Bern Arena is an arena in Bern, Switzerland. It is primarily used for ice hockey and is the home arena of SC Bern. Bern Arena opened in 1970 and holds 16,771 people. An arena is a circular or oval shaped public space (akin to a classical amphitheatre), designed to showcase theater, musical performances, or sporting events. ... Location within Switzerland The city of Bern, English traditionally Berne (Bernese German Bärn , German Bern , French Berne , Italian Berna , Romansh Berna ), is the Bundesstadt (capital) of Switzerland, and is the fourth most populous Swiss city (after Zürich, Geneva and Basel). ... Ice hockey, known simply as hockey in areas where it is more common than field hockey, is a team sport played on ice. ... 1970 was a common year starting on Thursday. ...