Viklund joined Russian club, Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg of the Kontinental Hockey League, on a two-year contract on 1 May 2013.

He had previously spent the entirety of his 9 year professional career in the Swedish Hockey League.

[1] Viklund played five seasons in the KHL with four different clubs before opting to leave as a free agent, agreeing to a one-year contract with German club, Kölner Haie of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga on 10 June 2018.

[2] In the 2018–19 season, Viklund appeared in just 14 games with Kölner Haie, posting 5 assists, before opting to return for a second stint with Kunlun Red Star of the KHL on 7 November 2018.

[3] Viklund has played several times for the Swedish national team, most recently in Channel One Cup in December 2008.