Thursday, May 28Thursday, May 28Finland’s national ice hockey team, *Leijonat*, secured a dramatic comeback against Switzerland in the 2022 IIHF World Championship group stage, avoiding the humiliation of failing to advance past the preliminary round. After trailing 0–2 early in the decisive match, captain Aleksander Barkov sparked a turnaround, scoring twice to level the game and force a tense finish, according to reports from *Helsingin Sanomat* . Switzerland ultimately clinched the group victory with a late goal, but Finland’s resilience ensured their progression to the quarterfinals, where they will face the Czech Republic.
The stakes were unusually high for Finland, as a loss to Switzerland would have mirrored a historic blunder from the 1992 tournament. Then, Sweden narrowly avoided elimination from the group stage only because Finland lost its final match to Italy—a result that sparked accusations of deliberate underperformance. Swedish media at the time suggested Finland’s defeat was orchestrated to prevent Sweden from advancing, a claim revisited in recent coverage by *Helsingin Sanomat* . This year, Sweden again relied on Finland’s performance, securing their own quarterfinal berth only after Finland’s late rally against Switzerland.
Finland’s path to the knockout stage was fraught with early struggles. The team conceded two quick goals in the opening period against Switzerland, prompting criticism of their slow start. *Helsingin Sanomat* described the first period as "weak," with Switzerland dominating possession and capitalizing on defensive lapses . Barkov’s equalizing goals in the second period shifted momentum, but Finland’s inability to convert power plays and Switzerland’s disciplined defense kept the outcome in doubt until the final minutes.
The 2022 championship, hosted in Tampere and Helsinki, has seen Finland navigate a challenging group that included reigning Olympic champion Finland and perennial contenders Switzerland. With the quarterfinals now set, Finland’s focus turns to the Czech Republic, a team they last faced in the 2021 bronze-medal game—a 3–2 overtime loss. The tournament’s knockout stage begins on 27 May, with Finland’s next match scheduled for 28 May.
Finland storms back to avoid group-stage elimination: advances to quarterfinals
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