Hartwall Areena
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Hartwall Areena (often called Helsinki Areena or Helsingin Areena ('The Helsinki Arena') by the Finnish press) is a large multifunctional indoor arena located in Helsinki, Finland. The idea of building the arena came from Harry Harkimo in 1994. It was built to be ready for the Ice Hockey World Championships in 1997 and was delivered by the constructor on April 11, 1997.
The building is elliptical, 153 metres long and 123 metres wide.
Total capacity in ice hockey games is 13,665 (all seats). The arena is convertible for various events. For sport events, the capacity is about 10,000, for concerts about 12000, and as an amphitheatre, 3,000-5,000. It is connected to a multi-storey carpark, which has a total capacity of 1,421 vehicles.
Hartwall Areena is the home venue of ice hockey team Jokerit.
Past events:
- Concerts, e.g: The Beach Boys (the first event after the arena opened), Aerosmith, Guns N' Roses, Luciano Pavarotti, Shania Twain, Eric Clapton, KISS, Spice Girls, Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Cher, Elton John, David Bowie, The Eagles, AC/DC, Robbie Williams, Rammstein, Nightwish, Iron Maiden, John Fogerty, Red Hot Chili Peppers, R.E.M., Black Sabbath, Lenny Kravitz, Backstreet Boys, Phil Collins, Anastacia, 50 Cent, Children of Bodom, P.Diddy, Snoop Dogg, Shakira
- Sports: Ice Hockey World Championships, World Figure Skating Championships, Thunder Indoor Karting, World Cup of Hockey, NHL Challenge, Monster Jam
- Theatre and shows: Riverdance, Jesus Christ Superstar, Chess, Cats, Les Misérables, Saturday Night Fever, David Copperfield and three visits by World Wrestling Entertainment in 2002, 2004 & 2005.
- Other events: Assembly demo party
Hartwall Areena will be the venue for the 2007 Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday May 12.
[edit] External links
- Hartwall Areena Official website, in Finnish and English
