Attila Adamfi, FIB General Secretary, together with Antti Parviainen, Chairman of the Organising Committee and President of Finnish
Antti Parviainen and Attila Adamfi
Bandy Federation, recently visited Pori, the host of the 2026 FIB World Championships, group A to oversee the preparations.
Effective meetings were held with the Local Organising Committee (LOC), including Carla Björndahl, FBF Vice President and Jani Raukko, Chairman of the local bandy club, Narukera. The LOC presented detailed plans about the Athlete centred event delivery in the city that is already excited for the World Championships.
Officials inspected the Ice Arena and the adjacent Athletics center providing permanent dressing rooms and other functional rooms and met the representatives of the local media as well.
Hotels located in the city center, restaurant providing meals and the historical Pori Town Hall, the venue for the FIB Congress and Closing Ceremony was also visited by the FIB delegation.
During the visit, FIB delegates presented the FIB 70th anniversary medal to Mr. Lauri Kilkku, Deputy Mayor of Pori to express the gratitude for the city of Pori for their valuable support to make this even unforgettable.
During the short visit, representatives also formally signed the Hosting Agreement outlining all the details of the FIB’s flagship event.
Attila Adamfi, FIB General Secretary stated:
-I am absolutely satisfied with the technical visit, it is great to experience the excellent preparations by these enthusiastic people.
This World Championships will be full of history. The very first men World Championships (1957) was hosted in Helsinki, Finland and the very first women World Championships (2004) was also organised in Finland, in Lappeenranta. Next year, the FIB World Championships returns where its rich history started!
Furthermore for me personally Finland will have always a special place in my heart: in 1991 as a young boy I participated at my very first World Championships in Helsinki and in 2026, 35 years later I return to Finland again for the Bandy World Championships!
Antti Parviainen, Mr. Lauri Kilkku, Deputy Mayor of Pori and Attila Adamfi.