Helsingin Jäähalli
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| Helsingin Jäähalli | |
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| Petoluola | |
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| Location | Nordenskiöldinkatu 11–13 Helsinki |
| Opened | October 1, 1966 |
| Owner | Jääkenttäsäätiö Ry |
| Architect | Jaakko Kontio, Kauko Räike |
| Tenants | HIFK (1966-present) Jokerit (1967–1997) |
| Capacity | 8,200 |
Helsingin Jäähalli (Helsinki Icehall) 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 currently capable of holding 8,120 people.
Helsingin Jäähalli used to be the main arena for all the 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. Helsingin Jäähalli still remains an active arena for concerts, conferences, expos and sports events.
[edit] Examples of past events
Concerts, e.g: The Beach Boys, Judas Priest, Deep Purple, Avril Lavigne, P!nk, The Killers, Placebo, My Chemical Romance, Kanye West, Metallica, The Darkness, Dream Theater, Iron Maiden, Toto, Mötley Crüe, The Unholy Alliance, 30 Seconds to Mars, and many others.
