Venues
| Year | Days | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | October 1–2 | Fiskars, Finland |
| 1968 | September 28–29 | Linköping, Sweden |
| 1970 | September 27–29 | Friedrichroda, GDR |
| 1972 | September 14–16 | Staré Splavy (Doksy), Czechoslovakia |
| 1974 | September 20–22 | Silkeborg, Denmark |
| 1976 | September 24–26 | Aviemore, Great Britain |
| 1978 | September 15–17 | Kongsberg, Norway |
| 1979 | September 2–4 | Tampere, Finland |
| 1981 | September 4–6 | Thun, Switzerland |
| 1983 | September 1–4 | Zalaegerszeg, Hungary |
| 1985 | September 4–6 | Bendigo, Australia |
| 1987 | September 3–5 | Gérardmer, France |
| 1989 | August 17–20 | Skövde, Sweden |
| 1991 | August 21–25 | Mariánské Lázně, Czechoslovakia |
| 1993 | October 9–14 | Harriman, New York, USA |
| 1995 | August 15–20 | Detmold, Germany |
| 1997 | August 11–16 | Grimstad, Norway |
| 1999 | August 1–8 | Inverness, Great Britain |
| 2001 | July 29 - August 4 | Tampere, Finland |
| 2003 | August 3–9 | Rapperswil/Jona, Switzerland |
| 2004 | September 11–19 | Västerås, Sweden |
| 2005 | August 9–15 | Aichi, Japan |
| 2006 | August 1–5 | Aarhus, Denmark |
| 2007 | August 18–26 | Kiev, Ukraine |
| 2008 | July 10–20 | Olomouc, Czech Republic |
| 2009 | August 16–23 | Miskolc, Hungary |
| 2010 | August 8–15 | Trondheim, Norway |
| 2011 | August 13–20 | Savoie, France |
| 2012 | July 14–22 | Lausanne, Switzerland |
| 2013 | July 6–14 | Vuokatti, Finland |
| 2014 | July 5–13 | Asiago-Lavarone, Italy |
| 2015 | Inverness, Great Britain |
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