The following list is a list of list of Finnish ice hockey arenas by capacity. Only those arenas that host ice hockey games regularly with paid admission and a capacity over 6,000 are included.
Rank | Arena | Ice hockey capacity | City | Region | Home Team(s) (hockey only) |
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1 | Nokia Arena | 13,455 [1] | Tampere | Pirkanmaa | Tappara, Ilves |
2 | Helsinki Halli | 13,349 | Helsinki | Uusimaa | Jokerit |
3 | Gatorade Center | 11,820 | Turku | Varsinais-Suomi | HC TPS |
4 | Helsingin jäähalli | 8,200 | Helsinki | Uusimaa | HIFK Hockey |
5 | Tampere Ice Stadium | 7,300 | Tampere | Pirkanmaa | KOOVEE |
6 | Espoo Metro Areena | 6,982 | Espoo | Uusimaa | Kiekko-Espoo |
7 | Oulun Energia Areena | 6,400 | Oulu | Pohjois-Pohjanmaa | Kärpät |
8 | Isomäki Ice Hall | 6,350 [2] | Pori | Satakunta | Ässät |
Tampere is a city in Finland and the regional capital of Pirkanmaa. It is located in the Finnish Lakeland. The population of Tampere is approximately 255,000, while the metropolitan area has a population of approximately 417,000. It is the 3rd most populous municipality in Finland, and the second most populous urban area in the country after the Helsinki metropolitan area.
Tampereen Tappara is a Finnish professional ice hockey team playing in the SM-liiga. They play at Nokia Arena in Tampere, Finland. The team has won 20 Finnish league championships, which makes them the most successful club in Finland. The team continued the traditions of the Tammerfors Bollklub.
Porin Ässät, officially named Hockey Club Ässät Pori and colloquially known as Pata, is a professional ice hockey club based in Pori, Finland. It competes in the SM-liiga, the highest-ranking league of ice hockey in Finland. Since 1971, Ässät has played its games in the Isomäki Ice Hall.
Helsinki Halli is a large multi-functional indoor arena located in Helsinki, Finland. It was opened in April 1997. The arena is convertible for various events. The total seated capacity during ice hockey games is 13,349 and as an amphitheatre, it is significantly reduced to between 3,000 to 5,000.
Gatorade Center is a multi-functional indoor arena in the district of Artukainen in Turku, Finland. Opened in November 1990, it can hold up to 11,820 spectators for ice hockey games.
O2 Arena (formerly Sazka Arena, stylised as O2 arena) is a multi-purpose arena, in Prague, Czech Republic. It is home to HC Sparta Prague of the Czech Extraliga and is the third-largest ice hockey arena in Europe.
Tampere Ice Stadium is an indoor sports arena in Tampere, Finland. It is primarily used for ice hockey, and it was the former home arena of Ilves and Tappara of the Finnish Liiga, until after the matches both teams played in November 2021, they moved to play the following matches in the new Nokia Arena. Today, the Ice Stadium is currently in use by the Koovee team.
Lappeenrannan kisapuiston jäähalli, often shortened to Kisapuiston jäähalli, is an ice hockey arena in the Lappeenrannan kisapuisto of Lappeenranta, Finland. It is best known as the home arena of SaiPa, an ice hockey team in the Liiga, and is therefore sometimes called Kisapuiston liigajäähalli.
Kupittaan monitoimihalli, also known as Rajupaja Areena for sponsorship reasons, is an arena in the Kupittaa district of Turku, Finland. It is primarily used for ice hockey and is the home arena of the Mestis team TUTO Hockey and the Naisten Liiga team TPS Naiset. It was opened on 18 November 2006 on the original site of the Kupittaan jäähalli, which had opened in 1973 and held 5,500 people.
Vaasan Sähkö Areena is a multipurpose arena in Vaasa, Finland. It was previously called the Kuparisaaren jäähalli and locals often use the old name in conversation. The arena first opened in 1971 and has undergone renovation and expansion several times. It is located approximately three kilometres south-east of downtown Vaasa.
Oulu Ice Hall, previously known as Raksilan jäähalli and called Oulun Energia Areena since 2006 for sponsorship reasons, is an ice sport arena in the Raksila Sports Centre, located in the Raksila district of Oulu, Finland. It is operated by the City of Oulu. The arena is best known as an ice hockey venue and the home of Liiga team Oulun Kärpät.
Nokia Arena, also known by its non-sponsored name Tampere Deck Arena, is an indoor arena in Tampere, Finland, which hosts ice hockey games and large cultural events. It is the home arena of Ilves and Tappara of the SM-liiga. Its construction was approved by the City Council of Tampere on 19 May 2010, and it was officially opened on 3 December 2021.
Lumon arena is an ice hockey arena located in Kouvola, Finland. The arena has a seating capacity of about 5,950. The arena's official public record is from the 1985, I-Divisioona match KooKoo against SaiPa, followed by 5350 spectators. The name of the Kouvolan jäähalli changed in 2015 as a continuation of the arena when KooKoo and Lumon entered into a co-operation agreement.
Isomäen jäähalli, also known as Enersense Areena for sponsorship reasons is a multi-purpose arena located in Pori, Finland. The arena is used by ice hockey club Porin Ässät. The arena was opened in 1971 and the capacity for hockey games is 6 150 and for concerts 4 000.
The 2021–22 SM-liiga season was the 47th season of the SM-liiga, the top level of ice hockey in Finland, since the league's formation in 1975.
Porin Ässät ry is a sports club based in Pori, Finland. The club's only programs are ice hockey and esports, but it used to have an association football program. Porin Ässät ry operates an ice hockey team in the Finnish Elite League. Porin Ässät ry also has junior teams for all age groups from U7 to U20. Porin Ässät ry also operate a women's ice hockey school and the girl's junior ice hockey department while also operating a skating school.