Vaasan Sähkö Areena

Vaasa · Public skating times & prices

Vaasa's four-rink ice arena, home of Vaasan Sport and in use since 1971.

Public skating at Vaasan Sähkö Areena: the next 7 days

Sunday, 18 October

  • · Hoppis perheluistelu
Address
Rinnakkaistie 1, Vaasa, 65350
Phone
+358201201700
Website
vaasanseudunareenat.fi
Vaasan Sähkö Areena seen from the car park, 2018 — Vaasan Sähkö Areena
Vaasan Sähkö Areena seen from the car park, 2018 Photo: Santeri Viinamäki · Source · CC BY-SA 4.0
The main rink of the Vaasa ice arena with the stands behind the boards — Vaasan Sähkö Areena
The main rink of the Vaasa ice arena with the stands behind the boards Photo: Pyhajumbo · Source · CC BY-SA 2.5

Vaasa's four-rink ice arena since 1971

Vaasan Sähkö Areena opened in 1971 and has been extended several times. The city of Vaasa owns 84 per cent of the hall and Mustasaari 16 per cent. In summer 2012 the cooling pipework of the main hall was renewed in full; until then it was still the original from 1971.

The main rink measures 28 by 58 metres, and three training rinks of roughly 26 to 27 by 56 to 57 metres share the building. League hockey was played in the new, enlarged hall from the 2020-21 season. Vaasan Sport of the Liiga and KoMu HT from Mustasaari use it as their home hall, and the figure skating club Vaasan Luistinkerho and the formation skating club Wasa Team Skaters also use its rooms.

The attendance record is 5,200, set on 17 February 2024 when Sport met Ilves in a league regular-season match, and the unofficial concert record is 4,500, at the Polar Sound Festival on 6 February 2016. On Sundays the city's sports services run a Hoppis family skating session on rink Areena 3, with an instructor on site.

Before you head out.

Admission, rentals and arrival details, researched from official rink information. Source checks stay current for 30 days.

Admission

In addition to the teams' sessions, Vaasan Sähkö Areena has paid public skating sessions, both with and without sticks.

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Skates & rentals

Skates can be borrowed from the main library in Vaasa with a library card.

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Booking & check-in

Public session times can change, so the arena asks skaters to check the time in its booking calendar before leaving for the hall.

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Skating with children

At the city's Sunday family skating session all minors must wear a helmet on the ice.

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Parking & arrival

There are three free car parks between Rinnakkaistie and the motorway, between the underpass and the Suvilahti roundabout.

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Accessibility

Two skating sledges can be borrowed for ice sessions.

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Amenities

The national sports-facility register (LIPAS) lists toilets at this site.

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A source check records what the rink published on that date. Session-specific booking details take precedence.