Nokia Arena (Tampere)

Nokia Arena[1][3] (originally Tampere Deck Arena, Finnish: Tampereen Kannen areena) is an indoor arena in Tampere, Finland. It hosts ice hockey games and large cultural events, including the 2022 Men's World Championship. It is also the home arena of Ilves and Tappara of the SM-liiga. Its construction was approved by the City Council of Tampere on May 19, 2010.[4] The arena was officially opened on December 3, 2021.[2][5]

Nokia Arena
Tampereen Kannen areena
Nokia Arena[1]
The arena with the hotel on top in March 2022
Full nameTampere Central Multipurpose Arena
Former namesTampere Central Arena
UROS LIVE
AddressSorinkatu 3
LocationTampere, Finland
Coordinates61.493952°N 23.772955°E / 61.493952; 23.772955
OwnerTampere Central Arena Real Estate Ltd
OperatorTampere Central Arena Ltd
Executive suites52
Capacity13,455 (ice hockey)
15,000 (concerts)
Field size60 m (200 ft) by 28 m (92 ft)
Construction
Broke ground2018
OpenedDecember 3, 2021 (2021-12-03)[2]
Construction cost€124 million (estimated)
ArchitectDaniel Libeskind
Structural engineerRamboll Finland
Tenants
Tappara (ice hockey)
Ilves (ice hockey)
Website
nokiaarena.fi/en/

The NHL teams Columbus Blue Jackets and Colorado Avalanche have games at Nokia Arena in the 2022 NHL Global Series.[6]

Background
The opening hockey game at the arena.

After delays, the arena and the adjacent mixed use high-rise development got a final approval and construction began in January 2018. The final plan calls for a deck to be built over a railway line. This deck will have the multi-purpose arena (at least 13,455 seats[7]), offices, commercial development, housing, a hotel and a casino. The overall vision was designed by Daniel Libeskind.[8][9] The arena is expected to be complete by December 2021,[10] in time for the 2022 IIHF World Championship. The rest of the development is to be completed by 2024.[11] Casino Tampere will also open in connection with the arena,[12][13] and according to preliminary plans, the casino will employ about 80 people.[14] Lapland Hotels opened a luxury hotel called Lapland Hotels Arena next to the arena on December 12, 2021.[15][16][17][18]

In March 2020, it was announced that, under a ten-year sponsorship agreement with the UROS Group in Oulu, the arena will be called UROS LIVE.[19] The naming caused a small scale scandal due to name's overly masculine tone, as uros means "male" in Finnish.[20][21] The agreement was terminated on October 28, 2021 due to Uros Oy's financial problems, and the name of the arena was changed as a result.[22] Nokia Corporation was chosen as the new sponsor on November 19, 2021, and the arena was renamed as Nokia Arena.[1][3]

The match between Ilves (yellow and green) and Tappara (blue and orange) on December 3, 2021 at Nokia Arena

The first scheduled events in the arena were the local matches of the Finnish Championship League on 3 and 4 December 2021. It was originally scheduled to open on 15 December,[23] but later the official opening was brought forward to 3 December.[2]

Transport

Nokia Arena is easily accessible by public transport, being located 600 meters from the Tampere central railway station and 350 meters from the long-distance bus station. The nearest stops on the Tampere tramway are also approximately 600 and 350 meters away, for lines 3 and 1 respectively. Several local bus routes run on the nearby streets. During the 2021–22 Liiga season, hockey game tickets are also valid tickets for the buses, trams and trains of Nysse, the regional transport authority.

For private cars, there are few parking spaces at the arena but several parking facilities are available nearby. Before and after major events, the streets around the arena may be closed to vehicular traffic.

See also

References
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  2. "Tämä on kaikille se eka kerta" – näin Tampereen liikenne muuttuu, kun 13 000 ihmistä menee uudelle areenalle perjantaina – YLE (in Finnish)
  3. Tampere Deck Arena Becomes Nokia Arena – Nokiamob.net
  4. "Tampereen monitoimiareena -hanke läpi myös valtuustossa". Rakennuslehti (in Finnish). May 20, 2010.
  5. Nokia-areena avataan perjantaina, mutta sen seisomakatsomo ei toimi vieläkään: ”Pomppiminen ja jatkuva seisominen on valitettavasti kielletty” – Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish)
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  7. "Tampere, Finland". Ramboll Group.
  8. Fazzare, Elizabeth (December 16, 2021). "Daniel Libeskind’s Design in Finland Is the World’s Most Exciting New Stadium". Architectural Digest. Retrieved December 20, 2021.
  9. Tampereen Kannen alue on arkkitehti Daniel Libeskindin mielestä todellinen 2000-luvun hanke – "Uskon, että alueesta tulee ikoninen ja kiinnostava" – YLE (in Finnish)
  10. Nieminen, Elina (August 26, 2020). "Tampereen areena valmistuu joulukuussa 2021". YLE (in Finnish).
  11. Roth, Raili; Airo, Tatu (October 2, 2017). "Tampereen Kannen ja areenan työt käynnissä – Lue tästä kaikki tulevien vuosien suurimmasta rakennushankkeesta". Aamulehti (in Finnish).
  12. Nurmi, Teemu (June 30, 2021). "Tällainen on uusi Casino Tampere – "Elokuvista tulleet mielikuvat ovat vääriä...", James Bondkin tarvitsisi pian kasinokortin". Tamperelainen (in Finnish). Retrieved November 18, 2021.
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  14. Morgan, Adam (September 1, 2020). "Veikkaus Oy unveils projected opening date for Finland's new Casino Tampere". World Casino News. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
  15. Haapala, Riina (September 10, 2020). "Uros Live -areenan katolle suunnitellaan näköalasaunoja ja kattoterassia". Tamperelainen (in Finnish). Retrieved November 15, 2021.
  16. Zitting, Marianne (November 13, 2021). "Tällaista ei Suomessa olla ennen nähty! Tampereen uutuushotelliin tulee ainutlaatuisia huoneita". Iltalehti (in Finnish). Retrieved November 15, 2021.
  17. Keto-Tokoi, Jenna (December 13, 2021). "Tampereen Nokia-areenan hotelli aukesi – Katso kuvat ja lue tunnelmat avajaispäivästä: "Olin ovenkahvassa juuri kun avattiin"". Aamulehti (in Finnish). Retrieved December 14, 2021.
  18. Ruissalo, Pekka (December 15, 2021). "Lapland Hotels Arena on hienosäätöjä vaille valmis – "Tapahtumahotelli kiinnostaa asiakkaita"". Tamperelainen (in Finnish). Retrieved December 17, 2021.
  19. "Tampere Deck Arena lands Uros as naming-rights sponsor". SportBusiness. March 6, 2020.
  20. "Men only? Tampere's new arena gets a very masculine name | News Now Finland". March 5, 2020. Retrieved August 22, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  21. "New €125 million leisure complex in Tampere to be named 'UROS Live' attracts online mockery and criticism". www.helsinkitimes.fi. Retrieved August 22, 2020.
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  23. "Tampereen areena rasitti rakennusyhtiö SRV:n tulosta: aikataulun kiinni kiriminen aiheutti lisäkustannuksia". Yle Uutiset. October 28, 2021.

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