The 1998 EHF European Women's Handball Championship was held in the Netherlands from 11 to 20 December. It was won by Norway after beating Denmark 24–16 in the final match.

Venues

The tournament was held in the following cities:

Qualification

Note: Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.

Squads

Preliminary round

Group A

Group B

Final round

Bracket

Eleventh place game

Ninth place game

Seventh place game

Fifth place game

Semifinals

Third place game

Final

Ranking and statistics

Final ranking

Source: EuroHandball.com. Ann Cathrin Eriksen, Camilla Carstens, Cecilie Leganger, Elisabeth Hilmo, Elise Alsand, Else-Marthe Sørlie, Heidi Tjugum, Janne Tuven, Jeanette Nilsen, Kjersti Grini (captain), Mette Davidsen, Mia Hundvin, Sahra Hausmann, Siv Heim Sæbøe, Tonje Larsen, and Trine Haltvik, Head coach: Marit Breivik. Source: Dagbladet.

All Star Team

Source: EHF