2026 Bandy World Championship
International bandy tournament in Finland
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The 2026 Bandy World Championship is being held in Finland from 12 to 18 January 2026.[1] 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.
Serwent Indoor Arena (Division B)
17 – 21 March (Division B)
| XLIV Bandy World Championship | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | |
| Cities | Pori (Division A), Uppsala (Division B) |
| Venue(s) | Pori artificial ice rink (Division A) Serwent Indoor Arena (Division B) |
| Dates | 12 – 18 January (Division A) 17 – 21 March (Division B) |
| Teams | 6 (Division A) and 5 (Division B) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | |
| Runners-up | |
| Third place | |
| Fourth place | |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 12 |
| Goals scored | 210 (17.5 per game) |
| Attendance | 5,398 (450 per game) |
| Scoring leader(s) | Division A points) |
| Official website | |
| https://www.bandywc2026.fi/ | |
The Federation of International Bandy awarded the games to Finland in June 2025.[2] 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.
| Finland | Sweden |
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| Pori | Uppsala |
| Venue Pori artificial ice rink |
Venue Serwent Arena |
Qualified nations
Division A |
Division B
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Division A
Preliminary round
All times are local (UTC+2).
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 4 | +56 | 10 | Semifinals | |
| 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 94 | 7 | +87 | 8 | ||
| 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 48 | 22 | +26 | 6 | ||
| 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 49 | −26 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 75 | −61 | 2 | Fifth place match | |
| 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 85 | −82 | 0 |
| Netherlands | 0–21 | |
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| Sweden | 34–0 | |
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| Finland | 14–1 | |
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| Sweden | 28–0 | |
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| Norway | 13–3 | |
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| Netherlands | 0–16 | |
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| Norway | 1–12 | |
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| United States | 10–0 | |
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| United States | 2–17 | |
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| Hungary | 3–9 | |
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| Netherlands | 5–7 | |
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Final round
Bracket
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| 18 January | ||||||
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| 8 | ||||||
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Placement Game 5-6
| Netherlands | 3–1 | |
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| Sweden | 8–2 | |
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| Finland | 10–1 | |
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Bronze Game
| United States | 3–8 | |
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Final
Final ranking
| Rank | Team |
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| 4 | |
| 5 | |
| 6 |
Top Scorer
Scoring Leaders (Source: profixio[3]):
- 24 Goals:
Christoffer Edlund - 23 Goals:
William Arvidsson - 16 Goals:
Pontus Vilén - 14 Goals:
Felix Callander - 11 Goals:
Niklas Holopainen - 11 Goals:
Fredrik Nordby - 11 Goals:
Martin Landström - 11 Goals:
Joel Broberg - 10 Goals:
Marius Andersen - 10 Goals:
Emil Fedorov - 9 Goals:
Tuukka Ässämäki - 8 Goals:
Jaakko Hyvönen - 7 Goals:
Isac Jerner - 6 Goals:
Vladimir In-Fa-Lin - 6 Goals:
Teemu Määttä - 5 Goals:
Kalle Lempinen - 5 Goals:
William Reuser - 5 Goals:
Tero Liimatainen - 5 Goals:
Alexander Härndahl - 5 Goals:
Albin Airisniemi - 4 Goals:
Martin Karlsson - 4 Goals:
Mikkel Hansen - 4 Goals:
John Snodgrass - 4 Goals:
Alexander Turtinen - 4 Goals:
Ville Hämäläinen - 4 Goals:
Felix Ljungberg - 4 Goals:
Vincent Hole-Ruigrok - 4 Goals:
Topi Saukkonen - 3 Goals:
Riku Hämäläinen - 3 Goals:
Kyle Osterberg - 3 Goals:
Fritiof Hagberg - 3 Goals:
Nolan Haney - 3 Goals:
Michael Fabie - 2 Goals:
Tatux Ässämäki - 2 Goals:
Anton Dahlberg - 2 Goals:
Sondre Høydahl - 2 Goals:
Michael Hosfield - 2 Goals:
Nicholas Cerrato - 2 Goals:
Mathias Farnes - 2 Goals:
Samuli Helavuori - 2 Goals:
Sune Gustafsson - 2 Goals:
Sander Heinsbroek - 2 Goals:
Tobias Mofjell - 1 Goal:
Lucas Philippenko - 1 Goal:
Stian Stærkeby - 1 Goal:
Linus Schellin - 1 Goal:
Darian Romanko - 1 Goal:
Porter Haney - 1 Goal:
Dennis Pacsai - 1 Goal:
Jesper Tho - 1 Goal:
Andre Bergloenn - 1 Goal:
Viktor Spångberg - 1 Goal:
Remo Speijers - 1 Goal:
Elias Gillgren - 1 Goal:
Tyler Myrmo - 1 Goal:
Peter Jankovics - 1 Goal:
Cullen Munson - 1 Goal:
Alexander Turtinen
Division B
Preliminary round
All times are local (UTC+1).
