The World Championship tournament for women will be arranged in Sweden and the venue is Sparbanken Lidköping Arena in Lidköping between 24-30 March 2025. The tournament will be held at the same dates and place as the World Championship for Women.

PARTICIPATING TEAMS

FINLAND
GERMANY
NETHERLANDS
NORWAY
SWEDEN
SWITZERLAND
UKRAINE
USA

-Now, in close cooperation with the Federation of International Bandy, the Swedish Bandy Association and Lidköping Municipality, we have finally been able to work out an agreement that is beneficial for all parties. Together, we look forward to creating a memorable Bandy World Championship in 2025. We warmly welcome you to Sparbanken Lidköping Arena on 24–30 March 2025, says Per Alexanderson, Chairman of Villa Lidköping BK.

Sweden World Champion 2023. Photo: Romus Ramström

THE HOST CITY LIDKÖPING

The city of Lidköping is south of the southeastern part of Lake Vänern called Kinneviken. The city is divided into two parts by the river Lidan. The east side is called the old city and the west side the new city. In the new town square stands the statue of Magnus Gabriel De la Gardie. Lidköping received its
first known city privileges on June 17, 1446, by Sweden’s then king, Kristofer of Bavaria, and thus became the first city on Lake Vänern. Lidköping has a wide flora of industry and business.

40 494 people live in Lidköping municipality, and the arena “Sparbanken Lidköping Arena” was inaugurated on 25 December, 2009. Audience capacity is
1 250 seats and 3 000 stands.

Lidköping is hometown for the Swedish champions, both men and women, Villa Lidköping BK. Lidköpings AIK plays in the second series Bandyallsvenskan.