2026 Bandy World Championship

2026 Bandy World Championship
XLIV Bandy World Championship
Tournament details
Host country Finland
CitiesPori (Division A),
Uppsala (Division B)
Venue(s)Pori artificial ice rink (Division A)
Serwent Indoor Arena (Division B)
Dates12 – 18 January (Division A)
17 – 22 March (Division B)
Teams6 (Division A) and 5 (Division B)
Final positions
Champions  Sweden (15th title)
Runners-up  Finland
Third place  Norway
Fourth place United States
Tournament statistics
Games played12
Goals scored210 (17.5 per game)
Attendance5,398 (450 per game)
Scoring leader(s)Division A
Sweden Christoffer Edlund (Division A 19 (24)
 points)
Official website
https://www.bandywc2026.fi/

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.

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
Pori Uppsala
Venue
Pori artificial ice rink 		Venue
Serwent Arena

Qualified nations

Division A

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+2).

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Finland (H) 5 5 0 0 60 4 +56 10 Semifinals
2  Sweden 5 4 0 1 94 7 +87 8
3  Norway 5 3 0 2 48 22 +26 6
4  United States 5 2 0 3 23 49 −26 4
5  Netherlands 5 1 0 4 14 75 −61 2 Fifth place match
6  Hungary 5 0 0 5 3 85 −82 0
Source: 2026 WCS MEN A – GAME SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
(H) Hosts
Netherlands 0–21 Norway
Report
  • Marius Andersen Goal 1', 42', 55', 76'
  • Felix Callander Goal 3', 14', 29', 51', 70', 73'
  • Fredrik Nordby Goal 9', 11', 12', 46', 58'
  • Isac Jerner Goal 33'
  • Fritiof Hagberg Goal 38'
  • Jesper Tho Goal 40'
  • Felix Ljungberg Goal 72'
  • Tobias Mofjell Goal 82'
  • Sondre Høydahl Goal 89'
Referee: Sweden Mats-Olof Gustafsson
Sweden 34–0 Hungary
  • William Arvidsson Goal 1', 6', 23', 39', 42', 61', 63', 76', 86'
  • Christoffer Edlund Goal 4', 5', 32', 40', 46', 65', 77'
  • Martin Landström Goal 11', 53', 54'
  • Pontus Vilén Goal 14', 15', 60', 69', 72', 84'
  • Joel Broberg Goal 16', 78'
  • Vladimir In-Fa-Lin Goal 20', 28'
  • Sune Gustafsson Goal 25'
  • Martin Karlsson Goal 36', 82'
  • Alexander Härndahl Goal 52'
  • Albin Airisniemi Goal 71'
 Report
Referee: Finland Adam Jokinen
Finland 14–1 United States
  • Emil Fedorov Goal 2'
  • Ville Hämäläinen Goal 8', 89'
  • Jaakko Hyvönen Goal 10', 52'
  • Tero Liimatainen Goal 22'
  • Tuukka Ässämäki Goal 30', 44', 65'
  • Tatux Ässämäki Goal 39'
  • Niklas Holopainen Goal 47'
  • Teemu Määttä Goal 48'
  • Samuli Helavuori Goal 74'
  • Kalle Lempinen Goal 78'
 Report
  • Alexander Turtinen Goal 36'
Attendance: 756
Referee: Norway Fredrik Bjørseth Vigsnæs
Sweden 28–0 Netherlands
  • William Arvidsson Goal 2', 10', 36', 66'
  • Christoffer Edlund Goal 9', 33', 41', 46', 54', 62', 65', 87'
  • Albin Airisniemi Goal 15'
  • Joel Broberg Goal 17', 35', 49'
  • Pontus Vilén Goal 18', 21', 46', 63', 79'
  • Martin Karlsson Goal 24', 59'
  • Martin Landström Goal 30', 31', 82'
  • Vladimir In-Fa-Lin Goal 32', 54'
 Report
Attendance: 63
Referee: Norway Fredrik Bjørseth Vigsnæs
Finland 19–0 Hungary
  • Tuukka Ässämäki Goal 3', 82', 83'
  • Teemu Määttä Goal 14', 90'
  • Niklas Holopainen Goal 25', 34' (p), 79'
  • Emil Fedorov Goal 28', 57', 86' (p)
  • Riku Hämäläinen Goal 31', 46'
  • Tero Liimatainen Goal 35', 77'
  • Jaakko Hyvönen Goal 60', 73'
  • Kalle Lempinen Goal 63'
  • Tatu Ässämäki Goal 69'
  • Tero Liimatainen Goal 77'
 Report
