Sweden did not defend their two-time championship after losing to Finland in the finals 4–5 in overtime, after having led the game 4–0 at one stage in the match.

Unlike in the previous championship, however, Czechs did not make it past the semifinals and finished in third place after defeating Latvia.

It was the first time since the 2012 tournament that a team other than the Czech Republic, Finland, Sweden and Switzerland had reached the semifinals.

[4][5][6] The tournament was criticised by sports journalists and players for poor promotion and consequently low attendance.

[13] Originally, the hosts were going to be announced in November 2020 but was postponed in order to learn more details about each bid.

[13] Sweden was given the hosting rights on 23 February 2021 after beating Singapore in a bidding process that the IFF called very close.