Helsinki Halli (formerly Hartwall Arena) is a large multi-functional indoor arena located in Helsinki, Finland. It was opened in April 1997. The arena is convertible for various events. The total seated capacity during ice hockey games is 13,349 (about 14,000 for basketball, for concerts up to 15,000) and as an amphitheatre, it is significantly reduced to between 3,000 to 5,000.
The Russian-owned arena has been unused since March 2022 due to EU sanctions related to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The main sponsor, Hartwall, also ended its sponsorship and the arena's name was changed.[1]
The initiative for building the arena came from Harry "Hjallis" Harkimo in 1994. It was built to be ready for the Ice Hockey World Championships in 1997, and was delivered by the constructor on 11 April 1997. The building is elliptical, 153 metres long and 123 metres wide. It also has a practice arena 37 metres underground, used by many hockey teams. It is connected to a multi-storey carpark, which has a total capacity of 1,421 vehicles.
The national broadcaster Yle calls the arena "Helsingin areena" or "Helsingforsarenan" ("the Helsinki Arena" in Finnish and Swedish). The newspaper Helsingin Sanomat calls it "Helsinki-areena".
It was branded as "Hartwall Areena" from its opening until 2014, and as "Hartwall Arena" thereafter until 2 March 2022.[2] The beverage company Hartwall, also based in Helsinki, was its largest sponsor, and thus got the naming rights.[3] Hartwall ended its sponsorship in March 2022, to avoid association with the Russian main owners of the arena, Roman Rotenberg and Gennady Timchenko,[4] in the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[3]
Hartwall Arena from inside during an ice hockey game
The arena was the home venue of the ice hockey team Jokerit.
The arena has also been used for Ice Hockey World Championships, World Figure Skating Championships, NHL Challenge, and World Cup of Hockey. On 2 October 2009, the NHL opened its season in the arena with a matchup between the Chicago Blackhawks and the Florida Panthers, making it the first NHL game to be held in Finland. In May 2011, the arena served as the main venue of the 2012 IIHF World Championship. It hosted all Group A games and quarterfinals, all semifinals and the bronze and gold medal games. Group B games and quarterfinals were hosted in Ericsson Globe, Stockholm. It also co-hosted the 2013 IIHF World Championship with Ericsson Globe, but in 2013 all games after quarterfinals were played in Stockholm.
One of the group stages of EuroBasket 2017, was also played at the arena.
The arena hosted two 2018–19 regular season NHL games between the Winnipeg Jets and Florida Panthers on Thursday, 1 November 2018 and Friday, 2 November 2018 as part of the 2018 NHL Global Series.[5]
^Palkoaho, Milla (25 August 2022). "Julkisuutta kaihtava sijoittaja haluaa palauttaa Jokerit "Hartwall-areenalle" – Paavo Arhinmäki selittää vaikeaa haastetta". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 15 September 2022.
^ Tuominen, Antti (14 August 2014). "Helsinki Areena uudistuu: sponsorinimestä katosi kirjain, katsomo sai jättinäytön" (in Finnish). Yle. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
^ ab Hyyppä, Emma; Niemeläinen, Jonne (2 March 2022). "Hartwall Arenan nimikyltit otettiin pois Helsingin areenasta – katso kuvat ja video historiallisesta hetkestä" (in Finnish). Yle. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
^ Vuorikoski, Salla; Pietiläinen, Tuomo (2 March 2022). "Hartwall-areenasta tuli Helsinki-halli, kun sen omistajat olivat lopulta Hartwallille liikaa – OP on pyörittänyt oligarkkien hallin pankkipalveluita" (in Finnish). Helsingin Sanomat. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
^ Bell, Jason (6 March 2018). "Jets, Panthers to play in Finland on Nov. 1, 2". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
External linksedit
Media related to Hartwall Arena at Wikimedia Commons
Official website(in Finnish, Russian, and English)
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Helsinki Halli news newspapers books scholar JSTOR November 2016 Learn how and when to remove this message Helsinki Halli formerly Hartwall Arena is a large multi functional indoor arena located in Helsinki Finland It was opened in April 1997 The arena is convertible for various events The total seated capacity during ice hockey games is 13 349 about 14 000 for basketball for concerts up to 15 000 and as an amphitheatre it is significantly reduced to between 3 000 to 5 000 Helsinki HalliHelsingin areena HelsingforsarenanFormer namesHartwall Areena 1997 2014 Hartwall Arena 2014 2022 AddressAreenankuja 1 HelsinkiLocationHelsinki FinlandCoordinates60 12 20 66 N 24 55 44 03 E 60 2057389 N 24 9288972 E 60 2057389 24 9288972OwnerArena Events Oy Roman Rotenberg Gennady Timchenko et al Capacity14 000 basketball 13 349 ice hockey 7 500 15 