Finland has begun its World Championship campaign with two victories in Switzerland. An early injury to Teuvo Teräväinen prompted a call-up for Mikael Granlund.
Finland defeated Germany 3-1 in its tournament opener. Teuvo Teräväinen assisted on both of the team's first two goals before suffering an injury that ends his participation. General manager Jere Lehtinen described the incident as unfortunate and wished the Chicago forward a speedy recovery.