Seven categories in three waves. Nine days of hockey. Every wave ending with finals at Heinola Ice Hockey Hall.
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Each category plays one three-day wave: group games, quarter-finals and placement, then finals at Heinola. Three women's and four men's categories, from 30+ to 60+.
Your category decides your wave. Each wave is three days, with the finals at Heinola on the last day. Team numbers are the planned field.
Every team plays the group stage, then the medal bracket or placement games. The game schedule is published before registration and does not move once published.
Arrive the day before your wave. Two days of group games and quarter-finals at Vierumäki and Heinola, then the finals day at Heinola. Evenings belong to the celebrations in Lahti.
Ice Hockey in the 10 Games days
| Day | Programme | Also on |
|---|---|---|
| Fri 14 JanDAY 0 | Arrival + accreditation Vierumäki · Training | Opening Ceremony Lahti Sports Center |
| Sat 15 JanDAY 1 | W30 / M50 · group games Vierumäki | Winner’s Celebration · medals and social night Masters Hub |
| Sun 16 JanDAY 2 | W30 / M50 · groups + QF Vierumäki | Winner’s Celebration · medals and social night Masters Hub |
| Mon 17 JanDAY 3 | W30 / M50 · finals @ Heinola Vierumäki | Winner’s Celebration · medals and social night Masters Hub |
| Tue 18 JanDAY 4 | W40/W50/M60 · group games Vierumäki | Winner’s Celebration · medals and social night Masters Hub |
| Wed 19 JanDAY 5 | W40/W50/M60 · groups + QF Vierumäki | Winner’s Celebration · medals and social night Masters Hub |
| Thu 20 JanDAY 6 | W40/W50/M60 · finals @ Heinola Vierumäki | Winner’s Celebration · medals and social night Masters Hub |
| Fri 21 JanDAY 7 | M30 / M40 · group games Vierumäki | Winner’s Celebration · medals and social night Masters Hub |
| Sat 22 JanDAY 8 | M30 / M40 · groups + QF Vierumäki | Winner’s Celebration · medals and social night Masters Hub |
| Sun 23 JanDAY 9 | M30 / M40 · finals @ Heinola Vierumäki | Farewell Party Lahti Sports Center |
1.5 h
Three 15-minute periods. Games from 09:00 to 21:00.
At Heinola
Every wave ends with semi-finals and medal games at the Heinola ice hall.
Fixed once published
The game-by-game schedule comes before registration. Once published, it does not move.
Programme status 23 September 2026. Preliminary, subject to entries and the final start lists. Sport dates are confirmed before registration opens.
The tournament follows the IIHF rules with the WWMG special regulations on top. What matters on the ice:
Three 15-minute periods in a 1.5-hour slot, with resurfacing.
The youngest player sets the category. Goalkeepers can be up to five years younger.
Groups of four, then quarter-finals, semi-finals and medal games. Placement games for the rest.
Women 30+, 40+, 50+. Men 30+, 40+, 50+, 60+. Seven medal events.
Two referees on every game. Vierumäki leads the tournament.
Non-professional players only. Roster size and rules are set in the regulations.
Full hockey equipment to IIHF rules. Face protection rules are set in the regulations.
IMGA anti-doping rules apply. Every athlete is responsible for their own health check and accident and travel insurance.
Every player registers and pays their own entry, then joins the team with the captain's team code.
The same package in every sport.
Extra services, photos and evening tickets are sold as add-ons in the shop. Full list of what every registration includes.
Hockey plays on three rinks: two at Vierumäki, home of the Sports Institute of Finland, and one at the Heinola ice hall, where every wave ends with its finals.
Vierumäki · HeinolaVierumäki · HeinolaFinland’s national teams train here, from juniors to the men’s and women’s teams. Vierumäki is a sports resort in the forest, with two rinks and hotels, restaurants and other sports facilities next to the ice.
The Heinola ice hall hosts group games and every finals day. Winter disc golf plays in Heinola the same week.
Everything you need before you enter, in one place. Files are updated here, and the version date is on the first page of every file.
The questions hockey players ask us most. General Games questions are in the main FAQ.
No. Each player registers and pays on their own. Whoever creates the team gets a team code and shares it with the rest of the team. The others enter that code when they register, or add it later in My entries. Your team builds up as players join with the code.
What if two players from the same team both create a team? Don’t worry. We follow team entries and contact you to merge the two into one team code.
As a general rule:
If a team is not complete by 30 November, we contact the team so we can fix the competition schedule by 31 December. Check the exact rules for your sport on its sport page.
What if two players from the same team both create a team? Don’t worry. We follow team entries and contact you to merge the two into one team code.
Some events have a limited number of places, mainly in figure skating, ice hockey and curling. A full event shows as Full. In figure skating you can join the waiting list for free, for up to three events. If a place opens, we contact you and you pay then. In ice hockey and curling, places go to complete teams in the order they are completed. Later teams go on a waiting list.
Your category decides it. Wave 1: W30+ and M50+. Wave 2: W40+, W50+ and M60+. Wave 3: M30+ and M40+.
The captain registers the team and gets one team code. Every skater registers with the code and pays their own entry.
By the youngest player, by age on 31 December 2027. A team whose youngest player is 52 plays in 50+. Goalkeepers may be younger in the 40+, 50+ and 60+ categories: 40+ goalkeepers are 35 or older, 50+ goalkeepers 45 or older, 60+ goalkeepers 50 or older. There is no exception in 30+.
Yes, if you are not in a national team and have no professional contract in the 2027–28 season. The Games are for amateurs.
Vierumäki is about 30 km and Heinola about 35 km from Lahti. With your accreditation you travel Lahti–Heinola on local transport at a reduced rate, and a paid shuttle runs Lahti–Vierumäki–Heinola. Timetables and prices are published in 2027.
Paid team services at Vierumäki, such as equipment storage, are published in 2027.
Vierumäki leads the tournament on its own two rinks and at the Heinola ice hall, in co-operation with the organising committee, which handles registration, results, accreditation and medals. A Team Captains' Meeting is held on the arrival day before each wave, at the team's first venue.
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