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
Automatic qualifier after a top 14 placement at the 2029 IIHF World Championship TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD
Qualified through winning a promotion at the 2029 IIHF World Championship Division I TBD
Venues Finland Latvia Helsinki RigaVeikkaus ArenaCapacity: 13,349Arena RigaCapacity: 10,300
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