Tapiolan urheilupuisto (Finnish) Hagalunds idrottspark (Swedish) | |
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| Tapiola Sports Park | |
 The Tapiola football stadium in 2007. The Esport Arena can be seen in the background. | |
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| Manager | City of Espoo |
| Location | Tapiola,Espoo,Finland |
| Address | Urheilupuistontie 02200 Espoo |
 Interactive map ofTapiolan urheilupuisto (Finnish) | |
| Coordinates:60°10′44.8″N24°46′52.7″E / 60.179111°N 24.781306°E /60.179111; 24.781306 | |
Tapiolan urheilupuisto (Swedish:Hagalunds idrottspark, 'Tapiola Sports Park') is a sports park in theTapiola district ofEspoo,Finland. The park includes several sports halls andfootball pitches, as well as the multipurposeEspoo Metro Areena.[1] TheUrheilupuisto metro station, which connects the park to theLänsimetro, was opened in 2017.[2]
The park includes thehomestadium of thefootball teamsFC Honka of theVeikkausliiga andFC Honka Naiset of theKansallinen Liiga. The stadium was built in 1970 and later expanded in 2007. It is owned by the City of Espoo and seats 4,100. The pitch measures 104 m x 67 m.
There are several other football pitches and practice fields, surfaced with grass or artificial turf with sand infill, in the Tapiola Sports Park. They are available to the public and are used for both training and matches.[3]
Esport is a fitness and exercise company that operates six sports centers acrossGreater Helsinki. The two Esport locations at Tapiolan Urheilupuisto,Esport Center andEsport Arena, together constitute one of the largest indoor sports centers in theNordic countries, covering over 55,000 m2 (590,000 sq ft).
Esport Center was opened in 1981 and the adjoining Esport Fitness Center was opened in 1983. Comprising over 20,000 m2 (220,000 sq ft), the center features two gyms with diverse training options; more than 50racket sport courts, including thirteen indoor and two outdoortennis courts, sixteenbadminton courts and sixsquash courts; a selection of group sports facilities, including the HotStudio forhot yoga andpilates and the TripStudio forLes MillsThe Tripindoor cycling classes; the Esport Pro Shop, a sports equipment store; and the Esport Café.[4]
Espoo Center houses theOVO Training Center, a facility used by the gymnastics club Olarin Voimistelijatry (OVO), which boasts one of the topaesthetic group gymnastics teams in the world.[5]
The center serves as physical headquarters to the Espoo Squash Rackets Club (ESRC), the largest squash club in Finland.[6]
Extreme Esport was opened at the Esport Center in 2018. It offers a wide range of indoor athletic activities and games including a giant trampoline area, a "Ninja Warrior" obstacle course, dodgeball courts, a ropes course, and a foam pit.[7]
Espoo Metro Areena (previously Barona-areena) is a privately owned sports arena located in the Tapiolan Urheilupuisto. The arena has been primarily used forice hockey and it was thehome arena of theEspoo Blues of theLiiga from 1999 to 2016, and ofEspoo United of theMestis from 2016 until the franchise was dissolved in 2018. It is able to accommodate 6,982 seats for ice hockey games and 8,000 for concerts.[8]
Espoo hosted the2019 IIHF Women's World Championship and all games were played at Espoo Metro Areena.[9][10]