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 11 | +6 | 8 | Final | |
| 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 9 | +8 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 12 | −2 | 2 | Third place game | |
| 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 15 | −7 | 2 | ||
| 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 15 | −5 | 2 |
The order of places among teams with the same number of points was determined by the goal difference in head-to-head matches (Czechia 5-4, Ukraine 6-6 and Switzerland 5-6)[4].
| Switzerland | 4-3 (2-1) | |
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| Czech Republic | 2-4 (0-3) | |
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| Great Britain | 4-3 (2-1) | |
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| Czech Republic | 3-4 (2-3) | |
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| Switzerland | 1-3 (0-2) | |
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| Germany | 3-5 (1-3) | |
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| Ukraine | 3-2 (1-1) | |
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| Germany | 5-2 (0-2) | |
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| Great Britain | 4-2 (2-0) | |
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Third place game
| Czech Republic | 4-3 (2-0) | |
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Final
| Great Britain | 12-2 (6-1) | |
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Final ranking
| Rank | Team |
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| 4 | |
| 5 |
Top Scorer
- 8 Goals:
Thomas Kay - 5 Goals:
Johan Koch - 5 Goals:
Philip Billington - 4 Goals:
Rene Skala - 4 Goals:
Simon Främgårdh - 4 Goals:
Martin Deacon - 4 Goals:
Steven Russel - 4 Goals:
Matviy Khotyaintsev - 3 Goals:
Jacob Signeul - 3 Goals:
William Sandstedt - 2 Goals:
Jiri Doskocil - 2 Goals:
Pavel Banin - 2 Goals:
Jack Smith - 2 Goals:
Jonas Corcoran - 2 Goals:
Ulf Carter - 2 Goals:
Espen More-Mellem - 2 Goals:
Patrik Meyer - 2 Goals:
Gian Luca Beeler - 2 Goals:
Nicolai Aulie - 2 Goals:
Sergii Mozgovoi - 2 Goals:
Oleksandr Badamshyn - 1 Goal:
Jakub Marik - 1 Goal:
Jakub Sorse - 1 Goal:
Miraslav Brokl - 1 Goal:
Peter Benes - 1 Goal:
Jan Petr - 1 Goal:
Tomas Benak - 1 Goal:
Elias Hjortenhed - 1 Goal:
Jaromir Freiberger - 1 Goal:
Frans Asp Von Schoultz - 1 Goal:
Maximilian Fichter - 1 Goal:
Justus Held - 1 Goal:
Stuart Jackson - 1 Goal:
Alex Ward - 1 Goal:
Arvid Vogstad - 1 Goal:
Arsenii Shevchuk - 1 Goal:
Oleksandr Nechyporuk - 1 Self Goal:
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Broadcasting rights
| Country/region | Broadcaster |
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| Yle, Satakunnan Kansa | |
| Start | |
| Aftonbladet | |
| Worldwide | FIB TV |
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