Attendance: 1,253
Referee: Finland Antti Malaska
Norway 13–3 United States
  • Isac Jerner Goal 12', 53'
  • Marius Andersen Goal 30', 39'
  • Fredrik Nordby Goal 32', 50'
  • Felix Callander Goal 35', 43', 75'
  • Fritiof Hagberg Goal 45+2'
  • Felix Ljungberg Goal 57'
  • Stian Stærkeby Goal 65'
  • Mathias Farnes Goal 89'
 Report
  • Michael Fabie Goal 13'
  • Kyle Osterberg Goal 23'
  • John Snodgrass Goal 90'
Attendance: 78
Referee: Finland Adam Jokinen
Netherlands 0–16 Finland
Report
  • Emil Fedorov Goal 5', 26'
  • Tuukka Ässämäki Goal 6', 49'
  • Riku Hämäläinen Goal 15'
  • Topi Saukkonen Goal 17'
  • Jaakko Hyvönen Goal 19', 55'
  • Ville Hämäläinen Goal 24', 75'
  • Niklas Holopainen Goal 53', 63', 85'
  • Kalle Lempinen Goal 60' (p), 71'
  • Teemu Määttä Goal 74'
Attendance: 887
Referee: Norway Fredrik Bjørseth Vigsnæs
Norway 1–12 Sweden
  • Felix Callander Goal 82'
 Report
  • Martin Landström Goal 1'
  • William Arvidsson Goal 3'
  • Pontus Vilén Goal 12'
  • Vladimir In-Fa-LinGoal 34', 76'
  • Christoffer Edlund Goal 36', 85'
  • Alexander Härndahl Goal 44'
  • Viktor Spångberg Goal 60'
  • Joel Broberg Goal 63', 89'
  • Goal 69' (o.g.)
Attendance: 152
Referee: Antti Malaska
United States 10–0 Hungary
  • Lucas Philippenko Goal 19'
  • Alexander Turtinen Goal 27'
  • John Snodgrass Goal 42', 86'
  • Michael Hosfield Goal 45', 89'
  • Nolan Haney Goal 57'
  • Porter Haney Goal 63'
  • Kyle Osterberg Goal 79'
  • Nicholas Cerrato Goal 88'
 Report
Attendance: 124
Referee: Sweden Mats-Olof Gustafsson
United States 2–17 Sweden
  • Nicholas Cerrato Goal 33'
  • Nolan Haney Goal 63'
 Report
  • Pontus Vilén Goal 3'
  • William Arvidsson Goal 4', 14', 24', 46', 55'
  • Alexander Härndahl Goal 6', 90+2'
  • Anton Dahlberg Goal 10', 28'
  • Joel Broberg Goal 16', 40'
  • Martin Landström Goal 39', 44', 78'
  • Albin Airisniemi Goal 53', 62'
Attendance: 155
Referee: Sweden Mats-Olof Gustafsson
Hungary 3–9 Netherlands
  • Dennis Pacsai Goal 23'
  • Linus Schellin Goal 29'
  • Andre Bergloenn Goal 80'
 Report
  • Goal 2' (o.g.)
  • Sander Heinsbroek Goal 16'
  • William Reuser Goal 22', 45+1', 88'
  • Mikkel Hansen Goal 45', 71'
  • Vincent Hole-Ruigrok Goal 58', 76'
Attendance: 118
Referee: Finland Antti Malaska
Norway 0–7 Finland
Report
  • Teemu Määttä Goal 20'
  • Topi Saukkonen Goal 24', 34'
  • Kalle Lempinen Goal 25'
  • Emil Fedorov Goal 39'
  • Tuukka Ässämäki Goal 41'
  • Tero Liimatainen Goal 75'
Attendance: 1,813
Referee: Finland Adam Jokinen
Netherlands 5–7 United States
  • Mikkel Hansen Goal 2', 60'
  • William Reuser Goal 13', 27'
  • Vincent Hole-Ruigrok Goal 66'
 Report
  • Kyle Osterberg Goal 3'
  • John Snodgrass Goal 20'
  • Goal 23' (o.g.)
  • Darian Romanko Goal 26'
  • Alexander Turtinen Goal 64', 84'
  • Michael Fabie Goal 90+4'
Referee: Norway Fredrik Bjørseth Vigsnæs
Hungary 0–13 Norway
Report
  • Marius Andersen Goal 12', 25', 57', 70'
  • Mathias Farnes Goal 15'
  • Fredrik Nordby Goal 24', 27'
  • Fritiof Hagberg Goal 48'
  • Sondre Høydahl Goal 54'
  • Isac Jerner Goal 79'
  • Felix Callander Goal 80', 82', 88'
Attendance: 532
Referee: Finland Adam Jokinen
Finland 4–3 Sweden
  • Niklas Holopainen Goal 12', 40'
  • Goal 60' (o.g.)
  • Emil Fedorov Goal 86'
 Report
  • William Arvidsson Goal 2', 48'
  • Joel Broberg Goal 4'
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Sweden Mats-Olof Gustafsson

