Tampere Deck Arena, Indoor sports arena in Tampere, Finland
Nokia Arena is an indoor arena in central Tampere built on a deck over the railway line, south of Sorin Bridge. Its white lower facade carries the silver "NOKIA ARENA" lettering, with a dark slatted upper section and an angled perforated-metal volume above. Inside, tiered seating curves around an ice rink enclosed by white dasher boards and glass panels, with a suspended scoreboard above the ice. It seats 13,455 and has 52 boxes.
The hall opened on December 3, 2021 and was created following designs by architect Daniel Libeskind. It forms the centerpiece of a larger urban development project around the main railway station.
Ilves and Tappara, the two Tampere clubs that moved here from Hakametsä Ice Hall, share the rink; their entrance show uses flame throwers and smoke machines. The arena also hosts the UMK Finnish Eurovision selection, held here in 2024, 2025 and 2026, and the stands carry the name Ilves on green LED ribbon boards.
The hall is located just 600 meters (about 0.4 miles) from the main railway station and is easily reached by trams and buses. Public transport is included in the ticket price for many events.
The arena was the first in the world to have LED dasher boards, with over 160 metres of LED screens built into the flexible boards. Six 3D-capable projectors can turn the whole ice surface into a single screen. Its suspended scoreboard is among the largest in Europe and is the size of a detached house.
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