A two-rink ice hall opened in 1984 beside a civil defence shelter, reached by a lift 40 metres into the rock
Hervannan jäähalli was finished in 1984, built in connection with an already completed civil defence shelter. It lies 40 metres underground and has two full-size rinks. A lift ride from the surface into the rock takes about a minute, and the lift is the only way into the hall.
On the surface, only a small brick building marks the hall, and inside the grey rock wall is bare. The hall is in busy use by junior hockey players, figure skaters, schools, day-care groups and companies, and its ice times are full. Goods for repairs are carried into the cave along a service ramp where a lorry just fits.
A renovation was set to begin in April 2023. Its work included replacing the original changing and washing rooms and moving the route of the ice resurfacer and the place where its snow is dumped, which had shared a route with the users.
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Public skating at Hervannan jäähalli is free of charge in autumn and spring, mostly from mid-August to the end of March, and the sessions are without sticks unless stated otherwise, according to the City of Tampere.
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The hall has one accessible parking space outdoors, less than 10 metres from the entrance and at least 3.6 metres wide.
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The hall has a lift, a step-free entrance, an accessible washroom and accessible parking, according to the City of Tampere.
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