FIB 70 YEARS!
1955-2025 – WATCH THE ANNIVERSARY VIDEO HERE!
Pori, Finland
12-18 January 2026
ALL RESULTS ALL TEAM LISTS
SWEDEN WORLD CHAMPION AFTER A GREAT FINAL GAME!
Christoffer Edlund – The Final King!
And that was no question about it. Christoffer Edlund showed at once, when he scored the first goal for Sweden, that this will be another game than in the Preliminary Round. Then when Finland won 4-3. It was rough and tough during the first half. Finland also got a match penalty when Ville Hämäläinen had to leave the ice for the match after a cross checking. One player on the penalty bench is often not so difficult, but during the whole second half, it get’s tough.
Christoffer Edlund was the biggest decisive player on ice with 5 goals. But he has decided to stop his years in the national team, that was what he said after the final game. Then the world of bandy will lose one of the very best, at least in the yellow jersey.
The final got tougher for Finland than the game in Preliminary Round as Sweden scored three goals the first 30 minutes. But it was a real outdoor party in Pori, even if the wrong team won, at least what most of the people in the stands felt.
The organizing Finnish Bandy Federation estimated the number of spectators at the final to be 3,000 people and 17,000 spectators throughout the week.
FIB asked one of the organizers in Pori on how many people there will be
in the stands during the hot final?
“There will be people everywhere!”
And it was!
Photo: Maarit Nummikoski
In the stands, people have a lot of joy, especially during Finlands successful victory against Sweden in the last game in the Preliminary Round. Not least the children that has come to the arena in hundreds. And they are not silent, instead enthusiastic to visit a World Championship event instead of school for a moment.
AWARDED BEST PLAYERS
MOST VALUABLE PLAYER
Samuli Helavuori, Finland
GOAL KEEPER
Jussi Altonen, Finland
DEFENDER
Levi Laitinen, Finland
MIDFIELDER
Martin Karlsson, Sweden
FORWARD AND TOP GOAL SCORER
William Arvidsson, Sweden
Awarded players on place at the Closing Banquet.
Photo: Harriet Kallio
Photo:Harriet Kallio
Photo: Harriet Kallio
After 69 years the World Championship Men returned to the origin. The first World Championship for men was played in Finland. The host city was Helsinki in 1957. Read about it!
Photo: Meri Esama
MEMORIES FROM PORI IN THE CAMERA OF GERT HOLMÉR…
THE HOST WEBSITE
Pori, Finland
Last time the World Champinship Men A was held in Finland was 2001. 25 years have passed in 2026. The host cities at that time were Oulu (Uleåborg) and Tornio. The games in Tornio were played on the Swedish side of the boarder at Gränsvallen in Haparanda. Raksila artificial ice rink was the game arena in Oulu. Seven countries participated in the tournament; Sweden, Russia, Finland, Norway, Kazakhstan, USA and Belarus.
Russia won the Gold at that time after beating Sweden in the final 6-1. Finland won the bronze game after a victory 3-2 against Kazakhstan.
Henrik Nilsson, FIB President
Henrik Nilsson, FIB President:
-The city of Pori and the local bandy community has shown tremendous enthusiasm and we are confident that it will provide an outstanding stage for the world’s best bandy athletes. This decision reflects both the city’s commitment to growing winter sports and Finland’s proud tradition in bandy.
Sweden won against Finland, 5-3 in the final 2025. Norway won the bronze game. 12-1 against USA. Photo: Romus Ramström.