Final round

Bracket

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
17 January
 
 
 Finland10
 
18 January
 
 United States1
 
 Finland1
 
17 January
 
 Sweden9
 
 Sweden8
 
 
 Norway2
 
Third place
 
 
18 January
 
 
 United States3
 
 
 Norway8

Placement Game 5-6

Netherlands 3–1 Hungary
  • Remo Speijers Goal 11'
  • Sander Heinsbroek Goal 42'
  • Vincent Hole-Ruigrok Goal 86'
 Report
  • Peter Jankovics Goal 87'
Attendance: 102
Referee: Antti Malaska

Semifinals

Sweden 8–2 Norway
  • Christoffer Edlund Goal 4', 65'
  • Martin Landström Goal 14'
  • Joel Broberg Goal 19'
  • William Arvidsson Goal 25', 41'
  • Pontus Vilén Goal 31'
  • Sune Gustafsson Goal 84'
 Report
  • Felix Ljungberg Goal 15'
  • Isac Jerner Goal 39'
Attendance: 414
Referee: Adam Jokinen
Finland 10–1 United States
  • Teemu Määttä Goal 5'
  • Jaakko Hyvönen Goal 12', 70'
  • Samuli Helavuori Goal 15'
  • Tero Liimatainen Goal 17'
  • Niklas Holopainen Goal 44'
  • Topi Saukkonen Goal 55'
  • Emil Fedorov Goal 56', 90'
  • Elias Gillgren Goal 77'
 Report
  • Cullen Munson Goal 34'
Attendance: 2,712
Referee: Fredrik Bjørseth Vigsnæs

Bronze Game

United States 3–8 Norway
  • Alexander Turtinen Goal 33'
  • Nolan Haney Goal 73'
  • Michael Fabie Goal 83'
 Report
  • Isac Jerner Goal 30', 44'
  • Fredrik Nordby Goal 36', 90+2'
  • Felix Callander Goal 41'
  • Felix Ljungberg Goal 49' (p)
  • Tobias Mofjell Goal 66'
  • Tyler Myrmo Goal 90+3'
Attendance: 372
Referee: Fredrik Bjørseth Vigsnæs

Final

Finland 1 – 9 Sweden
  • Niklas Holopainen Goal 60' (p)
 Report
  • Christoffer Edlund Goal 2', 16' (p), 50', 84', 86'
  • Pontus Vilén Goal 31', 56'
  • Alexander Härndahl Goal 52'
  • Albin Airisniemi Goal 58'
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Sweden Mats-Olof Gustafsson

Final ranking

Rank Team
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Sweden
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Finland
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Norway
4  United States
5  Netherlands
6  Hungary

Top Scorer

Scoring Leaders (Source: profixio[3]):

