  We discuss the relation between the solutions of the Skyrme model of lower
degrees and the corresponding axially symmetric Hopfions which is given by the
projection onto the coset space SU(2)/U(1). The interaction energy of the
Hopfions is evaluated directly from the product ansatz. Our results show that
if the separation between the constituents is not very small, the product
ansatz can be considered as a relatively good approximation to the general
pattern of the charge one Hopfions interaction both in repulsive and attractive
channel.
