HK Arena


the HK area along the outside The ice rink

The HK arena (also Turkuhalli, Typhoon or Elysée Arena) is an ice cave in the Finnish city of Turku. The hall is mainly used for ice hockey and is home to the ice hockey club TPS. Regular concerts are also organized. Among other things, there were Roxette, Johnny Cash, Lenny Kravitz and Elton John. In 2006, the hall was renamed Turkuhalli, in 2010, this became a new main sponsor, HKScan, in HK-Areena.

Several major competitions were organized in the hall, including a number of matches of the Ice Hockey World Championship in 1991, 1997 and 2003.

The hall was built between 1989 and 1990 and cost 145 million Finnish market (24 million euros). In 1997 the hall was renovated and now accommodates 11,820 people. Externe link 60° 27′ 23″ NB, 22° 11′ 12″ OL

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