John Klingberg scored the game-winning goal as Sweden defeated Finland 4-1 in the semifinal of the IIHF World Championship on Saturday.
Klingberg scored early in the second period to break a 1-1 tie.
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Klingberg had 25 shifts for 20 minutes, 7 seconds of ice time and had five shots on goal. Julius Honka was minus-one and had a penalty in a team-high 21 minutes, 27 seconds of ice time for the Finns.
Sweden will play Canada in the championship on Sunday, which won the first semifinal 4-2 against Russia.
Valeri Nichushkin and the Russians will play in the third-place game against Finland. The Russians led 2-0 heading into the third period, but allowed four unanswered goals in the final 20 minutes.
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