The meeting ended with a score of 3: 2 in favor of the Finnish team.
Saku Mäenalanen and Iiro Pakarinen scored in regular time for the Finnish national team.
The Latvian national team responded with a double for Martins Dzierkals.
In overtime, the Finnish team won the puck of Anton Lundell.
For the Finnish national team, this victory was the fifth in the current World Cup, while the hosts of the tournament suffered their fourth defeat.
Earlier it was reported that Sweden beat Slovakia in the ice hockey world championship match.