{"id":19074,"date":"2024-06-26T12:16:43","date_gmt":"2024-06-26T09:16:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kk-palokonsultti.com\/herttoniemen-jaahalli-ice-rink-helsinki\/"},"modified":"2026-03-02T21:00:36","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T19:00:36","slug":"herttoniemen-jaahalli-ice-rink-helsinki","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kk-palokonsultti.com\/en\/herttoniemen-jaahalli-ice-rink-helsinki\/","title":{"rendered":"Herttoniemen j\u00e4\u00e4halli ice rink, Helsinki"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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The Herttoniemen j\u00e4\u00e4halli ice rink is an important part of Helsinki’s sports services, serving both amateurs and competitive athletes. The new practice ice rink offers versatile facilities for both recreational and competitive ice sports. The facility is open year-round.<\/p>

The Herttoniemen j\u00e4\u00e4halli is referred to as a dual-rink practice facility, featuring two ice hockey rinks, as well as approximately 500 square meters of other exercise spaces. Bleachers are situated along the long sides of the rinks. There are no designated spectator seating areas in the hall, as its primary purpose is for practice only. Therefore, the ice rink is not expected to accommodate large audiences. The building’s fire class (P2) restricts the maximum allowed capacity of the entire hall to 500 people, therefore it will also not be used for organizing trade fairs or sales events. <\/p>

The spaces designated for ice sports are located on the first floor of the two-story building, while the second floor houses local exercise facilities such as gyms. In addition, the complex naturally includes dressing rooms, showers, restroom facilities, equipment storage, maintenance services, and other facilities typical of an ice rink. All spaces and functions of the ice rink have been designed with accessibility in mind, ensuring easy access for people with disabilities. The ice rink also houses a caf\u00e9. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The Herttoniemen j\u00e4\u00e4halli ice rink was built in a central location within an established urban environment. To the south of the ice rink, depicted on the left in the image, lie the splendid grounds of Herttoniemen kartano manor with its preserved gardens and historic buildings (photo: Jouni Ranta).<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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The Herttoniemen j\u00e4\u00e4halli ice rink was built in a central location within an established urban environment. The Linnanrakentajantie road runs along the western side of the ice rink plot, intersecting with Abraham Wetterin tie at the northwest corner of the plot. On the southern edge of the plot lies Herttoniemen kartano manor<\/a> with its landscaped gardens and buildings, notably the steward’s cottage built in the 1700s, now home to the popular restaurant Ravintola Wanha Mylly. The manor park is considered one of the finest park areas in the country, with its protected buildings, avenues, and plantings, ranking among Helsinki’s most valuable park landscapes.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The Herttoniemen j\u00e4\u00e4halli ice rink was situated near the museum buildings of Herttoniemen kartano manor, so it was decided to clad it with a wooden facade that blends harmoniously with the surroundings. It has been described as resembling \"Helsinki's Central Library Oodi,\" but in the form of an ice rink (photo: Jouni Ranta).<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Herttoniemen j\u00e4\u00e4halli is of particular interest to top-level ice hockey enthusiasts because hockey team Jokerit<\/a> practices there. There are no actual league matches held in the rink, as it is primarily designed for practice purposes. Jokerit plays most of its home games at Kerava Ice Rink, and some also at Helsinki Ice Rink.<\/p>

On weekdays, the ice rink’s booking schedule is nearly full with Jokerit’s slots, but there is room for other teams for evening ice time as well. Figure skating in the rink is practiced by, among others, Helsinki Figure Skating Club and HSK Helsingfors Skridskoklubb, known in Finnish as Helsingin Luistinklubi ry.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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CEO Kalervo Korpela and Chief Specialist Satu Holopainen from KK-Palokonsultti Oy visiting the completed Herttoniemen j\u00e4\u00e4halli ice rink (photo: Jouni Ranta).<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Our services in the project<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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We completed the fire engineering design for the building permit phase and the smoke extraction design for the implementation phase of the Herttoniemen j\u00e4\u00e4halli. Additionally, we provided fire engineering expert opinions regarding the fa\u00e7ade structures and the fire safety of the roof elements in the cold ice hockey rink areas of the building. The building was designed for ice sports use and implemented with fire class P0 (P2), as its fire safety design was largely based on performance-based fire safety design<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The steel frame of the ice rink ensures the structural integrity of the hall and allows for the construction of a large open space. The implementation of load-bearing steel structures without fire protection was assessed through performance-based fire engineering. As a result, structures could be lightened, significantly reducing construction costs and the building's carbon footprint (photo: Jouni Ranta).<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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In performance-based fire safety design, the building is designed to withstand likely fire scenarios and ensure safe evacuation for occupants. Performance-based fire engineering allows for deviations from traditional preset fire classes and numerical values, which often lead to unnecessarily robust structural solutions, especially in buildings equipped with sprinklers. Because some areas of the ice rink were equipped with a sprinkler system<\/a>, its impact was considered in the performance-based fire engineering.<\/p>

Through performance-based fire engineering, we examined exceeding the maximum allowed occupancy (evacuation simulation of the bleachers), exceeding the maximum compartment area of fire compartments, implementing load-bearing steel structures without fire protection, compliance of glass partition structures, and exceeding the maximum building height. Performance-based fire safety engineering significantly reduced the construction costs and carbon footprint of the ice rink by allowing for lighter wall structures and reducing the number of fire doors and fire compartments. Most importantly, it achieved a safer outcome by replacing fire compartments with an automatic extinguishing system.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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GENERAL INFORMATION<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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The construction project of the 7,000 square meter Herttoniemen j\u00e4\u00e4halli training ice rink took place between 2020 and 2023. The estimated cost of the project was approximately 1 million euros. Construction of the ice rink began in March 2021 and was completed in September 2023. The project was commissioned by J\u00e4\u00e4kentt\u00e4s\u00e4\u00e4ti\u00f6 sr., constructed by VRJ Etel\u00e4-Suomi Oy<\/a>, and designed by architect Vesa-Jukka Vuorela from DAT Arkkitehdit Oy<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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HERTTONIEMEN J\u00c4\u00c4HALLI ON THE MAP<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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