Finland and Sweden share a long history, similar legal systems, and an economic and social model. Finland was part of Sweden for almost 700 years from around 1150 until the Finnish War of 1809 after which Finland became an autonomous part of the Russian Empire as the Grand Duchy of Finland.

3 days ago · MONTREAL --Welcome to the 4 Nations Face-Off live blog.There is a doubleheader at Bell Centre today, with Finland defeating Sweden 4-3 in overtime in the day game and the United States playing ...

3 days ago · Finland and Sweden, the other neighboring rivals in the 4 Nations Face-Off, delivered a show Saturday afternoon, playing 61:49 of tight, physical hockey with the Finns’ tournament lives on the ...

4 days ago · Finland have beaten their bitter rivals Sweden in the 4 Nations Face-Off on Mikael Granlund's winning goal, giving them their first win of the tournament. Kevin Lankinen made two big saves in ...

3 days ago · The U.S. faces Canada on Saturday night in the most anticipated game in Montreal, but Sweden and Finland put on quite the show in the matinee. Facing off 19 years after Sweden defeated Finland in the 2006 Olympic gold-medal game in Turin, this time the Finns were on the winning end of an entertaining game featuring a blend of speed, skill and ...

3 days ago · In Boston on Monday afternoon, Finland will play Canada in the final round-robin game for both teams (1 p.m. ET; MAX, truTV, TNT, SN, TVAS). Sweden will then play the United States (8 p.m. ET; MAX ...

3 days ago · MONTREAL — Sweden vs. Finland never disappoints. In a back-and-forth contest, at least in terms of lead changes the first two periods, the latest chapter between these two border rivals ended in ...

3 days ago · The U.S. gashed Finland for high-danger scoring chances at a rate of 2-to-1. Come Saturday, Finland limited Sweden to just two high-danger scoring chances and didn't give up any in the third ...

4 days ago · Finland was perfect in the round-robin portion of the tournament, defeating Canada 2-0 and beating the USA and Russia to reach the gold medal game against Sweden. Selänne was the tournament’s ...

Jul 11, 2023 · Sweden is now set to join neighbouring Finland as a new Nato member, after Turkey's president withdrew a series of objections. Finland officially joined the Western defensive alliance in...