2024 IIHF World Championship (WFAC)

The 2024 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championships will be the 50th edition of the Ice Hockey World Championships hosted by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF), the quadrennial international men's ice hockey championship contested by the national teams of the member associations of the IIHF.

The bidding process is due to start in 2018, with the appointment of hosts scheduled for the IIHF Congress in 2019.

Bidding process
There are currently two bids to host this championship.


 * 🇫🇮 Finland
 * Finland has hosted the IIHF World Championship two times, with last time being in 1996. Finland has also previously hosted the IIHF European Championships four times (last being in 2013). The proposed arenas are the in Helsinki with a capacity of 13,349 seats, and the  in Turku with a capacity of 11,820 seats.
 * Finland has hosted the IIHF World Championship two times, with last time being in 1996. Finland has also previously hosted the IIHF European Championships four times (last being in 2013). The proposed arenas are the in Helsinki with a capacity of 13,349 seats, and the  in Turku with a capacity of 11,820 seats.


 * Switzerland
 * Switzerland has hosted the IIHF World Championship four times, with last time being in 1993. Switzerland has also previously hosted the IIHF European Championships five times (last being in 2009) as well the in 1928 and 1948. The proposed arenas are the  in Bern with a capacity of 17,031 seats, and the  in Zurich with a capacity of 11,200 seats.
 * Switzerland has hosted the IIHF World Championship four times, with last time being in 1993. Switzerland has also previously hosted the IIHF European Championships five times (last being in 2009) as well the in 1928 and 1948. The proposed arenas are the  in Bern with a capacity of 17,031 seats, and the  in Zurich with a capacity of 11,200 seats.