Nordis,Petoluola | |
 Exterior of Helsinki Ice Hall in May 2022 | |
 Interactive map of Helsinki Ice Hall | |
| Address | Nordenskiöldinkatu 11–13 |
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| Location | Helsinki, Finland |
| Coordinates | 60°11′21″N24°55′20″E / 60.18917°N 24.92222°E /60.18917; 24.92222 |
| Owner | Jääkenttäsäätiö Ry |
| Capacity | 10,500 |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 1 October 1966 |
| Architect | Jaakko Kontio, Kauko Räike |
| Tenants | |
| HIFK (1966–present) Jokerit (1967–1997, 2023–) | |
TheHelsinki Ice Hall (Finnish:Helsingin jäähalli,Swedish:Helsingfors ishall), colloquially calledNordis, is an indoorarena located in theTaka-Töölö neighborhood ofHelsinki,Finland. The arena has a seating capacity of 8,200.
Helsinki Ice Hall has been thehome ofHIFK of theLiiga since its construction in 1966. The arena has also served as the home ofJokerit, first from 1967 until the team moved toHelsinki Halli (previously Hartwall Arena) in 1997, and again for some of their home games beginning in 2023.[1]
Helsinki Ice Hall used to be the main venue for the majority of important ice sports events and indoor arena concerts held in Finland but, after the constructions ofGatorade Center in 1990, Hartwall Arena in 1997, andTampere Deck Arena in 2021, many of the largest events now take place in the newer arenas. Nevertheless, the arena remains an active venue for concerts, conferences, expos and sports events.
The arena hosted some games of the2016 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.[2]
The Group A games of the2022 IIHF World Championship were moved from Helsinki Halli to Helsinki Ice Hall, due to some of the owners of Helsinki Halli being covered byInternational Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) sanctions established following the2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[3]
Helsinki Ice Hall is nicknamedNordis in reference to its address onNordenskiöldinkatu. Another nickname for the arena isPetoluola,Finnish for 'The Beast Cave,' which refers to its role as HIFK's home arena – thesecondary logo of HIFK is a red panther. TheFinnish Ice Hockey Association occasionally usesTöölö, the neighborhood in which the venue is located, as a shorthand to refer to the arena itself.[4]
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| Preceded by No arena, outdoor ice | HIFK Home arena 1966–present | Succeeded by Current |
| Preceded by Inaugural arena | Jokerit Home arena 1967–1997 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Jokerit Home arena 2023-present | Succeeded by Current |
| Preceded by | EuroBasket Final venue 1967 | Succeeded by |
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