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{{Infobox venue
| name = Helsinki Areena
| nickname
| logo_image =
| image = [[File:Helsinki Arena March 2022.jpg|250px]]
| caption = The arena in 2022
| address = Areenankuja 1, Helsinki
| location = [[Helsinki]], [[Finland]]
| coordinates = {{coord|60|12|20.66|N|24|55|44.03|E|type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
| broke_ground
| opened
| renovated = 2015
| owner = [[Gennady Timchenko|Arena Events Oy]]
| surface =
| architect = SCI Architects
| project_manager = [[Harry Harkimo]]
| main_contractors = [[Skanska]]
| capacity = 14,000 (basketball)<br/>13,349 (ice hockey)<br/>7,500–15,000 (concerts)<br/>3,000–5,000 (amphitheater)
| tenants = [[Jokerit]] (1997–present)
| construction_cost = 300,000,000 [[Finnish markka|mk]] <br/>
| former_names = Hartwall
}}
'''Helsinki Areena''' is a large multi-functional indoor [[arena]] located in [[Helsinki]], [[Finland]]. It opened in 1997. The building is elliptical, 153 metres long and 123 metres wide. It also has a practice arena 37 metres underground, used by many hockey teams.
The idea of building the arena came from [[Harry "Hjallis" Harkimo]] in 1994. It was built to be ready for the [[International Ice Hockey Federation World Championships|Ice Hockey World Championships]] in 1997 and was delivered by the constructor on 11 April 1997. The building is elliptical, 153 metres long and 123 metres wide. 37 meters under ground there is a practice arena which is used by many hockey teams.▼
Total capacity in [[ice hockey]] games is 13,349 (all seats). The arena is convertible for various events. The capacity is about 14,000 for basketball, for [[concert]]s about 12,000, and as an [[amphitheatre]], 3,
The arena is situated next to [[Pasila railway station]], which is the second busiest railway station in Finland, 3.5 km north of [[Helsinki Central railway station|Helsinki Central]].▼
▲The arena is situated next to [[Pasila railway station]], which is the second busiest railway station in Finland, 3.5 km north of the [[Helsinki Central railway station
▲Total capacity in [[ice hockey]] games is 13,349 (all seats). The arena is convertible for various events. The capacity is about 14,000 for basketball, for [[concert]]s about 12,000, and as an [[amphitheatre]], 3,000-5,000. It is connected to a [[parking|multi-storey carpark]], which has a total capacity of 1,421 vehicles.
▲The
== Other and former names ==
The national broadcaster [[Yle]] calls the arena Helsinki Areena, Helsingin Areena or Helsingforsarenan ('The Helsinki Arena').
The arena was branded as "Hartwall Arena" from its opening until 2 March 2022. The beverage company [[Hartwall]], also based in Helsinki, was its largest sponsor, and thus got the [[naming rights]].<ref name=yle_2022-03-02/> Hartwall ended its sponsorship in March 2022, to avoid association with the Russian main owner of the arena, in the wake of the [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine]].<ref name=yle_2022-03-02/>
== Events ==
=== Entertainment ===
{{Main|List of entertainment events held at the Hartwall Arena}}
=== Sports ===
[[File:Jokerit vs. Dinamo.jpeg|thumb|left|Hartwall Arena from inside during an ice hockey game]]
Hartwall Arena is the home venue of the ice hockey team [[Jokerit]].
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One of the group stages of [[EuroBasket 2017]], was also played at the Hartwall Arena.
Hartwall Arena hosted two
== See also ==▼
▲==See also==
* [[List of indoor arenas in Finland]]
* [[List of indoor arenas in Nordic countries]]
* [[List of European ice hockey arenas]]
== References ==
{{reflist|30em|refs=
<ref name=yle_2022-03-02>
{{cite news
| last1=Hyyppä
| first1=Emma
| last2=Niemeläinen
| first2=Jonne
| title=Hartwall Arenan nimikyltit otettiin pois Helsingin areenasta – katso kuvat ja video historiallisesta hetkestä
| date=2022-03-02
| access-date=2022-03-06
| url=https://yle.fi/urheilu/3-12339818
| publisher=[[Yle]]
| language=Finnish
}}</ref>
<ref name=nhl>
{{cite news
| url=https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/sports/hockey/jets/jets-panthers-to-play-in-finland-on-nov-1-2-475996253.html
| title=Jets, Panthers to play in Finland on Nov. 1, 2
| last=Bell
| first=Jason
| publisher=Winnipeg Free Press
| date=2018-03-06
| access-date=2022-03-06
}}</ref>
}}
== External links ==▼
▲==External links==
{{Commons category-inline|Hartwall Arena}}
* {{Official website|http://hartwallarena.fi/}} {{in lang|
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