Finland’s ice hockey world champions return to Helsinki

Finland’s men’s national ice hockey team landed at Helsinki-Vantaa Airport on Monday afternoon after winning the IIHF World Championship, state broadcaster Yle reported.

The team’s flight touched down shortly before 3 p.m. local time, drawing widespread public attention. Over 28,000 users tracked the arrival in real time on the flight-monitoring service Flightradar24.

Defence Minister Antti Häkkänen confirmed earlier that the champions were escorted by Finnish Air Force fighter jets on their return.

Yle is providing live coverage of the team’s victory celebrations on its Yle Areena streaming platform and on TV1.