Editing Tampere (section)

=== Ice hockey ===
[[File:Nokia Arenan avajaiset 1.jpg|thumb|right|Opening game of [[Nokia Arena (Tampere)|Nokia Arena]]: [[Tappara]] vs [[Ilves]]]]

[[File:Fan Zone Tampere.jpg|thumb|right|Official Fan Zone in Tampere during the [[2022 IIHF World Championship]]]]

Tampere's sporting scene is mainly driven by [[ice hockey]].<ref name=iihf_3/> The first Finnish ice hockey match was played in Tampere, on the ice of [[Pyhäjärvi (Tampere region)|Pyhäjärvi]]. Tampere is nicknamed the hometown of Finnish ice hockey. Three exceptional ice hockey teams come from Tampere: [[Tappara]], [[Ilves]] and [[Koovee (ice hockey)|Koovee]]. Especially both Tappara and Ilves have had a great impact on Finnish ice hockey culture and are among the most successful teams in Finland;<ref name=iihf_3/><ref name=hckhockey/> of these, Ilves was the first Tampere-based hockey team to win the [[1935–36 SM-sarja season|1935-1936 Finnish championship]].<ref name=iihf_3/> The Finnish ice hockey museum, and the first ice hockey arena to be built in Finland, the [[Tampereen jäähalli|Hakametsä]] arena, are both located in Tampere.<ref name=tamperelainen_2021-12-05/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://yle.fi/a/3-7765473|title=Suomen ensimmäinen jäähalli täyttää 50 vuotta – "Hakamettä" on monelle kiekkoilijalle toinen koti|first=Kirsi|last=Matson-Mäkelä|work=[[Yle]]|date=29 January 2015|access-date=7 April 2024|archive-date=7 April 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240407194319/https://yle.fi/a/3-7765473|url-status=live}}</ref> Construction of a new main ice hockey arena, [[Nokia Arena (Tampere)|Tampere Deck Arena]],<ref name=visittampere_deck_arena/> began in 2018, and was first opened to the public on 3 December 2021, although the official opening date was on 15 December.<ref name=srv/><ref name=helsinkitimes_2021-11-24/><ref name=iihf_2/><ref name=helsinkitimes_2021-12-15/> The name of the new arena was supposed to be ''UROS LIVE'',<ref name=yle_2020-03-05/> but due to the financial difficulties of the sponsor behind it, the name was abandoned.<ref name=yle_2021-10-28/> After that, [[Nokia Corporation]] was chosen as the new sponsor on 19 November 2021, and the arena was renamed as ''Nokia Arena''.<ref name=globenewswire/> The arena served as one of the host cities for the [[1965 World Ice Hockey Championships]],<ref name=iihf_3/><ref name=tampere_fi_hockey/> the [[2022 IIHF World Championship]] and the [[2023 IIHF World Championship]].<ref name=iihf_3/><ref name=yle_2020-08-26/><ref name=iihf_1/><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-05-10 |title=Sport - Wie berichtet SRF über die Eishockey-WM 2023? |url=https://www.srf.ch/sendungen/hallosrf/publikumsfragen/sport/sport-wie-berichtet-srf-ueber-die-eishockey-wm-2023 |access-date=2023-05-16 |website=Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF) |language=de |archive-date=16 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230516012558/https://www.srf.ch/sendungen/hallosrf/publikumsfragen/sport/sport-wie-berichtet-srf-ueber-die-eishockey-wm-2023 |url-status=live }}</ref>