On May 12, the Ice Hockey World Championship 2025 will continue in Denmark and Sweden. On this day, more matches in the group stage of the tournament will take place. At 21:20, the Avicii Arena in Stockholm, Sweden, will host a game between the national teams of Finland and Sweden. “Championat” will provide a text-based [live update](https://www.championat.com/hockey/_whc/tournament/5958/match/1225136/#text-all) of the match. The game will be broadcasted on the “Match! Game” channel.

In the group stage of the Ice Hockey World Championship 2025, a total of 16 teams will compete, divided into two groups of eight. The top four teams from each group will advance to the quarter-finals, while the teams finishing in the bottom spots will be relegated from the elite division.

The Russian national team has been barred from participating in the tournament by the IIHF due to political reasons.