Helsinki Ice Hall

Helsinki Ice Hall (Finnish: Helsingin jäähalli, Swedish: Helsingfors ishall), colloquially called Nordis, is an indoor arena located in Helsinki, Finland. The arena has a seating capacity of 8,200.

Helsinki Ice Hall

Nordis, Petoluola
Address	Nordenskiöldinkatu 11–13
Location	Helsinki, Finland
Coordinates	60°11′21″N 24°55′20″E
Owner	Jääkenttäsäätiö Ry
Capacity	8,200
Construction
Opened	October 1, 1966
Architect	Jaakko Kontio, Kauko Räike
Tenants
HIFK (1966–present) Jokerit (1967–1997, 2023–)

History

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

Helsinki Ice Hall has been the home arena of HIFK of Liiga since its construction in 1966. The arena was also the home of Jokerit from 1967 until the team moved to the new Hartwall Arena in 1997, and again for some of their home games from 2023 on.^[1]

Helsinki Ice Hall used to be the main venue for the majority of important ice sports events and indoor arena concerts held in Finland, but after the constructions of Gatorade Center in 1990, Hartwall Arena in 1997, and Tampere Deck Arena in 2021, many of the largest events now take place in the newer arenas. Nevertheless, the arena still remains an active venue for concerts, conferences, expos and sports events. During the 2016 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, games were played there.^[2]

While the Hartwall Arena was the planned secondary venue for the 2022 IIHF World Championship, the games of group A were moved to Helsinki Ice Hall, due to some of the owners of the Hartwall Arena being covered by the sanctions set up after the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.^[3]

Helsinki Ice Hall is sometimes called "Nordis", referring to its address on Nordenskiöldinkatu. Another nickname for the arena is "Petoluola", Finnish for "The Beast Cave", which refers to the 2nd logo of HIFK: a red panther.

Events

• Tina Turner (1985, 1990)
• Frank Zappa (1988)
• 9A super group (2006)
• Heaven and Hell (2007, 2009)
• Avril Lavigne (2005, 2008)
• Van Halen (1998)
• Mötley Crüe (1989, 2007)
• Avenged Sevenfold (2010)
• Judas Priest (1986, 1991, 2008, 2012, 2015, 2022)
• Megadeth (2008, 2011)
• Metallica (1988, 1992, 1996)
• Scorpions (1989, 1991, 2004)
• Deep Purple (1993, 2009)
• Dream Theater (2005, 2007, 2009, 2012, 2014)
• Opeth (2009, 2011)
• Pain of Salvation (2011)
• Frank Sinatra (1989)
• Whitesnake (2011, 2022)
• Sex Pistols (2008)
• Snoop Dogg (2008)
• The Prodigy (2009)
• Kelly Clarkson (2008)
• Yes (2004)
• 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, 2009)
• KISS (1983, 1988, 2022)
• Dire Straits (1985)
• The Who (1967)
• Rammstein (2001)
• Stevie Wonder (1984)
• The Beach Boys (2006)
• Slayer (2006, 2018)
• The Knockouts and Brian Setzer on the Brian Setzer Rockabilly Riot tour (2011)
• Guns N' Roses (1991)
• Erasure (1992)
• Finale of Idols (2007, 2008)
• Finale of X Factor (2010)
• Jeff Dunham (2009)
• WWE (WrestleMania Revenge Tour/Raw in 2009 and SmackDown in 2019)
• Mr. Olympia (1992)
• Santana
• Tori Amos (2011)
• AC/DC (1986, 1988, 1991, 1996)
• Iron Maiden (1983, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1998, 1999)
• Bon Jovi (1986, 1988, 1989, 1993)
• Sunrise Avenue (2015, 2016)
• Twenty One Pilots (2016, 2019)
• Bring Me the Horizon (2016)
• The 1975 (2017)
• Slipknot (2004, 2008, 2015)
• Marilyn Manson (2001, 2007, 2017)
• Halsey (2020)
• Lorna Shore (2023)
• Marcus & Martinus (2024)

See also

• List of indoor arenas in Finland
• List of indoor arenas in Nordic countries

References

1. "Jokerien kassa kilisee – Helsingin kaupungilta merkittävä päätös" (in Finnish). 31 October 2023. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
2. "Söderström hel och nöjd" (in Swedish). Göteborgsposten. 2 January 2016. Archived from the original on 5 January 2016. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
3. "Jääkiekko | Jääkiekon MM-turnauksen alkulohko siirtyy pois Helsinki-areenalta". 2 March 2022.

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 Inaugural arena	Jokerit Home arena 1967–1997	Succeeded by Helsinki Halli
Preceded by Helsinki Halli	Jokerit Home arena 2023-present	Succeeded by Current
Preceded by Palace of Sports of the Central Lenin Stadium Moscow	EuroBasket Final venue 1967	Succeeded by PalaFuorigrotta Napoli