2026 Bandy World Championship

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2026 Bandy World Championship
XLIV Bandy World Championship
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of Finland.svg  Finland
City Pori (Division A),
Uppsala (Division B)
Venue(s) Pori artificial ice rink (Division A)
Serwent Indoor Arena (Division B)
Dates12–18 January (Division A)
– March (Division B)
Teams6 (Division A) and 5 (Division B)
Final positions
Champions Gold medal blank.svgFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (15th title)
Runners-up Silver medal blank.svgFlag of Finland.svg  Finland
Third place Bronze medal blank.svgFlag of Norway.svg  Norway
Fourth placeFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Tournament statistics
Games played12
Goals scored210 (17.5 per game)
Attendance5,398 (450 per game)
Scoring leader(s)Division A
Flag of Sweden.svg Christoffer Edlund (19 goals)
Official website
https://www.bandywc2026.fi/

The 2026 Bandy World Championship is being held in Finland from 12 to 18 January 2026. The tournament is the 42nd Bandy World Championship. The last time the championship was held in Finland was in 2001. The tournament is the seventh Bandy World Championship to be held in Finland.

Contents

The Federation of International Bandy awarded the games to Finland in June 2025. [1] The visual identity of the games was released in August 2025.

Venues

All matches were played at Pori artificial ice rink in Pori, Satakunta and Serwent Arena, Uppsala, Sweden.

FinlandSweden
Pori Uppsala
Venue
Pori artificial ice rink
Venue
Serwent Arena
Porin tekojaarata.jpg

Qualified nations

Division A

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+2).

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Finland.svg  Finland (H)5500604+5610 Semifinals
2Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 5401947+878
3Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 53024822+266
4Flag of the United States.svg  United States 52032349264
5Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 51041475612 Fifth place match
6Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 5005385820
Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg0–21Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Report
Pori artificial ice rink, Pori
Referee: Flag of Sweden.svg Mats-Olof Gustafsson
Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg34–0Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Report
Pori artificial ice rink, Pori
Referee: Flag of Finland.svg Adam Jokinen
Finland  Flag of Finland.svg14–1Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Report
Pori artificial ice rink, Pori
Attendance: 756
Referee: Flag of Norway.svg Fredrik Bjørseth Vigsnæs

Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg28–0Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Report
Pori artificial ice rink, Pori
Attendance: 63
Referee: Flag of Norway.svg Fredrik Bjørseth Vigsnæs
Finland  Flag of Finland.svg19–0Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Report
Pori artificial ice rink, Pori
Attendance: 1,253
Referee: Flag of Finland.svg Antti Malaska
Norway  Flag of Norway.svg13–3Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Report
Pori artificial ice rink, Pori
Attendance: 78
Referee: Flag of Finland.svg Adam Jokinen

Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg0–16Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Report
Pori artificial ice rink, Pori
Attendance: 887
Referee: Flag of Norway.svg Fredrik Bjørseth Vigsnæs
Norway  Flag of Norway.svg1–12Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Report
Pori artificial ice rink, Pori
Attendance: 152
Referee: Flag of Finland.svg Antti Malaska
United States  Flag of the United States.svg10–0Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Report
Pori artificial ice rink, Pori
Attendance: 124
Referee: Flag of Sweden.svg Mats-Olof Gustafsson

United States  Flag of the United States.svg2–17Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Report
Pori artificial ice rink, Pori
Attendance: 155
Referee: Flag of Sweden.svg Mats-Olof Gustafsson
Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg3–9Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Report
Pori artificial ice rink, Pori
Attendance: 118
Referee: Flag of Finland.svg Antti Malaska
Norway  Flag of Norway.svg0–7Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Report
Pori artificial ice rink, Pori
Attendance: 1,813
Referee: Flag of Finland.svg Adam Jokinen

Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg5–7Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Report
Pori artificial ice rink, Pori
Referee: Flag of Norway.svg Fredrik Bjørseth Vigsnæs
Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg0–13Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Report
Pori artificial ice rink, Pori
Attendance: 532
Referee: Flag of Finland.svg Adam Jokinen
Finland  Flag of Finland.svg4–3Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Report
Pori artificial ice rink, Pori
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Flag of Sweden.svg Mats-Olof Gustafsson

Final round

Bracket

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
17 January
 
 
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 10
 
18 January
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1
 
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 1
 
17 January
 
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 9
 
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 8
 
 
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 2
 
Third place
 
 
18 January
 
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 3
 
 
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 8

Placement Game 5-6

Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg3–1Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Report
Attendance: 102
Referee: Flag of Finland.svg Antti Malaska

Semifinals

Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg8–2Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Report
Attendance: 414
Referee: Flag of Finland.svg Adam Jokinen
Finland  Flag of Finland.svg10–1Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Report
Attendance: 2,712
Referee: Flag of Norway.svg Fredrik Bjørseth Vigsnæs

Bronze Game

United States  Flag of the United States.svg3–8Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Report
Attendance: 372
Referee: Flag of Norway.svg Fredrik Bjørseth Vigsnæs

Final

Finland  Flag of Finland.svg1 – 9Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Report
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Flag of Sweden.svg Mats-Olof Gustafsson

Final ranking

RankTeam
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Finland.svg  Finland
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Norway.svg  Norway
4Flag of the United States.svg  United States
5Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
6Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary

Top Scorer

Scoring Leaders (Source: profixio [2] ):


Division B

Preliminary round

Final round

Bracket

Top Scorer


Broadcasting rights

Country/regionBroadcaster
Flag of Finland.svg Finland YLE, Satakunnan Kansa
Flag of Russia.svg Russia Start
Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden Aftonbladet
WorldwideFIB TV

References

  1. "Finland to welcome Bandy World Championships". Inside the Games . 29 June 2025. Retrieved 24 November 2025.
  2. "2026 Bandy World Championship Scoring Leaders". profixio.com. profixio. 13 January 2026. Retrieved 16 January 2026.