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The arena was the home venue of the ice hockey team [[Jokerit]].
 
The arena has also been used for [[Ice Hockey World Championships]], [[World Figure Skating Championships]], [[NHL Challenge]], and [[World Cup of Hockey]]. On October 2nd2, 2009, the NHL opened its season in the arena with a matchup between the Chicago Blackhawks and the Florida Panthers, making it the first NHL game to be held in Finland. In May 2011, the arena served as the main venue of the [[2012 IIHF World Championship]]. It hosted all Group A games and quarterfinals, all semifinals and the bronze and gold medal games. Group B games and quarterfinals were hosted in [[Ericsson Globe]], [[Stockholm]]. It also co-hosted the [[2013 IIHF World Championship]] with Ericsson Globe, but in 2013 all games after quarterfinals were played in Stockholm.
 
The arena was one of the host venues of the [[2016 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships]]. Its assignment included hosting the gold-medal game, in which [[Kasperi Kapanen]] scored an Overtime goal to win Gold for Finland on home ice.