The World Ringette Championships will be held in Lahti from 3 to 9 November 2025, with the beginning of week of matches taking place at RTK Arena, Kerava Energiahall and Pirkkola Ice Hall in Helsinki. A total of 18 matches will be played during the World Championships week, which includes exhibition matches, matches between the President’s Pool, Sam Jacks and Juuso Wahlsten Pools. An international U18 development camp will also be organised in Pajulahti from 1 to 8 November 2025.
As in previous home competitions in Finland, five countries and seven teams will participate in the Lahti World Championships, competing in three different series; Sam Jacks, Juuso Wahlsten and Presidents Pool.
Sam Jacks Pool – Finland & Canada
Juuso Wahlsten Pool – Finland & Canada U21
President’s Pool – Sweden, USA & Czech Republic
SAM Jacks Pool – Finland And Canada
The pool is named after ringette founder Sam Jacks, who developed the sport in Canada in 1963.
Two teams in a pool
When there are two teams in a pool, they play a two-game final series. A team receives two points for a win, one point for a draw, and zero points for a loss. The team with the most points in the series wins the division. The winner is awarded gold medals and the pool trophy.
Both finals are played for a full 60 minutes of regular playing time (4 x 15-minute periods) with no overtime. If the series is tied after the second game, a tie-break is played. The first final can therefore end in a tie.
Tie-break
The winner of the tie-break receives one point and is then the pool champion. The tie-break begins immediately after the second final game, as soon as the ice has been cleared. A tie-break consists of one fifteen (15) minute, fully played, uninterrupted period. The match does not end with the first goal, the period is played to its full extent. At the beginning of the period, the scoreboard is reset to 0-0.
Games:
Tuesday 4.11.2025 exhibition game at 16:30 Canada – Finland (Energiahall, Kerava)
Thursday 6.11.2025 exhibition game at 18:00 Finland – Canada (Pirkkola Ice hall, Helsinki)
Saturday 8.11.2025 Final 1 at xx:xx Canada – Finland (Isku Arena, Lahti)
Sunday 9.11.2025 Final 2 at xx:xx Finland – Canada (Isku Arena, Lahti)
Juuso Wahlsten Pool – Finland and Canada U21
This pool is named after Juuso Wahlsten, who is the father of Finnish ringette and brought the sport to Finland in 1979.
Two teams in a pool
When there are two teams in a pool, they play a two-game final series. A team receives two points for a win, one point for a draw, and zero points for a loss. The team with the most points in the series wins the division. The winner is awarded gold medals and the pool trophy.
Both finals are played for a full 60 minutes of regular playing time (4 x 15-minute periods) with no overtime. If the series is tied after the second game, a tie-break is played. The first final can therefore end in a tie.
Tie-break
The winner of the tie-break receives one point and is then the pool champion. The tie-break begins immediately after the second final game, as soon as the ice has been cleared. A tie-break consists of one fifteen (15) minute, fully played, uninterrupted period. The match does not end with the first goal, the period is played to its full extent. At the beginning of the period, the scoreboard is reset to 0-0.
Games:
Tuesday 4.11.2025 exhibition game at 19:15 Canada – Finland (Energiahall, Kerava)
Thursday 6.11.2025 exhibition game at 13:30 Finland – Canada (Pirkkola Ice hall, Helsinki)
Saturday 8.11.2025 Final 1 at xx:xx Canada – Finland (Isku Arena, Lahti)
Sunday 9.11.2025 Final 2 at xx:xx Finland – Canada (Isku Arena, Lahti)
President’s Pool – Sweden, USA ja Czechia
The pool that features developing countries Sweden, USA and the Czech Republic is known as the President’s Pool.
Three teams in the pool
Two full round robins are played, meaning each team plays every team twice. Teams receive two points for a win and zero points for a loss. If the score is tight at the end of regular time, extra time periods are played for sudden victory. The first team to score in extra time is the winner of the match. At the end of the preliminary round, the teams are ranked. The first-placed team advances straight to the final. The second- and third-placed teams compete in the semi-finals, with the winner advancing to the final and the loser receiving the bronze medal.
Games:
Monday 3.11.2025 at 10:00 Czech – USA (RTK Arena, Lahti)
Monday 3.11.2025 at 16:00 Sweden – Czech (RTK Arena, Lahti)
Tuesday 4.11.2025 at 12:00 Sweden – USA (RTK Arena, Lahti)
Wednesday 5.11.2025 at 14:00 USA – Czech (RTK Arena, Lahti)
Thursday 6.11.2025 at 18:00 Czech – Sweden (RTK Arena, Lahti)
Friday 7.11.2025 at 18:00 USA – Sweden (Isku Arena, Lahti)
Saturday 8.11.2025 at xx:xx Semi-final
Sunday 9.11.2025 at xx:xx Final
