Helsinki Ice Hall

Helsinki Ice Hall
Construction
Nordis

Location	Nordenskiöldinkatu 11–13 Helsinki
Owner	Jääkenttäsäätiö Ry
Capacity	8,200
Opened	October 1, 1966
Architect	Jaakko Kontio, Kauko Räike
Tenants
HIFK (1966-present) Jokerit (1967–1997)

The home team HIFK has just taken on Tappara in a SM-liiga game in Helsinki Ice Hall

Helsinki Ice Hall (Finnish: Helsingin jäähalli, Swedish: Helsingfors ishall) is an indoor arena located in Helsinki, Finland. It is capable of holding 8,200 people.

It is the home arena for HIFK of the SM-liiga. It is sometimes called "Petoluola", Finnish for "The beast cave", referring to the logo of 2nd logo of HIFK: a red panther, "Nordis" or "the Old Hall of Helsinki" as it is dated in comparison to Hartwall Areena, which is the largest indoor arena in the country.

Helsinki Ice Hall used to be the main arena for all important ice sports events, as well as indoor arena concerts, but after the construction of HK Areena and Hartwall Areena, many events take place in the newer arenas.

Nevertheless the Helsinki Ice Hall still remains an active arena for concerts, conferences, expos and sports events. During the 2016 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, games were played there.^[1]

Events

9A super group (2006)
Heaven and Hell (2007 and 2009)
Avril Lavigne (2005 and 2008)
Kylie Minogue (2015)
Mötley Crüe (1989 and 2007)
Avenged Sevenfold (2010)
Judas Priest (1986, 1991, 2008, 2012, 2015)
Megadeth (2011)
Metallica (1988, 1992 and 1996)
Scorpions (1989, 1991 and 2004)
Deep Purple (1993 and 2009)
Dream Theater (2005, 2007, 2009, 2012 and 2014)
Opeth (2009, 2011)
Pain of Salvation (2011)
Frank Sinatra (1989)
Whitesnake (2011)
Sex Pistols (2008)
Snoop Dogg (2008)
The Prodigy (2009)
Kelly Clarkson (2008)
Paramore (2009)
50 Cent (2010)
Bullet for My Valentine (2010)
Taste of Chaos 2009 (Performers: Maylene and the Sons of Disaster, Every Time I Die, Killswitch Engage and In Flames
Disturbed (2008)

Tokio Hotel (2010)
Thirty Seconds to Mars (2008)
ZZ Top
Muse (2007)
Motörhead (1981, 1999, 2007, 2008 and 2009)
KISS (1983 and 1988)
Dire Straits (1985)
The Who (1967)
Rammstein (2001)
Stevie Wonder (1984)
The Beach Boys (2006)
Slayer (2006)
The Knockouts and Brian Setzer on the Brian Setzer Rockabilly Riot tour (2011)
Guns N' Roses (1991)
Finale of Idols (2007 and 2008)
Finale of X Factor (2010)
Jeff Dunham (2009)
WWE (WrestleMania Revenge Tour/Raw in 2009)
Carlos Santana
Tori Amos (2011)
AC/DC (1986, 1988, 1991 and 1996)
Iron Maiden (1983, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1998, 1999, 2006)
Bon Jovi (1986, 1988, 1989 and 1993)
Sunrise Avenue (2015)

References

↑ "Söderström hel och nöjd" (in Swedish). Göteborgsposten. 2 January 2016. Retrieved 5 January 2016.

External links

Media related to Helsinki Ice Hall at Wikimedia Commons

Preceded by No arena, outdoor ice	HIFK Home Arena 1966 – present	Succeeded by Current
Preceded by No arena	Jokerit Home Arena 1967 – 1997	Succeeded by Hartwall Areena
Preceded by Palace of Sports of the Central Lenin Stadium Moscow	Eurobasket Final Venue 1967	Succeeded by PalaFuorigrotta Napoli

Coordinates: 60°11′21″N 24°55′20″E / 60.18917°N 24.92222°E / 60.18917; 24.92222

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