See main article: 2025 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships.
| Year: | 2025 |
| Size: | 195px |
| Country: | Sweden |
| Country2: | Denmark |
| Dates: | 9–25 May |
| Num Teams: | 16 |
| Venues: | 2 |
| Prevseason: | 2024 |
| Nextseason: | 2026 |
The 2025 IIHF World Championship will be co-hosted by Stockholm, Sweden, and Herning, Denmark, from 9 to 25 May 2025. This decision regarding Sweden was made at the 2018 semi-annual International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) congress in Malta, and was officially announced on 24 May 2019, at the IIHF's annual congress during the World Championships in Bratislava, Slovakia.[1] At the same time, it was announced that Denmark will co-host the championship.[2]
The seedings in the preliminary round are based on the 2024 IIHF World Ranking, at the end of the 2024 IIHF World Championship, using the serpentine system while allowing the organizers, "to allocate a maximum of two teams to separate groups," while ensuring hosts Sweden and Denmark will be in separate groups.[3]
The slogan of the competition is pulse.[4]
The groups were announced on 30 May 2024,[5] with the schedule being revealed on 19 August 2024.[6]
See main article: 2025 IIHF World Championship Group A.
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See main article: 2025 IIHF World Championship Group B.
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There will be a re-seeding after the quarterfinals.
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