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| Full name | Tampere Deck Arena (Tampereen Kannen areena) |
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| Former names | Tampere Deck Arena Tampere Central Multipurpose Arena UROS LIVE |
| Address | Kansikatu 3 |
| Location | Tampere, Finland |
| Coordinates | 61°29′38″N 23°46′23″E / 61.493952°N 23.772955°E |
| Owner | KOY Tampereen Monitoimiareena |
| Operator | Tampere Deck and Arena Management Oy |
| Executive suites | 63 |
| Capacity | 13,455 (ice hockey) 15,000 (concerts) |
| Record attendance | 13,054 |
| Field size | 60 m (200 ft) by 28 m (92 ft) |
| Acreage | 50,000 m2[2] |
| Screens | Center-hung media cube, two ribbon displays |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 2018 |
| Opened | 3 December 2021[1] |
| Construction cost | €124 million (estimated) |
| Architect | Daniel Libeskind |
| Structural engineer | Ramboll Finland |
| Main contractors | SRV-yhtiöt |
| Tenants | |
| Tappara (ice hockey) Ilves (ice hockey) | |
| Website | |
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The Nokia Arena,[3][4] also known by its non-sponsored name Tampere Deck Arena (Finnish: Tampereen Kannen areena), is an indoor arena in Tampere, Finland, which hosts ice hockey games and large cultural events. It is the home arena of Ilves and Tappara of the SM-liiga. Its construction was approved by the City Council of Tampere on 19 May 2010,[5] and it was officially opened on 3 December 2021 and was the first arena in the world to feature LED dasher boards[1][6][7]
The NHL teams Columbus Blue Jackets and Colorado Avalanche played two games at the Nokia Arena in the 2022 NHL Global Series on 4–5 November 2022.[8][9] 12,882 spectators showed up for the first game between two NHL teams at the Nokia Arena.[10] The Dallas Stars and Florida Panthers played two games at the Nokia Arena in the 2024 NHL Global Series on 1–2 November 2024.[11] Nokia Arena hosted back-to-back IIHF Ice Hockey World Championships in 2022 and 2023.[12]
In 2024 and 2025, the venue hosted Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu (UMK), the Finnish selection for the Eurovision Song Contest.[13] In 2025, it will host the group phase matches for the FIBA EuroBasket. Former U.S. president Barack Obama is set to give a speech in the arena in 2025.[14]
- ^ a b "Tämä on kaikille se eka kerta" – näin Tampereen liikenne muuttuu, kun 13 000 ihmistä menee uudelle areenalle perjantaina – YLE (in Finnish)
- ^ "Arena information". Nokia Arena (in Finnish). Retrieved December 3, 2023.
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nokiamobwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Tampereen monitoimiareena -hanke läpi myös valtuustossa". Rakennuslehti (in Finnish). May 20, 2010.
- ^ Nokia Arena avataan perjantaina, mutta sen seisomakatsomo ei toimi vieläkään: ”Pomppiminen ja jatkuva seisominen on valitettavasti kielletty” – Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish)
- ^ "AHL team first in North America to install 360-degree LED dasherboards". Sports Business Journal. March 13, 2025. Retrieved March 13, 2025.
- ^ Rosen, Dan (April 22, 2022). "Predators-Sharks, Avalanche-Blue Jackets to play in NHL Global Series". National Hockey League. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
- ^ "NHL Global Series lands to Tampere and Nokia Arena on November 4-5". City of Tampere. October 27, 2022. Retrieved November 1, 2022.
- ^ "Avalanche 6-3 Blue Jackets (Nov 4, 2022) Game Recap". ESPN. Retrieved January 17, 2025.
- ^ Rosen, Dan (March 12, 2024). "2024 Global Series to feature Sabres, Devils, Panthers, Stars". National Hockey League. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
- ^ "IIHF - To Tampere & Riga in 2023". IIHF International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
- ^ "Tampere welcomes Contest for New Music UMK to the City | www.tampere.fi". www.tampere.fi. October 3, 2023. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
- ^ "Näin suolaiset hinnat Obaman vierailulla Tampereella on – olisitko valmis pulittamaan?". Yle Uutiset (in Finnish). March 3, 2025. Retrieved March 4, 2025.