Versowood Areena
Indoor arena in Heinola, Finland From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Indoor arena in Heinola, Finland From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Versowood Areena is an indoor arena in Heinola, Finland. The arena was built in 1984 and has a capacity of 2975 where 1500 can be seated and 1475 can stand. It is the home arena for Peliitat Heinola of the 2. Divisioona.[1]
Address | Urheilukatu 2 |
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Location | Heinola, Finland |
Coordinates | 61.2041°N 26.0463°E |
Owner | City of Heinola |
Capacity | 2,975 |
Surface | ice |
Construction | |
Broke ground | 1983 |
Opened | 1984 |
Tenants | |
Peliitat Heinola Heinola Ringette |
Construction of the arena lasted from 1983 to 1984. The first match played was a test match friendly between the international squads Sweden and Finland which drew in a full crowd. The ceiling also holds the jerseys of Heinola greats Marko Nyman and Vesa Welling whose numbers 16 and 19 were retired by the team.[2]
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