Since 198 1 the world's first national dry land ice hockey league was established in Sweden, Sweden, Finland and Switzerland established the International Dry Land Ice Hockey Federation (IFF) in Husvarna, Sweden on April 1986. IFF is an ordinary member of the Federation of International Sports Federations and the International Olympic Games.

IFF is committed to the operation in three areas: the marketing, development and strategy of dry land ice hockey.

Dry land ice hockey is spreading to other European countries-Asia, Australia and America. Germany, the United States and other countries are also actively carrying out this campaign.

At present, more than 80 countries are carrying out this project, and 58 member countries belong to the Forest Forum.

IFF is working hard for the dry land ice hockey project to enter the Olympic Games.

China is one of the participating countries of the International Forest Forum.