FIB 70 YEARS!
1955-2025 – WATCH THE ANNIVERSARY VIDEO HERE!
Pori, Finland
14-18 January 2026
After 22 years the World Championship for Women will return to the origin. The first World Championship for women was played in Finland in 2004. The venue was the city of Lappeenranta. Read about it!
FIB 2026 World Championship Men A and Women A will be held in the city of Pori (Björneborg) in Finland. Pori is situated 243 kilometers northwest of Helsinki and 140 kilometer north of Turku (Åbo).
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To lower costs to support the participation nations with both men and women teams, the women’s tournament encompasses 5 days as there are less teams than in the men’s tournament.
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Adaptions for Finland have been made for Television Broadcasts
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Early start Saturday-Sunday to give room for eventual delays due to extra time/penalty shootouts.
Last time a Womens World Championship was held in Finland was in 2014 when Laappenranta (Villmanstrand) was the host city. The Russian women won the Championship for the first time in history, defeating Sweden, 3-1 in the final. It was also the first time Sweden did not become World Champion. Finland won silver after a 3-2 bronze game against Norway.
THE HOST WEBSITE
INFORMATION TO MEDIA
The organizer, The Finnish Bandy Federation kindly ask media representatives to apply for accreditation via the link below by December 29, 2025. Jääpallon MM Median Akkreditointilomake / Bandy World Championship Media Accreditation Form – Täytä lomake
The organizer will send detailed information regarding media operations and facilities directly to accredited individuals and publish the guidelines on the website: www.bandywc2026.fi
The Finnish Bandy Federation is also happy to answer any questions or requests in advance.
Contact:
Antti Parviainen
[email protected]
tel. +358-50-599 7490
Antti Parviainen, Chair of the Finnish Bandy Association, is of course excited about the decision to be able to host those two tournaments in January.
Antti Parviainen.
-This is a major victory for Finnish bandy tradition – the World Championships are returning to Finland after 25 years for men and after 11 years for women. A tremendous amount of work has gone into this bid, and we owe a big thank you to the City of Pori and bandy club Narukerä for their early and enthusiastic support. Now that the decision is official, it’s time to roll up our sleeves and get to work. Personally, I hope to see strong backing from the business community and the entire bandy and sports family for this historic event.
Sweden won the WCS Women 2025.