  • 24 Goals: Sweden Christoffer Edlund
  • 23 Goals: Sweden William Arvidsson
  • 16 Goals: Sweden Pontus Vilén
  • 14 Goals: Norway Felix Callander
  • 11 Goals: Finland Niklas Holopainen
  • 11 Goals: Norway Fredrik Nordby
  • 11 Goals: Sweden Martin Landström
  • 11 Goals: Sweden Joel Broberg
  • 10 Goals: Norway Marius Andersen
  • 10 Goals: Finland Emil Fedorov
  • 9 Goals: Finland Tuukka Ässämäki
  • 8 Goals: Finland Jaakko Hyvönen
  • 7 Goals: Norway Isac Jerner
  • 6 Goals: Sweden Vladimir In-Fa-Lin
  • 6 Goals: Finland Teemu Määttä
  • 5 Goals: Finland Kalle Lempinen
  • 5 Goals: Netherlands William Reuser
  • 5 Goals: Finland Tero Liimatainen
  • 5 Goals: Sweden Alexander Härndahl
  • 5 Goals: Sweden Albin Airisniemi
  • 4 Goals: Sweden Martin Karlsson
  • 4 Goals: Netherlands Mikkel Hansen
  • 4 Goals: United States John Snodgrass
  • 4 Goals: United States Alexander Turtinen
  • 4 Goals: Finland Ville Hämäläinen
  • 4 Goals: Norway Felix Ljungberg
  • 4 Goals: Netherlands Vincent Hole-Ruigrok
  • 4 Goals: Finland Topi Saukkonen
  • 3 Goals: Finland Riku Hämäläinen
  • 3 Goals: United States Kyle Osterberg
  • 3 Goals: Norway Fritiof Hagberg
  • 3 Goals: United States Nolan Haney
  • 3 Goals: United States Michael Fabie
  • 2 Goals: Finland Tatux Ässämäki
  • 2 Goals: Sweden Anton Dahlberg
  • 2 Goals: Norway Sondre Høydahl
  • 2 Goals: United States Michael Hosfield
  • 2 Goals: United States Nicholas Cerrato
  • 2 Goals: Norway Mathias Farnes
  • 2 Goals: Finland Samuli Helavuori
  • 2 Goals: Sweden Sune Gustafsson
  • 2 Goals: Netherlands Sander Heinsbroek
  • 2 Goals: Norway Tobias Mofjell
  • 1 Goal: United States Lucas Philippenko
  • 1 Goal: Norway Stian Stærkeby
  • 1 Goal: Hungary Linus Schellin
  • 1 Goal: United States Darian Romanko
  • 1 Goal: United States Porter Haney
  • 1 Goal: Hungary Dennis Pacsai
  • 1 Goal: Norway Jesper Tho
  • 1 Goal: Hungary Andre Bergloenn
  • 1 Goal: Sweden Viktor Spångberg
  • 1 Goal: Netherlands Remo Speijers
  • 1 Goal: Finland Elias Gillgren
  • 1 Goal: Norway Tyler Myrmo
  • 1 Goal: Hungary Peter Jankovics
  • 1 Goal: United States Cullen Munson
  • 1 Goal: United States Alexander Turtinen

Division B

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+1).

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Czech Republic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Semifinals
2  Germany 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Great Britain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4   Switzerland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5  Ukraine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Final round

Bracket

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
March
 
 
TBD
 
March
 
TBD
 
TBD
 
March
 
TBD
 
TBD
 
 
TBD
 

Top Scorer

Broadcasting rights

Country/region Broadcaster
 Finland Yle, Satakunnan Kansa
 Russia Start
 Sweden Aftonbladet
Worldwide FIB TV

Souruce: [4]

References

  1. ^ "WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS FOR MEN A AND WOMEN TO PORI, FINLAND 2026!". FIB. worldbandy.com. 26 June 2025. Retrieved 19 January 2026.
  2. ^ "Finland to welcome Bandy World Championships". Inside the Games. 29 June 2025. Retrieved 24 November 2025.
  3. ^ "2026 Bandy World Championship Scoring Leaders". profixio.com. profixio. 13 January 2026. Retrieved 19 January 2026.
  4. ^ "HERE YOU CAN VIEW THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS!". FIB. worldbandy.com. 12 January 2026. Retrieved 19 January 2026.
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