The 2022 IIHF World Championship final decided the winner of the 2022 IIHF World Championship. It was played at the Tampere Deck Arena in Tampere, Finland on 29 May 2022.
Finland and Canada faced each other for the third consecutive time in the finals, and sixth overall. Finland won in 2019, while Canada prevailed in 2021 (the 2020 IIHF World Championship was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic). Finland took the gold with a 4–3 overtime win, and became the second team to win Olympic gold and World Championship gold in the same year, following Sweden in 2006.
Road to the final FinlandRoundCanadaOpponentResultPreliminary roundOpponentResult5–0Game 15–32–1Game 26–14–1Game 35–12–3 (GWS)Game 46–36–0Game 53–63–0Game 62–33–0Game 77–1PreliminaryOpponentResultPlayoffOpponentResult4–2Quarterfinals4–3 (OT)4–3Semifinals6–1
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