2026 Bandy World Championship

2026 Bandy World Championship

XLIV Bandy World Championship
Tournament details
Host country	Finland
City	Pori (Division A), Uppsala (Division B)
Venue	Pori artificial ice rink  (in 1 host city)
Dates	12–18 January (Division A) – March (Division B)
Teams	6 (Division A) and 5 (Division B)
Official website
https://www.bandywc2026.fi/
←  Lidköping 2025

The 2026 Bandy World Championship will be 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 World Ice Hockey Championship to be held in Finland.

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

Pori artificial ice rink

Qualified nations

Division A

Finland
Hungary
Netherlands
Norway
Sweden
United States

Division A

Preliminary round

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Sweden	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Semifinals
2	Finland (H)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Norway	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	United States	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Hungary	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Netherlands	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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(H) Hosts

12 January 2026

Netherlands	v	Norway

Pori artificial ice rink, Pori

12 January 2026

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Pori artificial ice rink, Pori

12 January 2026

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Narukerä, Pori

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13 January 2026

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Pori

13 January 2026

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January

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Final round

Bracket

	Semifinals					Final

Final ranking

Rank	Team
4
5
6

References

1. "Finland to welcome Bandy World Championships". Inside the Games . 29 June 2025. Retrieved 24 November 2025.