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== Etymology == The game of floorball is also known by many other names, such as {{lang|et|'''saalihoki'''|i=no}} (in Estonia), {{lang|fi|'''salibandy'''|i=no}} (in Finland), {{lang|sv|'''innebandy'''|i=no}} (in Sweden and Norway), '''unihockey''' (in Switzerland and Ireland), '''unihokej''' (in Poland), '''Unihockey''' (in Germany) and {{lang|lt|'''grindų riedulys'''|i=no}} (in Lithuania). The names {{lang|fi|salibandy}} and {{lang|sv|innebandy}} are derived from ''bandy'' and translate to "hall bandy" and "indoor bandy" respectively. In Sweden, voices have been raised to get rid of the word {{lang|sv|innebandy}} as name of the sport, to avoid confusions with [[bandy]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hn.se/sport/wic/jag-%C3%A4r-inte-j%C3%A4ttef%C3%B6rtjust-i-det-1.2132385|title=Jag är inte jätteförtjust i det|publisher=Hallands nyheter|author=Mattias Nilsson|language=Swedish|date=10 January 2014|access-date=1 November 2022|archive-date=1 November 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221101153530/https://www.hn.se/sport/wic/jag-%C3%A4r-inte-j%C3%A4ttef%C3%B6rtjust-i-det-1.2132385|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/a/nW6qaL/forslaget-bandydistrikt-vill-ta-bort-bandy-ur-innebandyn|title=Förslaget: Ta bort bandy ur innebandy|publisher=Sportbladet|author=Christoffer Million|language=Swedish|date=11 May 2022|access-date=1 November 2022|archive-date=1 November 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221101153529/https://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/a/nW6qaL/forslaget-bandydistrikt-vill-ta-bort-bandy-ur-innebandyn|url-status=live}}</ref> The name ''unihockey'' is shortened from ''universal hockey'' since it is meant to be a special and simplified hockey form.
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