The nation has held the two titles for the past two years after the 2020 edition was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Niklas Edin, who has won European gold seven times, skips Sweden’s men’s team who are also the current world champions.

Sweden will be represented by the women’s Olympic curling champions, skipped by Anna Hasselborg.

Both the men’s and women’s competition will be divided into two divisions, with places at next year’s World Championships on the line.

The seven highest-ranked men’s and women’s teams will qualify directly into their respective World Championship.

Teams placed eighth and ninth in the A-Division as well as the winner and runner-up in the B-Division will be entitled to join the field for the World Qualification Event, which offers nations with one final chance to qualify for the World Championships.

The Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Germany, Italy, Russia, Scotland, Sweden, Switzerland and Turkey will battle it out in A-Division of the women’s competition.

Switzerland, skipped by Silvana Tirinzoni, took bronze at the last European Championships and are expected to challenge for the top prize again after winning the world crown earlier this year.

Scotland’s skip Eve Muirhead will be playing in her 13th European Championships and hope to secure a 10th medal.

The 10 teams that will be playing in the women’s B-Division are Austria, England, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Slovakia, Slovenia and Spain.

The Czechs, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Italy, The Netherlands, Norway, Scotland, Sweden and Switzerland will be competing in the men’s A-Division.

Switzerland and Scotland are set to be in the mix for medals along with Sweden after winning silver and bronze respectively at the 2019 European Championships.

Sixteen teams have been split into two groups in the men’s B-Division.

Group A is comprised of Austria, Bulgaria, England, France, Slovakia, Slovenia, Turkey and Wales.

Belgium, Belarus, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Russia and Spain will fight it out in Group B.

Round-robin matches are due to run from tomorrow until November 25.

Women’s and men’s semi-finals are scheduled to be held on November 25 and 26 respectively with finals set to take place on November 27.

It will be the fourth time Norway has hosted the European Championships, with previous editions taking place in Oslo in 1977, Lillehammer in 1990 and Stavanger in 2013.