Six different players were on target as the host nation on Saturday effectively brought Norway's fairytale run at the championships to an abrupt end, as the Scandinavians were handed a virtual humiliation as the hosts ran riot to book their third final ticket after they lost to the Czech Republic and the USA in 2024 and 2025, respectively.
Christoph Bertschy, Denis Malgin, Ken Jager, Damien Riat, Nico Hischier, and Theo Rochette all got on the scoreboard for Switzerland.
Petter Thoresen's troops went into the final high on confidence as their impressive speed and work ethic gave them a ticket for the semi-final for the first time in history, but they were pegged back at 17:36 in the first period when Bertschy beat Norwegian keeper Henrik Haukeland high on the short side.
Early in the second period, Switzerland then doubled its lead on a 2-on-1 break as Calvin Thurkauf collected the puck, raced into the Norwegian zone to feed Malgin, who kept his cool to slide the puck past Haukeland at 4:23.
The Swiss then made the most of their dominance at 12:51 when Jager, who scored twice against Finland in the group phase, steered the puck past Haukeland for a solid 3-0 lead. At 16:36, the Swiss then virtually put the game out of reach for Norway as captain Roman Josi set up Riat to make it 4-0.
In the third period, Hischier (at 4:27) and Rochette (at 2:26) rounded off a superb afternoon for the host nation.
Norway still has the chance to win its first medal in IIHF history in Sunday's bronze medal game. Switzerland will face the winner of Finland vs. Canda in the final.