In the news: Finland wins 2nd ice hockey world championship

Monday, May 16th, 2011 at 20:29 | categories: Information

May 15th 2011 was the day when Finland won its second world championship in ice hockey. The final against Sweden started out as a thriller but ended like a splatter as Finland scored 5 goals in the last period, final result being 6-1. The tournament was held in Slovakia and the final was played in Bratislava.

To illustrate the significance of the tournament to the Finnish people, almost 2.5 million out of 5.3 watched the game on TV–almost half! As soon as the game ended, the streets of Finland were filled with people. In Antibes no one noticed except for my roommates when I was yelling and shouting during the game.