Hakametsä | |
 Tampere Ice Stadium in September 2006 | |
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| Location | Keltinkatu 2 Tampere, Finland |
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| 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 |
| Construction 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 after the matches both teams played in November 2021, they moved to the new Nokia Arena.[2] Today, the Ice Stadium is currently in use by the Koovee team.
The ice hall, designed by the architect Jaakko Tähtinen was built for the 1965 World Ice Hockey Championships and opened the same year. The current capacity of the ice hall for hockey games is 7,300 spectators (5,629 seats, 1,359 standing, 312 suites). Tampere ice stadium is the third biggest ice hall in the Finnish ice hockey league.
As there are several ice hockey venues in Tampere, this primary one is usually called "Hakametsän jäähalli" (after the district where it is located) or, more precisely, "Hakametsä 1" to distinguish it from the two smaller halls nearby.
- ^ "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.