Helsinki Ice Hall
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| Petoluola | |
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| Location | Nordenskiöldinkatu 11–13 Helsinki |
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| Opened | October 1, 1966 |
| Owner | Jääkenttäsäätiö Ry |
| Architect | Jaakko Kontio, Kauko Räike |
| Capacity | 8,200 |
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| HIFK (1966-present) Jokerit (1967–1997) |
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Helsinki Ice Hall (Helsingin Jäähalli) is an indoor arena located in Helsinki, Finland. It is the home arena for HIFK of the SM-liiga. It is sometimes called "Petoluola", Finnish for "The beast's cave", referring to the logo of HIFK: a red panther. It is capable of holding 8,120 people.
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 Turkuhalli and Hartwall Areena, many events take place in the newer arenas. Helsinki Ice Hall still remains an active arena for concerts, conferences, expos and sports events.
[edit] Examples of past events
Concerts, e.g: AC/DC, Guns N' Roses,N.K.O.T.B., Tina Turner, Pink, Megadeth, Nightwish, The Beach Boys, Judas Priest, Deep Purple, Avril Lavigne, Pink, The Killers, Placebo, My Chemical Romance, Kanye West, Slipknot, Metallica, The Darkness, Dream Theater, Iron Maiden, Toto, Mötley Crüe, The Unholy Alliance, Kelly Clarkson, 30 Seconds to Mars, and many others.
[edit] External links
Media related to Helsinki Ice Hall at Wikimedia Commons
| Preceded by No arena |
HIFK Home Arena 1966 – present |
Succeeded by Current |
| Preceded by No arena |
Jokerit Home Arena 1967 – 1997 |
Succeeded by Hartwall Areena |
Coordinates: 60°11′21″N 24°55′20″E / 60.18917°N 24.92222°E
