Hartwall Areena logo

Hartwall Areena from the south

Hartwall Areena at night

Hartwall Areena from inside during an ice hockey game

Hartwall Areena (often called Helsinki Areena, Helsingin Areena or Helsingforsarenan ('The Helsinki Arena') by the Finnish press) is a large multifunctional indoor arena located in Helsinki, Finland. The arena gets its name from its largest sponsor, the beverage company Hartwall, based in Helsinki. Image File history File links Hartwall_Areena_logo. ... Image File history File links Hartwall_Areena_logo. ... Hartwall Areena as seen from the south during the Assembly demo party event 2004. ... Hartwall Areena as seen from the south during the Assembly demo party event 2004. ... Download high resolution version (1024x768, 163 KB)View from outside the Hartwell Areena in Helsinki, Finland. ... Download high resolution version (1024x768, 163 KB)View from outside the Hartwell Areena in Helsinki, Finland. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2272 × 1704 pixel, file size: 994 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) http://i100. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2272 × 1704 pixel, file size: 994 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) http://i100. ... Hartwall Omena Limonadi (the Apple Lemonade), a soft drink manufactured by Hartwall. ... For other uses, see Arena (disambiguation). ... Location of Helsinki in Northern Europe Coordinates: , Country Province Region Uusimaa Sub-region Helsinki Charter 1550 Capital city 1812 Government  - Mayor Jussi Pajunen Area  - Total 187. ... Naming rights are the right to name a piece of property, either tangible property or an event, usually granted in exchange for financial considerations. ... Hartwall Omena Limonadi (the Apple Lemonade), a soft drink manufactured by Hartwall. ...

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. Harry Hjallis Harkimo is a Finnish businessman. ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) The year 1994 was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by the United Nations. ... The Ice Hockey World Championships are an annual event put together by the IIHF, the International Ice Hockey Federation, since 1930. ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ...

Total capacity in ice hockey games is 13 464 (all seats). The arena is convertible for various events. For sport events, the capacity is about 10,000, for concerts about 12,000, 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. Ice hockey, known simply as hockey in areas where it is more common than field hockey, is a team sport played on ice. ... For the album by The Cure, see Concert (album). ... The Colosseum in Rome, Italy. ... For other uses, see Parking (disambiguation). ...

Hartwall Areena is the home venue of ice hockey team Jokerit. Jokerit (English: jesters or jokers in playing-card) is an ice hockey team in the SM-liiga. ...

Past events:

• Concerts, e.g: The Beach Boys (the first event after the arena opened), Aerosmith, Guns N' Roses, Luciano Pavarotti, Celine Dion, Shania Twain, Eric Clapton, No Doubt, KISS, Spice Girls, Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Cher, Elton John, Bryan Adams, David Bowie, Bon Jovi, The Eagles, AC/DC, Robbie Williams, Rammstein, Nightwish, Iron Maiden, John Fogerty, R.E.M., Judas Priest, Black Sabbath, Rush, Lenny Kravitz, Backstreet Boys, Phil Collins, Anastacia, Ricky Martin, Depeche Mode, 50 Cent, Children of Bodom, P.Diddy, Snoop Dogg, Shakira, Il Divo, Evanescence, George Michael, Jean Michel Jarre, The Who, The Pussycat Dolls, Ozzy Osbourne, Gwen Stefani, Rihanna
• Sports: Ice Hockey World Championships, World Figure Skating Championships, Thunder Indoor Karting, World Cup of Hockey, NHL Challenge, Monster Jam, three visits by WWE in 2002, 2004 and 2005
• Theatre and shows: Riverdance, Jesus Christ Superstar, Chess, Cats, Les Misérables, Saturday Night Fever, David Copperfield, Mamma Mia! -musical
• Other events: Assembly demo party
• Trivia: Here on May 26th 1998 Geri Halliwell performed with the Spice Girls for the last time, until the 2007 reunion. Tarja Turunen also performed her last show as lead vocalist of symphonic heavy metal band Nightwish.

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External links

• Hartwall Areena Official website, in Finnish and English

Coordinates: 60°12′20.66″N, 24°55′44.03″E Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...