The 1981 Bandy World Championship was the 12th Bandy World Championship and was contested by four men's bandy playing nations. The championship was played in Khabarovsk in the Soviet Union from 7 to 15 February 1981. Sweden became champions for the first time. The Soviet Union had won all previous championships.
Participants
Premier tour
7 February Norway – Finland 1–6 Soviet Union – Sweden 1–6 8 February Finland – Sweden 0–3 Soviet Union – Norway 14–0 10 February Norway – Sweden 0–8 Soviet Union – Finland 8–0 12 February Norway – Finland 1–5 Soviet Union – Sweden 3–1 14 February Finland – Sweden 2–5 Soviet Union – Norway 7–0 15 February Norway – Sweden 1–12 Soviet Union – Finland 5–1
Sweden champions due to better head-to-head record.
Sweden's championship squad
Ångström Arvidsson Björk Boström Callberg B. Carlsson M. Carlsson GK Fransson GK J. Johansson O. Johansson S. Karlsson H. Karlsson Kjellqvist Ramström Sjödin Söderholm Togner Coach: Sundin
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