Helsingin Jäähalli

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Helsingin Jäähalli
Petoluola
The Helsingin Jäähalli in Helsinki
The Helsingin Jäähalli in Helsinki
Data
place Nordenskiöldinkatu 11-13 00250 Töölö , Helsinki , Finland
FinlandFinland
Coordinates 60 ° 11 '20.9 "  N , 24 ° 55' 20.2"  E Coordinates: 60 ° 11 '20.9 "  N , 24 ° 55' 20.2"  E
owner Jääkenttäsäätiö
opening October 1, 1966
surface Ice surface
parquet
concrete
architect Jaakko Kontio
Kalle Raike
capacity 8,200 seats
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Events

The Helsingin Jäähalli ( German  Helsinki ice rink , Swedish Helsingfors ishall ) is an ice rink in the Töölö area of the Finnish capital Helsinki . It is mainly used for ice hockey games and has space for 8,200 spectators. Helsingin Jäähalli is part of a site with the Olympic Stadium and the football stadiums Sonera Stadium and Töölön Pallokenttä .

history

Opened on October 1, 1966 and since then it has been the home arena of the Helsingfors IFK (HIFK) ice hockey club . Jokerit also played indoor games from 1967 to 1997 . Helsingin Jäähalli is also used as a multifunctional hall for other sporting events and concerts . A nickname of the hall is Petoluola ( German  "Cave of the beast" ). This is due to the fact that the HIFK has a panther as its logo.

In 2001 the U18 World Ice Hockey Championship was hosted in the ice rink. In 2004 the U20 Junior World Championship followed . From November 17th to 18th, 2007 the 4th IFC - Cheerleading World Championship stopped in the hall. On 26 October 2014, as part of the Helsinki International Horse Show jumping in the hall for the first time Western European League of the World Cup Jumping discharged. From December 2015 to January 2016, games of the Ice Hockey World Championship for U20 Juniors 2016 were played in the venue .

gallery

  • End of the game HIFK against Tappara on December 27, 2005

  • The video cube under the hall ceiling (January 2006)

  • Helsingin Jäähalli with its curved roof (September 2008)

  • In the foreground the Sonera Stadium , behind it the Helsingin Jäähalli (July 2010)

Web links

Commons : Helsingin Jäähalli  - collection of images, videos and audio files