Espoo Metro Areena
Espoo Metro Areena (known from 1999 to January 2009 as LänsiAuto Areena, and from 2009 to October 2015 as Barona Areena) is an arena in the Tapiola District of Espoo, Finland. It is part of the Tapiolan Urheilupuisto (Tapiola Sports Park). It was opened in 1999 and holds 6,982 people for ice-hockey games or 8,582 for concerts.[1]
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| Location | Urheilupuistontie 3, Tapiola, Espoo |
| Coordinates | 60°10′40″N 24°47′09″E |
| Owner | Tapiolan Monitoimiareena Oy |
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| Opened | 1999 |
| Architect | Matti Savolainen Oy |
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The arena is sponsored by Hesburger, Finland's largest fast food hamburger chain.
Espoo Metro Areena has been primarily used for ice hockey and it was the home arena of the Espoo Blues of the Liiga from 1999 to 2016 and of Espoo United of the Mestis from 2016 until the franchise was dissolved in 2018.
References
- "Areena info". Espoo Metro Areena. 24 October 2014.
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