Tappara Tampere
www.tappara.fi
Name: Hakametsä Arena
Opened: 1967
Address: Keltinkatu 2, Tampere 33530
Capacity: 7 300
Hakametsä Arena was the first indoor ice rink in Finland, built for the 1965 World Championship. It is the only arena in Europe that is shared by two top-level hockey teams competing in the same league.
Basic info
Founded
1955
Website
www.tappara.fi
Club adress
Tamhockey Oy
Kissanmaankatu 9
33520 Tampere
FINLAND
Honours
National titles
(20) – 1953, 1954, 1955, 1959, 1961, 1964, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 2003, 2016, 2017, 2022, 2023, 2024
European championships or greatest European accomplishments
Champions League winner (1) – 2023; Champions League 2nd place (1) – 2022; European Cup 2nd place (1) – 1980; European Cup 3rd place (2) – 1983, 1988; European Cup semi-finals (1) – 1976
Last Seasons
2023-24: 1st regular season, league & national champion, CHL regular season
2022-23 1st regular season, league & national champion, CHL champion
2021-22: 1st regular season, league & national champion, CHL final
2020-21: 4th regular season, semi-finals
2019-20: 3rd regular season, playoffs cancelled, CHL round of 16
About club
The most successful team in Finland started as TBK (Tammerfors Bollklubb) in 1932 and changed its name to Tappara in 1955. The club has won 20 Finnish titles, more than any other club, and also won the 2022-23 Champions Hockey League.
