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Stanley Cup winner Aho: 'It doesn't matter who scores the winning goals'

After 10 years in the National Hockey League (NHL), Finland's Sebastian Aho has won the biggest prize, lifting the Stanley Cup alongside his Carolina Hurricanes teammates following a 3-0 win in game six of the Finals against the Vegas Golden Knights.

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2026 finalists set for rematch as 2027 World Ice Hockey Championship groups set

The dust may only just be settling on Finland's triumph over host nation Switzerland in the Final of the 2026 World Ice Hockey Championship, but the Swiss can already look forward to the chance of revenge in the 2027 edition, after the group line-ups were confirmed.

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NHL to feature new All-Star format to feature four countries and world team

National Hockey League officials announced a revamped format to the NHL All-Star Game starting in 2027 with Canada, Sweden, Finland, the United States and a "World" team.

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Finland coach Pennanen hails captain Barkov after World Championship triumph

Less than 24 hours after Finland beat host nation Switzerland 1-0 after overtime in the 2026 World Ice Hockey Championship Final, over 80,000 fans gathered at Helsinki Olympic Stadium to celebrate with the returning winning team as stars of Finnish music joined the heroes on stage.

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Liiga: Who needs what in the playoff race ahead of the Regular Season final round

After 59 of the 60 rounds of the regular season in Finland's Liiga, only three of the 16 teams know exactly where they will finish in the standings.

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Liiga roundup: KooKoo reach quarter-finals, Tappara finish top and Ilves beat JYP

Ilves landed a huge blow in the fight to finish in the top four of Finland's Liiga with two rounds to go, as they beat JYP away from home, while KooKoo ensured there is only one place left to scrap over as they beat Jukurit to go second. Meanwhile, Tappara secured a first-place finish in the regular season by beating Lukko.

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Liiga announces plans for transitional 2026/27 season with increase in participants

Finland's Liiga and the Finnish Ice Hockey Association have agreed on the league format for the 2026/27 season, although the number of participating teams is still to be confirmed.

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Liiga roundup: JYP cling on to fourth in OT as Lukko scrape past TPS in shootout

For once, it's "as you were" in the race for the top four places in Finland's Liiga, as fourth-placed JYP stayed a point clear of fifth-placed Lukko, with both needing to go beyond regulation time to grind out key victories.

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Finnish Olympic Committee happy with medal haul despite second-worst result ever

Despite taking their joint-most athletes to an Olympics since the 1980 Summer games in Moscow, Finland produced their second-worst position on the medal table at a Winter games, finishing in 23rd place.