Sweden, Switzerland advance to world hockey championship final Sweden has the opportunity to win an IIHF World Championship as the host country for the first time since the Soviet Union did it in 1986. Sweden blanked Finland 3-0 in Saturday's semi-final at Stockholm's Globe Arena to advance to Sunday's championship game. The Soviet Union won a men's world hockey title 27 years ago in Moscow. It's about time. It's about time," Swedish forward Henrik Sedin said. No pressure, just fun. It's an unbelievable feeling. It's something a lot players never get a chance to be part of so it's something you dream about when you grow up. The Swedes will face Switzerland, which advanced after shutting out the United States 3-0 in the other semi. Julian Walker, New York Islanders prospect Nino Niederreiter and Reto Suri, with an empty-net goal, scored for the Swiss. Loui Eriksson of the Dallas Stars meanwhile scored a pair of power-play goals for Sweden with twin brothers Henrik and Daniel Sedin of the Vancouver Canucks assisting on both of them. Henrik added an empty-net goal for a three-point game in front of an announced 11,674. Jhonas Enroth of the Buffalo Sabres made 30 saves for the shutout. Antti Raanta had 28 saves for Finland. Sweden scored two power-play goals in their first seven games of the tournament, but have now scored four in their last two. The arrival of the Sedins after the Canucks were swept in the NHL's first round of playoffs by San Jose has boosted Sweden's attack with an extra man. The Sedins assisted on one power-play goal and Daniel the other in their country's 3-2 shootout win over Canada in the quarter-final. "They know what to do," Swedish forward Gabriel Landeskog said. They've played with each other for so long and they know exactly where to find each other and find Loui. They have that respect as well. Everyone knows they're world-class players. As soon as they get the puck, people will back off. Sweden's power-play goals versus Canada were generated off shots from the blue-line, but Eriksson scored from closer range Saturday. Sweden last won a world championship in 2006 and also won Olympic gold that year in Turin, Italy. Sweden finished third in their pool with a 5-2 record behind first seed Switzerland and second seed Canada. Finland (4-2-0-1) topped the other pool played in Helsinki. The cities co-hosted the tournament for a second straight year with Stockholm getting the semifinals and medal games this time. The Finns won the world championships two years ago in Slovakia, but they will play for bronze Sunday. "They were better today and that's it," Forward Marko Anttila said. They scored two goals against Canada on the power play. A little different style because today they scored in front of the net. When asked if winning a world title would erase the sting of an early NHL playoff exit, Henrik replied: "It's two different things. To lose in the playoffs, it's obviously tough. To get a chance to do something good, it's fun. Canucks defenceman Alex Edler joined Sweden's lineup at the same time as the Sedins, but he did not play Saturday, nor will he Sunday. Edler received a two-game suspension for his knee-on-knee contact with Canadian captain Eric Staal in Thursday's quarter-final. Edler received a major and a game misconduct. Staal is also captain of the Carolina Hurricanes. The NHL team announced Saturday he'd suffered a third degree ligament sprain, which would not require surgery. The team said rehabilitation should take three months and that Staal is expected to be ready for the start of the 2013-14 season.