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2030 IIHF World Championship

Tournament details
Host countries	Finland  Latvia
Venues	2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates	17 May – 2 June
Teams	16
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The 2030 IIHF World Championship will be hosted in Helsinki, Finland and Riga, Latvia from 17 May to 2 June 2030. The last time Helsinki hosted the championships was in 2022, while Riga co-hosted in 2023.

Host nation bid

The only bidders were Finland and Latvia.

After the 2026 IIHF World Championship, the IIHF Congress awarded Finland and Latvia the rights to host the competition.

Participants

Qualified as hosts

•  Finland
•  Latvia

Automatic qualifier after a top 14 placement at the 2029 IIHF World Championship

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Qualified through winning a promotion at the 2029 IIHF World Championship Division I

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Venues

Finland	Helsinki Riga	Latvia
Helsinki		Riga
Veikkaus Arena Capacity: 13,349		Arena Riga Capacity: 10,300

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