Talvisalo ice rink is an

indoor arena An arena is a large enclosed venue, often circular or oval-shaped, designed to showcase theatre, Music, musical performances or Sport, sporting events. It comprises a large open space surrounded on most or all sides by tiered seating for specta ...

and

ice rink An ice rink (or ice skating rink) is a frozen body of water or an artificial sheet of ice where people can ice skate or play winter sports. Ice rinks are also used for exhibitions, contests and ice shows. The growth and increasing popularity of ...

in Savonlinna, Finland. The arena was built in 1978 and has a capacity of 2,833 spectators. It is the home of

SaPKo Savonlinnan Pallokerho (SaPKo) is an ice hockey team from Savonlinna, Finland, they currently play in the Suomi-sarja. It plays its home matches at the Talvisalo ice rink. The sports club Savonlinnan Pallokerho was founded in 1929. First it con ...

, in the

Suomi-sarja The Suomi-sarja is Finland's third highest ice hockey league. Suomi-sarja has 14 teams. Suomi-sarja has been played since the 1999–2000 season. Prior to this, Finland's third league had been Division II since 1975 and before that the Provi ...

ice hockey Ice hockey (or simply hockey in North America) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an Ice rink, ice skating rink with Ice hockey rink, lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. Tw ...

league (the third league in Finland, behind

Mestis Mestis (from , meaning 'Championship series', stylized as MEST1S) is the second-highest men's ice hockey league in Finland. The league was established by the Finnish Ice Hockey Association in 2000 to replace the I-divisioona ('First Division ...

History

In 2008 Gigantti became the main sponsor of SaPKo, and the arena was named after them as Gigantti arena. Gigantti's sponsorship agreement with SaPKo ended in 2011, and the arena returned to its original name.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Talvisalo ice rink Indoor arenas in Finland Ice hockey venues in Finland Savonlinna Buildings and structures in South Savo Sports venues completed in 1979 Sport in South Savo 1979 establishments in Finland