Tampere Ice Stadium
Hakametsä | |
 Tampere Ice Stadium in September 2006 | |
Interactive map of Tampere Ice Stadium Tampereen jäähalli | |
| Location | Keltinkatu 2 Tampere, Finland |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 61°29′45″N 023°49′27″E / 61.49583°N 23.82417°E |
| Owner | City of Tampere |
| Capacity | 7,300 (5,629 seated, 1,359 standing, 312 suites) |
| Surface | ice |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 29 January 1965 |
| Renovated | 1981, 1990, 2001–2002, 2009, 2014 |
| Expanded | 2007 |
Cost | €1.2 million (in 2005 currency) |
| Architect | Jaakko Tähtinen |
| Tenants | |
| Ilves (1965–2021) Tappara (1965–2021) Koovee (1965–83, 1994–97 2018–present) | |
| Website | |
| www.tampere.fi/... | |
Tampere Ice Stadium[1] (Finnish: Tampereen jäähalli, often called Hakametsä) 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 November 2021, when both teams moved to the new Nokia Arena.[2]
Tampere Ice Stadium is the first and the oldest ice hockey arena in the country.[3]
The first game in the arena was an all-star game between Tampere and the rest of Finland, played on January 29, 1965.[4]
Future
In the late 1990s and the early 2000s there were plans to build a new multi-purpose arena in Tampere, following the example of the Hartwall Areena built in Helsinki in 1997. However, these plans did not come to fruition, and the Hakametsä arena continued to serve as the primary hockey venue in the city. In May 2010, the Tampere City Council approved plans for the Tampereen monitoimiareena, which opened 3 December 2021.[5] After 56 years at the venue, both Ilves and Tappara moved into the new Nokia Arena for the 2021-22 Liiga season.[5]
A new exercise and sports area Hakametsä Sport Campus is growing around the Ice Stadium. In the winning concept of Peab and YH Kodit, Hakametsä will have apartments, new sports facilities and business and office facilities for sports companies, services or training. The old Ice Stadium will be renovated and, in addition to ice use, facilities will be created for other sports.[3]
Retired jerseys
Tappara
- 2: Kalevi Numminen
- 3: Pekka Marjamäki
- 7: Timo Jutila
- 8: Janne Ojanen
- 10: Timo Susi
Ilves
- 2: Jarmo Wasama
- 7: Aarne Honkavaara
- 13: Risto Jalo
- 14: Lasse Oksanen
- 16: Jorma Peltonen
- 30: Jukka Tammi
- 41: Raimo Helminen
Koovee
- 10: Heino Pulli
See also
References
- ↑ "Tampere Ice Stadium". Tampere: City of Tampere. 29 June 2012. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
- ↑ Heimo, Jussi (November 26, 2021). "Kuvat: Tunteet pinnassa Tampereella – Ilves jätti jäähyväiset Hakametsälle". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved December 7, 2021.
- 1 2 Mäkinen, Petteri (December 5, 2021). "Ei Tampereen keskusta ole vielä valmis... – Areena ja ratikka tulivat jo, mutta jonossa on miljardien hankkeita, muun muassa nämä". Tamperelainen (in Finnish). Retrieved December 7, 2021.
- ↑ Matson-Mäkelä, Kirsi (29 January 2015). "Suomen ensimmäinen jäähalli täyttää 50 vuotta – "Hakamettä" on monelle kiekkoilijalle toinen koti". Yle. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- 1 2 ""Tämä on kaikille se eka kerta" – näin Tampereen liikenne muuttuu, kun 13 000 ihmistä menee uudelle areenalle perjantaina". Yle Uutiset (in Finnish). 2021-12-02. Retrieved 2022-08-19.
External links
Media related to Tampere Ice Stadium at Wikimedia Commons- City of Tampere – Tampere Ice Stadium