000 concerts 3 000 5 000 amphitheater SurfaceVersatileConstructionBroke ground2 April 1996Opened19 April 1997Renovated2015Closed2 March 2022Construction cost300 000 000 mk 69 000 000 in 2018 euros ArchitectSCI ArchitectsProject managerHarry HarkimoMain contractorsSkanskaTenantsJokerit 1997 2022 The Russian owned arena has been unused since March 2022 due to EU sanctions related to the Russian invasion of Ukraine The main sponsor Hartwall also ended its sponsorship and the arena s name was changed 1 Contents 1 Construction and facilities 2 Other and former names 3 Events 3 1 Entertainment 3 2 Sports 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksConstruction and facilities editThe initiative for building the arena came from Harry Hjallis Harkimo in 1994 It was built to be ready for the Ice Hockey World Championships in 1997 and was delivered by the constructor on 11 April 1997 The building is elliptical 153 metres long and 123 metres wide It also has a practice arena 37 metres underground used by many hockey teams It is connected to a multi storey carpark which has a total capacity of 1 421 vehicles The arena is situated next to Pasila railway station which is the second busiest railway station in Finland 3 5 km north of the Helsinki Central railway station Other and former names edit nbsp Hartwall Areena in 2013 The national broadcaster Yle calls the arena Helsingin areena or Helsingforsarenan the Helsinki Arena in Finnish and Swedish The newspaper Helsingin Sanomat calls it Helsinki areena It was branded as Hartwall Areena from its opening until 2014 and as Hartwall Arena thereafter until 2 March 2022 2 The beverage company Hartwall also based in Helsinki was its largest sponsor and thus got the naming rights 3 Hartwall ended its sponsorship in March 2022 to avoid association with the Russian main owners of the arena Roman Rotenberg and Gennady Timchenko 4 in the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine 3 Events editEntertainment edit Main article List of entertainment events held at Helsinki Halli Sports edit nbsp Hartwall Arena from inside during an ice hockey game The arena was the home venue of the ice hockey team Jokerit The arena has also been used for Ice Hockey World Championships World Figure Skating Championships NHL Challenge and World Cup of Hockey On 2 October 2009 the NHL opened its season in the arena with a matchup between the Chicago Blackhawks and the Florida Panthers making it the first NHL game to be held in Finland In May 2011 the arena served as the main venue of the 2012 IIHF World Championship It hosted all Group A games and quarterfinals all semifinals and the bronze and gold medal games Group B games and quarterfinals were hosted in Ericsson Globe Stockholm It also co hosted the 2013 IIHF World Championship with Ericsson Globe but in 2013 all games after quarterfinals were played in Stockholm The arena was one of the host venues of the 2016 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships Its assignment included hosting the gold medal game in which Kasperi Kapanen scored an Overtime goal to win Gold for Finland on home ice One of the group stages of EuroBasket 2017 was also played at the arena The arena hosted two 2018 19 regular season NHL games between the Winnipeg Jets and Florida Panthers on Thursday 1 November 2018 and Friday 2 November 2018 as part of the 2018 NHL Global Series 5 See also editList of indoor arenas in Finland List of indoor arenas in Nordic countries List of European ice hockey arenasReferences edit Palkoaho Milla 25 August 2022 Julkisuutta kaihtava sijoittaja haluaa palauttaa Jokerit Hartwall areenalle Paavo Arhinmaki selittaa vaikeaa haastetta Helsingin Sanomat in Finnish Retrieved 15 September 2022 Tuominen Antti 14 August 2014 Helsinki Areena uudistuu sponsorinimesta katosi kirjain katsomo sai jattinayton in Finnish Yle Retrieved 6 March 2022 a b Hyyppa Emma Niemelainen Jonne 2 March 2022 Hartwall Arenan nimikyltit otettiin pois Helsingin areenasta katso kuvat ja video historiallisesta hetkesta in Finnish Yle Retrieved 6 March 2022 Vuorikoski Salla Pietilainen Tuomo 2 March 2022 Hartwall areenasta tuli Helsinki halli kun sen omistajat olivat lopulta Hartwallille liikaa OP on pyorittanyt oligarkkien hallin pankkipalveluita in Finnish Helsingin Sanomat Retrieved 6 March 2022 Bell Jason 6 March 2018 Jets Panthers to play in Finland on Nov 1 2 Winnipeg Free Press Retrieved 6 March 2022 External links edit nbsp Media related to Hartwall Arena at Wikimedia Commons Official website in Finnish Russian and English Events and tenants Preceded byHelsingin jaahalli Jokerit Home arena1997 present Succeeded byCurrent Preceded byOlympic Indoor HallAthens Eurovision Song ContestVenue2007 Succeeded byBelgrade ArenaBelgrade Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Helsinki Halli amp oldid 1215801103, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
