List of Finnish ice hockey arenas

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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.

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Finnish ice hockey arenas by capacity

Nokia Areena, Tampere Nokia Arena and Hotel March 2022.jpg
Nokia Areena, Tampere
RankArenaIce hockey capacity
CityRegionHome Team(s) (hockey only)
1 Nokia Arena 13,455 [1] Tampere Pirkanmaa.vaakuna.svg Pirkanmaa Tappara, Ilves
2 Helsinki Halli 13,349 Helsinki Uusimaa.vaakuna.svg Uusimaa Jokerit
3 Gatorade Center 11,820 Turku Varsinais-Suomen.vaakuna.svg Varsinais-Suomi HC TPS
4 Helsingin jäähalli 8,200 Helsinki Uusimaa.vaakuna.svg Uusimaa HIFK Hockey
5 Tampere Ice Stadium 7,300 Tampere Pirkanmaa.vaakuna.svg Pirkanmaa KOOVEE
6 Espoo Metro Areena 6,982 Espoo Uusimaa.vaakuna.svg Uusimaa Kiekko-Espoo
7 Oulun Energia Areena 6,400 Oulu Pohjois-Pohjanmaan vaakuna.svg Pohjois-Pohjanmaa Kärpät
8 Isomäki Ice Hall 6,350 [2] Pori Satakunta.vaakuna.svg Satakunta Ässät

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References

  1. "Nokia ARena". www.tappara.fi. Retrieved 2022-04-30.
  2. "Isomäki Areena". Pori.fi (in Finnish). 2018-01-23. Retrieved 2022-04-30.

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