IIHF withdraws 2023 men's World Championship from Russia

The 2022 IIHF Annual Congress has allocated tournaments for the upcoming season including the 2023 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship that will be co-hosted by Tampere, Finland and Riga, Latvia.

The Congress approved a joint bid of Finland and Latvia to host the 2023 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship replacing St. Petersburg after the hosting rights had been withdrawn from Russia.

The next Worlds will take place at the biggest venues of two of the world’s most passionate hockey countries in Tampere and Riga from 12 to 28 May 2023.

The 2026 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship will take place in Zurich and Fribourg, Switzerland.

The IIHF Ice Hockey World Championships of the upcoming years

2023: Tampere (Finland) & Riga (Latvia), 12-28 May 2023
2024: Prague & Ostrava (Czechia), 10-26 May 2024
2025: Stockholm (Sweden) & Herning (Denmark), 9-25 May 2025
2026: Zurich & Fribourg (Switzerland), 15-31 May 2026