The 1965 Ice Hockey World Championships took place in Hakametsä, Tampere, Finland, 3–15 March.

This also counted as their ninth European title, with the Czechs finishing second and the Swedes third.

The tournament employed new tie-breaking rules, which some believed were supposed to be in place for the Innsbruck Olympics.

[1] Fifteen nations played in two groups, with qualification games used to establish the tier for closely ranked teams.

Poland went undefeated to earn promotion, defeating the Swiss, and tying the West Germans.