The 1991 Bandy World Championship was contested by eight men's bandy playing nations in Finland from 17 to 24 March 1991. Canada, Hungary and the Netherlands made their championship debuts. The Soviet Union became champions in what would be its last tournament;Video from the final: http://www.yle.fi/player/player.jsp?name=El%E4v%E4+arkisto%2F02845_4# less than a year later, the Soviet Union was dissolved and was briefly replaced in international bandy by the Commonwealth of Independent States, and then permanently by Russia. The final game was played at Oulunkylä Ice Rink in Helsinki.

Group A

Premier tour 17 March Sweden v Finland 10–4 Soviet Union v Norway 12–0 18 March Finland v Norway 11–2 Soviet Union v Sweden 3–4 20 March Sweden v Norway 6–1 Soviet Union v Finland 1–2

Group B

Premier tour 17 March USA v Canada 10–0 Hungary v Netherlands 3–2 18 March Canada v Netherlands 8–0 USA v Hungary 20–0 20 March USA v Netherlands 8–1 Canada v Hungary 7–1

Final Tour

Quarterfinal 21 March Norway v USA 2–1

Semifinals 22 March Soviet Union v Finland 3–2 Sweden v Norway 6–0

Match for 7th place 23 March Hungary v Netherlands 1–4

Match for 5th place 23 March USA v Canada 13–0

Match for 3rd place 24 March Finland v Norway 8–0

Final 24 March Sweden v Soviet Union 3–4

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