 1 year remaining.

Describing his game in that junior interview, Karlström highlighted his hockey sense, skating and speedArticle in AIK J20Read the sourceClose. In a May 2025 interview with Linköping HCArticle in Linköping HCRead the sourceClose, he discussed other experiences: in North America, he had played more at centre and gained experience of physical play on smaller rinks.

In MayArticle in HjärtebarnsfondenRead the sourceClose 2021, Hjärtebarnsfonden introduced Karlström as an ambassador, and he said he wanted to help the foundation expand its work. He was also planning a fundraising golf tournament with his cousin Marcus KarlströmArticle in HjärtebarnsfondenRead the sourceClose.

The same interview also touched on his spare time: Karlström said he watched footballArticle in HjärtebarnsfondenRead the sourceClose. He added that he loved food, clarifying that he enjoyed eating it rather than cookingArticle in HjärtebarnsfondenRead the sourceClose.