The teams were divided into groups
Group A (Stockholm):
Finland, France, Latvia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Austria, Canada.
Group B (Herning):
Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Norway, Switzerland, Hungary, Kazakhstan and USA.
Finland matches in Group A
Austria 1-2 Finland (Friday 9 May)
Finland 4-3 France (OT) (Sunday 11 May)
Finland 1-2 Sweden (Monday 12 May)
Finland 9-1 Slovenia (Thursday 15 May)
Finland 2-1 Latvia (Saturday 17 May)
Canada 1-2 Finland (after penalties) (Monday 19 May,)
Slovakia 1-2 Finland (Tuesday 20 May)
Finland matches in the Playoffs
Quarter-final: USA 5-2 Finland (Thursday 22 May)
Group matches
Friday 9 May
Switzerland 4-5 Czech Republic (OT)
Saturday 10 May
Sunday 11 May
Monday 12 May
Austria 3-2 Slovakia (after penalties)
Tuesday 13 May
Wednesday 14 May
Thursday 15 May
Friday 16 May
Saturday 17 May
Sunday 18 May
Slovenia 2-3 Austria (after penalties)
Monday 19 May
Canada 1-2 Finland (after penalties)
Tuesday 20 May
Germany 1-2 Denmark (after penalties)
Play offs
Thursday 22 May
1. Quarter-final: USA 5-2 Finland
2. Quarter-final: Switzerland 6-0 Austria
3. Quarter-final: Sweden 5-2 Czech Republic
4. Quarter-final: Canada 1-2 Denmark
Saturday 24 May
2. Semi-final: Switzerland 7-0 Denmark
Sunday 25 May
Bronze medal match: Sweden 6-2 Denmark
Final: Switzerland 0-1 USA (OT)
Basic information about the World Championships:
When is the World Championships taking place?
The tournament is taking place from 9 to 25 May 2025.
Where was Group A held?
The teams in Group A, including Finland, played their matches at the Avicii Arena in Stockholm.
Where was Group B played?
Teams from Group B played their matches at the Jyske Bank Boxen in Herning.
Where were the Quarter-finals played?
The Quarter-final matches were played in both cities.
Where were the Semi-finals played?
The Semi-final matches were played at the Avicii Arena in Stockholm.
Where will the medal matches be played?
The Third-place match and the Final were played at the Avicii Arena in Stockholm.
Where to buy tickets?
All information about tickets for the Ice Hockey Championships can be found on the official IIHF website.
Medal winners since 1993:
2025 (Stockholm and Herning)
1. USA, 2. Switzerland, 3. Sweden
2024 (Prague and Ostrava)
1. Czech Republic, 2. Switzerland, 3. Sweden
2023 (Tampere and Riga)
1. Canada, 2. Germany, 3. Latvia
2022 (Tampere and Helsinki)
1. Finland, 2. Canada, 3. Czech Republic
2021 (Riga)
1. Canada, 2. Finland, 3. USA
2020
The tournament was not played due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
2019 (Bratislava and Košice)
1. Finland, 2. Canada, 3. Russia
2018 (Copenhagen and Herning)
1. Sweden, 2. Switzerland, 3. USA
2017 (Cologne and Paris)
1. Sweden, 2. Canada, 3. Russia
2016 (Moscow and St. Petersburg)
1. Canada, 2. Finland, 3. Russia
2015 (Prague and Ostrava)
1. Sweden, 2. Switzerland, 3. USA
2014 (Minsk)
1. Russia, 2. Finland, 3. Sweden
2013 (Stockholm and Helsinki)
1. Sweden, 2. Switzerland, 3. USA
2012 (Helsinki and Stockholm)
1. Russia, 2. Slovakia, 3. Czech Republic
2011 (Bratislava and Košice)
1. Finland, 2. Sweden, 3. Czech Republic
2010 (Cologne, Mannheim and Gelsenkirchen)
1. Czech Republic, 2. Russia, 3. Sweden
2009 (Bern and Kloten)
1. Russia, 2. Canada, 3. Sweden
2008 (Halifax and Quebec)
1. Russia, 2. Canada, 3. Finland
2007 (Moscow and Mytishchi)
1. Canada, 2. Finland, 3. Russia
2006 (Riga)
1. Sweden, 2. Czech Republic, 3. Finland
2005 (Vienna and Innsbruck)
1. Czech Republic, 2. Canada, 3. Russia
2004 (Prague and Ostrava)
1. Canada, 2. Sweden, 3. USA
2003 (Helsinki, Tampere and Turku)
1. Canada, 2. Sweden, 3. Slovakia
2002 (Gothenburg, Karlstad and Jönköping)
1. Slovakia, 2. Russia, 3. Sweden
2001 (Cologne, Hannover and Nuremberg)
1. Czech Republic, 2. Finland, 3. Sweden
2000 (St. Petersburg)
1. Czech Republic, 2. Slovakia, 3. Finland
1999 (Oslo, Hamar and Lillehammer)
1. Czech Republic, 2. Finland, 3. Sweden
1998 (Zurich and Basel)
1. Sweden, 2. Finland, 3. Czech Republic
1997 (Helsinki, Turku and Tampere)
1. Canada, 2. Sweden, 3. Czech Republic
1996 (Vienna)
1. Czech Republic, 2. Canada, 3. USA
1995 (Stockholm and Gävle)
1. Finland, 2. Sweden, 3. Canada
1994 (Bolzano, Canazo and Milan)
1. Canada, 2. Finland, 3. Sweden
1993 (Munich and Dortmund)
1. Russia, 2. Sweden, 3. Czech Republic.
Finnish achievements:
The Finland national team has appeared at the World Championship 70 times, first doing so in 1939. They picked up nine fourth-placed finishes before finally winning a medal - silver - in 1992. Since then, the Lions have won medals a total of 16 times, four of which were gold (1995, 2011, 2019 and 2022). As well as 1992, silver medals were won in 1994, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2007, 2014, 2016 and 2021, and they have won bronze three times (2000, 2006 and 2008).
At the previous World Championships in 2024, Finland finished fourth in Group A before losing 2-1 in overtime to Sweden in the Quarter-finals.
Since the Play-off rounds were introduced for the 1992 tournament, only Canada (16) have appeared in more Final matches than Finland (13).