2013 IIHF World Championship
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| Tournament details | |
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| Host countries |
 Sweden Finland
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| Dates | 3–19 May |
| Teams | 16 |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
Champions 
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Sweden (9th title)
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Runner-up 
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 Switzerland
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Third place 
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 United States
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| Fourth place |
Finland
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| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 64 |
| Goals scored | 332 (5.19 per match) |
| Attendance | 427,818 (6,685 per match) |
| Scoring leader(s) |
Petri Kontiola (16 points) |
| MVP |
Roman Josi
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The 2013 IIHF World Championship was the 77th event hosted by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF), held in , Sweden, and Helsinki, Finland, between 3–19 May 2013. TV4 and MTV3 served as host broadcasters of the event.
The host team Sweden won the team's ninth title in history by defeating Switzerland in the final 5–1, and became the first host team to win the tournament since the Soviet Union team won the 1986 World Championship in Moscow, Soviet Union. The Swedish team started the tournament with an unconvincing performance but managed to get a collective boost when the Sedin brothers joined the team after the Vancouver Canucks had been eliminated in the Stanley Cup playoffs. Switzerland sent a clear message about their recently improved hockey program by going undefeated through the tournament before the final; finishing first in their group (ahead of Canada and Sweden); and earning their second silver medal in history, as well as the team's first medal since 1953.
At the semi-annual congress in Vancouver on 21 September 2007, Sweden was voted the host of the 2013 tournament, defeating the runner-up Belarus by 55 votes. Other countries in the running were Hungary, Czech Republic and Latvia (which withdrew from the race and endorsed the Swedish bid). At the congress in Bern in 2009, it was announced that Finland (the host for the 2012 World Championship) and Sweden would co-host both the 2012 and 2013 tournaments.
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