2012 IIHF World Championship
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The 2012 IIHF World Championship was the 76th IIHF World Championship, an annual international ice hockey tournament. It took place between 4–20 May 2012 in Helsinki, Finland and Stockholm, Sweden. Th
HockeyBird, the tournament's mascot.
Scania AB bus in 2012 IIHF World Championship livery
Game between Sweden and Norway at Ericsson Globe.
Finland against Russia (19.5.2012)
The Finnish men's national ice hockey team, nicknamed Leijonat / Lejonen, is governed by the Finnish Ice Hockey Association. Finland is one of the most successful national ice hockey teams in the worl
2012 IIHF World Championship
…win every game in regulation since the Soviet Union in the 1989 World Championships. The Czech Republic captured the bronze medal by defeating co-host Finland 3–2 in the bronze medal game. The tournament's top scorer, Russia's Evgeni Malkin, was named the most valuable player of the tournament. At the IIHF…
Heino Pulli at the 1960 Winter Olympics, Squaw Valley
Finland in the 2006 Winter Olympics semi-final match against Russia
Janne Niskala, Mikko Koivu, Joni Pitkänen, Tuomo Ruutu and Niklas Hagman at the 2010 Winter Olympics, Vancouver
The Finnish team that marked the country's debut at the World Championships in 1939