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Helenius' overtime goal enough for Finland to beat Swiss to World Championship gold

Finland have won the World Ice Hockey Championship for the first time since 2022 after Konsta Helenius' strike in overtime settled the Final against Switzerland after a goalless first 60 minutes in Zurich.

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Germany's World Cup preparations untroubled by Finland in Mainz meeting

Germany extended their winning run to eight matches with a commanding 4-0 friendly victory over Finland in Mainz in their final outing on home soil before the 2026 FIFA World Cup, as the Finns fell to a second defeat in succession. 

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Second-period blitz sends Finland past Canada and into World Championship Final

Finland are through to the Final of the 2026 World Ice Hockey Championship after coming from 2-1 down to beat Canada 4-2 in Zurich, Switzerland.

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Heliovaara and Patten sweep through Doubles Second Round in straight sets

Harri Heliovaara of Finland and his Men's Doubles partner Henry Patten of Great Britain are through to the Third Round of the 2026 French Open thanks to a comfortable straight sets win (6-1, ) over Mattia Bellucci and Fabian Marozsan.

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Finland end Quarter-final hoodoo by defeating Czech Republic in Zurich

Finland have reached the Semi-finals of the World Ice Hockey Championship for the first time since winning the competition in 2022, ending a run of three consecutive Quarter-final exits with a 4-1 win over Czech Republic, who have now suffered back-to-back last eight exits of their own since taking gold in 2024.

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Finland's Heliovaara and partner Patten make light work of Doubles First Round

Second seeds Harri Heliovaara of Finland and Henry Patten of Great Britain have come through their 2026 French Open First Round test with flying colours, beating Nuno Borges of Portugal and Zhang Zhizhen of China in straight sets; 6-3, 6-3.

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Barkov leads fightback but Finland fall short against unstoppable Switzerland

Switzerland have won all seven of their Group A matches within 60 minutes on home ice at the 2026 World Ice Hockey Championship, inflicting a first loss of the competition on Finland with a 4-2 victory in Zurich that decided who would top the group.

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Finland put five past Austria to set up first-place showdown with Switzerland

Finland made it six comfortable wins out of six at the 2026 World Ice Hockey Championship in Switzerland, beating Austria 5-2 to set up a battle for first place in Group A against the host nation in their final match of the opening round.

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Five World Championship wins in five for Finland after cruise past Great Britain

Finland's perfect record at the 2026 World Ice Hockey Championship has extended to five Group A wins, though tonight's 4-0 success over Great Britain in Zurich, Switzerland was the first to come with a shutout.

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Finland continue to take World Championship by storm with Latvia thrashing

Finland have made it four wins out of four in Group A of the 2026 World Ice Hockey Championship, by taking Latvia apart 7-1 in Zurich, Switzerland.

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From Seinajoki to the world: Pires of Finland's SJK makes Cape Verde squad

Finland's Veikkausliiga will be represented at the FIFA World Cup this summer after Kelvin Pires of SJK was selected by debutants Cape Verde for the tournament in North America.

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Finland gain revenge on USA with comfortable Group A win in Zurich

Finland have stayed perfect after three matches at the 2026 World Ice Hockey Championship by cruising to a 6-2 victory over current title-holders USA in their Group A match in Zurich, Switzerland.

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Finland break Hungarian resistance for second win at World Hockey Championship

Finland have made it two wins from two thus far at the 2026 IIHF World Ice Hockey Championship after a 4-1 success over Hungary in Group A.

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Canada thrash Italy as Finland make it two wins from two

A Sidney Crosby-led Canada continued their good start to the 2026 IIHF World Championships with a 6-0 rout of Italy to move top of Group B in Switzerland.

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Finland see off late Germany challenge to start World Hockey Championship with win

Finland have started their medal bid at the 2026 Ice Hockey World Championship with a 3-1 victory over Germany in Zurich, Switzerland.

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World Ice Hockey Championship 2026: Finland schedule and squad

Finland have missed out on the IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship podium for the last three tournaments, a streak they are desperate to end at the 2026 edition, which is being hosted in Switzerland, in the cities of Zurich and Fribourg, from 15th-31st May.

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Inter Turku go top in Finland with Jaro win as VPS denied by Gnistan

Inter Turku are the new leaders in the Veikkausliiga after a comfortable victory over Jaro at home, while Gnistan continue to recover from their poor start, taking a point on the road at VPS.

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Perfect Sweden come from behind to beat Finland and win Czech Hockey Games

Sweden have won the 2026 Czech Hockey Games, sealing a perfect few days at Budvar Arena in Ceske Budejovice with a 3-2 victory over Finland that ensures they won three from three on Czech ice.

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Liiga Finals: KooKoo take upper hand with away win over Tappara in game one

First blood in the Liiga Finals has gone the way of the outsiders, KooKoo, who went to Tampere and won 4-2 against Tappara in the opening match of the series that will determine this year's champions of Finland.

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Borchers' instant impact sees HJK earn point at KuPS after another for Ruoppi

An early goal in each half saw the two most successful side's in Finland's Veikkausliiga over the past decade, KuPS and HJK, play out a 1-1 draw in Kuopio.

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Barkov returns to Finland squad for World Championship after missing NHL season

Aleksander Barkov will feature for Finland at next month's IIHF World Championship in Switzerland despite missing the entirety of the National Hockey League (NHL) season through injury.

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Finland put four past Slovakia to build Women's World Cup qualifying momentum

Finland have registered their second win in three matches in Group B3 of the 2027 Women's World Cup qualifiers, beating Slovakia 4-2 in an entertaining clash at Bolt Arena in Helsinki.

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Matches in Sweden and Finland announced in Man Utd's pre-season schedule

Manchester United will play two pre-season friendlies in Sweden and one in Finland this summer, it has been announced.

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Finland lose on penalties to Cape Verde but win FIFA Series at Eden Park

Finland's two-match winning run is over after they surrendered a half-time lead to World Cup-bound Cape Verde before losing on penalties at Eden Park in Auckland, New Zealand.