| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Finland |
| Teams | 12 |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
Champions  |
 Sweden (9th title) |
Runner-up  |
Finland |
Third place  |
 Soviet Union |
| Fourth place |  Czechoslovakia |
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The 1997 IIHF European Championship was the 59th European ice hockey championships arranged by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). The tournament was held in Helsinki and Turku, Finland.
As the World Championships, teams participated at three levels of competition.
Final ranking
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The official IIHF final ranking of the tournament:
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Pool B (Denmark)
| Team | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Denmark
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7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Promoted to Pool A |
 Yugoslavia
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7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 Great Britain
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7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 Netherlands
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7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 Estonia
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7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 Hungary
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7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 Romania
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7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 Lithuania
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7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegation to Pool C |
Pool C (Spain)
| Team | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Spain
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7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Promoted to Pool B |
 Bulgaria
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7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 Israel
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7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 Turkey
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7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
See also
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