Finland defeats Canada in world championship semifinal

May 30, 2026

Finland beat Canada 4-2 in the IIHF World Championship semifinal in Zürich on May 30. The win sends Finland to the final and Canada to the bronze medal game against Norway.

Finland took control after trailing 2-1 following the first period. Patrik Puistola scored first for Finland at 3:30. Robert Thomas and Dylan Holloway replied for Canada to give them the lead. In the second period Aleksander Barkov and Mikael Granlund combined for the tying goal and set up Konsta Helenius for a 3-2 lead that was confirmed after video review by referee Christoffer Holm. Aatu Räty added the fourth goal to secure the result.

人们在说什么

Initial reactions on X highlighted Finland's 4-2 comeback win over Canada in the IIHF World Championship semifinal, with media noting the second-period turnaround and official accounts expressing disappointment for Canada. Users criticized Canada's defensive play and praised Finland's resilience, including Barkov's leadership, while some expressed frustration with Canada's repeated early exits.

Feisty Finland beat Canada to make world championship final https://t.co/xEh7f358MB https://t.co/xEh7f358MB

— Reuters (@Reuters) 2026年5月30日

Finland entered the second period down 2-1 to Canada before scoring three goals to take a 4-2 lead en-route to a semifinal win.@CarloColaiacovo on how Finland capitalized in the second period before shutting Canada down the rest of the way for the win: https://t.co/p2vSygsh7K pic.twitter.com/O48wW9PnrE

— TSN Hockey (@TSNHockey) 2026年5月30日

Feisty Finland beat Canada to make world championship final https://t.co/0jXCKGbrcM

— ST Sports Desk (@STsportsdesk) 2026年5月30日

Canada 2, Finland 4. Semifinal. Done.

Last year we lost to DENMARK. This year FINLAND. In the semifinals. Of the World Championships. Let that sit for a second.

This is a PATTERN now. And I'm done pretending it's bad luck.

Canada's defence is NOT good enough. Period. The… pic.twitter.com/BT5aXXqsto

— Jim Rogers (@10XHockey) 2026年5月30日

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Konsta Helenius.
Finland 3, Canada 2.

(on a play that was seen by a Canadian a split second too late)#MensWorlds

— 🇨🇦 Nick 🇨🇦 (@nicktheiihffan) 2026年5月30日

来源

• https://hockeynews.se/nyheter/finland-slog-kanada-kan-ta-femte-vm-guldet
• https://hockeynews.se/nyheter/kanadensiska-kritiken-efter-nya-guldmissen
• https://hockeynews.se/nyheter/tung-motgang-i-leksand-da-kom-vandningen